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Well Wikipedia is far far from the info czar.... ...

2010-02-20T23:20:09.854-06:00

Well Wikipedia is far far from the info czar....

It is inaccurate in so many things.

Underdog is still on Cable to this very day! As are most all the old cartoons on nick, boom, cartoon net, wgb, wtbs, several religious channels run them and far more than I can list! some are even on PPV.

You need to either get up very very early or, stay up very very late but they are on.

You can also buy them on dvd just about everywhere. Costco, Wally world, target, amazon, tower etc...

InchHigh, Hong Kong Phooey, and so many more. I remember the most mundane and useless facts....

I am a full blown cartoon addict pre 80's when cartoons were hand drawn, not computer generated.

Most all pre 78 especially the 50's & 60's cartoons were never intended for children.

Also, syndication does not mean they can not be shown after syndication ends. At some point they become public domain. Meaning they can be shown for no fees, by any tv station that pleases.

When that happens exactly I am unsure.

Just my 7 cents worth....

John J Franks IV

Hi Jen: I watched Underdog during lunch here in C...

2009-11-09T14:32:43.961-06:00

Hi Jen:

I watched Underdog during lunch here in Chicago in the mid to late 70s...it was never my favorite (because Scooby Doo was), but I enjoyed it and made lunchtime memorable.

Funny you should do a post on favorite cartoons from childhood...at my last job, I ate lunch with a bunch of 20 somethings who were into She-Ra and the Masters of the Universe. While they could quote lines and remember all the plots, I sat there unimpressed about the cartoons. I bet they might feel the same about my favorites. Nice post!

I like that show when I was a kid, but you're ...

2009-11-09T01:41:44.529-06:00

I like that show when I was a kid, but you're right. A lot of us were exposed to shows that were far from being polically correct.

Wally Cox was the voice of Underdog! I have NO id...

2009-11-08T21:37:11.589-06:00

Wally Cox was the voice of Underdog! I have NO idea WHY I know that. He was once on Hollywood Squares during the early years.

The stuff I know makes absolutely NO SENSE. Why did YOU get all the brains?

Rogue Genes.

HAHAHA

Your Sis

@ANDI - I know what you mean - I feel like I watch...

2009-11-07T19:56:31.605-06:00

@ANDI - I know what you mean - I feel like I watched it beyond 6 years of age, but wikipedia - the info czar - sez it ended in '73. i wonder what gives. i really think i remember seeing it when we lived in colorado - that was 74-76. And, yes - they were clever about entertaining themselves. We thought only Sponge Bob inserted inside jokes only grown ups would get.

@WILDBILLYELLIOTT - Underdog and and Huckleberry Hound will ALWAYS remind me of you. Oh, my darlin'!! =) CAN YOU BELIEVE THE REFERENCE TO THE JEWISH SURNAME!!!! I couldn't believe it. But, if you watch the episode, the spoof on the Indians is kind of a negative commentary on white men. The Gofer savages are freezing so they rob a carriage of blankets. Then the army officers hunt them down and threaten them with swords. What? To take their blankets back??? Man, Andi's right - the writers were clever and SMART!!!

@SOMETHING HAPPENED - Older Xers had the best cartoons!! HA! =)

I was a big fan of the show seeing how I was born ...

2009-11-07T16:40:20.779-06:00

I was a big fan of the show seeing how I was born in 61.

I loved me some UNDER DOG, too! I watched many ep...

2009-11-07T14:31:35.272-06:00

I loved me some UNDER DOG, too! I watched many episodes (probably all of them) before kindergarten in the PM. My routine was Campbell's bean with bacon soup & Roy Rogers and Dale Evans (which were "re-runs" themselves, a left over staple of the BOOMERS). Under-dog was between Roy Rogers and of all shows, THE JACK LA LANE SHOW. Hobo Kelly followed that. I miss UNDER DOG, and the simplicity of it all. Great trivia on SIMON BAR SINISTER... you are so smart!

Hmmm, if syndication ended in 1973, is it possible...

2009-11-07T11:30:05.532-06:00

Hmmm, if syndication ended in 1973, is it possible that it still aired at other times. I was born in 1970 but still remember watching Underdog and singing the theme song. And wasn't there an Underdog balloon in the Macy's Thanksgiving parade for like forever? I often wonder if cartoons are really for kids, all that subliminal messaging, etc. It is like the cartoonists got bored and tried to find clever ways to express themselves.