The Harlem Globetrotters Popcorn Machine

*The Harlem Globetrotters Popcorn Machine*
The Harlem Globetrotters Popcorn Machine
Genre	Children's television series
Created by	John Aylesworth ; Frank Peppiatt
Written by	John Aylesworth ; Frank Peppiatt ; Jack Burns
Directed by	Tony Mordente
Starring	John Aylesworth; Nate Branch; ; Geese Ausbie;
Country of origin	USA
Original language	English
Production
Production location	CBS Television City
Running time	25 minutes
Production companies	Funhouse Productions Inc; Viacom Productions
Distributor	CBS Television Distribution
Release
Original network	CBS
Original release	September 7, 1974 –; August 30, 1975

The Harlem Globetrotters Popcorn Machine was a Saturday morning variety show featuring players from the basketball team the Harlem Globetrotters singing, dancing, and performing comedy sketches.^[1] Broadcast from 1974 to 1975, it was produced by Funhouse Productions for Viacom Productions.^[2]

Cast[]

The Harlem Globetrotters:

Meadowlark Lemon
Marques Haynes
Charles "Tex" Harrison
Hubert "Geese" Ausbie
Nate Branch
Curly Neal
Theodis "Wolfman" Lee
John Smith
Bobby Joe Mason
Avery Schreiber as Mr. Evil
Rodney Allen Rippy as himself
John Aylesworth - announcer

References[]

^ Woolery, George W. (1983). Children's Television: The First Thirty-Five Years, 1946-1981, Part Two: Live, Film and Tape Series. Scarecrow Press. p. 218. ISBN 9780810816510.
^ Hyatt, Wesley (1997). The Encyclopedia of Daytime Television. Watson-Guptill Publications. pp. 207–208. ISBN 978-0823083152. Retrieved 22 March 2020.

External links[]

The Harlem Globetrotters Popcorn Machine at IMDb

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[1] Woolery, George W. (1983). Children's Television: The First Thirty-Five Years, 1946-1981, Part Two: Live, Film and Tape Series. Scarecrow Press. p. 218. ISBN 9780810816510.

[Daytime-2] Hyatt, Wesley (1997). The Encyclopedia of Daytime Television. Watson-Guptill Publications. pp. 207–208. ISBN 978-0823083152. Retrieved 22 March 2020.

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v t Children's programming on CBS in the 1970s
First-run animated series	Tennessee Tuxedo and His Tales (1963-72) Tom and Jerry (1965-72) The Bugs Bunny Show/Road Runner Show (1968–73; 1975–85) Dastardly and Muttley in Their Flying Machines (1969–71) Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! (1969-72, 1974-76) The Perils of Penelope Pitstop (1969–71) The Adventures of Batman (1969–70) Sabrina the Teenage Witch (1971–74) Groovie Goolies (1970–71) Josie and the Pussycats (1970–71) The Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm Show (1971–72) Help!... It's the Hair Bear Bunch! (1971–74) Archie's TV Funnies (1971–73) The Amazing Chan and the Chan Clan (1972) The New Scooby-Doo Movies (1972–73) Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids (1972–84) Josie and the Pussycats in Outer Space (1972) Jeannie (1973) My Favorite Martians (1973–75) Bailey's Comets (1973–75) Speed Buggy (1973–75) Partridge Family 2200 A.D. (1974–75) Valley of the Dinosaurs (1974–76) The U.S. of Archie (1974–76) Clue Club (1976–77) Tarzan, Lord of the Jungle (1976–77) The New Adventures of Batman (1977–78) What's New, Mr. Magoo? (1977) The Batman/Tarzan Adventure Hour (1977–78) The All New Popeye Hour (1978–82, 1983) Tarzan and the Super 7 (1978–80) The New Adventures of Mighty Mouse and Heckle & Jeckle (1979–81)
First-run live action series	Captain Kangaroo (1955–84) In the News (1971–86) You Are There (1971–72) CBS Children's Film Festival (1971–78; 1982–84) Shazam! (1974–77) The Harlem Globetrotters Popcorn Machine (1974–75) The Hudson Brothers Razzle Dazzle Show (1974–75) The Secrets of Isis (1975–77) Far Out Space Nuts (1975–76) The Ghost Busters (1975) Ark II (1976) Way Out Games (1976–77) The Skatebirds (1977–78) Space Academy (1977–79) Wacko (1977) 30 Minutes (1978–82) Jason of Star Command (1978–81)
Rebroadcasts	The Monkees (1969–72) Wacky Races (1968–70) The New Adventures of Superman Jonny Quest (1965-70) The Jetsons (1967-77) Sylvester and Tweety (1976–77)
Related	Animation in the United States in the television era