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This syndicated [[Adventure Series]] from 1959 is most remembered for its [[~~Synchro~~ 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.

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.

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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* [[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)

* [[Walking the Earth]]

* [[Wheel-O-Feet]]: Whenever Paddlefoot ran.