Baggy Pants and the Nitwits

*Baggy Pants and the Nitwits*
Baggy Pants and the Nitwits
Genre	Cartoon series
Created by	Arte Johnson
Directed by	Brad Case; Gerry Chiniquy; Sid Marcus; Robert McKimson; Spencer Peel
Voices of	Ruth Buzzi; Arte Johnson
Composers	Steve DePatie; Doug Goodwin
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	16
Production
Producers	David H. DePatie; Friz Freleng
Editor	Rick Steward
Running time	30 minutes
Production company	DePatie-Freleng Enterprises
Original release
Network	NBC
Release	September 10 –; October 28, 1977

Baggy Pants and the Nitwits is a 1977 American animated series produced by DePatie-Freleng Enterprises and broadcast on NBC.^[2]

Overview

Though the characters appeared together in the show's introduction, they each appeared separately in their own episodes. Each 30-minute episode of Baggy Pants and the Nitwits contained two segments: one for Baggy Pants and the other for the Nitwits.^[1]

Baggy Pants is an anthropomorphic cat mimicking Charlie Chaplin's "Little Tramp" character, right down to Chaplin's signature toothbrush mustache and walking cane. Similar to Chaplin and the Pink Panther, Baggy Pants performed all of his misadventures silently, without a spoken dialogue by any of the characters in his segments.^[3]

The Nitwits is about an elderly superhero named Tyrone (voiced by Arte Johnson) who, by public demand, re-emerged from retirement to again fight crime, taking cases at his own discretion with help from his wife Gladys (Ruth Buzzi) and his hopping cane which he called "Elmo" which, among other things, helped Tyrone and Gladys to fly.

Johnson and Buzzi adapted and reprised the roles they had originated in Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In, with much of the adult innuendo (including Tyrone's original last name Horneigh) being removed to keep the cartoon family-friendly. In the opening titles of The Nitwits segment, Johnson himself was credited with having "created The Nitwits for television".

Episodes

No.	Title	Original release date
1	"Lost Dog" "The Hopeless Diamond Caper"	September 10, 1977 (1977-09-10)^[1] February 26, 1979 (1979-02-26)^[4](BBC One)
2	"Construction Caper" "Earthquake McBash"	March 5, 1979 (1979-03-05)^[5] (BBC One)
3	"Circus Circus" "The Evil Father Nature"	March 12, 1979 (1979-03-12)^[6] (BBC One)
4	"Baggy Pants and Forgetful Freddy" "Bustle Hustle"	March 19, 1979 (1979-03-19)^[7] (BBC One)
5	"The Moving Man" "The Dynamic Energy Robber"	March 26, 1979 (1979-03-26)^[8] (BBC One)
6	"The Painter's Helper" "Splish Splash"	April 2, 1979 (1979-04-02)^[9] (BBC One)
7	"The Electric Girlfriend" "Mercury Mike and his Jet Bike"	April 9, 1979 (1979-04-09)^[10] (BBC One)
8	"A Pressing Job" "False Face Filbert"	April 23, 1979 (1979-04-23)^[11] (BBC One)
9	"The Haunting Experience" "Genie Meanie"	April 30, 1979 (1979-04-30)^[12] (BBC One)
10	"Horse Laff" "Chicken Lady"	May 14, 1979 (1979-05-14)^[13] (BBC One)
11	"The Magician's Assistant" "Simple Simon and the Mad Pieman"	May 21, 1979 (1979-05-21)^[14] (BBC One)
12	"The Frog" "The Hole Thing"	June 4, 1979 (1979-06-04)^[15] (BBC One)
13	"Beach Fun" "Ratman"	June 11, 1979 (1979-06-11)^[16] (BBC One)
14	"Bone of Contention" "Chicken Lady's Revenge"	June 18, 1979 (1979-06-18)^[17] (BBC One)
15	"A Lad's Lamp" "The Bulk"	June 25, 1979 (1979-06-25)^[18] (BBC One)
16	"Shanghaied" "Dr Sy Klops"	July 2, 1979 (1979-07-02)^[19] (BBC One)

Cast

Ruth Buzzi - Gladys
Arte Johnson - Tyrone

References

1 2 3 Woolery, George W. (1983). Children's Television: The First Thirty-Five Years, 1946-1981. Scarecrow Press. pp. 29–30. ISBN 0-8108-1557-5. Retrieved March 14, 2020.
↑ Perlmutter, David (2018). The Encyclopedia of American Animated Television Shows. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 58. ISBN 978-1538103739.
↑ Erickson, Hal (2005). Television Cartoon Shows: An Illustrated Encyclopedia, 1949 Through 2003 (2nd ed.). McFarland & Co. p. 108. ISBN 978-1476665993.
↑ "Baggy Pants and the Nitwits: Lost Dog; The Hopeless Diamond Caper". Radio Times. No. 2885. February 24, 1979. Archived from the original on October 27, 2014 – via BBC Genome Project.
↑ "Baggy Pants and the Nitwits: Construction Caper; Earthquake McBash". Radio Times. No. 2886. March 3, 1979. Archived from the original on October 28, 2014 – via BBC Genome Project.
↑ "Baggy Pants and the Nitwits: Circus, Circus; The Evil Father Nature". Radio Times. No. 2887. March 10, 1979. Archived from the original on October 27, 2014 – via BBC Genome Project.
↑ "Baggy Pants and the Nitwits: Baggy Pants and Forgetful Freddy; Bustle Hustle". Radio Times. No. 2888. March 17, 1979. Archived from the original on October 27, 2014 – via BBC Genome Project.
↑ "Baggy Pants and the Nitwits: The Moving Man; The Dynamic Energy Robber". Radio Times. No. 2889. March 24, 1979. Archived from the original on October 27, 2014 – via BBC Genome Project.
↑ "Baggy Pants and the Nitwits: Painter's Helper; Splish Splash". Radio Times. No. 2890. March 31, 1979. Archived from the original on October 27, 2014 – via BBC Genome Project.
↑ "Baggy Pants and the Nitwits: The Electric Girlfriend; Mercury Mike and his Jet Bike". Radio Times. No. 2891. April 7, 1979. Archived from the original on October 27, 2014 – via BBC Genome Project.
↑ "Baggy Pants and the Nitwits: A Pressing Job; False Face Filbert". Radio Times. No. 2893. April 21, 1979. Archived from the original on October 27, 2014 – via BBC Genome Project.
↑ "Baggy Pants and the Nitwits: The Haunting Experience; Genie Meanie". Radio Times. No. 2894. April 28, 1979. Archived from the original on December 13, 2019 – via BBC Genome Project.
↑ "Baggy Pants and the Nitwits: Horse Laff; Chicken Lady". Radio Times. No. 2896. May 12, 1979. Archived from the original on October 28, 2014 – via BBC Genome Project.
↑ "Baggy Pants and the Nitwits: The Magician's Assistant; Simple Simon and the Mad Pieman". Radio Times. No. 2897. May 19, 1979. Archived from the original on October 28, 2014 – via BBC Genome Project.
↑ "Baggy Pants and the Nitwits: The Frog; The Hole Thing". Radio Times. No. 2899. June 2, 1979. Archived from the original on October 27, 2014 – via BBC Genome Project.
↑ "Baggy Pants and the Nitwits: Beach Fun; Ratman". Radio Times. No. 2900. June 9, 1979. Archived from the original on October 27, 2014 – via BBC Genome Project.
↑ "Baggy Pants and the Nitwits: Bone of Contention; Chicken Lady's Revenge". Radio Times. No. 2901. June 16, 1979. Archived from the original on October 27, 2014 – via BBC Genome Project.
↑ "Baggy Pants and the Nitwits: A Lad's Lamp; The Bulk". Radio Times. No. 2902. June 23, 1979. Archived from the original on October 28, 2014 – via BBC Genome Project.
↑ "Baggy Pants and the Nitwits: Shanghaied: Dr Sy Klops". Radio Times. No. 2903. June 30, 1979. Archived from the original on October 27, 2014 – via BBC Genome Project.

External links

Baggy Pants and the Nitwits at IMDb
Baggy Pants and the Nitwits Archived 2011-03-07 at the Wayback Machine at SaturdayMorning.Pop-Cult.com
Baggy Pants and the Nitwits Archived 2010-12-03 at the Wayback Machine at Toonarific.com

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[Woolery-1] 1 2 3 Woolery, George W. (1983). Children's Television: The First Thirty-Five Years, 1946-1981. Scarecrow Press. pp. 29–30. ISBN 0-8108-1557-5. Retrieved March 14, 2020.

[2] Perlmutter, David (2018). The Encyclopedia of American Animated Television Shows. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 58. ISBN 978-1538103739.

[3] Erickson, Hal (2005). Television Cartoon Shows: An Illustrated Encyclopedia, 1949 Through 2003 (2nd ed.). McFarland & Co. p. 108. ISBN 978-1476665993.

[4] "Baggy Pants and the Nitwits: Lost Dog; The Hopeless Diamond Caper". Radio Times. No. 2885. February 24, 1979. Archived from the original on October 27, 2014 – via BBC Genome Project.

[5] "Baggy Pants and the Nitwits: Construction Caper; Earthquake McBash". Radio Times. No. 2886. March 3, 1979. Archived from the original on October 28, 2014 – via BBC Genome Project.

[6] "Baggy Pants and the Nitwits: Circus, Circus; The Evil Father Nature". Radio Times. No. 2887. March 10, 1979. Archived from the original on October 27, 2014 – via BBC Genome Project.

[7] "Baggy Pants and the Nitwits: Baggy Pants and Forgetful Freddy; Bustle Hustle". Radio Times. No. 2888. March 17, 1979. Archived from the original on October 27, 2014 – via BBC Genome Project.

[8] "Baggy Pants and the Nitwits: The Moving Man; The Dynamic Energy Robber". Radio Times. No. 2889. March 24, 1979. Archived from the original on October 27, 2014 – via BBC Genome Project.

[9] "Baggy Pants and the Nitwits: Painter's Helper; Splish Splash". Radio Times. No. 2890. March 31, 1979. Archived from the original on October 27, 2014 – via BBC Genome Project.

[10] "Baggy Pants and the Nitwits: The Electric Girlfriend; Mercury Mike and his Jet Bike". Radio Times. No. 2891. April 7, 1979. Archived from the original on October 27, 2014 – via BBC Genome Project.

[11] "Baggy Pants and the Nitwits: A Pressing Job; False Face Filbert". Radio Times. No. 2893. April 21, 1979. Archived from the original on October 27, 2014 – via BBC Genome Project.

[12] "Baggy Pants and the Nitwits: The Haunting Experience; Genie Meanie". Radio Times. No. 2894. April 28, 1979. Archived from the original on December 13, 2019 – via BBC Genome Project.

[13] "Baggy Pants and the Nitwits: Horse Laff; Chicken Lady". Radio Times. No. 2896. May 12, 1979. Archived from the original on October 28, 2014 – via BBC Genome Project.

[14] "Baggy Pants and the Nitwits: The Magician's Assistant; Simple Simon and the Mad Pieman". Radio Times. No. 2897. May 19, 1979. Archived from the original on October 28, 2014 – via BBC Genome Project.

[15] "Baggy Pants and the Nitwits: The Frog; The Hole Thing". Radio Times. No. 2899. June 2, 1979. Archived from the original on October 27, 2014 – via BBC Genome Project.

[16] "Baggy Pants and the Nitwits: Beach Fun; Ratman". Radio Times. No. 2900. June 9, 1979. Archived from the original on October 27, 2014 – via BBC Genome Project.

[17] "Baggy Pants and the Nitwits: Bone of Contention; Chicken Lady's Revenge". Radio Times. No. 2901. June 16, 1979. Archived from the original on October 27, 2014 – via BBC Genome Project.

[18] "Baggy Pants and the Nitwits: A Lad's Lamp; The Bulk". Radio Times. No. 2902. June 23, 1979. Archived from the original on October 28, 2014 – via BBC Genome Project.

[19] "Baggy Pants and the Nitwits: Shanghaied: Dr Sy Klops". Radio Times. No. 2903. June 30, 1979. Archived from the original on October 27, 2014 – via BBC Genome Project.

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