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The New Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is an American live-action and animated television series that originally aired on NBC from September 15, 1968, through February 23, 1969. Produced by Hanna-Barbera and based on the classic Mark Twain characters, the program starred its three live-action heroes, Huck Finn, Becky Thatcher, and Tom Sawyer, navigating weekly adventures within an animated world as they attempted to outrun a vengeful "Injun Joe". After the show's original run, the series continued to air in reruns as part of The Banana Splits and Friends Show syndication package.
Original Release
09/15/1968 on NBC
US Release
09/15/1968
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Michael Shea | Huck Finn |
| Lu Ann Haslam | Becky Thatcher |
| Kevin Schultz | Tom Sawyer |
| Ted Cassidy | Injun Joe / Captain Calidor / Captain Mordecai / Captain X / Don Jose / Guru / Head Savage / Hunter / Kahleef / King / Monster / Morpho / Mountain Leader / The High Priest / The Master / Thugee / Typhon / Xaon, the All-Powerful Khan / Elephant Rider / Zarko / Zilbad |
| Mike Road | Biddo / Bulu / Chip / Ice Creatures / Raccoon / Red Beard |
| Anne Bellamy | Aunt Polly |
| Dorothy Tennant | Mrs. Thatcher |
| Vic Perrin | Castway Charlie / Centaur / Chief / Doorgah / High Priest / Rabbit |
| John Myhers | Dwarf / Sheamus / Spear Leader / Rock Leader / Ulric / Steward |
| Ted de Corsia | Captain / Guard / Huga / Snagg |
| # | Title | Air Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Magic Shillelah | Sunday, 15 September 1968 |
| 2 | Huck of La Mancha | Sunday, 22 September 1968 |
| 3 | The Terrible Tempered Kahleef | Sunday, 29 September 1968 |
| 4 | The Little People | Sunday, 06 October 1968 |
| 5 | Pirate Island | Sunday, 13 October 1968 |
| 6 | The Last Labor of Hercules | Sunday, 20 October 1968 |
| 7 | The Gorgon's Head | Sunday, 27 October 1968 |
| 8 | Castle of Evil | Sunday, 03 November 1968 |
| 9 | Hunting the Hunter | Sunday, 24 November 1968 |
| 10 | The Curse of Thut | Sunday, 06 October 1968 |
| 11 | The Ancient Valley | Sunday, 15 December 1968 |
| 12 | Menace in the Ice | Sunday, 22 December 1968 |
| 13 | The Eye of Doorgah | Sunday, 17 November 1968 |
| 14 | Mission of Captain Mordecai | Sunday, 05 January 1969 |
| 15 | The Jungle Adventure | Sunday, 19 January 1969 |
| 16 | Son of the Sun | Sunday, 26 January 1969 |
| 17 | Prophecy of Peril | Sunday, 02 February 1969 |
| 18 | Strange Experiment | Sunday, 09 February 1969 |
| 19 | The Conquistador Curse | Sunday, 16 February 1969 |
| 20 | All Whirlpools Lead to Atlantis | Sunday, 23 February 1969 |
Directors
Hollingsworth Morse, Bruce Bilson, Wally Burr, Robert Gist, Byron Haskin, Ezra Stone
Writers
Mark Twain, Ken Kolb, David Duncan, Joanna Lee, Leo Rifkin, Herman Miller, Jules Verne, Peter Allan Fields, Jonathan Swift, Al C. Ward, Bill Lutz, Alfred Lewis Levitt, Herman Melville, Robert Louis Stevenson, Robert Sabaroff, Frank Crow, Miguel de Cervantes y Saavedra, Helen Levitt, George Eckstein
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Michael Shea | Huck Finn |
| Lu Ann Haslam | Becky Thatcher |
| Kevin Schultz | Tom Sawyer |
| Ted Cassidy | Injun Joe / Captain Calidor / Captain Mordecai / Captain X / Don Jose / Guru / Head Savage / Hunter / Kahleef / King / Monster / Morpho / Mountain Leader / The High Priest / The Master / Thugee / Typhon / Xaon, the All-Powerful Khan / Elephant Rider / Zarko / Zilbad |
| Mike Road | Biddo / Bulu / Chip / Ice Creatures / Raccoon / Red Beard |
| Anne Bellamy | Aunt Polly |
| Dorothy Tennant | Mrs. Thatcher |
| Vic Perrin | Castway Charlie / Centaur / Chief / Doorgah / High Priest / Rabbit |
| John Myhers | Dwarf / Sheamus / Spear Leader / Rock Leader / Ulric / Steward |
| Ted de Corsia | Captain / Guard / Huga / Snagg |
| Don Messick | Houlihan / Tug / Priest / Witch Doctor / Leader |
| Keye Luke | Achmed / Troglodyte Leader / Zong |
| Janet Waldo | Anointed Maiden of the Sacrifice / Marna / Princess Pam |
| Jay Novello | Don Pedro / Old Man |
| Hal Smith | Muzaffar the Ancient / Sancho Panza |
| Dayton Lummis | Don Quixote de la Mancha / Thut |
| Abraham Sofaer | Dr. Filostro / Mandarin |
| Danny Bravo | Chaboonu / Prince |
| Julie Bennett | Princess Tina |
| Daws Butler | King |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| William Hanna | Executive Producer |
| Joseph Barbera | Executive Producer |
| Edward Rosen | Producer |
Editors
Donald Douglas, Edward Warschilka, Bud Warner, Greg Watson, Larry C. Cowan, Al Street Jr.
