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Meatballs & Spaghetti facts for kids
| Meatballs & Spaghetti | |
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| Genre | Animation |
| Created by | Fred Silverman Jerry Eisenberg |
| Written by | Jack Mendelsohn |
| Directed by | Bob Richardson (uncredited) |
| Composer(s) | Steven DePatie |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 25 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Fred Silverman David H. DePatie |
| Producer(s) | Bob Richardson Supervising Producer: Jerry Eisenberg |
| Editor(s) | Robert T. Gillis (supervising editor) |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Intermedia Entertainment Company Marvel Productions Pan Sang East Co. Ltd MGM/UA Television |
| Distributor | MGM/UA Television |
| Release | |
| Original network | CBS |
| Original release | September 18, 1982 – March 5, 1983 |
Meatballs & Spaghetti is an American animated television series that aired on CBS on Saturday morning from September 18, 1982 to September 10, 1983. The show was produced by Intermedia Entertainment Company and Marvel Productions and aired on Starcade, CBS's Saturday morning cartoon programming block. It was one of the last Saturday morning cartoon series to be fitted with a laugh track.
The show was not well received, with a Variety review saying, "No try at music here, or even much comedy either. It's without any socially redeeming value."
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Summary
The series centered on Meatballs & Spaghetti, a husband-and-wife singing duo who roamed the country in a mobile home with their friend Clyde (who was their bassist), and their dog Woofer (who was their drummer). The main characters — fat Meatballs and skinny Spaghetti — were intended to be a mix of popular musicians Meat Loaf and Sonny & Cher. There was at least one original song in each episode.
Voice cast
- Ron Masak as Meatballs
- Sally Julian as Spaghetti
- Frank Welker as Woofer
- Barry Gordon as Clyde
Additional voices
- Jack Angel
- Wally Burr
- Phillip Clarke
- Regis Cordic (credited as Rege Cordic)
- Peter Cullen
- Ronald Gans
- David Hall
- Morgan Lofting (credited as Margan Lofting)
- Bill Ratner
- Ronnie Schell
- Marilyn Schreffler
- Hal Smith
- Paul Winchell
Episodes
| No. | Title | Original air date |
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| 1 | "Woofer the Wonder Dog" | September 18, 1982 |
| 2 | "Mixed Up Medical Reports" | September 25, 1982 |
| 3 | "Once Upon a Farm" | October 2, 1982 |
| 4 | "Spaghetti's Old Boyfriend" | October 9, 1982 |
| 5 | "Space Aliens" | October 16, 1982 |
| 6 | "Come Back Little Woofer" | October 23, 1982 |
| 7 | "Monkey Doodle Dandies" | October 30, 1982 |
| 8 | "Going to the Dogs" | November 6, 1982 |
| 9 | "Piracy on the High C's" | November 13, 1982 |
| 10 | "The Kid Sitters" | November 20, 1982 |
| 11 | "Foreign Legion Air-Heads" | November 27, 1982 |
| 12 | "Woofer Meets Tweeter" | December 4, 1982 |
| 13 | "A Christmas Tale" | December 11, 1982 |
| 14 | "Jazz Meets Jaws" | December 18, 1982 |
| 15 | "The Werewolf Story" | December 25, 1982 |
| 16 | "The Big Shrink" | January 1, 1983 |
| 17 | "Watch the Birdie" | January 8, 1983 |
| 18 | "Sunken Treasure Cruise" | January 15, 1983 |
| 19 | "Throwing the Bull" | January 22, 1983 |
| 20 | "The Caveman Story" | January 29, 1983 |
| 21 | "Robot Roadie" | February 5, 1983 |
| 22 | "Double or Nothing" | February 12, 1983 |
| 23 | "Magical Moments" | February 19, 1983 |
| 24 | "Flying Carpet Caper" | February 26, 1983 |
| 25 | "The Beach Peaches" | March 5, 1983 |