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| Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels | |
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| Genre | Mystery Comedy |
| Created by | Joe Ruby Ken Spears |
| Directed by | Charles A. Nichols Ray Patterson (1978–80) Carl Urbano (1978–80) |
| Voices of | Mel Blanc Laurel Page Marilyn Schreffler Vernee Watson |
| Narrated by | Gary Owens |
| Theme music composer | Hoyt Curtin |
| Ending theme | CB Bears theme (standalone version only) |
| Composers | Hoyt Curtin andTed Nichols |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 20 (40 segments) |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | William Hanna Joseph Barbera |
| Producers | Iwao Takamoto Don Jurwich (1978) Alex Lovy (1978) Art Scott (1978) |
| Running time | 22 minutes (11 minutes per segment) |
| Production company | Hanna-Barbera Productions |
| Original release | |
| Network | ABC |
| Release | September 10, 1977 (1977-9-10) – June 21, 1980 (1980-6-21) |
Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels is an Americananimatedmysterycomedy series created byJoe Ruby andKen Spears and produced byHanna-Barbera Productions forABC. The series aired during the network'sSaturday morning schedule from September 10, 1977, to June 21, 1980.[1]
The series follows the mystery-solving adventures of the Teen Angels—Brenda, Dee Dee and Taffy—and their friend Captain Caveman (or Cavey for short), a prehistoriccaveman and superhero whom the girls discovered and thawed from a block of ice. The concept and general plot for the show was seen as a parody ofCharlie's Angels (which also aired on ABC).[2] The show also borrowed heavily fromScooby-Doo, another Hanna-Barbera show.[3]
Captain Caveman's powers include super-strength, a variety of useful objects hidden inside his hair, and a club that allows him to fly and from which pop out different tools he uses to fight crime. His trademark is his battle cry of "Captain CAAAAAVEMAAAAAAANNNN!" Captain Caveman's voice was provided byMel Blanc.[4]
A total of forty 11-minute episodes ran for three seasons from 1977 to 1980: sixteen episodes were produced as segments ofScooby's All-Star Laff-A-Lympics in 1977, eight episodes were produced as segments ofScooby's All-Stars in 1978 and sixteen episodes were produced in 1980 whenCaptain Caveman and the Teen Angels were given their own half-hour show which combined new episodes and reruns from 1977 to 1978. Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels also participated insporting competitions as part of "The Scooby Doobies" team on the half-hourLaff-A-Lympics segment. Like many animated series created by Hanna-Barbera in the 1970s, the show contained alaugh track, one of the last Hanna-Barbera productions to do so.
The series features the following four main characters throughout its run:
In the opening credits for each episode voice-over narration byGary Owens said Captain Caveman was "set free by the Teen Angels from his prehistoric block of glacier ice."
The music heard in the closing credits is theCB Bears theme. After the first three screens, the end credit roll is from the original two-hour version ofScooby's All-Star Laff-A-Lympics.
Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels was broadcast in these following formats onABC:
Broadcast schedules (allEDT):
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original release date | |
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| 1 | 1 | "The Kooky Case of the Cryptic Keys" | September 10, 1977 (1977-9-10) | |
While on a road trip, Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels are given a mysterious key by a stranger. | ||||
| 2 | 2 | "The Mixed Up Mystery of Deadman's Reef" | September 17, 1977 (1977-9-17) | |
While at the beach with some friends, Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels see a ship mysteriously vanish. | ||||
| 3 | 3 | "What a Flight for a Fright" | September 24, 1977 (1977-9-24) | |
At the airport, some jewels are stolen by a mysterious figure. | ||||
| 4 | 4 | "The Creepy Case of the Creaky Charter Boat" | October 1, 1977 (1977-10-1) | |
On a charter boat, Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels are chatting with a friend whose father is being honored for his role in a play when suddenly the lights go out and a necklace is stolen. | ||||
| 5 | 5 | "Big Scare in the Big Top" | October 8, 1977 (1977-10-8) | |
At the circus, tigers are disappearing. Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels investigate and discover a phantom has been haunting the circus. | ||||
| 6 | 6 | "Double Dribble Riddle" | October 15, 1977 (1977-10-15) | |
The Central City Kings have disappeared due to a panther. | ||||
| 7 | 7 | "The Crazy Case of the Tell-Tale Tape" | October 22, 1977 (1977-10-22) | |
Television trouble, indeed. The television station, KXXX, is taken off the air when a criminal cuts the antenna. | ||||
| 8 | 8 | "The Creepy Claw Caper" | October 29, 1977 (1977-10-29) | |
A villain named Claw uses an aging gun to turn a rock star into an old man. | ||||
| 9 | 9 | "Cavey and the Kabuta Clue" | November 5, 1977 (1977-11-5) | |
When a mummy comes to life and kidnaps an archeologist, Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels investigate. | ||||
| 10 | 10 | "Cavey and the Weirdo Wolfman" | November 12, 1977 (1977-11-12) | |
With their friend, a prince of a small country, Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels go skiing. When the scepter is stolen by a Snowwolfman, they investigate. | ||||
| 11 | 11 | "The Disappearing Elephant Mystery" | November 19, 1977 (1977-11-19) | |
In India, when a Royal White Elephant is stolen by an evil sorcerer, Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels investigate. | ||||
| 12 | 12 | "The Fur Freight Fright" | November 26, 1977 (1977-11-26) | |
Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels are assisting Dee Dee's uncle, Frank Skyes, with a fur delivery. When the furs disappear, it is up to them to find out what happened. | ||||
| 13 | 13 | "Ride 'Em Caveman" | December 3, 1977 (1977-12-3) | |
In Wyoming, rumors of a horse that is possessed by a demon are rampant. And they seem to be true. Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels have arrived to investigate. Just as they are investigating, a bank robbery occurs. | ||||
| 14 | 14 | "The Strange Case of the Creature from Space" | December 10, 1977 (1977-12-10) | |
Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels go to a research facility after they spot an alien spacecraft landing there. They discover that an alien robot supposedly stole a top secret energy source. | ||||
| 15 | 15 | "The Mystery Mansion Mix-Up" | December 17, 1977 (1977-12-17) | |
Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels got to Farthington Mansion with Taffy's Aunt Gladys to see a magic show. When some jewels are stolen, Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels investigate. | ||||
| 16 | 16 | "Playing Footsie with Bigfoot" | December 24, 1977 (1977-12-24) | |
In Oregon, when the star athlete of a sports team is kidnapped, Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels investigate. Very soon, they have found Juice Brenner. Or have they? He is acting strangely. | ||||
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original release date | |
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| 17 | 1 | "Disco Cavey" | September 9, 1978 (1978-9-9) | |
Whenjewels are stolen at a disco on theRMS Queen Mary, Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels investigate. The creepy monster seems to have the Teen Angels outfoxed. | ||||
| 18 | 2 | "Muscle-Bound Cavey" | September 16, 1978 (1978-9-16) | |
When a champion wrestler is kidnapped, Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels investigate. | ||||
| 19 | 3 | "Cavey's Crazy Car Caper" | September 23, 1978 (1978-9-23) | |
When a new car is stolen, Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels investigate. | ||||
| 20 | 4 | "Cavey's Mexicali 500" | September 30, 1978 (1978-9-30) | |
When fourAztec calendars are stolen, Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels decide to investigate. | ||||
| 21 | 5 | "Wild West Cavey" | October 7, 1978 (1978-10-7) | |
While at a Wild West show in Dodge City, some money disappears from a saddle bag that two bandits who were really actors pretended to steal from a stagecoach that Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels were riding. | ||||
| 22 | 6 | "Cavey's Winter Carnival Caper" | October 14, 1978 (1978-10-14) | |
Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels investigate when their friend, figure skater Karenia Mikovich, disappears. | ||||
| 23 | 7 | "Cavey's Fashion Fiasco" | October 21, 1978 (1978-10-21) | |
At a fashion show, three models disappear. | ||||
| 24 | 8 | "Cavey's Missing Missile Miss-tery" | October 28, 1978 (1978-10-28) | |
Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels decide to investigate when a missile launch they have been watching in the Grand Canyon, where they had previously competed in the Laff-A-Lympics, goes awry. | ||||
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original release date | |
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| 25 | 1 | "The Scarifying Seaweed Secret" | March 8, 1980 (1980-3-8) | |
Ms. Snowden is supposed to be the heir to a fortune. But she must stay on the island, or her relatives will inherit the fortune. Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels are called in to investigate when the relatives start disappearing thanks to a mysterious sea creature. | ||||
| 26 | 2 | "The Dummy" | March 15, 1980 (1980-3-15) | |
When some jewels are stolen, a ventriloquist whom Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels had been watching the night before is immediately suspected by a policeman. | ||||
| 27 | 3 | "Cavey and the Volcanic Villain" | March 22, 1980 (1980-3-22) | |
In Hawaii, a marriage between two lovers from two families who had been enemies for many years is threatened when a sacred pearl disappears. Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels, who are friends with the bride, investigate. | ||||
| 28 | 4 | "Prehistoric Panic" | March 29, 1980 (1980-3-29) | |
Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels travel back in time to meet Captain Caveman's father, the chief of Cavey's tribe. Cavey soon learns that his father's position is threatened by the Mellog, an evil creature that Captain Caveman's father defeated long ago. Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels investigate when the statue of the Mellog comes to life. | ||||
| 29 | 5 | "Cavey and the Baffling Buffalo Man" | April 5, 1980 (1980-4-5) | |
A Native American park ranger asks Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels for their help in finding his stolen car and the Buffalo Man who stole it. | ||||
| 30 | 6 | "Dragonhead" | April 12, 1980 (1980-4-12) | |
While on the way to a Chinese New Year festival in San Francisco, Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels save a truck driver working for a fortune cookie factory. The CEO, Mr. Chin, has been having problems with his business since a masked criminal named Dragonhead showed up. Captain Caveman finds the truck. They notice that the fortune cookies were stolen but not the fortunes. Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels investigate. | ||||
| 31 | 7 | "Cavey and the Murky Mississippi Mystery" | April 19, 1980 (1980-4-19) | |
Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels go on a cruise on a riverboat on the Mississippi River. While there, some nuclear material disappears in the river. Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels investigate and discover a river creature. | ||||
| 32 | 8 | "Old Cavey in New York" | April 26, 1980 (1980-4-26) | |
In New York City, Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels witness a blackout. They soon discover that the gold from the International Gold Exchange has been stolen at the same time. | ||||
| 33 | 9 | "Cavey and the Albino Rhino" | May 3, 1980 (1980-5-3) | |
Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels are the first people to see a rare albino rhino at the wildlife park. A little while later, the albino rhino is stolen. | ||||
| 34 | 10 | "Kentucky Cavey" | May 10, 1980 (1980-5-10) | |
Taffy Dare wants to help her uncle who is on the verge of a foreclosure unless his horse wins the Kentucky Derby. When the horse is stolen, Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels investigate. | ||||
| 35 | 11 | "Cavey Goes to College" | May 17, 1980 (1980-5-17) | |
Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels watch the first appearance of a special robot which suddenly disappears. | ||||
| 36 | 12 | "The Haunting of Hog's Hollow" | May 24, 1980 (1980-5-24) | |
At the Hog Hollow Country Fair, something is wrong with country music singer Jasper Joe Jeeter's voice. Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels investigate when Jasper disappears on a ferris wheel. | ||||
| 37 | 13 | "The Legend of Devil's Run" | May 31, 1980 (1980-5-31) | |
Dee Dee's uncle, Winton, invites Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels to see the reopening of the Devil's Run Railway when a freight car full of silver disappears the same way a munitions car disappeared during the Civil War. Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels investigate and find out that the legend of the Civil War ghost said to have pulled off the robbery. | ||||
| 38 | 14 | "The Mystery of the Meandering Mummy" | June 7, 1980 (1980-6-7) | |
When a mummy comes to life and steals an Ancient Egyptian ruby from Brenda's uncle, Jonathan, Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels investigate. | ||||
| 39 | 15 | "The Old Caveman and the Sea" | June 14, 1980 (1980-6-14) | |
While on vacation in Miami, Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels witness a shark attack. They soon discover that a treasure has been stolen. Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels investigate. | ||||
| 40 | 16 | "Lights, Camera... Cavey!" | June 21, 1980 (1980-6-21) | |
While on a tour of the movie studio, a Phantom makes two actresses appear old. Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels investigate. | ||||
In November 1980, Captain Caveman began to star in segments of his own onThe Flintstone Comedy Show, one of manyspin-offs of Hanna-Barbera's popular prime-time showThe Flintstones, often in a role similar to that ofSuperman. Captain Caveman worked atThe Daily Granite newspaper withWilma Flintstone andBetty Rubble. His "secret identity" was Chester the office boy. To disguise himself as Chester, Captain Caveman wore a pair of glasses and a tie. Despite the simplicity of his disguise, he required a coat rack and an elaborate transformation sequence to become Captain Caveman.
In 1986, Captain Caveman appeared in a backup segment ofThe Flintstone Kids calledCaptain Caveman and Son with his son Cavey Jr. (voiced byCharlie Adler). In this case he appeared on a show-within-a-show that the younger versions of Fred, Barney, Wilma, and Betty enjoyed watching; the Captain's mumbled "unga bunga" became a catchphrase that the kids would shout before watching each "episode" of the show. The show would involve a lesson the Flintstone kids were trying to learn in the prologue. He had no secret identity.
Captain Caveman and Dee Dee Skyes appeared in the animatedScooby-Doo filmScoob!, with Captain Caveman voiced byTracy Morgan and Dee Dee voiced byKiersey Clemons.[5][6] Dee Dee appears as the pilot of theFalcon Fury and assistant of theBlue Falcon. Captain Caveman is an inhabitant of a prehistoric ecosystem under Messick Mountain and part of a tribe with long body hair like him and is capable of speaking proper English.
Captain Caveman appears in the 2021 filmSpace Jam: A New Legacy. His design is the same as inScoob! Captain Caveman is seen watching the basketball game between the Tune Squad and the Goon Squad while swinging from theoverhead power line thatMagilla Gorilla was riding his unicycle on.
| VHS Title | Release Date | Episodes |
|---|---|---|
| The Flintstones Comedy Show (VC1084) | 13 July 1987 | "Dino's Girl", "A Rocks-Pox on You", "In Tune with Terror", "Punk Rock", "Rockjaw Rides Again" |
| The Flintstone Kids (VC1120) | 7 November 1988 | "The Flintstone Fake Ache", "Worldwar Flea", "I Was a Teenage Grown-Up", "Anything You Can Do I Can Do Betty", "Dressed Up Dino", "Day of the Villains", "Rocky's Rocky Road", "The Butcher Shoppe", "Grime and Punishment", "Better Buddy Blues", "Freddy's Mechanical Dog", "The Cream-Pier Strikes Back" |
| Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels: Bumper Edition (VA30711) | 13 October 1997 | "Playing Footsie with Bigfoot", "Cavey and the Volcanic Villain", "Prehistoric Panic", "Cavey and the Baffling Buffalo Man", "Old Cavey in New York", "Kentucky Cavey", "Cavey Goes to College", "The Old Caveman and the Sea", "Disco Cavey", "Musclebound Cavey", "Cavey's Crazy Car Caper", "Wild West Cavey", "The Dummy" |
On July 23, 2013,Warner Archive Collection releasedCaptain Caveman and the Teen Angels: The Complete Series on manufacture-on-demand (MOD) DVD in region 1 as part of theirHanna–Barbera Classics Collection.[14]
