The Big Setup
- Studio
- Hanna-Barbera Studios
Synopsis
Living inside the city park operated by Mr. Dinkel, The Shirt Tales are Tyg the tiger, Pammy the Panda, Digger the Mole, Rick the Raccoon, Bogey the Orangutan and, during the second season, Kip the Kangaroo. These animal would help out others in distress. When they scream "Shirt Ta-Ta-Ta-Tales!" their shirts would light up what they are feeling.
Characters
Tyg Tiger, Pammy Panda, Digger Mole, Rick Raccoon, Bogey Orangutan, Kip Kangaroo, Mr. Dinkel
Credits
Directing
- Director
- Oscar Dufau, George Gordon, Carl Urbano, John Walker, Rudy Zamora
- Assistant Directors
- Bob Goe, Bill Hutten, Tony Love, Don Lusk, Ann Tucker
- Supervising Director
- Ray Patterson
Producing
- Producer
- Kay Wright
- Executive Producers
- William Hanna, Joseph Barbera
- Creative Producer
- Iwao Takamoto
Voices
- Voice
- Steve Schatzberg (Tyg Tiger), Pat Parris (Pammy Panda), Robert Allen Ogle (Digger Mole), Ronnie Schell (Rick Raccoon), Fred Travalena (Bogey Orangutan), Nancy Cartwright (Kip Kangaroo), Herb Vigram (Mr. Dinkel), Joey Camen, Victoria Carroll, Brian Cummings, Bernard Erhard, Ernest Harada, Bob Holt, Buster Jones, Howard Morris, Tony Pope, Marilyn Schreffler, Hal Smith, Jimmy Weldon
Music
- Music
- Hoyt Curtin
- Musical Supervisor
- Paul DeKorte
Editing
- Editor
- Gil Iverson
- Supervising Film Editor
- Larry C. Cowan
Crew
- Story Editor
- Bob Ogle
- Creative Supervisor
- Tony Pastor
- Story Direction
- Dale Barnhart, Ron Campbell, Jim Fletcher, Lew Saw, Mitchell Shauer, Roy Wilson
- Recording Director
- Gordon Hunt
- Animation Casting Director
- Ginny McSwain
- Graphics
- Iraj Paran, Tom Wogatzke
- Titles
- Mitchell Shauer
- Design Supervisor
- Bob Singer
- Character Design
- Michael Takamoto, Alice Hamm, Judie Clarke, Jim Stenstrum, Sandra Berez, Floro Dery, Gabriel Hoyos
- Layouts
- Jaime Diaz, David Hoover, Richard Hoover, Michael Maliani, John Perry, Mitchell Shauer, Dean Thompson, Roy Wilson
- Sound Direction
- Alvy Dorman, Phil Flad
- Camera
- Bob Marples
- Dubbing Supervisor
- Pat Foley
- Music Editors
- Terry Moore, Cecil Broughton
- Effects Editors
- Carol Lewis, Jon Johnson, Mary Gleason
- Negative Consultant
- William E. DeBoer
- Post-Production Supervision
- Joed Eaton
- Production Coordinator
- Peter Aries
- Production Manager
- James Wang
- Production Assistant
- Robin Carmichael
- Executives in Charge of Production
- Jayne Barbera, Jean MacCurdy
- Supervising Executive
- Margaret Loesch
Companies and other credits
- A HANNA-BARBERA PRODUCTION
- © 1983 HANNA-BARBERA PRODUCTIONS
- INC
- Characters © MCMLXXX Hallmark Cards
- Inc
Production notes
Based on a popular line of greeting cards, The Shirt Tales were a group of adorable animals whose shirts would randomly proclaim things such as "Hug me" or "Let's go!," usually hinting at the current mood of the various "Tales."
The group consisted of leader Tyg the tiger, Rick the raccoon, a girl panda named Pammy, Digger the mole, and a monkey called Bogey, so named because he called everyone "shweetheart" a la Humphrey Bogart. In the second season, another female character was added, young Kip the kangaroo.
The group lived in an oak tree in the middle of a public park, under the watchful eye of Superintendent Dinkle. Hardly a group of loiterers, the Shirt Tails helped park visitors through acts of goodwill and their uncanny ability to solve mysteries.
While sleuthing, the gang used the Shirt Tales' Super-Sonic Transporter (STSST), which not only helped them get around quickly, but also sported a laserlike beam that functioned as a lasso or a ladder. The Tales also owned wristwatches that allowed them to communicate with one another, sometimes holographically. With such an impressive array of expensive equipment, it's no wonder the group couldn't afford to buy pants.
After two years on NBC, the show moved to CBS for its final Saturday morning season, which consisted entirely of repeats.
The group consisted of leader Tyg the tiger, Rick the raccoon, a girl panda named Pammy, Digger the mole, and a monkey called Bogey, so named because he called everyone "shweetheart" a la Humphrey Bogart. In the second season, another female character was added, young Kip the kangaroo.
The group lived in an oak tree in the middle of a public park, under the watchful eye of Superintendent Dinkle. Hardly a group of loiterers, the Shirt Tails helped park visitors through acts of goodwill and their uncanny ability to solve mysteries.
While sleuthing, the gang used the Shirt Tales' Super-Sonic Transporter (STSST), which not only helped them get around quickly, but also sported a laserlike beam that functioned as a lasso or a ladder. The Tales also owned wristwatches that allowed them to communicate with one another, sometimes holographically. With such an impressive array of expensive equipment, it's no wonder the group couldn't afford to buy pants.
After two years on NBC, the show moved to CBS for its final Saturday morning season, which consisted entirely of repeats.