Cartoon Resource entry #354 - The Comic Strip (1987)

THE COMIC STRIP

original airdates: Sept 7, 1987-1988 in syndication
episodes: 65 (30 minutes)
animation by: Pacific Animation Corporation
produced by: Rankin-Bass Animated Entertainment
distributed by: Lorimar Telepictures/Warner Bros.

 

SUMMARY

This show features two 10-minute segments: Karate Kat, Street Frogs, Mini-Monsters and Tigersharks. The Tigersharks had a line of action figures that were produced by LJN.

 

EPISODE GUIDE
KARATE KAT EPISODES:

#01 The Katzenheimer Kaper
#02 The Sardine Turnover Kaper
#03 The Mousemobile Kaper
#04 The Crow Key Kaper
#05 The Kata Hari Kaper
#06 The Picat-So Kaper
#07 Ticktocking Along
#08 The Koffee Kup Kaper
#09 Kat Tracks
#10 The Bank Heist
#11 The Tabby Tire Tracker
#12 The Pink Sphinx
#13 Cats Ahoy
#14 The Cousin Kaper
#15 The Bathtub Bandits
#16 Pretty Kitty Kaper
#17 The Kattensniffer Kaper
#18 The Cats 'N Bats Kaper
#19 The Tabby Telemann Kaper
#20 Cat Goes Ape
#21 The Ghost of Legs Larue
#22 Kat's Paw
#23 The Twin Brother Kaper
#24 The Amnesia Kaper
#25 The Lonely Hearts Kaper

 

MINI-MONSTER EPISODES:

#01 Camp Mini-Mon: The First Day
#02 The Belly Ache
#03 Alien
#04 Practical Joke Day
#05 Parent's Day
#06 Melissa's Magic Painting
#07 They're Not Monsters
#08 The Big Fight
#09 The Swim Meet
#10 Cawfield Blows His Cool
#11 The Magic Feather
#12 The Switch
#13 Wolfie's Bet
#14 La Goon in Love
#15 Mini-Mon's Horse
#16 Dr. Jeckyl and Mr. Claws
#17 Ghosts in the Night
#18 House for Sale
#19 Campy Goody Twoshoe
#20 Franklyn Builds a Friend
#21 Mumm-O's Birthday
#22 Home Movies
#23 The Inspection
#24 A Visit from Ooze
#25 Phantom of the Mess Hall
#26 Dracky's Bat

STREET FROG EPISODES:

#01 The Hop Line
#02 The Crate
#03 Typhoon Takes Off
#04 The Drop Out
#05 Loretta Goes to Hollywood
#06 Rapperman
#07 Fiddling Around
#08 The Super
#09 The Babysiters
#10 Frog TV
#11 Surprise Fights
#12 Take Out
#13 Moose's Ride
#14 The Car Show
#15 Bye Bye Toad
#16 High Fashion Frogs
#17 Fleet Frogs
#18 The Derby
#19 The Night Job
#20 The Hairdo
#21 Misty Marvelous
#22 The Street Fair
#23 Wilfred Returns
#24 When I Grow Up
#25 The Phone Call

 

TIGERSHARKS EPISODES:

#01 Voyage to Water-O
#02 SARK to the Rescue
#03 Save the SARK
#04 The Deep Fryer
#05 Bowfin
#06 Pappagallo's Present
#07 The Lighthouse
#08 Go with the Flow
#09 Termagant
#10 The Terror of Dragonstein
#11 The Search for Redfin
#12 The Kraken
#13 Stowaway
#14 Iced
#15 The Volcano
#16 A Question of Age
#17 Eye of the Storm
#18 Departure
#19 Murky Waters
#20 The Spellbinder
#21 The Waterscope
#22 The Point of Not Return
#23 The Scavenger Hunt
#24 Paradise Island
#25 The Treasure Map
#26 Redfin Returns

 

VOICE ACTORS

Camille Bonora (1956) as Octavia, Soulmate
Seth Green (1974) as Sherman Baxter, Dracky, Melvin
Earl Hammond (1921-2002) as Walro, T-Ray, Grunt, Cawfield, Sumo Sai, Catgut
Maggie Wheeler (1961) as Meow-Baby, Ciaobaby, Angel, Melissa Baxter, Jynx
Larry Kenney (1947) as Dolph, Dredge, Long John Silverfish, Dr. Katmandu, Boom Boom Burmese, Mumm-O, Blanko
Bob McFadden (1923-2000) as Captain Bizzarly, Lump, Dragonstein, Shad, Big Max, Karate Kat, Catatonic, Gill, Klutz, Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde
Peter Newman as Mako, Bronc, Spike Marlin, Wall-Eye, Franky, Wolfy, Camp Director
Doug Pries (1953) as Lorca, Carper, Weakfish
Gerrianne Raphael (1932) as Big Mama McClaw
Ron Taylor (1952-2002) as Snappy Sam
Tanya Willoughby as Honey Love