{"product_id":"calvin-and-the-colonel-volume-2-lost-cartoon-classics","title":"Calvin and the Colonel, Volume 2 (Lost Cartoon Classics)","description":"Freeman Gosden and Charles Correll, the men who made \u003ci\u003eAmos 'n' Andy\u003c\/i\u003e the biggest success of the Golden Age of Radio, play cartoon versions of their famous characters in this long-lost prime-time animated series! Excited by the popularity of \u003ci\u003eThe Flintstones\u003c\/i\u003e among adults, ABC executives asked producers Joe Connelly and Bob Mosher (creators of \u003ci\u003eLeave It To Beaver\u003c\/i\u003e) to deliver a new evening cartoon show. The pair drew inspiration from their background in radio; they had started as writers for \u003ci\u003eAmos 'n' Andy\u003c\/i\u003e, and felt an animated version would be a surefire ratings smash. The characters were changed into animals to avoid the outcry against racial stereotypes that had plagued the radio show and the subsequent 1951-1953 television adaptation. So the Kingfish became the Colonel, a fox, while Andy became Calvin, a bear. Scripts were recycled from the radio show, meaning that the stories were familiar to viewers with long memories. Recruited to portray their characters were the original voices and creators of \u003ci\u003eAmos 'n' Andy\u003c\/i\u003e, Freeman Gosden and Charles Correll (they had been replaced by African-American actors in the television version.) Despite the talent of all involved (including \u003ci\u003eLooney Tunes\u003c\/i\u003e luminary Chuck McKimson, who directed all 26 episodes) \u003ci\u003eCalvin and the Colonel\u003c\/i\u003e lasted only one year on ABC, and never went into syndication. Connelly and Mosher would hit a homerun with their next series, \u003ci\u003eThe Munsters\u003c\/i\u003e, but this was the last gasp for the \u003ci\u003eAmos 'n' Andy\u003c\/i\u003e franchise. Still, with many of the original radio and television episodes commercially unavailable, \u003ci\u003eCalvin and the Colonel\u003c\/i\u003e is enjoyable as a unique artifact of the series' long-standing popularity.\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSYCAMORE LODGE: \u003c\/b\u003eCalvin buys a summer cabin from the Colonel, not realizing that it's flooded.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e WHEELING AND DEALING: \u003c\/b\u003e When his nephew wrecks his car, the Colonel uses it as an opportunity to pull an insurance scam.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e SISTER SUE'S SWEETHEART: \u003c\/b\u003e The Colonel panics over his mother-in-law's impending marriage.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNEPHEW NEWTON'S FORTUNE: \u003c\/b\u003e A lethargic relative of the Colonel's is unknowingly sitting on a fortune.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Alpha Video","offers":[{"title":"DVD","offer_id":45802334322838,"sku":"089218789792","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0703\/9621\/5446\/files\/089218789792.jpg?v=1762193923","url":"https:\/\/moviezyng.com\/products\/calvin-and-the-colonel-volume-2-lost-cartoon-classics","provider":"Movie Zyng","version":"1.0","type":"link"}