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Famous Classic Tales

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About Famous Classic Tales

Famous Classic Tales is a animation TV series that premiered on CBS on November 1, 1970. It has 1 season and 31 episodes so far and has ended. The latest episode, Season 1 Episode 31 "Beauty And The Beast", aired on November 25, 1983.

Famous Classic Tales is a series that airs cartoons from production companies such as Filmation, Rankin-Bass, Ruby-Spears, Air Programs International, Hanna-Barbera, Hanna Barbera Australia, and Southern Star Group. Famous Classic Tales was shown on CBS, and distributed by Kids Klassics Home Video and Storybook World. It had cartoons from API's Family Classic Tales. Featured cartoons included adaptions of classic literature such as Gulliver's Travels, Treasure Island, Black Beauty, Moby-Dick, and many others. The creation of a series of animated features based on classic children's stories was conceived by Jack Thinnes, Media Director at Sive Advertising in Cincinnati, Ohio. The series was created for a Sive client, Kenner Products, and each program was fully sponsored by Kenner on CBS Television Network on Sunday, late afternoon or early evening, during the prime toy selling season before Christmas. The idea to use classic children's books sprang from Thinnes' viewing of a two minute demo of Dickens' A Christmas Carol, which was produced by Walter Hucker's studio, API, of Sydney, Australia. API was purchased later by Hanna-Barbera Studios after Thinnes introduced the owners of the studios to one another. After the series ran on CBS for nearly ten years, it was moved into local syndication by Sive's syndication department. However, their adaptation of A Christmas Carol was such a favorite that it continued to run on the network for fifteen years.

  • Animation

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Episodes

31 episodes · 1 season

Season 1

1970 · 31 episodes · Last episode: 42 years ago

Famous Classic Tales Season 1 release dates →
  1. E31

    31. Beauty And The Beast

  2. E30

    30. The Adventures Of Huckleberry Finn

  3. E29

    29. Daniel Boone

  4. E28

    28. The Adventures Of Sinbad

  5. E27

    27. Gulliver's Travels

  6. E26

    26. Black Beauty

  7. E25

    25. Five Weeks In A Balloon

  8. E24

    24. A Journey To The Center Of The Earth

  9. E23

    23. Davy Crockett On The Mississippi

  10. E22

    22. Master Of The World

  11. E21

    21. Off On A Comet

    Based on the original novel by Jules Verne.

  12. E20

    20. From The Earth To The Moon

  13. E19

    19. Ivanhoe

  14. E18

    18. The Last Of The Mohicians

  15. E17

    17. The Mysterious Island

  16. E16

    16. Moby Dick

  17. E15

    15. The Gentlemen Of Titipu

  18. E14

    14. The Black Arrow

  19. E13

    13. The Three Musketeers

  20. E12

    12. Twenty Thousand Leagues Under The Sea

    Based on the novel by Jules Verne and produced by Hanna-Barbera Australia.

  21. E11

    11. The Swiss Family Robinson

  22. E10

    10. Kidnapped

  23. E9

    9. The Count Of Monte Cristo

  24. E8

    8. The Prince and the Pauper

    Based on the original story by Mark Twain.

  25. E7

    7. Robinson Crusoe

    Based on the original novel by Daniel Defoe.

  26. E6

    6. Travels of Marco Polo

  27. E5

    5. Treasure Island

  28. E4

    4. The Legend Of Robin Hood

  29. E3

    3. A Christmas Carol

    An old bitter miser is given a chance for redemption when spirits visit him on Christmas Eve.

  30. E2

    2. A Connecticut Yankee In King Arthur's Court

    This animated version updates this classic story to a modern day Connecticut factory worker who is transported back in time to the year 528 and the days of the court of King Arthur.

  31. E1

    1. Tales Of Washington Irving

    Based on "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow and "Rip Van Winkle" by Washington Irving

Cast & crew

  • Ross Martin

    Ross Martin

  • Regis Cordic

  • Janet Waldo

    Janet Waldo

  • Don Messick

    Don Messick

Famous Classic Tales FAQ

Will there be new episodes of Famous Classic Tales?

Famous Classic Tales has ended, so no new episodes are scheduled. The final episode aired on November 25, 1983.

When did the latest episode of Famous Classic Tales come out?

The most recent episode of Famous Classic Tales, Season 1 Episode 31 "Beauty And The Beast", aired on November 25, 1983.

How many seasons of Famous Classic Tales are there?

Famous Classic Tales has 1 season with 31 episodes in total.

When did Famous Classic Tales first air?

Famous Classic Tales first aired on CBS on November 1, 1970.

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