| Baggy Pants and the Nitwits | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Cartoon series |
| Directed by | Brad Case Gerry Chiniquy Sid Marcus Robert McKimson Spencer Peel |
| Voices of | Ruth Buzzi Arte Johnson |
| Composer(s) | Steve DePatie Doug Goodwin |
| Country of origin |  United States |
| Language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 13 |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) | David H. DePatie Friz Freleng |
| Editor(s) | Rick Steward |
| Running time | 30 min. |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | NBC |
| Original run | September 10, 1977 – November 26, 1977 |
Baggy Pants and the Nitwits is a 1977 animated series, produced by DePatie-Freleng Enterprises and broadcast on NBC.
Overview
Each half-hour episode contains two cartoon segments:
Baggy Pants is an anthropomorphic cat dressed as Charlie Chaplin's "Tramp" character, right down to the mustache and cane. His misadventures are somewhat reminiscent of Chaplin's, and there is no spoken dialogue in his cartoons.
"The Nitwits" is about an elderly superhero named Tyrone who's come out of retirement, and his wife Gladys. These two characters are based on the ones played by Arte Johnson and Ruth Buzzi on Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In, and are voiced by the same actors.
This cartoon ran for one season of 13 episodes; as of this writing, it has not been released on home video.
Episode list
| No. | Baggy Pants | Nitwits | Airdate | Prod.code |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Construction Caper | Earthquake McBash | 10 September 1977 | LCHG350P |
| 2 | Lost Dog | The Dynamic Energy Robber | 16 September 1977 | LCHG349W |
| 3 | Hobo and Forgetful Freddy | Splish Splash | 22 September 1977 | LCHG352D |
| 4 | The Movie Man | The Hopeless Diamond Caper | 28 September 1977 | LCHG353X |
| 5 | Circus Circus | The Evil Father Nature | 4 October 1977 | LCHG351J |
| 6 | The Painter's Helper | Mercury Mike and his Jet Bike | 10 October 1977 | LCHG354R |
| 7 | Electric Girlfriend | Rustle Hustle | 16 October 1977 | |
| 8 | A Pressing Job | False Face Filbert | 22 October 1977 | LCHG356E |
| 9 | A Haunting Experience | Genie Meanie | 28 October 1977 | LCHG357Y |
| 10 | Horse Laff | Chicken Lady | 3 November 1977 | LCHG358S |
| 11 | The Magician's Assistant | Simple Simon and the Mad Pieman | 9 November 1977 | LCHG359L |
| 12 | The Frog | The Hole Thing! | 15 November 1977 | LCHG360F |
| 13 | Beach Fun | Ratman! | 21 November 1977 | LCHG361A |
External links
- Baggy Pants and the Nitwits at the Internet Movie Database
- Baggy Pants and the Nitwits at TV.com
- Episode index at the Big Cartoon DataBase
- Baggy Pants and the Nitwits at SaturdayMorning.Pop-Cult.com
- Baggy Pants and the Nitwits at Toonarific.com
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