Meatballs & Spaghetti is an American animated television series that aired on CBS on Saturday morning from September 18, 1982, to March 5, 1983. The show was produced by InterMedia Entertainment Company and Marvel Productions and aired on Starcade, CBS's Saturday morning cartoon programming block.Starcade advertising. Avengers Annual #11. Marvel Comics Group. Accessed on July 7, 2014. It was one of the last Saturday morning cartoon series to be fitted with a laugh track.
The show was not well received, with a Variety review saying, "No try at music here, or even much comedy either. It's without any socially redeeming value."
Synopsis The series centered on Meatballs & Spaghetti, a husband-and-wife singing duo who roamed the country in a mobile home with their friend Clyde (who was their bassist), and their dog Woofer (who was their drummer). The main characters — fat Meatballs and skinny Spaghetti — were intended to be a mix of popular musicians Meat Loaf and Sonny & Cher. There was at least one original song in each episode.
Main voice cast Ron Masak as Meatballs Sally Julian as Spaghetti Frank Welker as Woofer Barry Gordon as Clyde
Additional voice talents Jack Angel Wally Burr Philip Clarke Regis Cordic (credited as Rege Cordic) Peter Cullen Ronald Gans David Hall Morgan Lofting Bill Ratner Ronnie Schell Marilyn Schreffler Hal Smith Paul Winchell
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at the Big Cartoon DataBase