Robert Fulton

Robert Fulton

January 17, 1960 TV Episode Peabody's Improbable History

Studio
Jay Ward Productions

Synopsis

In 1807, Robert Fulton's steamship is pitted against Robert E. Leech's sail-powered boat.

Characters

Mr. Peabody, Sherman, Robert Fulton, Robert E. Leech, Fortescue

Credits

Voices

Voice
Bill Scott (Mr. Peabody, Robert Fulton, Fortescue), Walter Tetley (Sherman), Paul Frees (Robert E. Leech)

Music

Music
Sheldon Allman

Editing

Editor
Skip Craig, Roger Donley

Production notes

Originally broadcast on the Rocky and His Friends show.

This segment featured dog-genius Mr. Peabody and his "boy" Sherman traveling through history via Peabody's "Wayback Machine." Each episode showed the duo traveling throughout the ages as they helped important historical figures (Columbus, Galileo, Edison, etc.) actually achieve the pivotal discoveries that changed history. Mr. Peabody used his dry wit to end each episode with a pun loosely disguised as a moral for Sherman and the audience to learn from.