Wonder Wheels
Television series
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::summary Television series ::
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| image | WonderWheelsCountyFairTitleLogo.jpg |
| genre | Superhero |
| runtime | 5 minutes |
| director | Charles A. Nichols |
| Chris Cuddington | |
| producer | Terry Morse Jr. |
| executive_producer | William Hanna |
| Joseph Barbera | |
| theme_music_composer | Hoyt Curtin |
| company | Hanna-Barbera Productions |
| voices | Micky Dolenz |
| Don Messick | |
| Susan Davis | |
| country | United States |
| language | English |
| network | CBS |
| first_aired | |
| last_aired | |
| num_series | 1 |
| num_episodes | 16 |
| related | The Skatebirds |
| :: |
| image = WonderWheelsCountyFairTitleLogo.jpg | genre = Superhero | runtime = 5 minutes | director = Charles A. Nichols Chris Cuddington | producer = Terry Morse Jr. | executive_producer = William Hanna Joseph Barbera | theme_music_composer = Hoyt Curtin | company = Hanna-Barbera Productions | voices = Micky Dolenz Don Messick Susan Davis | country = United States | language = English | network = CBS | first_aired = | last_aired = | num_series = 1 | num_episodes = 16 | related = The Skatebirds Wonder Wheels is a Saturday morning animated series produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions that originally aired as a 5-minute segment on The Skatebirds from September 10, 1977, to January 21, 1978, on CBS.
In the fall of 1979, Wonder Wheels continued to air on The Skatebirds when the show returned to CBS in a shortened half-hour version on Sunday mornings until January 25, 1981. In the late 1980s, it resurfaced in a different syndicated half-hour version of The Skatebirds on USA Cartoon Express and later on Cartoon Network, Boomerang and as an interstitial segment between shows.
Plot
A 17-year-old high school journalist named Willie Wheeler (voiced by Micky Dolenz of The Monkees) and his girlfriend Dooley Lawrence (voiced by Susan Davis) solve crimes with the help of his superhero motorcycle Wonder Wheels (vocal effects provided by Don Messick). Whenever Willie goes into action, he utters his catchphrase: "This looks like a job for Won-won-won-won-won-won-won-won-won-won-won-won-wonder Wheels!" and at the press of a button, Willie's beat-up motorcycle transforms into a flashy version with a mind of its own.
Episodes
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| Nº | Title | Airdate |
|---|---|---|
| EpisodeNumber = 1 | Title = Wonder Wheels in The County Fair | 1977 |
| :: |
Voices
- Micky Dolenz – Willie Wheeler
- Susan Davis – Dooley Lawrence
- Don Messick - Wonder Wheels (Vocal Effects)
References
References
- (2005). "Television Cartoon Shows: An Illustrated Encyclopedia, 1949 Through 2003". McFarland & Co.
- (1989). "The Art of Hanna-Barbera: Fifty Years of Creativity". Studio.
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