The Blockade

The Blockade

September 26, 1981 TV Episode The New Adventures of Zorro

Studio
Filmation Associates
Animation studio
Tokyo Movie Shinsha

Synopsis

Zorro risks his life to attack an enemy French man-of-war that has blockaded the port of San Pedro.

Characters

Don Diego/Zorro, Miguel, Captain Ramon, Sergeant Gonzales, Maria, Lucia, Don Alejandro/Governor General, Fray Gaspar

Credits

Producing

Producer
Don Christensen
Executive Producers
Lou Scheimer, Norm Prescott

Writing

Writer
Arthur Browne Jr

Voices

Voice
Henry Darrow (Don Diego/Zorro), Julio Medina (Miguel), Eric Mason (Captain Ramon), Don Diamond (Sergeant Gonzales), Christine Avila (Maria), Socorro Valdez (Lucia), Carlos Rivas (Don Alejandro/Governor General), East Carlo (Fray Gaspar)

Music

Music
Yvette Blais, Jeff Michael

Editing

Editor
Ron Fedele, Joe Gall, Hector Gika
Supervising Film Editor
George Mahana

Crew

Storyboard Supervisors
Bob Arkwright, Mike Joens, Rich Fogel, Lonnie Lloyd
Storyboard Director
Karl Geurs
Storyboards
Sylvia Brinkkord, Charles Howell, Barry Caldwell, Robert Lamb, Vic Falchele, Don Manuel, Carl Dorese, Sharon Rolnik, Paul Fennell, David Russell, Eddie Fitzgerald, Ernie Schmidt, Bob Forward, Bruce Strock, Warren Greenwood, Michael Swanigan, Mike Hazy, George Turner, Stephen Hickner, Wendell Washer, Byron Vaughns
Graphics
Mike Randall
Film Coordinators
June Gilham, Toni Christiansen
Production Controller
Bob Wilson
Sound
Glen Glenn Sound
Film Editors
Ron Fedele, Joe Gall, Hector Gika
Supervising Film Editor
George Mahana
Editorial Consultant
Bill Moore
Film Transfer
Paul Galloway
Background Music
Yvette Blais, Jeff Michael
Music Editor
Jerry Cohen
Music Publisher
Shermley Music Co
"Zorro" Animation Produced by
Tokyo Movie Shinsha Co
Executive Vice President/Creative Affairs
Arthur H. Nadel

Companies and other credits

  • Music Publisher: A.S.C.A.P
  • "Zorro" Animation Produced by: Ltd
  • A Filmation Production
  • © Copyright 1981 Filmation Associates

Production notes

The "Zorro" character created by Johnston McCulley. This was the first cartoon appearance for Zorro, but the cartoon kept the spirit of the legendary swordsman's screen adventures. And yes, the customary sword-carved "Z" was part of the proceedings.

This marked the only time Filmation ever outsourced the production of one of their cartoon series.