Frankenstein Jr.

Frankenstein Jr.
Format	Animated Series
Genre	Science Fiction, Action, Superhero
Starring	Ted Cassidy Dick Beals John Stephenson
Country	United States
Language	English
Production
Executive Producer	William Hanna Joseph Barbera
Runtime	7 minutes (approx.)
Company	Hanna-Barbera Productions
Broadcast
Original channel	CBS
First shown	1966
First aired	September 10, 1966
Last aired	September 7, 1968

Frankenstein Jr. is an animated science fiction television series, produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions, that debuted on CBS on September 10, 1966, and ran on Saturday mornings until September 7, 1968 along with The Impossibles as Frankenstein Jr. and The Impossibles. CBS ran two new segments of The Impossibles each Saturday, separated by a new segment of Frankenstein Jr.

Frankenstein Jr. appeared in reruns on Cartoon Network from 1992-2000. In 2000, The series began airing on Cartoon Network's sister channel Boomerang.

Overview

Frankenstein Jr. takes place in Civic City, where boy scientist Buzz Conroy (voiced by Dick Beals) and his father Professor Conroy (voiced by John Stephenson) fight supervillains with the aid of a powerful heroic robot named "Frankenstein Jr." (voiced by Ted Cassidy). "Frankie", as Buzz usually referred to him, was more than a little reminiscent of the title character in Gigantor. Buzz built "Frankie" and activated him through an energy ring.

The series was the target of complaints about violence in children's television, and was canceled in 1968. However segments of the series were later recycled in the 1976 series The Space Ghost/Frankenstein Jr. Show, which aired on NBC from November 27, 1976 until September 3, 1977, replacing the canceled Big John, Little John.

Episodes

Main Article: List of Frankenstein Jr. episodes

1. "The Shocking Electrical Monster"

2. "The Spyder Man"

3. "The Menace From The Wax Museum"

4. "The Alien Brain From Outer Space, Part 1"

5. "The Alien Brain From Outer Space, Part 2"

6. "UFO - Unidentified Fiendish Object"

7. "The Unearthly Plant Creatures"

8. "The Deadly Living Images"

9. "The Colossal Junk Monster"

10. "The Incredible Aqua Monster"

11. "The Gigantic Ghastly Genie"

12. "The Birdman"

13. "The Invasion Of The Robot Creatures"

14. "The Manchurian Menace"

15. "The Mad Monster Maker"

16. "The Monstermobile"

17. "The Pilfering Putty Monster"

18. "The Spooktaculars"

In Other Media

• Buzz Conroy and Frankenstein Jr. appeared in the Yogi's Space Race episode "Franzia,".
• A Big Little Book titled "Frankenstein Jr.: The Menace of the Heartless Monster" was published in 1968.

Home Release

On April 26, 2011, Warner Archive released Frankenstein, Jr. and The Impossibles: The Complete Series on DVD as part of their Hanna–Barbera Classics Collection. This is a Manufacture-on-Demand (MOD) release, available exclusively through Warner's online store and Amazon.com.

Hanna-Barbera Series

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• 1990's