Hispanopedia WikiCartoon Teletales is a television series on ABC from 1948–1950. The show was the first children's series on ABC.[1] It began in May 1948 as a local program in Philadelphia, before moving to New York as a late-afternoon program in June, and expanding to the national network in November.[2]
The show consisted of an original tale told by Jack Luchsinger, illustrated by 10–12 drawings that his brother Chuck Luchsinger did as the story unfolded. Episodes were filmed with a small in-studio audience of children who listened and made suggestions. Musical accompaniment was provided by organist Rosa Rio.[3] Viewers were encouraged to do their own drawings of the story and send them in to compete for prizes and be shown. At the conclusion of each episode, Chuck gave a drawing lesson. Contests drew as many as 5,600 entries a month during 1949.[2]
The story characters included Maurice the Mouse, Melody the Humming Bird, Leon the Lightning Bug, Usta the Rooster, Bamboozle the Ostrich, Mimi the Mole, Bumsniff the Bloodhound, Bigstuff the Elephant, Roscoe the Raccoon, Bungle the Beaver, Dipsy the Dolphin, Pinto the Pony, Cletus the Caterpillar, Alice the Alligator, and a human boy named Hezekiah.[4]
Besides Rio several others involved with the show went on to have notable careers in entertainment.[5]
These include:
- Babette Henry, who was the director, shortly thereafter directed the Buck Rogers TV series
- Ed Nofziger, who was a substitute for Chuck on occasion, went on to be an animator at UPA and Hanna-Barbera plus did magazine gag cartoons and comic book scripts for the Disney Studio program[6]
- Lee Orgel, who was the producer, went on to develop and produce Gay Purr-ee, Mister Magoo's Christmas Carol, The New Three Stooges and Defenders of the Earth[7]
The Luchsinger family own copies of 1 or 2 episodes, and some are held by the UCLA Film and Television Archive.[5]
Two similar shows, Tele-Comics and NBC Comics aired from 1949 to 1951, showing still images of cartoon panels with accompanying voiceover.[8]
References
- ↑Cartoon Teletales
- 1 2 Brooks, Tim ; Marsh, Earle (2007). "Cartoon Teletales (Children's)" . The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows 1946–Present (9.ª ed.). Nueva York: Ballantine Books . p. 224. ISBN 978-0-345-49773-4. Consultado el 17 de abril de 2026 .
- ↑ Telecuentos animados (para niños)
- ↑ Woolery, George W. (1985). Televisión infantil: Los primeros treinta y cinco años, 1946-1981, Parte II: Series en directo, en vídeo y en cinta . The Scarecrow Press. págs. 113-114 . ISBN 0-8108-1651-2.
- 1 2 Contando la 'TeleHistoria' del primer "Dibujo Animado" de la televisión abierta
- ↑ Ed Nofziger
- ↑ ¿Quién fue Lee Orgel?
- ↑ Woolery, George W. (1983). Televisión infantil: Los primeros treinta y cinco años, 1946-1981 . The Scarecrow Press. págs. 285–286 . ISBN 0-8108-1557-5. Consultado el 5 de marzo de 2020 .
Lecturas adicionales
- Kevin Scott Collier. Los Telecuentos Animados de Chuck y Jack Luchsinger . CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2018. ISBN 1718944659
Enlaces externos
- CartoonTeleTales en IMDb
- Finales de series de televisión estadounidenses de 1950
- Serie de televisión infantil estadounidense de la década de 1950
- Programas de televisión estadounidenses en blanco y negro
- Estreno de una serie de televisión estadounidense en 1948.
- Serie de televisión infantil estadounidense de la década de 1940
- programas de televisión estadounidenses en inglés
- Serie de televisión infantil sobre animales que hablan