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Series · 1961–1962Ended

Calvin and the Colonel

6.7·1 season·23 episodes·30 min avg.

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.

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The Television Job
The Television JobUp next
Oct 3, 1961

Calvin and Colonel gets a job picking up television sets and delivering them to the repairman. Things go wrong when they pick up a wrong television set and break it.

02
The Polka Dot Bandit
The Polka Dot Bandit
Oct 10, 1961

The Colonel suspects that his sister-in-law is a jewel thief.

03
Thanksgiving Dinner
Thanksgiving Dinner
Oct 17, 1961

The Colonel's family arrives for Thanksgiving Dinner, unaware that he's forgotten that he invited them a year ago.

04
The Costume Ball
The Costume Ball
Oct 24, 1961

Maggie Belle kicks Colonel out and winds up at Calvin's place. He gets invited to a costume ball, unaware that Maggie Belle is also there.

05
Sycamore Lodge
Sycamore Lodge
Oct 31, 1961

The mountain cabin that the Colonel has rented turns out to be flooded. Unable to get a refund, the Colonel rents the cabin to Calvin.

06
Cloakroom
Cloakroom
Nov 7, 1961

Needing to replace all the money that the Colonel spent, he convinces Calvin that he's a movie star material.

07
Calvin Gets Psychoanalyzed
Calvin Gets Psychoanalyzed
Jan 24, 1962

Calvin visits a psychiatrist so he can have a better understanding of why his girlfriend, Georgianna, dropped him.

08
Wheeling and Dealing
Feb 3, 1962

After breaking his nephew's car, the Colonel tries to get insurance on it.

09
The Wrecking Crew
The Wrecking Crew
Feb 10, 1962

The Colonel takes a job as a construction worker. He then learns of a way to make even more money ... by injuring himself on the job site and collecting insurance payments.

10
The Colonel's Old Flame
The Colonel's Old Flame
Feb 17, 1962

Several years ago, the Colonel promised his then-sweetheart, Boo Boo Winters, that he'd marry her. But instead of Boo Boo, he married Maggie Belle. Now Boo Boo unexpectedly returns, demanding that The Colonel live up to his promise.

11
Sister Sue and the Police Captain
Sister Sue and the Police Captain
Feb 24, 1962

Sister Sue's pending marriage to a police captain is jeopardized when the Colonel wrecks his car.

12
Jim Dandy Cleaners
Jim Dandy Cleaners
Mar 3, 1962

At her place of work, Maggie Bell is given the task of having the typewriters sent out to be cleaned. But when she becomes ill, her husband The Colonel takes over the project.

13
Jealousy
Jealousy
May 10, 1962

Tossed out by his wife, the Colonel concludes another man has entered her life.

14
TBA
Money RewardTBA
15
Sister Sue's Sweetheart
Sister Sue's Sweetheart
Mar 24, 1962

The Colonel panics over his mother-in-law's impending marriage.

16
The Winning Number
The Winning Number
May 31, 1962
17
Calvin's Glamour Girl
Calvin's Glamour Girl
Apr 7, 1962

Calvin tries to fool his new girlfriend's mother into thinking he's rich.

18
The Colonel Out-foxes Himself
The Colonel Out-foxes Himself
Apr 14, 1962

The Colonel gets a taste of his own medicine when he's swindled out of the rent by a conman.

19
Nephew Newton's Fortune
Nephew Newton's Fortune
Apr 21, 1962

The Colonel finds out that his visiting nephew Newton owns a stock worth thousands of dollars.

20
TBA
The Winning NumberTBA
21
Woman's Picnic
Woman's Picnic
May 5, 1962
22
Magazine Romance
Magazine Romance
May 12, 1962
23
Ring Reward
Ring Reward
May 19, 1962

Cast

6 credited
Virginia Gregg
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Paul Frees
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Beatrice Kay
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Charles J. Correll
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Freeman F. Gosden
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Gloria Blondell
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