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Clutch Cargo is a syndicated Adventure Series from 1959 that is most remembered for its use of Syncro-Vox, a process in which the photographed lips of human actors were superimposed on static drawings (a technique spoofed in an extra on The Incredibles DVD and mostly remembered today as being a shtick for a Conan O'Brien sketch). Otherwise the animation was extremely limited. We're talking one frame every two, three seconds.

The hero, Clutch Cargo, was a brawny pilot who flew to various places around the world with his young ward, Spinner; Spinner's dog, Paddlefoot, and a bearded explorer, Swampy. The 52 stories were serialized into 26 half-hour episodes in five chapters of five minutes each.

Tropes used in Clutch Cargo include:

Adventure Series
Animated Series
Cross-Dressing Voices: A woman voices Spinner and Paddlefoot.
Expy: Clutch Cargo resembles Burt Lancaster in appearance.
Lantern Jaw of Justice
Limited Animation
Motionless Chin: By way of Syncro-Vox. Cambria Studios, the makers of Clutch Cargo, also used Syncro-Vox in their other cartoons produced at the same time, Captain Fathom and Space Angel.
Tagalong Kid: Spinner
Walking the Earth
Wheel-O-Feet: Whenever Paddlefoot ran.

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-This syndicated [[Adventure Series]] from 1959 is most remembered for its [[Syncro-Vox]] technique, in which the photographed lips of human actors were superimposed on static drawings (a technique spoofed in an extra on ''[[The Incredibles]]'' [[DVD Bonus Content|DVD]] and mostly remembered today as being a shtick for a Conan O'Brien sketch). Otherwise the animation was ''extremely'' limited. We're talking one frame every two, three seconds.
+'''''Clutch Cargo''''' is a syndicated [[Adventure Series]] from 1959 that is most remembered for its use of [[Syncro-Vox]], a process in which the photographed lips of human actors were superimposed on static drawings (a technique spoofed in an extra on ''[[The Incredibles]]'' [[DVD Bonus Content|DVD]] and mostly remembered today as being a shtick for a Conan O'Brien sketch). Otherwise the animation was ''extremely'' limited. We're talking one frame every two, three seconds.
 The hero, Clutch Cargo, was a brawny pilot who flew to various places around the world with his young ward, Spinner; Spinner's dog, Paddlefoot, and a bearded explorer, Swampy. The 52 stories were serialized into 26 half-hour episodes in five chapters of five minutes each.
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 * [[Animated Series]]
 * [[Cross-Dressing Voices]]: A woman voices Spinner and Paddlefoot.
-* [[Expy]]: Clutch Cargo resembles Burt Lancaster in appearance.
+* [[Expy]]: Clutch Cargo resembles [[Burt Lancaster]] in appearance.
 * [[Lantern Jaw of Justice]]
 * [[Limited Animation]]
 * [[Motionless Chin]]: By way of [[wikipedia:Syncro-Vox|Syncro-Vox]]. Cambria Studios, the makers of ''Clutch Cargo'', also used Syncro-Vox in their other cartoons produced at the same time, ''Captain Fathom'' and ''Space Angel''.
-* [[Tagalong Kid]] (Spinner)
+* [[Tagalong Kid]]: Spinner
 * [[Walking the Earth]]
 * [[Wheel-O-Feet]]: Whenever Paddlefoot ran.
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+[[Category:Western Animation of the 1950s]]
+[[Category:Western Animation of the 1960s]]