Hey kids (of all ages), it's Saturday Morning Cartoon time again!
Last week's entry on THE NEW 3 STOOGES brought-on a mention of the later ROBONIC STOOGES series, and how their screwy bionics were probably designed by the the same enginee…
Hey kids (of all ages), it's Saturday Morning Cartoon time again!
Last week's entry on THE NEW 3 STOOGES brought-on a mention of the later ROBONIC STOOGES series, and how their screwy bionics were probably designed by the the same engineers who built the Blue Falcon's candroid companion.
Scooby-Doo was big in the mid '70s. As were the SIX MILLION DOLLAR MAN, and reruns of the Adam West BATMAN series. Leave it to Hanna-Barbera to slurry them all together for Saturday Morning.
Radley Crown is an ersatz Adam West style Bruce Wayne who (for no particular reason) fights crime as the Blue Falcon, a costumed and gadget-loaded superhero. Assisting him (sort of) is his bionic, semi-anthropomorphic dog, whose origin is never revealed. These guys were about the worst at the whole "secret identity" thing. But somehow, nobody noticed that Radley had a robotic dog that casually referred to him as "B.F."
The cybernetics should have been a giveaway. Though the goofy, talking dog might not have been. Our heroes live in the same world as Scooby-Doo, who makes guest appearances (two-legged supporting cast in-tow). Since the Mystery Inc. gang also met Batman in the same era, one could argue that Blue Falcon and Batsy coexisted.
DYNOMUTT, DOG WONDER was part of the SCOOBY-DOO/DYNOMUTT HOUR, then SCOOBY'S ALL-STAR LAFF-A-LYMPICS. Later, his segments were rerun on their own.
The B.F. and Dog Blunder characters have been used a good bit in the years since. Including a memorable episode of DEXTER'S LABORATORY and the recent animated film SCOOB!.
This is their first broadcast adventure from September of the big Bicentennial year. (1976 for you kids!)
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