The Wonderful Stories of Professor Kitzel facts for kids

The Wonderful Stories of Professor Kitzel was a fun animated TV show from 1972. It was made to help kids learn about history and different cultures. The show featured an amazing scientist, Professor Kitzel. He was voiced by Paul Soles. Sometimes his grandpa or even his parrot would join in the fun! The show used cartoon parts, real video clips, and interesting talks to teach viewers. Shamus Culhane produced the series for Krantz Films.

How the Show Worked

Each episode of Professor Kitzel was about 5 minutes long. There were 106 episodes made in total.

Professor Kitzel's Time Machine

Every show started with Professor Kitzel introducing a new topic. Then, he would take viewers to his special time machine. He would pull a lever, and the story would begin! It was told using drawings and his voice.

Funny Interruptions

Halfway through the story, Professor Kitzel would often stop the show. He would make a funny comment or joke. Then, he would invite everyone to "Let's see what happened next." Each episode ended with a humorous scene.

Where You Could Watch It

The show was first shown on TV from 1972 to 1976. It was offered by Bristol-Myers to promote their Pal Vitamins. After 1976, another company called Worldvision Enterprises continued to show it.

Similar Shows

The way Professor Kitzel was made and presented was very similar to an older show. That show was called Max, the 2000-Year-Old Mouse. Both shows were made by the same company and used the same voice actors.

What Each Episode Was About

Here are some of the interesting topics Professor Kitzel explored:

• Martin Frobisher
• The Crusades
• The Spartans
• Charlemagne and the Elephant
• Leonardo da Vinci
• Samuel F.B. Morse
• Profile of Japan
• Mayan Archaeology
• Charles Darwin (2)
• The Sahara Desert
• Charles Dickens
• Thomas Edison
• Buffalo Bill Cody
• Joan of Arc
• India (1)
• Pilgrims
• Montezuma and Cortez
• Peary at the Pole
• Edmund Hillary and Mount Everest
• The Mississippi Steamboat
• Reptiles
• The Rosetta Stone
• The South Pole
• Auguste Piccard
• Abba of Benin
• India (2)
• The Oracle of Delphi
• Northwest Indians
• Daniel Boone
• Jacques Cartier
• The Great London Fire
• The Masai Warriors
• Marco Polo
• The Wright Brothers
• New Amsterdam
• Athens and Sparta
• Beavers
• Romulus and Remus
• The Buffalo Herds
• Captain William Bligh
• Peter the Great
• Fur Trading
• George Washington
• Robert Perry
• Egypt
• The Vikings
• The Phoenicians
• Frederick Douglass
• Al Rashid
• Pioneers in Early America
• The Early Boat Builders
• Antoni van Leeuwenhoek
• The African Gold Coast
• Gorillas
• The Picard Brothers
• The Whaling Ships
• Montgolfier
• The Treasure Ships
• The Eskimos
• Prehistoric Man
• Mount Olympus
• Vasco de Gama
• James Watt
• The Middle Ages
• California Gold Rush
• Christopher Columbus
• Louis Blériot
• Peter the Hermit
• Pueblo Indians
• Kier and Drake
• Abraham Lincoln
• Guglielmo Marconi
• Benjamin Franklin
• Emperor Nero of Rome
• The Covered Wagons
• Easter Island
• The Cave Paintings of Altamira
• Louis Pasteur
• The Search for Ancient Troy
• Jacques Cousteau
• The Statue of Liberty
• John Cabot
• John Smith and Pocahontas
• The Middle Ages
• Thor Heyerdahl
• The Declaration of Independence
• Johannes Gutenberg
• The History of Rockets
• Galileo Galilei
• Early Man
• Ponce de León
• The Erie Canal
• Charles Darwin (1)
• The Duryea Brothers
• Samuel De Champlain
• The Customs of China
• Michelangelo
• Thomas Paine
• Charles Lindbergh
• Early Crete
• The Australian Aborigines
• Eskimo Life
• Pompeii and Mount Vesuvius
• Lewis Carroll
• The Mystery of Stonehenge