Milton the Monster
Milton, although he's a monster, he's just a big kid.
Also known asThe Milton the Monster Show
Created byHal Seeger
Directed byHal Seeger
Voices ofBob McFadden
Beverly Arnold (uncredited)
Dayton Allen (Stuffy Durma shorts only)
ComposerWinston Sharples
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes26
Production
ProducerHal Seeger
Running time30 min.
Production companiesHal Seeger Productions, in association with the ABC Television Network
Original release
NetworkABC
ReleaseOctober 9, 1965 (1965-10-09) –
September 8, 1968 (1968-09-08)

Milton the Monster, also called The Milton the Monster Show, is an American Saturday morning animated cartoon television series that ran on ABC from October 9, 1965, to September 8, 1968.[1] It was produced and directed by Hal Seeger.[2]

Overview

The series starred Milton the Monster, a Frankenstein-looking monster with a flat-topped, seemingly hollow head which emitted various quantities of white steam or smoke based on his mood or situation.[3] He was created by mad scientist Professor Montgomery Weirdo and his assistant Count Kook, who lived in a haunted house on Horror Hill.[4] Milton is a smiling, good-natured fellow, thanks to the Professor having used too much "tincture of tenderness" as explained in the opening theme of each individual Milton the Monster segment. Milton was created not of individual body parts, but rather in a mold from such liquids as "essence of terror" and "sinister sauce." Out of fear of his creation destroying him, Professor Weirdo intended to add just a touch of the aforementioned tincture of tenderness to the mold, but Count Kook bumped the Professor's elbow, resulting in too much of the tincture being added to the mix. Milton's voice, which was based on the southern accent used by Jim Nabors in his television role as Gomer Pyle,[5] was provided by Bob McFadden who also provided voices for Professor Weirdo's resident monsters:

Professor Weirdo's nemesis was Professor Fruitcake, another mad scientist who lived in a castle on an opposite hill. Professor Fruitcake's major creation was Zelda the Zombie (who only appears in one episode). Other characters in the series included Fangenstein, a biker monster apparently inspired by Marlon Brando, his sidekick Abercrombie the Zombie (who is sometimes Milton's friend), and Professor Weirdo's aunt, the witchy Aunt Hagatha.

Other features

Other features on the show included:

Voice cast

Principal characters and voices:[7]

Episode list

Episode 1

Episode 2

Episode 3

Episode 4

Episode 5

Episode 6

Episode 7

Episode 8

Episode 9

Episode 10

Episode 11

Episode 12

Episode 13

Episode 14

Episode 15

Episode 16

Episode 17

Episode 18

Episode 19

Episode 20

Episode 21

Episode 22

Episode 23

Episode 24

Episode 25

Episode 26

DVD release

On March 20, 2007, Shout! Factory released the complete series on a 4-DVD set.

See also

Further reading

Kevin Scott Collier. Milton the Monster : Horror Hill Epitaph. CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2018. ISBN 1984189808

References

  1. ^ Erickson, Hal (2005). Television Cartoon Shows: An Illustrated Encyclopedia, 1949 Through 2003 (2nd ed.). McFarland & Co. pp. 551–553. ISBN 978-1476665993.
  2. ^ Perlmutter, David (2018). The Encyclopedia of American Animated Television Shows. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 398. ISBN 978-1538103739.
  3. ^ Markstein, Don. "Milton the Monster". Don Markstein's Toonopedia. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
  4. ^ Woolery, George W. (1983). Children's Television: The First Thirty-Five Years, 1946-1981, Part 1: Animated Cartoon Series. Scarecrow Press. pp. 187–188. ISBN 0-8108-1557-5. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
  5. ^ Hollis, T. (2008). Ain't That a Knee-Slapper: Rural Comedy in the Twentieth Century. Jackson: University Press of Mississippi. p. 192. ISBN 9781604739534.
  6. ^ Rovin, Jeff (1987). The Encyclopedia of Supervillains. New York: Facts on File. p. 95. ISBN 0-8160-1356-X.
  7. ^ Hyatt, Wesley (1997). The Encyclopedia of Daytime Television. Watson-Guptill Publications. p. 292. ISBN 978-0823083152. Retrieved 19 March 2020.

External links

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