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Freeman F. Gosden
Calvin and the Colonel
Overview
Calvin and the Colonel is an animated cartoon television series in 1961 about Colonel Montgomery J. Klaxon, a shrewd fox and Calvin T. Burnside, a dumb bear. Their lawyer was Oliver Wendell Clutch, who was a weasel. The colonel lived with his wife Maggie Belle and her sister Sue, who did not trust the colonel at all. Colonel Klaxon was in the real estate business, but always tried get-rich-quick schemes with Calvin's unwitting help. The series was an animated remake of Amos 'n' Andy [or, more or less, "Andy and The Kingfish"] and featured the voices of Freeman Gosden and Charles Correll from the radio series. Using animals avoided the touchy racial issues which had led to the downfall of Amos 'n' Andy. Because of low ratings, the show was cancelled after two months, but returned two months later to complete the first season contract. For a year afterward reruns were seen on Saturday mornings, and eventually syndicated through the 1960s. It was also adapted as a comic book by Dell Comics, and as such the first of two issues was the final installment in the company's extremely prolific Four Color anthology series.
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Seasons
Season 1 (1961)
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23 episodes
Episodes
Episode 1: The Television Job
1961-10-03Calvin and Colonel gets a job picking up television sets and delivering them to the repairman. Things go wrong when they pick up a wrong television set and break it.
Runtime: 30 minEpisode 2: The Polka Dot Bandit
1961-10-10The Colonel suspects that his sister-in-law is a jewel thief.
Runtime: 30 minEpisode 3: Thanksgiving Dinner
1961-10-17The Colonel's family arrives for Thanksgiving Dinner, unaware that he's forgotten that he invited them a year ago.
Runtime: 30 minEpisode 4: The Costume Ball
1961-10-24Maggie Belle kicks Colonel out and winds up at Calvin's place. He gets invited to a costume ball, unaware that Maggie Belle is also there.
Runtime: 30 minEpisode 5: Sycamore Lodge
1961-10-31The mountain cabin that the Colonel has rented turns out to be flooded. Unable to get a refund, the Colonel rents the cabin to Calvin.
Runtime: 30 minEpisode 6: Cloakroom
1961-11-07Needing to replace all the money that the Colonel spent, he convinces Calvin that he's a movie star material.
Runtime: 30 minEpisode 7: Calvin Gets Psychoanalyzed
1962-01-24Calvin visits a psychiatrist so he can have a better understanding of why his girlfriend, Georgianna, dropped him.
Runtime: 30 minEpisode 8: Wheeling and Dealing
1962-02-03After breaking his nephew's car, the Colonel tries to get insurance on it.
Runtime: 30 minEpisode 9: The Wrecking Crew
1962-02-10The Colonel takes a job as a construction worker. He then learns of a way to make even more money ... by injuring himself on the job site and collecting insurance payments.
Runtime: 30 minEpisode 10: The Colonel's Old Flame
1962-02-17Several years ago, the Colonel promised his then-sweetheart, Boo Boo Winters, that he'd marry her. But instead of Boo Boo, he married Maggie Belle. Now Boo Boo unexpectedly returns, demanding that The Colonel live up to his promise.
Runtime: 30 minEpisode 11: Sister Sue and the Police Captain
1962-02-24Sister Sue's pending marriage to a police captain is jeopardized when the Colonel wrecks his car.
Runtime: 30 minEpisode 12: Jim Dandy Cleaners
1962-03-03At her place of work, Maggie Bell is given the task of having the typewriters sent out to be cleaned. But when she becomes ill, her husband The Colonel takes over the project.
Runtime: 30 minEpisode 13: Jealousy
1962-05-10Tossed out by his wife, the Colonel concludes another man has entered her life.
Runtime: 30 minEpisode 14: Money Reward
Episode 15: Sister Sue's Sweetheart
1962-03-24The Colonel panics over his mother-in-law's impending marriage.
Runtime: 30 minEpisode 16: The Winning Number
1962-05-31Episode 17: Calvin's Glamour Girl
1962-04-07Calvin tries to fool his new girlfriend's mother into thinking he's rich.
Runtime: 30 minEpisode 18: The Colonel Out-foxes Himself
1962-04-14The Colonel gets a taste of his own medicine when he's swindled out of the rent by a conman.
Runtime: 30 minEpisode 19: Nephew Newton's Fortune
1962-04-21The Colonel finds out that his visiting nephew Newton owns a stock worth thousands of dollars.
Runtime: 30 min
