The Twisted Tales of Felix the Cat is an animated series starring the classic 1919 feline character, Felix the Cat produced for television by Film Roman. It aired from September 16, 1995 to November 25, 1997 on CBS.[1]
History
The show was a modern take on the original 1958 series produced by Otto Messmer's former assistant, Joe Oriolo. His son, Don Oriolo, was involved in the creation of this series as well. In many ways, the show reverts to the silent era of shorts with surreal settings and offbeat character depictions. Felix is also more like his original mischievous adult form, rather than the young and innocent depiction from the 1930s, 1950s and the 1988 film Felix the Cat: The Movie. It does, however, contain some elements from the 1950s series such as Felix's Magic Bag of Tricks and the character Poindexter.
The series starred Thom Adcox-Hernandez as the voice of Felix the Cat. Later on in the series though, he was replaced by Charlie Adler for unknown reasons. It was produced by Phil Roman and Timothy Berglund and is reputed to have been one of the most expensive cartoons ever made by Film Roman.[2] Martin Olson and Jeremy Kramer, two comedy writers known for pushing the envelope into the bizarre, wrote both outlines and scripts for the series. The main theme was composed by Don Oriolo, while the musical score and closing theme were composed and performed by the Club Foot Orchestra.
List of episodes
| Airdate | Cartoon | Credits |
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16 Sep. 1995 |
Story by Martin Olson; Written by Martin Olson, Lynne Naylor, Stephan DeStefano, Timothy Bjorklund; Directed by Lynne Naylor | |
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Story by Martin Olson; Written by Martin Olson, Dominic Polcino, Christopher Moeller, Timothy Berglund; Directed by Dominic Polcino | ||
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Story by Jeremy Kramer; Written by Jeremy Kramer, Robin Steele, Christian Roman, Timothy Berglund; Directed by Robin Steele | ||
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23 Sep. 1995 |
Bob Koch | |
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Story by Jeremy Kramer; Written by Jeremy Kramer, Milton Knight, Michael Polcino; Directed by Milton Knight | ||
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Story by Jeremy Kramer; Written by Jeremy Kramer, Dominic Polcino, Chris Moeller; Directed by Dominic Polcino | ||
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30 Sep. 1995 |
Story by Jeremy Kramer, Timothy Berglund; Written by Jeremy Kramer, Lynne Naylor, Stephan DeStefano; Directed by Lynne Naylor | |
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Story by Jeremy Kramer, Timothy Bjorklund; Written by Jeremy Kramer, Phil Robinson, Bob Koch, Timothy Bjorklund; Directed by Phil "Wild Brain" Robinson | ||
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Story by Martin Olson, Timothy Berglund; Written by Martin Olson; Directed by Blair Peters | ||
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7 Oct. 1995 |
Story by Martin Olson, Timothy Berglund; Written by Martin Olson; Directed by Chris Bartleman | |
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Bob Koch | ||
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Story by Martin Olson, Timothy Berglund; Written by Martin Olson, Timothy Berglund, Robin Steele, Christian Roman; Directed by Robin Steele | ||
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14 Oct. 1995 |
Story by Jeremy Kramer; Written by Jeremy Kramer, Milton Knight, Michael Polcino; Directed by Milton Knight | |
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Story by Jeremy Kramer; Written by Jeremy Kramer, John Stevenson, Timothy Berglund; Directed by John Stevenson | ||
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Story by Jeremy Kramer; Written by Jeremy Kramer, Lynne Naylor, Stephan DeStefano; Directed by Lynne Naylor | ||
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21 Oct. 1995 |
Story by Jeremy Kramer; Written by Jeremy Kramer, Dominic Polcino, Chris Moeller; Directed by Dominic Polcino | |
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Story by Martin Olson; Written by Martin Olson, Robin Steele, Christian Roman, Timothy Berglund; Directed by Robin Steele | ||
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Story by Jeremy Kramer; Written by Jeremy Kramer, Milton Knight, Michael Polcino; Directed by Milton Knight | ||
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28 Oct. 1995 |
Martin Olson | |
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The Sludge King (Parts 1 & 2) |
Story by Martin Olson, Timothy Berglund; Written by Martin Olson, Timothy Berglund; Directed by Timothy Berglund | |
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4 Nov. 1995 |
Story by Martin Olson; Written by Martin Olson, Doug Lawrence, Timothy Berglund; Directed by Doug Lawrence | |
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Martin Olson | ||
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Martin Olson | ||
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11 Nov. 1995 |
Martin Olson | |
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Martin Olson | ||
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Bob Koch | ||
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18 Nov. 1995 |
Martin Olson | |
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Story by Martin Olson; Written by Martin Olson, Blair Peters, Timothy Bjorkloon; Directed by Blair Peters | ||
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Story by Jeremy Kramer; Written by Jeremy Kramer, Blair Peters, Timothy Berglund; Directed by Blair Peters | ||
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25 Nov. 1995 |
Story by Jeremy Kramer; Written by Jeremy Kramer, Martin Olson, Blair Peters; Directed by Blair Peters | |
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Story by Martin Olson; Written by Martin Olson, Timothy Berglund; Directed by Timothy Berglund | ||
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Story by Michael Ouweleen; Written by Michael Ouweleen, Paul Vester; Directed by Paul Vester | ||
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2 Dec. 1995 |
Written by Mark Evanier; Directed by Chris Moeller | |
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Written by Mark Evanier, Christian Roman, Craig Kellman; Director: Christian Roman | ||
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Written by Mark Evanier & Doug Lawrence; Director: Doug Lawrence |
Voice Cast
- Thom Adcox-Hernandez – Felix the Cat (Season 1)
- Charlie Adler – Felix the Cat (Season 2) / Vacuum Cleaner / Additional Voices
- Phil Hayes – Rosco
- Cree Summer – Sheba Beboporeba / Additional Voices
- Tony Jay – Peeking Duck
- Jim Cummings – One-Ton / Additional Voices
- Kevin Schon – Moo Shoo
- John Byner – Additional Voices
- Cam Clarke – Poindexter
- Susan Silo – Additional Voices
- Gary Owens – Radio Announcer
- Mary Kay Bergman – Tickets / Mermaid / Additional Voices
- Tony Pope – Shamus T. Goldcrow
- Jennifer Hale – Candy Kitty / Additional Voices
- Jane Singer – Additional Voices
- Tom Kane – Birthdayland Announcer
- Jill Talley - Additional Voices
- Frank Welker - Additional Voices
- Kath Soucie - Additional Voices
- Billy West - Rock Bottom
- Pat Fraley - The Professor
- Greg Burson - Black Cat Leader
- Dan Castellaneta - Black Cat Keeper
Video availability
A number of episodes have been released on VHS by BMG Video and Universal Studios Home Entertainment, and several DVD releases of episodes were available in Hong Kong under the title The Twisted Tales of Felix the Cat II. In 2013, the entire series was released on a three-disc Region 2 DVD set in Germany.[3]
