I Am the Greatest: The Adventures of Muhammad Ali
I Am the Greatest: The Adventures of Muhammad Ali | |
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Genre | Animation |
Created by | Fred Calvert Kimie Calvert John Paxton |
Voices of | Muhammad Ali Frank Bannister Casey Carmichael Patrice Carmichael |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 13 |
Production | |
Running time | 22 minutes |
Production company | Farmhouse Films |
Original release | |
Network | NBC |
Release | September 10 December 3, 1977 | –
I Am the Greatest: The Adventures of Muhammad Ali is an animated series featuring boxer Muhammad Ali, who performed his own voice.[1] The series was broadcast Saturday mornings on NBC and produced by Fred Calvert's independent production company, Farmhouse Films, in the fall of 1977, but was cancelled after 13 episodes due to its low ratings.[2]
In the show, Muhammad Ali and his public relations manager, Frank Bannister, both provided their own voices, as Ali went on adventures with his (fictional) niece Nicky and nephew Damon, voiced by Casey Carmichael and Patrice Carmichael.[3]
Crew
[edit]- Directed by Fred Calvert
- Written by John Bates, Carole Beers, Booker Bradshaw, Ellen and David Christianson, Joseph R. Henderson, Bryan Joseph, Gene Moss
Cast
[edit]- Muhammad Ali as Muhammad Ali
- Frank Bannister as Frank Bannister
- Casey Carmichael as Nicky
- Patrice Carmichael as Damon
Episodes
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No. | Title | Original air date |
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1 | "The Great Alligator" | September 10, 1977 |
2 | "The Air Fair Affair" | September 17, 1977 |
3 | "The Littlest Runner" | September 24, 1977 |
4 | "Ali's African Adventure" | October 1, 1977 |
5 | "Superstar" | October 8, 1977 |
6 | "The Haunted Park" | October 15, 1977 |
7 | "Caught in the Wild" | October 22, 1977 |
8 | "Volcano Island" | October 29, 1977 |
9 | "Oasis of the Moon" | November 5, 1977 |
10 | "The Great Bluegrass Mountain Race" | November 12, 1977 |
11 | "The Werewolf of Devil's Creek" | November 19, 1977 |
12 | "Sissy's Climb" | November 26, 1977 |
13 | "Terror in the Deep" | December 3, 1977 |
Reception
[edit]The series received generally negative reviews. In The Encyclopedia of American Animated Television Shows, David Perlmutter writes: "… perhaps the most clumsily animated, written, and acted series in television animation history, with little of value presented."[4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Woolery, George W. (1983). Children's Television: The First Thirty-Five Years, 1946-1981. Vol. Part 1: Animated Cartoon Series. Metuchen, New Jersey: The Scarecrow Press. pp. 146–147. ISBN 0-8108-1557-5. Retrieved March 14, 2020 – via Internet Archive Book Reader.
- ^ Erickson, Hal (1995). Television Cartoon Shows: An Illustrated Encyclopedia, 1949 Through 1993. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company. pp. 262–263. ISBN 0-7864-0029-3. Retrieved March 31, 2023 – via Internet Archive Book Reader.
- ^ Hyatt, Wesley (1997). The Encyclopedia of Daytime Television. Watson-Guptill Publications. p. 225. ISBN 978-0823083152. Retrieved March 19, 2020.
- ^ Perlmutter, David (2018). The Encyclopedia of American Animated Television Shows. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 295. ISBN 978-1538103739.
External links
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- 1970s American animated television series
- 1970s American black cartoons
- Cultural depictions of Muhammad Ali
- American children's animated adventure television series
- American television series with live action and animation
- NBC original programming
- Boxing animation
- 1977 American television series debuts
- 1977 American television series endings
- Television series by 20th Television
- Animation based on real people
- NBC animated television series
- Boxing stubs
- United States television show stubs
- Animated television series stubs