VHS cover art Top row (L-R): Squeak, Scratch, Colonel Bleep Bottom row (L-R): Black Patch, the Black Knight of Pluto, Bruto the Black Robot
Genre
Science fiction
Created by
Robert D. Buchanan Jack Schleh[1]
Written by
Robert D. Buchanan
Directed by
Jack Schleh
Starring
Colonel Bleep Squeek Scratch
Narrated by
Noah Tyler
Country of origin
United States
Original language
English
No. of episodes
100[2][3][4] (45 are known to survive)
Production
Running time
3–6 minutes
Production companies
Soundac Richard M. Ullcan Inc.
Original release
Network
Syndication
Release
September 21, 1957 (September 21, 1957) – May 9, 1960 (May 9, 1960)
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Colonel Bleep is a 1957 American animated TV series which was the first color cartoon series made for television.[5] It was created and written by Robert D. Buchanan and Jack Schleh on June 8, 1956,[1] and was animated by Soundac, Inc. of Miami.[6] The show was originally syndicated on September 21, 1957, as a segment on Uncle Bill's TV Club.[7] One hundred episodes,[2][3][4] of varying length of between three and six minutes each, were produced. Of these episodes, 45 episodes are known to exist in some form, eight of which are only available in monochrome.
^ abColonel Bleep #1 liner notes (1991) Streamline Pictures 90008. Quote: "Created in 1956 by Jack Schleh and Robert D. Buchanan..."
^ abKempner, Marvin (1998). Can't Wait Till Monday Morning. New York: Rivercross Publishing Inc. p. [1]. ISBN 0944957730. OCLC 1029261298.
^ abCite error: The named reference Woolery was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
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