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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 (1982-09-18) – March 5, 1983 (1983-03-05)

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."

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

Additional voices

Episodes

No. Title Original air date
1 "Woofer the Wonder Dog" September 18, 1982 (1982-09-18)
2 "Mixed Up Medical Reports" September 25, 1982 (1982-09-25)
3 "Once Upon a Farm" October 2, 1982 (1982-10-02)
4 "Spaghetti's Old Boyfriend" October 9, 1982 (1982-10-09)
5 "Space Aliens" October 16, 1982 (1982-10-16)
6 "Come Back Little Woofer" October 23, 1982 (1982-10-23)
7 "Monkey Doodle Dandies" October 30, 1982 (1982-10-30)
8 "Going to the Dogs" November 6, 1982 (1982-11-06)
9 "Piracy on the High C's" November 13, 1982 (1982-11-13)
10 "The Kid Sitters" November 20, 1982 (1982-11-20)
11 "Foreign Legion Air-Heads" November 27, 1982 (1982-11-27)
12 "Woofer Meets Tweeter" December 4, 1982 (1982-12-04)
13 "A Christmas Tale" December 11, 1982 (1982-12-11)
14 "Jazz Meets Jaws" December 18, 1982 (1982-12-18)
15 "The Werewolf Story" December 25, 1982 (1982-12-25)
16 "The Big Shrink" January 1, 1983 (1983-01-01)
17 "Watch the Birdie" January 8, 1983 (1983-01-08)
18 "Sunken Treasure Cruise" January 15, 1983 (1983-01-15)
19 "Throwing the Bull" January 22, 1983 (1983-01-22)
20 "The Caveman Story" January 29, 1983 (1983-01-29)
21 "Robot Roadie" February 5, 1983 (1983-02-05)
22 "Double or Nothing" February 12, 1983 (1983-02-12)
23 "Magical Moments" February 19, 1983 (1983-02-19)
24 "Flying Carpet Caper" February 26, 1983 (1983-02-26)
25 "The Beach Peaches" March 5, 1983 (1983-03-05)