| Baggy Pants and the Nitwits | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Cartoon series |
| Directed by |
Brad Case Gerry Chiniquy Sid Marcus Robert McKimson Spencer Peel |
| Voices of |
Ruth Buzzi Arte Johnson |
| Composer(s) |
Steve DePatie Doug Goodwin |
| Country of origin | USA |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 13 |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) |
David H. DePatie Friz Freleng |
| Editor(s) | Rick Steward |
| Running time | 30 min. |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | NBC |
| Original run | September 10, 1977 – November 26, 1977 |
Baggy Pants and the Nitwits is a 1977 animated series, produced by DePatie-Freleng Enterprises and broadcast on NBC.
Overview[]
Each half-hour episode of Baggy Pants and the Nitwits contained two cartoon segments: the Baggy Pants segment and the The Nitwits segment.
Baggy Pants is an Anthropomorphic cat dressed as Charlie Chaplin's "Tramp" character, right down to the mustache and cane. His misadventures are somewhat reminiscent of Chaplin's, and there is no spoken dialogue in his cartoons.
The Nitwits is about an elderly superhero named Tyrone, who has come out of retirement, and his wife Gladys. These two were based on the characters whom Arte Johnson and Ruth Buzzi acted out in sketches on Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In, when they were regulars on that program, and the same two actors provided the characters's voices. (Johnson himself was credited, in the opening titles of the according segment, as having "created [The Nitwits] for television.")
The series ran for 13 episodes; it has not been released on Home video.
Episode list[]
| № | Baggy Pants | Nitwits | Airdate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Construction Caper" | "Earthquake McBash" | Sep 10, 1977 |
| 2 | "Lost Dog" | "The Dynamic Energy Robber" | Sep 16, 1977 |
| 3 | "Baggy Pants and Forgetful Freddy" | "Splish Splash" | Sep 22, 1977 |
| 4 | "The Moving Man" | "The Hopeless Diamond Caper" | Sep 28, 1977 |
| 5 | "Circus Circus" | "The Evil Father Nature" | Oct 4, 1977 |
| 6 | "The Painter's Helper" | "Mercury Mike and his Jet Bike" | Oct 10, 1977 |
| 7 | "Electric Girlfriend" | "Rustle Hustle" | Oct 16, 1977 |
| 8 | "A Pressing Job" | "False Face Filbert" | Oct 22, 1977 |
| 9 | "A Haunting Experience" | "Genie Meanie" | Oct 28, 1977 |
| 10 | "Horse Laff" | "Chicken Lady" | Nov 3, 1977 |
| 11 | "The Magician's Assistant" | "Simple Simon and the Mad Pieman" | Nov 9, 1977 |
| 12 | "The Frog" | "The Hole Thing!" | Nov 15, 1977 |
| 13 | "Beach Fun" | "Ratman!" | Nov 21, 1977 |
Cast[]
- Ruth Buzzi - Gladys
- Arte Johnson - Tyrone
External links[]
- Baggy Pants and the Nitwits at Internet Movie Database
- Baggy Pants and the Nitwits at TV.com
- Baggy Pants and the Nitwits at the Big Cartoon DataBase
- Baggy Pants and the Nitwits at SaturdayMorning.Pop-Cult.com
- Baggy Pants and the Nitwits at Toonarific.com
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 |
This animated television series-related article is a stub. You can help the Crossgen Database by expanding it. |