The Harlem Globetrotters Popcorn Machine
The Harlem Globetrotters Popcorn Machine was a Saturday morning variety show featuring players from the basketball team the Harlem Globetrotters singing, dancing, and performing comedy sketches.[1] Broadcast from 1974 to 1975, it was produced by Funhouse Productions for Viacom Productions.[2]
| The Harlem Globetrotters Popcorn Machine | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Children's television series |
| Created by | John Aylesworth Frank Peppiatt |
| Written by | John Aylesworth Frank Peppiatt Jack Burns |
| Directed by | Tony Mordente |
| Starring | John Aylesworth Nate Branch Tex Harrison Geese Ausbie Theodis Lee |
| Country of origin | USA |
| Original language(s) | English |
| Production | |
| Production location(s) | CBS Television City |
| Running time | 25 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Funhouse Productions Inc Viacom Productions |
| Distributor | CBS Television Distribution |
| Release | |
| Original network | CBS |
| Original release | September 7, 1974 – August 30, 1975 |
Cast
The Harlem Globetrotters:
- Meadowlark Lemon
- Marques Haynes
- Charles "Tex" Harrison
- Hubert "Geese" Ausbie
- Nate Branch
- Curly Neal
- Theodis "Wolfman" Lee
- John Smith
- Bobby Joe Mason
- Avery Schreiber as Mr. Evil
- Rodney Allen Rippy as himself
- John Aylesworth - announcer
References
- Woolery, George W. (1983). Children's Television: The First Thirty-Five Years, 1946-1981, Part Two: Live, Film and Tape Series. Scarecrow Press. p. 218. ISBN 9780810816510.
- Hyatt, Wesley (1997). The Encyclopedia of Daytime Television. Watson-Guptill Publications. pp. 207–208. ISBN 978-0823083152. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
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