Dragonhead

Dragonhead

April 12, 1980 TV Episode Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels

Studio
Hanna-Barbera Studios

Synopsis

The Angels try to discover who's trying to drive Mr. Chin out of business.

Characters

Captain Caveman, Dee Dee, Brenda, Taffy, Cave Bird

Credits

Directing

Director
Charles Nichols (as Charles A. Nichols)

Producing

Producer
William Hanna, Joseph Barbera (Executive Producers)
Creative Producer
Iwao Takamoto
Associate Producer
Art Scott, Alex Lovy, Lew Marshall

Music

Music
Hoyt Curtin, Ted Nichols
Musical Supervision
Paul DeKorte

Crew

Created by
Joe Ruby, Ken Spears
Story Editors
Andy Heyward, Norman Maurer, Ray Parker, Duane Poole, Dick Robbins, Joe Ruby, Ken Spears
Story Direction
Bill Ackerman, Ron Campbell, Carl Fallberg, David Hanan, M. Mike Kawaguchi, Michael O'Connor, George Singer, Paul Sommer, Howard Swift, Kay Wright
Character Design
Bob Singer, Dick Ung, Alex Toth, Lew Ott, Steve Nakagawa, Donna Zeller
Layout Supervision
John Ahern
Layout
Pete Alvarado, Alvaro Arce, Dick Bickenbach, Al Budnick, Charles Downs, Owen Fitzgerald, Jim Fletcher, Drew Gentle, Rick Gonzales, Paul Gruwell, Kirk Henderson, Jack Huber, Alex Ignatiev, Ray Jacobs, Homer Jonas, Bill Lignante, Warren Marshall, Jim Mueller, Dan Noonan, Greg Reyna, Tom Roth, Glen Schmitz, Terry Slade, Martin Taras, Mario Uribe, Wendell Washer
Unit Direction
Ray Patterson
Background Supervision
Al Gmuer
Backgrounds
Cathleen Alfaro, Daniela Bielecka, Dennis Durrell, Bob Gentle, David High, Richard Khim, Gary Niblett, Walt Peregoy, Andy Phillipson, Gary Selvecchio, Marilyn Shimokochi, Peter Van Elk
Checking and Scene Planning
Evelyn Sherwood
Xerography
Star Wirth, Robert "Tiger" West
Ink and Paint Supervision
Billie Kerns, Roberta Greutert
Title Design
Bill Perez
Graphics
Iraj Paran
Sound Direction
Richard Olson, Bill Getty
Recording Directors
Wally Burr, Alex Lovy, Art Scott
Camera
George Epperson, Jerry Smith, John Aardal, Charles Flekal, Ron Jackson, Ralph Migliori, Cliff Shirpser, Roy Wade
Dubbing Supervision
Pat Foley
Negative Consultant
William E. DeBoer
Production Manager
Jayne Barbera
Post-Production Supervision
Joed Eaton

Companies and other credits

  • Musical Supervision: La La Productions
  • A HANNA-BARBERA PRODUCTION
  • Copyright 1977 Hanna-Barbera Productions
  • Inc

Production notes

Captain Caveman was a prehistoric superhero unfrozen by three teenage beauties. They took him around in their van, solving mysteries across the country. And he could fly. Young boys of the world, set your envy-meters to "overload."

The captain's powers of flight came from his multi-purpose club, which could pop open to produce any gadget necessary to defeat the villain. Sidekick Cave Bird was also on hand to keep his master's devices straight. The girls, known collectively as the "Teen Angels," were brainy Brenda, scaredy pants Taffy and easygoing Dee Dee.

Supremely hairy, "Cavey" was also blessed with a great set of lungs, which he would use to belt out his name when flying into action. After two years of being a segment on Scooby's All-Star Laff-a-Lympics and Scooby's All-Stars, Cavey and the girls get their own- short-lived- show, it was decided Cavey's outrageous antics were too much to contain to ensemble work. Hanna-Barbera finally gave the shaggy hero his own show in 1980, titled Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels.

The program only ran for 16 episodes, but the Captain found a more fitting home in Bedrock, playing as a supporting character on The Flintstones Comedy Show and later on The Flintstone Kids, this time with son Cavey Jr.