Butch Cassidy (TV series) facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Butch Cassidy |
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| Genre | Mystery |
| Written by | William Raynor Miles Wilder Fred Fox Seaman Jacobs Bernie Kahn Norman Hudis Ed Jurist Sam Roeca Dick Wesson |
| Directed by | Earl Klein Charles A. Nichols |
| Voices of | Lloyd "Chip" Hand II Micky Dolenz Kristina "Tina" Holland Judy Strangis John Stephenson Frank Welker |
| Theme music composer | Hoyt Curtin |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 13 (list of episodes) |
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| Executive producer(s) | William Hanna Joseph Barbera |
| Camera setup | Ralph Migliori Jerry Mills Norman Stainback Roy Wade |
| Running time | 30 min. |
| Production company(s) | Hanna-Barbera Productions |
| Distributor | Turner Program Services (1991–96)
Warner Bros. Television Distribution (1996–present)
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| Original network | NBC |
| Original release | September 8 – December 1, 1973 |
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kids was a fun 30-minute Saturday morning cartoon series. It was made by Hanna-Barbera Productions. The show aired on NBC from September 8 to December 1, 1973. Its name sounds like the movie Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, but they are not related. In the cartoon, the characters have a music group called the Sun Dance Kids.
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Meet the Crime-Fighting Band
This cartoon was a lot like other popular shows such as Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! and Josie and the Pussycats. It followed the exciting adventures of a teenage pop music group.
The band members were:
- Butch Cassidy: He was the lead singer and played lead guitar. He was the heartthrob of the group.
- Merilee: A blonde beauty who played the tambourine.
- Stephanie: Often called Steffy, she was sensible and played the bass guitar.
- Wally: The curly-haired drummer of the band.
They also had a cool dog named Elvis. These kids lived double lives. By day, they were popular rock stars. By night, they were a secret team fighting crime for the government!
Their Secret Missions
The teens got their assignments from a supercomputer named Mr. Socrates. He had one big problem: he was allergic to dogs! So, whenever the group met Mr. Socrates in his secret lair, Elvis always had to stay outside.
But Elvis was a clever dog, or sometimes Wally would forget. Either way, Elvis would somehow get inside the lair. His presence would make Mr. Socrates sneeze and go a bit crazy! After that, Mr. Socrates would quickly send the group off on their mission. Butch, known as "Sundance 1," wore a special ring. This ring had a hidden communicator to talk to Mr. Socrates from far away.
Who Voiced the Characters?
Here are the talented actors who brought the characters to life:
- Lloyd Nelson "Chip" Hand, Jr. as Butch Cassidy
- Micky Dolenz as Wally
- Kristina Holland as Stephanie "Steffy"
- John Stephenson as Mr. Socrates
- Judy Strangis as Merilee
- Frank Welker as Elvis, Wally's dog
- Cam Clarke as Vocalist
Episode Guide
The show had 13 exciting episodes. Here's a list of them:
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| 1 | "The Scientist" | September 8, 1973 | |
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Butch and the kids must help a scientist escape a foreign country. They have to avoid a colonel who is after him.
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| 2 | "The Counterfeiters" | September 15, 1973 | |
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The kids investigate a motorcycling baron in Latvania. He seems to be making fake money.
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| 3 | "One of Our Ships Is Missing" | September 22, 1973 | |
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The kids are on a cruise ship. Boat thieves and their captain are targeting it.
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| 4 | "Double Trouble" | September 29, 1973 | |
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A young prince is kidnapped and replaced by someone who looks just like him. The Sun Dance Kids must expose the fake and catch the kidnappers.
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| 5 | "The Pearl Caper" | October 6, 1973 | |
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The kids travel to Honolulu to find stolen pearls and the thieves who took them.
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| 6 | "The Gold Caper" | October 13, 1973 | |
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In London, Butch and the kids try to find the leader of a gold smuggling group.
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| 7 | "Road Racers" | October 20, 1973 | |
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The Grand Prix Cross-European race in Venice is the setting for a diamond theft. Butch and the kids are sent to investigate.
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| 8 | "Hong Kong Story" | October 27, 1973 | |
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While meeting their fan club in Hong Kong, the Sun Dance Kids must stop the robbery of a priceless jade statue.
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| 9 | "Operation G-Minus" | November 3, 1973 | |
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The kids must get back a stolen anti-gravity device. It was taken from a toy expo in Munich.
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| 10 | "Orient Express" | November 10, 1973 | |
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The kids have to deliver an important document to Paris on the Orient Express train. Things get tricky when an enemy agent takes over Mr. Socrates.
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| 11 | "The Parrot Caper" | November 17, 1973 | |
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A parrot knows a very important secret formula. The kids must deliver it safely to Switzerland.
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| 12 | "The Super Sub" | November 24, 1973 | |
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The kids must get back an experimental super submarine. It was taken in the Caribbean.
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| 13 | "The Haunted Castle" | December 1, 1973 | |
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The kids go to the British Isles. Wally inherits a castle from a distant relative. But Wally's new castle seems to be haunted!
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Other Fun Facts
- Butch Cassidy also appeared in a comic book! It was Issue #11 of Gold Key Comics' Hanna-Barbera Fun-In in 1974. The story was called "The Pearl Caper," just like one of the TV episodes.
- Characters from Butch Cassidy showed up in the Adult Swim cartoon series Sealab 2021 a few times. The whole band appeared in one episode, performing a song. In other episodes, Butch and Wally appeared as characters living in SeaLab Pod Six.
- Four songs from the show were released as singles on Romar Records. A full album was planned, but it was never released.
