Bozo: The World's Most Famous Clown | |
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Genre | Slapstick comedy and Animation |
Created by | Alan Livingston |
Written by |
Alan Livingston Charles Shows Homer Brightman Paul Fennell Larry Harmon Carl Kohler |
Directed by |
Paul Fennell Larry Harmon Jerry Hathcock Ed Solomon Anatole Kirsanoff Brad Case Volus Jones Tom Baron |
Voices of |
Larry Harmon Paul Frees |
Theme music composer | Gordon Zahler Alec Compinsky |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language(s) | English |
No. of series | N/A |
No. of episodes | 157 |
Production | |
Executive producer(s) | Larry Harmon |
Producer(s) |
Paul Fennell Theodore Ticktin |
Running time | 5 minutes |
Production company(s) | Larry Harmon Pictures |
Release | |
Original release | 1958 | – 1962
Bozo: The World's Most Famous Clown is an American animated television series based on the children's record book series, Bozo the Clown by Capital Records. This series produced by Larry Harmon Pictures which began syndication in 1958. Lou Scheimer, of Filmation fame, was the art director for the series. The voice cast includes Larry Harmon starring as Bozo, with Paul Frees as the narrator.
A total of 157 five-minute shorts were produced: 20 in 1958, 85 in 1959 and 52 in 1962.
The animated adventures of Bozo and his adolescent sidekick Butch as they journey to crazy, wild and exciting places.