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September 22, 1977 TV Episode The Nitwits

Studio
DePatie-Freleng Enterprises

Characters

Gladys Ormphby, Tyrone

Credits

Directing

Director
Robert McKimson (as Bob McKimson), Sid Marcus, Brad Case, Spencer Peel

Producing

Producer
David H. DePatie, Isadore Freleng (as Friz Freleng)

Writing

Writer
Bob Ogle, David Detiege (as Dave Detiege), Cliff Roberts, Tony Benedict
Story Editor
Bob Ogle

Voices

Voice
Ruth Buzzi (Gladys Ormphby), Arte Johnson (Tyrone)

Music

Music
Doug Goodwin, Steve Depatie
Music Score Conducted by
Eric Rogers

Editing

Editor
Rick Steward, Bob Gillis
Supervising Film Editor
Bob Gillis

Crew

Storyboard Director
Lew Marshall
Storyboards
Alvaro Arce, Bill Perez
Graphic Design
Ric Gonzales, Bob Givens, Gary Hoffman, Tony Rivera, Martin Strudler, Lin Larsen, Alvaro Arce, Phil Phillipson
Backgrounds Supervised By
Richard H. Thomas
Background
Mary Krebs, Sharon Thomas
Main Title Design
Arthur Leonardi
Animation Checking
Armand Shaw
Music Editor
Joe Siracusa
In Charge Of Production
Lee Gunther
Production Mixer
Steve Orr
Camera
Ray Lee, Ralph Migliori, Gary Gunther
Sound
Producers' Sound Service

Companies and other credits

  • Sound: Inc

Production notes

The second part of this show, "The Nitwits" segment featured the voices of Ruth Buzzi and Arte Johnson as Gladys Ormphby and Tyrone, respectively, reprising the roles they made famous on Laugh-In. The running joke on that show had Tyrone making suggestive comments to the homely Gladys as she sat on a park bench. This would prompt Gladys to hit Tyrone over the head with her purse. This may not sound like an appropriate segment for kids, but here's the twist: In the cartoon, Gladys and Tyrone put aside their differences and became crime fighters! This elderly crime fighter (and his equally elderly super-heroine wife) still have a few tricks up their sleeves as they continue to combat crime.