Beethoven (TV series)

Beethoven is a 1994 American Saturday morning cartoon television series loosely based on the 1992 motion picture of the same name.[1] The series was produced by Northern Lights Entertainment and Universal Cartoon Studios, and aired for one season on CBS, with 13 episodes with two 10 minute segments produced. Dean Jones, who played Dr. Varnick in the movie, voiced the role of George Newton; Nicholle Tom, who played teenage daughter Ryce in the movie and Beethoven's 2nd, was the only cast member from the films to reprise her role in the series.[2]

Beethoven
Title card
GenreComedy
Based onBeethoven, by Edmond Dantès and Amy Holden Jones
Voices of
Theme music composerChristopher Neal Nelson
Keith Baxter
Opening theme"Beethoven", performed by Geno Henderson
Composers
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of episodes13
Production
Executive producers
ProducersPaul Germain
Roy Smith
Production companiesNorthern Lights Entertainment
Universal Cartoon Studios
DistributorMCA TV
Release
Original networkCBS
Audio formatCBS Stereosound
Original releaseSeptember 10 –
December 3, 1994 (1994-12-03)

Premise

The Newton family love Beethoven, their St. Bernard dog. But the father, George, has his moments with Beethoven, who gets in different mishaps time after time. When not with the Newton family, Beethoven spends time with three other dogs, Sparky (the stray from the first film), Ginger, and Caesar.

Unlike the movie, Beethoven has a speaking voice, at least among the other animals.[3] The same plot was used in another animated series Free Willy, where the main character also could talk.

Voice cast

Additional voices

Crew

Episodes
No.TitleWritten byOriginal air date
1"Good Old George/The Pound"Joe Ansolabehere and Paul GermainSeptember 10, 1994 (1994-09-10)
2"Dog Dreams/The Good, the Bad, and the Poodle"Joe AnsolabehereSeptember 17, 1994 (1994-09-17)
3"The Experiment/The Incredibly Pointless Journey"Jonathan GreenbergSeptember 24, 1994 (1994-09-24)
4"The Guard Dog/Mr. Huggs' Wild Ride"Buddy ChuckOctober 1, 1994 (1994-10-01)
5"Cat Fight/The Kindergarten Caper"Jonathan GreenbergOctober 8, 1994 (1994-10-08)
6"The Gopher Who Would Be King/Pet Psychiatrist"Jim Bernstein and Michael ShipleyOctober 15, 1994 (1994-10-15)
7"Cyrano de Beethoven/The Mailman Cometh"Paul GermainOctober 22, 1994 (1994-10-22)
8"A Cat Named Rover/The Dog Must Diet"Buddy ChuckOctober 29, 1994 (1994-10-29)
9"Car Trouble/The Mighty Cone-Dog"Buddy ChuckNovember 5, 1994 (1994-11-05)
10"Puppy Time/The Morning Paper"Jonathan Greenberg and Joe AnsolabehereNovember 12, 1994 (1994-11-12)
11"The Big One/Fleas!"Joe AnsolabehereNovember 19, 1994 (1994-11-19)
12"Scent of a Mutt/Down on the Farm"Jonathan GreenbergNovember 26, 1994 (1994-11-26)
13"Trash Island/Long Weekend"Christian FletcherDecember 3, 1994 (1994-12-03)

Home video releases

Universal and Goodtimes released episodes of the show on VHS. Universal has not yet announced any plans to release the show on DVD, although the episodes are currently available to view on YouTube. On July 15, 2020, the series became available on the Peacock streaming service.

References
  1. Perlmutter, David (2018). The Encyclopedia of American Animated Television Shows. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 74. ISBN 978-1538103739.
  2. Hyatt, Wesley (1997). The Encyclopedia of Daytime Television. Watson-Guptill Publications. p. 55. ISBN 978-0823083152. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
  3. Erickson, Hal (2005). Television Cartoon Shows: An Illustrated Encyclopedia, 1949 Through 2003 (2nd ed.). McFarland & Co. p. 131. ISBN 978-1476665993.
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