Q-Beat It

Q-Beat It

October 27, 1984 TV Episode Q*Bert

Studio
Ruby-Spears Productions

Synopsis

Based on the video game, this show was a segment on the Saturday Supercade. Q*Bert starred, with his girlfriend Q*Tee, enemy Coily Snake, and Coily's sidekicks Viper, Ugh, and Wrong Way

Characters

Q*Bert, Q*Dad, Q*Tee, Q*Val, Q*Bertha, Q*Mom, Q*Bit, Q*Mungus, Q*Ball, Viper, Coily Snake, Ugg, Wrongway, Sam Slick

Credits

Directing

Director
Charles Nichols (as Charles A. Nichols), Russ Mooney, John Kimball

Producing

Producer
Joe Ruby, Ken Spears (Executive Producers)
Associate Producer
Larry Huber, Michael Hack

Voices

Voice
Billy Bowles (Q*Bert), Frank Welker (Q*Dad, Q*Mungus, Q*Ball, Coilee, Ugg, Wrongway, Sam Slick), Robbie Lee (Q*Tee, Q*Val), Julie McWhirter Dees (Q*Bertha, Q*Mom, Viper), Dick Beals (Q*Bit)
Additional Voices
Michael Bell, Alan Dinehart, Shawn Lieber, Tress MacNeille, Marilyn Schreffler, Steve Spears, Russie Taylor, Herbert Vigran, Janet Waldo, Cameron Young

Music

Music
Dean Elliott (Musical Director)

Animation

Layout Supervision
Cosmo Anzilotti
Layout Artists
Peter Alvarado, Wayne Becker, Fred Irvin, Jack Manning, Michael Oliva, Wallace Sides, Bruce Zick
Animation Supervision
John Conning, Mike Longden, Milton Gray, Willard Kitchen, Colin Baker
Animation Checking Supervision
Marlene Robinson May

Art Department

Backgrounds
Paro Hozumi, Dennis Durrell, Paul Julian, James Hegedus, Ron Dias, Winfield Hull, Eric Semones
Director of Production Design
Ric Gonzalez
Models
Patrick A. Ventura, Russell Hicks, Tom Hickson
Background Supervisio
Eric Semones
Background Layout Supervision
David High
Background Layout Artists
Alex Mann, Lisa Souza, Bruce Zick
Color Key
Bunny Munns
Graphics
Iraj Paran, Tom Wogatzke

Editing

Editor
Edilberto A. Cruz

Sound

Re-Recording Mixer
James L. Aicholtz
Effects Editors
Tom Syslo, Pete Grives, Steve Caldwell

Music Department

Music Editors
Peter Collier, Rick Gleitsman
Music Supervision
Paul DeKorte

Casting

Recording Director
Alan Dinehart

Production Management

Production Coordinator
Loretta High
Production Assistants
Allyn Conley, Laura Rubenstein, Hildy Mesnick, Megeen McLaughlin, Debby Ruby, Susan Feldstein, Maria Elena Guereca, Tracy Gillette, Lynne Pedegana, Lianne Woolley
Executive in Charge of Post Production
Chip Yaras

Crew

Story Direction Supervision
Sharon Rolnik
Assistant Supervision
Barry Caldwell
Story Direction
Robert Alvarez, Kurt Anderson, Barry Caldwell, Ron Campbell, Kathy Carr, Larry Eikleberry, Eddie Fitzgerald, Jan Green, Steve Hickner, Cullen Houghtaling, Larry Houston, Boyd Kirkland, Floyd Norman, Kevin Petrilak, Tom Sito, Mike Swanigan
Models Supervision
Alan B. Huck
Unit Supervisors
Gordon Bellamy, Jaime Diaz, Robert Givens
Titles
Bill Perez
Coordinating Assistants
Paul Gorniak, Natalie Holt, Scott Smith, Tim Terusa, Tom Allen
Studio Manager
Jeffrey M. Cooke
Assistants to the Executive Producers
Melinda Diner, Stacy McLaughlin
"Supercade" Theme
Shuki Levy, Haim Saban
"Q-Bert" Theme Written By
Rick Segall, John Bahler
Negative Consultant
Mary Nelson
Laboratory
C. F. I

Companies and other credits

  • Re-Recording: Warner-Hollywood Studios
  • Re-Recording Mixer: C.A.R
  • "Donkey Kong" Is Based Upon The Video Games "Donkey Kong" Made By Nintendo
  • "Q-Bert" Is Based Upon The Video Game Enititled "Q-Bert" Owned By Mylestar Electronics
  • Inc
  • "Kangaroo" Is Based Upon The Atari Video Game produced under license from Sun Electronics. © 1983 Atari
  • Inc. All rights reserved
  • "Space Ace" Is Based upon the video game made by Magicom
  • Inc
  • concept and engineering by RDI Video Systems
  • design and animation by Don Bluth
  • manufactured and marketed by Cinematronics
  • Inc
  • © 1984 Ruby-Spears Enterprises Inc
  • All Rights Reserved

Production notes

This show was a segment on the Saturday Supercade.