Calvin and the Colonel Season 1 The Winning Number 1961
Calvin and the Colonel is an animated cartoon television series in 1961 about Colonel Montgomery J. Klaxon, a shrewd fox and Calvin T. Burnside, a dumb bear. Their lawyer was Oliver Wendell Clutch, who was a weasel. The colonel lived with his wife Maggie Belle and her sister Sue, who did not trust the colonel at all. Colonel Klaxon was in the real estate business, but always tried get-rich-quick schemes with Calvin's unwitting help. The series was an animated remake of Amos 'n' Andy [or, more or less, "Andy and The Kingfish"] and featured the voices of Freeman Gosden and Charles Correll from the radio series. Using animals avoided the touchy racial issues which had led to the downfall of Amos 'n' Andy. Because of low ratings, the show was cancelled after two months, but returned two months later to complete the first season contract. For a year afterward reruns were seen on Saturday mornings, and eventually syndicated through the 1960s. It was also adapted as a comic book by Dell Comics, and as such the first of two issues was the final installment in the company's extremely prolific Four Color anthology series.
- Released: 1961-10-03
- Runtime: 30 minutes
- Genre: Animation, Comedy
- Stars: Virginia Gregg, Paul Frees, Beatrice Kay, Charles J. Correll, Freeman F. Gosden
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1. The Television Job 1961-10-03
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2. The Polka Dot Bandit 1961-10-10
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3. Thanksgiving Dinner 1961-10-17
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4. The Costume Ball 1961-10-24
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5. Sycamore Lodge 1961-10-31
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6. Cloakroom 1961-11-07
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7. Calvin Gets Psychoanalyzed 1962-01-24
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8. Wheeling and Dealing 1962-02-03
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9. The Wrecking Crew 1962-02-10
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11. Sister Sue and the Police Captain 1962-02-24
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12. Jim Dandy Cleaners 1962-03-03
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13. Jealosy 1962-05-10
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15. Sister Sue's Sweetheart 1962-03-24
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16. The Winning Number 1962-05-31
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17. Calvin's Glamour Girl 1962-04-07
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18. The Colonel Out-foxes Himself 1962-04-14
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19. Nephew Newton's Fortune 1962-04-21
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21. Woman's Picnic 1962-05-05
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22. Magazine Romance 1962-05-12
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23. Ring Reward 1962-05-19
