| The Gary Coleman Show | |
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| Genre | |
| Based on | The Kid with the Broken Halo byGeorge Kirgo |
| Directed by |
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| Starring | Gary Coleman |
| Voices of |
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| Composer | Hoyt Curtin |
| Country of origin | United States |
| No. of episodes | 13 (26 segments) |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | |
| Producer | Art Scott |
| Editor | Gil Iverson |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Production company | Hanna-Barbera Productions |
| Original release | |
| Network | NBC |
| Release | September 18 (1982-09-18) – December 11, 1982 (1982-12-11) |
The Gary Coleman Show is a 30-minute AmericanSaturday morning animated series produced byHanna-Barbera Productions that originally aired onNBC during the 1982–1983 season.[1] The series featuredGary Coleman as the voice of Andy LeBeau, an apprenticeangel, who was dispatched back to Earth to earn his wings by helping others.[2]
The show featured the voices ofGary Coleman, Lauren Anders,Jennifer Darling,Julie McWhirter Dees, Geoffrey Gordon, LaShana Dendy,Jerry Houser, Calvin Mason,Sidney Miller andSteve Schatzberg.[3]
The character of Andy LeBeau was aspin-off character from Coleman'stelevision filmThe Kid with the Broken Halo (1982).[4]
In each episode, Andy was dispatched to help a child in need and resolve his problem by his supervisor and fellow angel, Angelica. The antagonist in each episode was Hornswoggle, ademon that only Andy could see, who tried to make Andy's mission more difficult, usually by getting him to make the wrong choice or by otherwise complicating the mission. It was up to Andy to correct whatever mistakes he made and foil Hornswoggle's plans.
| No. | Title | Written by | Original release date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Fouled Up Fossils" | Cliff Roberts | September 18, 1982 (1982-09-18) |
| "Going, Going, Gone" | |||
| 2 | "You Oughtta' Be In Pictures" | Dianne Dixon | September 25, 1982 (1982-09-25) |
| "Derby Daze" | Martin Werner | ||
| 3 | "Hornswoggle's Hoax" | Robert Jayson &Paul Dini | October 2, 1982 (1982-10-02) |
| "Calamity Canine" | Peter L. Dixon | ||
| 4 | "Cupid Andy" | John Bates | October 9, 1982 (1982-10-09) |
| "Space Odd-Essey" | Janis Diamond | ||
| 5 | "Hornswoggle's New Leaf" | Paul Dini | October 16, 1982 (1982-10-16) |
| "Keep On Movin' On" | Mark Shiney | ||
| 6 | "Mansion Madness" | Dianne Dixon | October 23, 1982 (1982-10-23) |
| "Wuthering Kites" | David Villaire | ||
| 7 | "In the Swim" | Bob Langhans | October 30, 1982 (1982-10-30) |
| "Put Up or Fix Up" | David Villaire | ||
| 8 | "Haggle and Double Haggle" | Larry Parr | November 6, 1982 (1982-11-06) |
| "The Royal Visitor" | Sandy Fries | ||
| 9 | "The Future Tense" | Janis Diamond & Allan Heldfond | November 13, 1982 (1982-11-13) |
| "Dr. Livingston, I Presume" | Dianne Dixon | ||
| 10 | "Haggle's Luck" | John T. Graham | November 20, 1982 (1982-11-20) |
| "Head in the Clouds" | Tom Ruegger | ||
| 11 | "Teacher's Pest" | John T. Graham | November 27, 1982 (1982-11-27) |
| "Andy Sings the Blues" | Janis Diamond & Allan Heldfond | ||
| 12 | "Easy Money" | Bob Langhans | December 4, 1982 (1982-12-04) |
| "Take My Tonsils -Please-" | Tom Ruegger | ||
| 13 | "The Prettiest Girl in Oakville" | Mark Shiney | December 11, 1982 (1982-12-11) |
| "Mack's Snow Job" | Sandy Fries | ||
The Gary Coleman Show aired onCartoon Network andBoomerang (the block and network) in the mid-90s and into 2006, when it was aired onAdult Swim before leaving Turner's schedules before 2010; the series has not seen any release since then.