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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 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. |
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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. |
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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More information can be found [http://www.toontracker.com/clutchcargo/cargo.htm here]. |
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* [[Adventure Series]] |
* [[Adventure Series]] |
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* [[Animated Series]] |
* [[Animated Series]] |
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* [[Cross-Dressing Voices]]: A woman voices Spinner and Paddlefoot. |
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* [[Expy]]: Clutch Cargo resembles Burt Lancaster in appearance. |
* [[Expy]]: Clutch Cargo resembles [[Burt Lancaster]] in appearance. |
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* [[Lantern Jaw of Justice]] |
* [[Lantern Jaw of Justice]] |
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* [[Limited Animation]] |
* [[Limited Animation]] |
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* [[Motionless Chin]]: By way of [ |
* [[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''. |
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* [[Tagalong Kid]] |
* [[Tagalong Kid]]: Spinner |
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* [[Walking the Earth]] |
* [[Walking the Earth]] |
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* [[Wheel-O-Feet]]: Whenever Paddlefoot ran. |
* [[Wheel-O-Feet]]: Whenever Paddlefoot ran. |
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Latest revision as of 21:47, 5 December 2022
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.