Mr. Cartoon

Mr. Cartoon
Presented by George Lewis (early-to-mid 1960's-1969)
Jule Huffman (1969-1995)
Country of origin United States
Original language(s) English
Production
Running time 60 minutes
Distributor WSAZ
Release
Original network NBC
Original release early-to-mid 1960's – May 1995

Mr. Cartoon was a television program for children that aired for over thirty years on WSAZ-TV, the local NBC affiliate in Huntington, West Virginia.[1] The show was hosted by George Lewis until 1969[2] and by Jule Huffman until 1995.[3] The show was cancelled in May 1995 due to Jule Huffman's retirement.

Format

The program consisted of cartoons for a studio audience of children. While cartoons and commercials aired, the children would play off-camera games such as musical chairs. One of show's daily segments featured a selected audience member attempting to answer a riddle as read by Mr. Cartoon.

Production

Jule Huffman conceived the idea of cartoons for a studio audience after George Lewis left the program.

Huffman's Mr. Cartoon was accompanied by an animal sidekick, known as Beeper who joined the show in 1974. Before that, Mr. Cartoon was generally accompanied by one of Hanna-Barbera's "Banana Splits", which ended in December 1969. Beeper was known as Mr. Cartoon's "friend," and got the name Beeper following a contest in which kids sent in their suggestions for the creature's name.

Broadcast history

The show aired at four on weekday afternoons for one hour until September 1988, when the show was replaced in its daily time slot by The Oprah Winfrey Show. From then until May 1995, Mr. Cartoon was shown on Saturday mornings.[4]

Legacy

WSAZ brought back Beeper as a mascot. From 2009 to 2013, during winter months a graphic of Beeper appears on screen when school closing and delay announcements are made.

References

  1. ↑ Heath Harrison (September 19, 2009). "Hey, Cartooners!". Retrieved October 24, 2010.
  2. ↑ "Article: The Original 'Mr. Cartoon' dies at 74". The Associated Press. December 20, 2000. Retrieved October 24, 2010.
  3. ↑ p_product=LH&s_site=kentucky&p_multi=LH&p_theme=realcities&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct- 0=0EB73FB9CAF54B46&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM "Time to say goodbye, kids" Check |url= value (help). Lexington Herald-Leader (KY). March 29, 1995. Retrieved October 24, 2010.
  4. ↑ "Cartoon king still delights". Rome News-Tribune. March 24, 1995. Retrieved April 18, 2015.
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