The Harlem Globetrotters Popcorn Machine
The Harlem Globetrotters Popcorn Machine was a Saturday morning variety show featuring players from the basketball team the Harlem Globetrotters singing, dancing, and performing comedy sketches.[1] Broadcast from 1974 to 1975, it was produced by Funhouse Productions for Viacom Productions.[2]
The Harlem Globetrotters Popcorn Machine | |
---|---|
Genre | Children's television series |
Created by | John Aylesworth Frank Peppiatt |
Written by | John Aylesworth Frank Peppiatt Jack Burns |
Directed by | Tony Mordente |
Starring | John Aylesworth Nate Branch Tex Harrison Geese Ausbie Theodis Lee |
Country of origin | USA |
Original language(s) | English |
Production | |
Production location(s) | CBS Television City |
Running time | 25 minutes |
Production company(s) | Funhouse Productions Inc Viacom Productions |
Distributor | CBS Television Distribution |
Release | |
Original network | CBS |
Original release | September 7, 1974 – August 30, 1975 |
Cast
The Harlem Globetrotters:
- Meadowlark Lemon
- Marques Haynes
- Charles "Tex" Harrison
- Hubert "Geese" Ausbie
- Nate Branch
- Curly Neal
- Theodis "Wolfman" Lee
- John Smith
- Bobby Joe Mason
- Avery Schreiber as Mr. Evil
- Rodney Allen Rippy as himself
- John Aylesworth - announcer
gollark: I could use that as a name for a dragon! This is the great thing about flexible naming schemes.
gollark: Ooh, "ouroboros of prize arguments", that's a good phrase.
gollark: I'd like them to be something like NDs, where you can make them and there's some randomness but also skill.
gollark: Probably not, but it's a nice idea.
gollark: One nice idea I heard was to allow one choice of prize per trophy.
References
- Woolery, George W. (1983). Children's Television: The First Thirty-Five Years, 1946-1981, Part Two: Live, Film and Tape Series. Scarecrow Press. p. 218. ISBN 9780810816510.
- Hyatt, Wesley (1997). The Encyclopedia of Daytime Television. Watson-Guptill Publications. pp. 207–208. ISBN 978-0823083152. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
External links
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.