The Nutty Squirrels Present

The Nutty Squirrels Present
Genre Cartoon series
Directed by Joseph Bernstein
William Hudson
Voices of Alexander "Sascha" Burland
Don Elliott
Country of origin United States
Original language(s) English
No. of seasons 1
No. of episodes 30 x 30min (USA) 90 x 6min (Australia)
Production
Executive producer(s) Robert Bean
Fred Levinson
Producer(s) Joseph Bernstein
Running time 30 min. per combined show, 6 min. each cartoon
Release
Original network Syndicated
Original release September 1960

The Nutty Squirrels Present is an animated television series that was inspired by characters from The Nutty Squirrels hit 1959 novelty record. The television series was produced by Transfilm-Wylde Animation, and aired for one season (1960–1961) on first-run syndication in the United States with the over 150 five-minute episodes, being formatted originally on 30 half-hour shows.

The original cartoons themselves would be purchased from overseas countries like Eastern Europe, by the Russian born, Fima Noveck, the President of Flamingo Telefilm Sales. After the original cartoons arrived in the United States, they would receive a new soundtrack, including English language and music, that would appeal to American children. These Flamingo cartoons are based a good natured theme and an example theme that is designed to motivate and educate children. Some of the many characters include cute little rabbits, squirrels and foxes. Fima Noveck himself, was known as a master of editing and also worked on many movies during his life, as well as cartoons. Fima Noveck died in early 2004, at the age of 86.

Broadcasting television stations

USA

Canada

Overseas

Australia

Known in Australia simply as The Nutty Squirrels, the series was first transmitted on Australian television during early 1966, on the ABC. It first featured as part of a show called "Cartoon Time" which ran on Saturday afternoons at 5pm. This 40-minute show also consisted of other cartoons, including King Leonardo and His Short Subjects. Also featured was Felix the Cat.

The Nutty Squirrels cartoon series then made frequent appearances over the years, appearing off and on in 1970 and also during 1972. At the time in Australia, these transmissions were in black and white.

From 1976, the Nutty Squirrels series was again shown, this time in its original color format.

The main transmission of the Nutty Squirrels cartoon series in Australia came in the form of a package of at least 80 x 6 minute episodes. From December 1977, the Nutty Squirrels series was permanently adapted to the 5:30pm weekday timeslot, running Monday through to Friday. During this run, the Nutty Squirrels series ran right through to March 1979.

Through the ABC's facilities in Sydney, the cartoon was relayed and broadcast to all the other Australian state capital cities, plus all the Australian regional areas covered by the ABC.

After broadcast on the ABC, the Nutty Squirrels series, was for a short time, resyndicated to some of Australia's regional commercial television stations. These were mainly in NSW, with the broadcasts occurring during 1981 and 1982.

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