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  1. emeraldisle

    emeraldisle Moderator Staff Member I SUPPORT BCDB!

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    I was easily hooked on "Shirt Tales" when it premiered, and here's why:

    I was unable to resist the group of little animals who secretly fought villains while employed by Mr. Dinkle, the superintendent of Oak Tree Park. The Commissioner was there mostly as a hologram on a screen, though he did occasionally visit the park in person, along with his wife. And Dinkle never caught on that the Shirt Tales were none other than his little furballs, even when they personally lent him a helping hand.

    Best episodes of Season One had the team getting help from fellow Shirt Tales Cubby Bear and Buck Beaver, and revealing their identities to a young wheelchair-bound girl who was moving away. She got to meet a few other Shirt Tales from her new town. These were Prairie Dog Pete, Violett Skunk, Fillmore Fox, and Hoozits Owl. Then they erased her memory of the experience, as no one was ever to know their true identities.

    But my all-time favorite was "Pam-dora's Box." Here, Pammy fell for the male panda Bobby "B.B." Bear, only to discover he was a robot who'd stolen top secret documents the night before.

    During Season Two, when Kip Kangaroo joined the team, the episodes did become more adventurous, with the sextet traveling to India, China, and a couple of islands. There was even an episode that had Pammy suspecting something wasn't quite right about an amusement park. The team also named Jungle Jones's parrot, Sparky the dragon, and even Tyg's young nephew T.J. honorary Shirt Tales.

    But by 1984, when the series moved to CBS, I lost interest, which didn't matter, for CBS dropped the show after just a few months. Another novelty worn off.


    Trivia Question 24: Which two Shirt Tales ended up locked in a rocket along with Mr. Dinkle?

    Answer: Bogie and Kip.
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    Hallmark Cards created "The Shirt Tales"...some fans get this series confused with "The Get Along Gang" which is also a greeting card property owned by American Greetings from the same era. The Get Along Gang characters were anthropomorphic animal children who had a caboose for a clubhouse and didn't have any special powers or gimmicky theme or reported to a boss when they did stuff.

    The Shirt Tales weren't considered children, except for little Kip Kangaroo; lived in a tree in a park; and wore shirts that flashed words that described the character's emotional reactions.

    Amusing and cute characters although the secret mission stuff, the mysterious boss, and the funny vehicle they drove around in screamed "high concept" (meaning contrived, convoluted, and hoping the viewer will try really hard to get in the spirit with the concept).

    Ronnie Schell as Rick Raccoon
    Pat Parris as Pammy Panda
    Steve Schatzberg as Tyg Tiger (Doinnnggggg!)
    Fred Travelena as Bogie Orangutan
    Robert Allen Ogle as Digger Mole
    Nancy Cartwright as Kip Kangaroo (season 2)
    Herb Vigran as Mr. Dinkle
    William Woodson as The Commissioner
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    The 80's had many card cartoons out there (Made by either Hallmark or American Greetings which the latter is in the Best Location in the Nation...we're having an interesting summer). They were innocent and educational but not down-the-throat type.

    I do miss cartoons on Broadcast TV, but now I can sleep in!
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