THE HEATHCLIFF AND DINGBAT SHOW
ORIGINAL AIRDATES: Oct 4, 1980-Sept 5, 1981 on ABC
RERUNS: 1994 on The Family Channel, 1995 on Cartoon Network,
Apr 5, 2002-2004 on Boomerang
EPISODES: 13 (26 Heathcliff shorts and 26 Dingbat shorts)
ANIMATION: Ruby-Spears Enterprises
DISTRIBUTED AND OWNED BY: Warner Bros. Television and McNaught
Syndicate (1973-1988) and Creators Syndicate (1988-present)
SUMMARY
The Heathcliff and Dingbat Show was the first animated series to feature Heathcliff, the fiesty orange cat that began as a newspaper comic strip in 1973 by artist George Gately. This first series featured two five-minute Heathcliff shorts as well as two five-minute shorts featuring Dingbat and the Creeps. Dingbat is a vampire dog, accompanied by Nobody, a talking pumpkin and Spare Rib, a Curly-inspired skeleton. These characters were created by Ruby-Spears specifically for the series. Heathcliff returned for a second season as Dingbat was dropped for Marmaduke, another comic strip feature.
EPISODE GUIDE
#8001Dingbat and the Creeps: Health Nuts
Heathcliff: Doggone Dogcatcher
Dingbat and the Creeps: U.F.Oafs
Heathcliff: Feline Fugitive
#8002
Dingbat and the Creeps: French Fried Fracas
Heathcliff: Cat and the Beanstalk
Dingbat and the Creeps: Treasure Haunt
Heathcliff: The Great Chase
#8003
Dingbat and the Creeps: Window Washouts
Heathcliff: Angling Angler
Dingbat and the Creeps: Prized Pooch
Heathcliff: Cake Flakes
#8004
Dingbat and the Creeps: Detective Ding-A-Lings
Heathcliff: Red Hot Riding Hooded Heathcliff
Dingbat and the Creeps: Showbiz Shenanigans
Heathcliff: The Great Milk Factory Fracas
#8005
Dingbat and the Creeps: Service Station Screwballs
Heathcliff: Kitty a la Carte
Dingbat and the Creeps: Beach Blanket Bozos
Heathcliff: Mystery Loves Company
#8006
Dingbat and the Creeps: Nautical Noodnicks
Heathcliff: Gold Digger Daze
Dingbat and the Creeps: Bungling Baby Sitters
Heathcliff: Hives
#8007
Dingbat and the Creeps: Batty Boo-ticians
Heathcliff: Robinson Cruise Ho
Dingbat and the Creeps: Door To Door Sales Creeps
Heathcliff: Lion Around the House
#8008
Dingbat and the Creeps: Creep Crop Crack-Ups
Heathcliff: Heathcliff and the Sleeping Beauty
Dingbat and the Creeps: Retail Ruckus
Heathcliff: The Mouse Trapper
#8009
Dingbat and the Creeps: Carnival Cut-Ups
Heathcliff: Rodeo Dough
Dingbat and the Creeps: LeMans-ter Rally
Heathcliff: Pinocchio Rides Again
#8010
Dingbat and the Creeps: High Flying Fools
Heathcliff: Star Trick
Dingbat and the Creeps: No News Is Ghoul News
Heathcliff: The Big Fish Story
#8011
Dingbat and the Creeps: Nutty Knights
Heathcliff: Pumping Irony
Dingbat and the Creeps: Safari Saps
Heathcliff: The Watch Cat
#8012
Dingbat and the Creeps: Heir Today Gone Tomorrow
Heathcliff: Mascot Rumble
Dingbat and the Creeps: It's a Snow Job For a Creep
Heathcliff: Heathcliff of Sherwood Forest
#8013
Dingbat and the Creeps: Football Flunkies
Heathcliff: Milk Run Mayhem
Dingbat and the Creeps: Lumbering Loonies
Heathcliff: The Great Cop 'n' Cat Chase
VOICE ACTORS
Mel Blanc (1908-1989) as Heathcliff, Milkman and SpikeHenry Corden (1920-2005) as Clem, Digby and Dogcatcher
June Foray (1917) as Grandma, Iggy, Marcy, Muggsy and Sonja
Don Messick (1926-1997) as Mr. Post, Nobody and Spare Rib
Frank Welker (1946) as Dingbat
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