Calvin and the Colonel(1961)
AnimationComedy
First Air Date: 1961-10-03
Average Runtime: 30m
Rating: 6.7
Votes: 3
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 23
Calvin and the Colonel is an animated cartoon television series in 1961 about Colonel Montgomery J. Klaxon, a shrewd fox and Calvin T. Burnside, a dumb bear. Their lawyer was Oliver Wendell Clutch, who was a weasel. The colonel lived with his wife Maggie Belle and her sister Sue, who did not trust the colonel at all. Colonel Klaxon was in the real estate business, but always tried get-rich-quick schemes with Calvin's unwitting help. The series was an animated remake of Amos 'n' Andy [or, more or less, "Andy and The Kingfish"] and featured the voices of Freeman Gosden and Charles Correll from the radio series. Using animals avoided the touchy racial issues which had led to the downfall of Amos 'n' Andy. Because of low ratings, the show was cancelled after two months, but returned two months later to complete the first season contract. For a year afterward reruns were seen on Saturday mornings, and eventually syndicated through the 1960s. It was also adapted as a comic book by Dell Comics, and as such the first of two issues was the final installment in the company's extremely prolific Four Color anthology series.
Seasons & Episodes
Season 1
Episodes: 23E01
The Television Job
Air Date: 1961-10-03
Calvin and Colonel gets a job picking up television sets and delivering them to the repairman. Things go wrong when t...
E02
The Polka Dot Bandit
Air Date: 1961-10-10
The Colonel suspects that his sister-in-law is a jewel thief.
E03
Thanksgiving Dinner
Air Date: 1961-10-17
The Colonel's family arrives for Thanksgiving Dinner, unaware that he's forgotten that he invited them a year ago.
E04
The Costume Ball
Air Date: 1961-10-24
Maggie Belle kicks Colonel out and winds up at Calvin's place. He gets invited to a costume ball, unaware that Maggie...
E05
Sycamore Lodge
Air Date: 1961-10-31
The mountain cabin that the Colonel has rented turns out to be flooded. Unable to get a refund, the Colonel rents the...
E06
Cloakroom
Air Date: 1961-11-07
Needing to replace all the money that the Colonel spent, he convinces Calvin that he's a movie star material.
E07
Calvin Gets Psychoanalyzed
Air Date: 1962-01-24
Calvin visits a psychiatrist so he can have a better understanding of why his girlfriend, Georgianna, dropped him.
E08
Wheeling and Dealing
Air Date: 1962-02-03
After breaking his nephew's car, the Colonel tries to get insurance on it.
E09
The Wrecking Crew
Air Date: 1962-02-10
The Colonel takes a job as a construction worker. He then learns of a way to make even more money ... by injuring him...
E10
The Colonel's Old Flame
Air Date: 1962-02-17
Several years ago, the Colonel promised his then-sweetheart, Boo Boo Winters, that he'd marry her. But instead of Boo...
E11
Sister Sue and the Police Captain
Air Date: 1962-02-24
Sister Sue's pending marriage to a police captain is jeopardized when the Colonel wrecks his car.
E12
Jim Dandy Cleaners
Air Date: 1962-03-03
At her place of work, Maggie Bell is given the task of having the typewriters sent out to be cleaned. But when she be...
E13
Jealousy
Air Date: 1962-05-10
Tossed out by his wife, the Colonel concludes another man has entered her life.
E14
Money Reward
Air Date: N/A
No episode overview available.
E15
Sister Sue's Sweetheart
Air Date: 1962-03-24
The Colonel panics over his mother-in-law's impending marriage.
E16
The Winning Number
Air Date: 1962-05-31
No episode overview available.
E17
Calvin's Glamour Girl
Air Date: 1962-04-07
Calvin tries to fool his new girlfriend's mother into thinking he's rich.
E18
The Colonel Out-foxes Himself
Air Date: 1962-04-14
The Colonel gets a taste of his own medicine when he's swindled out of the rent by a conman.
E19
Nephew Newton's Fortune
Air Date: 1962-04-21
The Colonel finds out that his visiting nephew Newton owns a stock worth thousands of dollars.
E20
The Winning Number
Air Date: N/A
No episode overview available.
E21
Woman's Picnic
Air Date: 1962-05-05
No episode overview available.
E22
Magazine Romance
Air Date: 1962-05-12
No episode overview available.
E23
Ring Reward
Air Date: 1962-05-19
No episode overview available.
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