The New Shmoo

The New Shmoo is an American animated series based on the character from the Li'l Abner comic strip created by Al Capp. It was produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions for NBC. The series aired in September 1979.

Plot
Similar to CBS/ABC's Scooby-Doo, Where are You!, the show follows a group of teenagers—Mickey, Nita and Billy Joe—who solve mysteries and crimes with their friend, Shmoo. The teens worked for Mighty Mysteries Comics.

Production
During the original NBC run, the program included a short segment called "Sing Along With The Shmoo". In a manner reminiscent of Screen Songs, Shmoo became a bouncing ball, providing visual guidance to song lyrics so that viewers could sing along with the cartoon. The show's episodes were rerun later that same year on Fred and Barney Meet the Shmoo.

Episodes

 * 1) The Amazing Captain Mentor
 * 2) The Beast of Black Lake
 * 3) The Ber-Shmoo-Da Triangle
 * 4) The Crystal Ball of Crime
 * 5) Dr. Morton's Monster
 * 6) The Energy Robbers From Space
 * 7) The Flying Disc of Doom
 * 8) The Haunting of Atlantis
 * 9) Monster Island
 * 10) The Pyramid of Peril
 * 11) The Return of Dracula
 * 12) Swamp of Evil
 * 13) The Terror of the Trolls
 * 14) The Valley Where Time Stood Still
 * 15) The Wail of the Banshee
 * 16) The Warlock of Voodoo Island

Voices

 * Frank Welker - Shmoo
 * Dolores Cantu-Primo - Nita
 * Bill Idelson - Mickey
 * Chuck McCann - Billy Joe
 * Additional voices: Joe Baker, Daws Butler, Bob Hastings, Don Messick, Jim MacGeorge, Margaret McIntyre, Ginny McSwain, Hal Smith, John Stephenson, Janet Waldo, Bill Woodson