The New Shmoo

The New Shmoo
Created by	Al Capp (the Shmoo character)
Written by	Gene Ayres Art Browne Jr. Buzz Dixon Donald F. Glut Len Janson Dale Kirby Glenn Leopold Chuck Menville J. Michael Reaves Jim Ryan
Directed by	Ray Patterson Carl Urbano Oscar Dufau George Gordon
Voices of	Frank Welker Dolores Cantu-Primo Bill Idelson Chuck McCann
Theme music composer	Hoyt Curtin
Composer(s)	Hoyt Curtin
Country of origin	United States
Original language(s)	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	16
Production
Executive producer(s)	Joseph Barbera William Hanna
Producer(s)	Art Scott Alex Lovy
Running time	11–21 minutes.
Production company(s)	Hanna-Barbera Productions
Release
Original network	NBC
Audio format	Monaural
Original release	September 22, 1979 (1979-09-22) – November 15, 1980 (1980-11-15)

The New Shmoo is a 30-minute Saturday morning animated series based on the character from the Li'l Abner comic strip created by Al Capp, produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions and broadcast on NBC from September 22, 1979 to November 15, 1980.

The New Shmoo was broadcast in its own half-hour timeslot from September 22, 1979 to December 1, 1979. Following its cancellation and beginning December 8, 1979, episodes of The New Shmoo were incorporated into the 90-minute package show Fred and Barney Meet the Shmoo which also featured combined reruns of The New Fred and Barney Show and The Thing (originally broadcast as Fred and Barney Meet The Thing). Despite the show's title, Fred, Barney, The Thing and Shmoo only met each other in brief bumpers between their individual segments.

Plot

Similar to Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! on CBS and later ABC, the show follows a group of teenagers—Mickey, Nita and Billy Joe—who solve mysteries and crimes with their friend, Shmoo. The teens worked for Mighty Mysteries Comics.

Production

During the original NBC run, the program included a short segment called "Sing Along With The Shmoo". In a manner reminiscent of Screen Songs, Shmoo became a bouncing ball, providing visual guidance to song lyrics so that viewers could sing along with the cartoon.

Episodes

Nº	Title	Airdate
1	"The Amazing Captain Mentor"	September 22, 1979
2	"The Beast of Black Lake"	September 29, 1979
3	"The Ber-Shmoo-Da Triangle"	October 6, 1979
4	"The Crystal Ball of Crime"	October 13, 1979
5	"Dr. Morton's Monster"	October 20, 1979
6	"The Energy Robbers from Space"	October 27, 1979
7	"The Flying Disc of Doom"	November 3, 1979
8	"The Haunting of Atlantis"	November 10, 1979
9	"Monster Island"	November 17, 1979
10	"The Pyramid of Peril"	November 24, 1979
11	"The Return of Dracula"	December 1, 1979
12	"Swamp of Evil"	December 8, 1979 *
13	"The Terror of the Trolls"	December 15, 1979 *
14	"The Valley Where Time Stood Still"	December 22, 1979 *
15	"The Wail of the Banshee"	December 29, 1979 *
16	"The Warlock of Voodoo Island"	January 5, 1980 *

Aired as part of Fred and Barney Meet the Shmoo

Voices

Frank Welker - Shmoo
Dolores Cantu-Primo - Nita
Bill Idelson - Mickey
Chuck McCann - Billy Joe
Additional voices: Joe Baker, Daws Butler, Bob Hastings, Don Messick, Jim MacGeorge, Margaret McIntyre, Ginny McSwain, Hal Smith, John Stephenson, Janet Waldo, Bill Woodson

Broadcast history

The New Shmoo originally aired in these following formats on NBC:

The New Shmoo (September 22, 1979 - December 1, 1979)
Fred and Barney Meet the Shmoo (December 8, 1979 - November 15, 1980)

Production credits

Executive Producers: William Hanna and Joseph Barbera
Producers: Alex Lovy and Art Scott
Directors: Oscar Dufau, Ray Patterson, Carl Urbano, George Gordon
Story Supervisor: Jim Ryan
Story Editor: Chuck Menville
Story: Gene Ayres, Doug Booth, Art Browne, Jr., Buzz Dixon, Donald F. Glut, Len Janson, Dale Kirby, Glenn Leopold, Chuck Menville, J. Michael Reaves, Jim Ryan
Story Direction: Don Christensen, Jan Green
Recording Director: Art Scott
Voices: Joe Baker, Daws Butler, Bob Hastings, Bill Idelson, Don Messick, Chuck McCann, Jim MacGeorge, Margaret McIntyre, Ginny McSwain, Dolores Cantu-Primo, Hal Smith, John Stephenson, Janet Waldo, Frank Welker, Bill Woodson
Graphics: Iraj Paran, Tom Wogatzke
Title Design: Don Sheppard
Musical Director: Hoyt Curtin
Musical Supervisor: Paul DeKorte
Creative Producer: Iwao Takamoto
Design Supervisor: Bob Singer
Character Design: Jack Kirby, Don Morgan, Mike Sekowsky, Sandra Young
Layout Supervisor: Don Morgan
Key Layout: Mark Kirkland
Layout: Kurt Anderson, Tom Bird, Aaron Crippen, Bob Foster, Linda Harris, Mike Hodgson, Ray Jacobs, Allen Larson, Jim McLean, Phil Ortiz, Glenn Schmitz, Dave Stevens
Animation Supervisors: Bob Goe, Bill Keil, Jay Sarbry, Ken Southworth
Animation: Robert Alvarez, Frank Andrina, Colin Baker, Anne Marie Bardwell, Ed Barge, Bob Bemiller, Robert Bransford, James Brummett, Oliver Callahan, Roger Chiasson, John Conning, Daniel De La Vega, Joan Drake, Judith Ann Drake, Gail Finkeldei, Hugh Fraser, Al Gaivoto, Jeff Hall, Bob Hathcock, Fred Hellmich, Bill Hutten, Aundre Knuston, Teresa Loewy, Hicks Lokey, Tony Love, Mauro Maressa, Burton Medall, Tran Vu Minh, Ken Muse, Eduardo Olivares, Margaret Parkes, Lester Pegues, Jr., Harry Rasmussen, Morey Reden, Joel Seibel, Leo Sullivan, Richard Trueblood, Robert Tyler, John Walker, Allen Wilzbach
Assistant Animation Supervisor: Rick Leon
Background Supervisor: Al Gmuer
Backgrounds: Lorraine Andrina, Fernando Arce, Greg Battes, Dario Campanile, Gil Dicicco, Dennis Durrell, Fla Ferreira, Martin Forte, Bob Gentle, Bonnie Goodknight, Al Gmuer, Ann Guenther, Tom Hames, James Hegedus, Eric Heschong, Jim Hickey, Mike Humphries, Andy Phillipson, Bill Proctor, Viviven Rhyan, Jeff Richards, Cal Titus, Dennis Veinzelos
Checking and Scene Planning: Cindy Smith
Xerography: Star Wirth
Ink and Paint Supervisor: Alison Victory
Sound Direction: Richard Olson, Bill Getty
Camera: Ross Avery, Bob Berry, Allen Childs, Marc Debrilande, Candy Edwards, Curt Hall, Mike Kane, Jerry Mills, Neil Viker, Roy Wade, Brandy Whittington, Jerry Whittington
Supervising Film Editor: Larry C. Cowan
Dubbing Supervisor: Pat Foley
Music Editor: Terry Moore
Effects Editors: Mark Mangini, Karla McGregor
Show Editor: Gil Iverson
Negative Consultant: William E. DeBoer
Production Manager: Jayne Barbera
Post Production Supervisor: Joed Eaton
A HANNA-BARBERA PRODUCTION
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External links

The New Shmoo at the Internet Movie Database
Fred and Barney Meet the Shmoo at the Internet Movie Database
Fred and Barney Meet the Shmoo at TV.com
Fred and Barney Meet the Shmoo at the Big Cartoon DataBase

Al Capp's Li'l Abner

Characters and elements	Dogpatch Joe Btfsplk Fearless Fosdick Lower Slobbovia Sadie Hawkins Day Salomey Shmoo

Adaptations and spin-offs	Dogpatch USA 1940 film 1959 film The Flintstone Comedy Show Fred and Barney Meet the Shmoo Kickapoo Joy Juice Shelly Manne album Musical Sadie Hawkins dance Skunkworks project The New Shmoo

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Children's programming on NBC in the 1970s

First-run animated series	The Perils of Penelope Pitstop Here Comes the Grump The Pink Panther Show (1969–78) The Underdog Show The Further Adventures of Dr. Dolittle The Houndcats The Roman Holidays The Barkleys Sealab 2020 Around the World in 80 Days Inch High, Private Eye The Addams Family Emergency +4 Butch Cassidy Star Trek: The Animated Series (1973–75) Wheelie and the Chopper Bunch The Secret Lives of Waldo Kitty Return to the Planet of the Apes (1975–76) CB Bears The Young Sentinels The New Archie and Sabrina Hour (1977) I Am the Greatest: The Adventures of Muhammad Ali Baggy Pants and the Nitwits Yogi's Space Race Galaxy Goof-Ups The Godzilla Power Hour Fantastic Four Fabulous Funnies The New Fred and Barney Show Buford and the Galloping Ghost Casper and the Angels (1979–80) Fred and Barney Meet The Thing (1979-80) The Super Globetrotters The New Shmoo (1979–80) The New Adventures of Flash Gordon (1979–80)

First-run live-action series	H.R. Pufnstuf The Banana Splits Adventure Hour Barrier Reef The Bugaloos (1970–72) Mr. Wizard Runaround Sigmund and the Sea Monsters Go Run, Joe, Run Land of the Lost (1974–77) Westwind McDuff, the Talking Dog Monster Squad Big John, Little John (1976–77) The Kids From C.A.P.E.R. Muggsy Thunder Search and Rescue The Red Hand Gang The Krofft Superstar Hour

Rebroadcasts	The Heckle and Jeckle Show The Flintstones The Woody Woodpecker Show Deputy Dawg The Jetsons Josie and the Pussycats Speed Buggy Space Ghost and Frankenstein Jr. Hong Kong Phooey The Go-Go Globetrotters The Alvin Show The Daffy Duck Show Jonny Quest

Schedules	1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80

Related programming and topics	Animation in the United States in the television era

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