Buford and the Galloping Ghost facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Buford and the Galloping Ghost
Genre	Animation Mystery Comedy
Directed by	Ray Patterson Carl Urbano
Voices of	Frank Welker Pat Parris Dave Landsburg Marilyn Schreffler Henry Corden Hal Peary
Theme music composer	Hoyt Curtin
Country of origin	United States
Original language(s)	English
No. of episodes	13 (26 segments)
Production
Executive producer(s)	William Hanna Joseph Barbera
Producer(s)	Art Scott
Running time	30 minutes
Production company(s)	Hanna-Barbera Productions
Distributor	Taft Broadcasting
Release
Original network	NBC
Audio format	Monaural
Original release	September 9 (1978-09-09) – November 25, 1978 (1978-11-25)
Chronology
Related shows	Yogi's Space Race

Buford and the Galloping Ghost was a fun American animated television series that first aired on NBC in 1978. It was created by Hanna-Barbera Productions, famous for many classic cartoons. This show was actually a spin-off from another cartoon called Yogi's Space Race.

Each episode was half an hour long and featured two different cartoon stories. These were The Buford Files and The Galloping Ghost. The show was first seen as part of Yogi's Space Race. Later, it became its own show from February to September 1979. You might have also seen it on channels like USA Cartoon Express, Cartoon Network, and Boomerang.

The Buford Files: A Dog Detective

This part of the show follows Buford, a super lazy bloodhound. He has a sad bark but a really good nose for solving mysteries! Buford lives deep in a place called Fenokee Swamp.

He teams up with two teenagers, the Boggs twins: Cindy Mae and Woody. Together, they solve tricky mysteries. Even Sheriff Muletrain and his clumsy deputy, Goofer McGee, can't figure them out! Buford's ears can spin like radar dishes to hear clues. His nose can sniff out clues like a Geiger counter finds things.

But Buford has a couple of funny weaknesses. When the moon comes out, he howls very loudly, sometimes at the worst times! He also has a funny ongoing fight with a raccoon who knows karate.

Buford Files Voice Actors

• Frank Welker as Buford
• Pat Parris as Cindy Mae
• Dave Landsburg as Woody
• Henry Corden as Sheriff Muletrain
• Roger Peltz as Goofer McGee

The Galloping Ghost: A Friendly Spirit

The second part of the show is about Nugget Nose. He's a short, lively ghost of an old gold prospector from the Old West. He rides an invisible horse and loves adventure!

Nugget Nose also looks after two young cowgirls, Wendy and Rita. They work at the Fuddy Dude Ranch, which is owned by a grumpy old man named Fenwick Fuddy. Whenever Mr. Fuddy threatens to fire the girls, Nugget Nose becomes invisible. He then helps them out and causes funny trouble for Mr. Fuddy. He loves to annoy Fuddy in silly ways! When the girls need help, Wendy rubs her special gold nugget necklace to call Nugget Nose.

Galloping Ghost Voice Actors

• Frank Welker as Nugget Nose
• Marilyn Schreffler as Wendy
• Pat Parris as Rita
• Hal Peary as Fenwick Fuddy

Show Episodes

The show had 13 episodes in total. Each episode had two parts: one Buford Files story and one Galloping Ghost story. Here are some of the adventures they had: