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Spider-Man (1967)
An original animation
Although I was born the same year that Spider-man went off the air in 1970, it ran in syndication, which I watched all the episodes when it aired. Compared with the contemporary cartoons of my childhood such as Speed Racer, The Superfriends, Most of Filmation Studios animation, etc., the original Spider-Man cartoon, by far, had better graphics, music, etc. than the subsequent "Spider-Man and his Amazing Friends" among other recent Spider-Man episodes, although they were more advanced, consistent, and greater story lines. Spider-Man had an original animation theme, such as the original Lone ranger Cartoon of the 1960s (Format Films). This Spider-Man will always remain a classic to me.
The Skatebirds (1977)
I remember this show, vaguely, and...
I remember seeing this show when I was a kid, and as far as I can remember, this show was exactly like The Banana Splits, only a 70's version of it. This show did have animated shorts such as The Three Robonic Stooges (which later became a solo cartoon show), Wonder Wheels, and Mystery Island (exactly like Danger Island on The Banana Splits), just to name a few. One of the voices that I remember was Scatman Crothers (who was the voice of Hong Kong Phooey, and one the Harlem Globetrotters), who was the voice of "Scat Cat." This show aired on CBS (in Philadelphia, on channel 10) on Saturday mornings, prior to more hard hitting shows like Shazam, the Batman/ Tarzan Adventure Hour and Fat Albert and Cosby Kids, which Filmation made great. This show was something to watch (not necessarily to enjoy) before the "better" shows came on CBS at that time.