Casper and the Angels is a 30-minute Saturday morning animated series based on the Harvey Comics character Casper the Friendly Ghost. produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions and broadcast on NBC from September 22, 1979 to December 15, 1979.
Casper the Friendly Ghost is a guardian angel to two female motorcycle space officers named Mini (who is rather ditzy) and Maxi (who is a much more intelligent African-American woman with a very short temper) in the year 2179. They are joined by a rambunctious ghost named Hairy Scary, who would scare villains and troublemakers, but unlike most other ghosts, was accepting of the fact that Casper was a gentle ghost who did not like to scare people.
The show was apparently Hanna-Barbera's second attempt to cash in on the popularity of Charlie's Angels as well as the popularity of the motorcycle police drama CHiPs, the first being Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels (Laurel Page also voiced for that show). Twenty-six 15-minute segments shown as thirteen 30-minute episodes were produced, as well as two television specials Casper's Halloween Special and Casper's First Christmas. The series was shown on Cartoon Network and Boomerang for a few years. Like many animated series created by Hanna-Barbera in the 1970s, the show contained a laugh track.
Julie McWhirter - Casper
Diana McCannon - Space Patrol Officer Maxi
Laurel Page - Space Patrol Officer Mini
John Stephenson - Hairy Scary, Commander
Hal Smith - Nerdley
Paul Winchell - Fungo
Two segments aired per 30-minute episode:
Executive Producers: William Hanna and Joseph Barbera
Producers: Art Scott and Alex Lovy
Directors: Ray Patterson, Carl Urbano, Oscar Dufau, George Gordon
Story Supervisor: Jim Ryan
Story Editor: Bob Ogle
Story: Jack Bonestell, Patsy Cameron, Gary Greenfield, Bob Ogle, Dick Robbins
Story Direction: Don Christensen, George Singer, Sukhdev Dail
Recording Director: Art Scott
Voices: Rick Dees, Bob Hastings, Diana McCannon, Jim McGeorge, Julie McWhirter, Laurel Page, Ronnie Schell, Hal Smith, John Stephenson, Frank Welker, Paul Winchell
Graphics: Iraj Paran, Tom Wogatzke
Title Design: Don Sheppard
Musical Director: Hoyt Curtin
Musical Supervisor: Paul DeKorte
Creative Producer: Iwao Takamoto
Design Supervisor: Bob Singer
Character Design: Willie Ito, Scott Shaw
Layout Supervisor: Don Morgan
Key Layout: Floyd Norman
Layout: Scott Shaw, Jack Manning, John Bruno, Alex McCrae, Al Budnick, Floyd Norman, Nino Carbe, Paul Power, Dave Hanan, Becky Price, Linda Harris, Tony Rivera, Gary Hoffman, Glenn Schmitz, Carol Lay
Animation Supervisors: Bill Keil, Jay Sarbry, Bob Goe
Animation: Robert Alvarez, Oliver Callahan, Frank Andrina, Rudy Cataldi, Colin Baker, Roger Chiasson, Anne Marie Bardwell, Steve Clark, Ed Barge, Richard Coleman, Tom Barnes, John Conning, Max Becraft, Jesse Cosio, Bob Bemiller, Gabor Csupo, Richard Bowman, Zeon Davush, Bob Bransford, Daniel de la Vega, James Brummett, Elaine Despins, Joan Drake, Charles Downs, Bill Hutten, Joan Drake, Volus Jones, Judith Ann Drake, Mario Julio, Marcia Fertig, Aundre Knutson, Gail Finkeldei, Rick Leon, Hugh Fraser, Teresa Loewy, Al Gaivoto, Hicks Lokey, Charles Gammage, Michael Longden, Miguel Garcia, Ernesto Lopez, Fernando Gonzalez, Tony Love, Jeff Hall, Mircea Manta, Terry Harrison, Mauro Maressa, Bob Hathcock, Duncan Marjoribanks, Fred Hellmich, Burt Medall, Charles Howell, Tran Vu Minh, Ken Muse, Joel Seibel, Constantin Mustatea, Mark Simon, Sean Newton, Ken Southworth, Margaret Nichols, Leo Sullivan, Eduardo Olivares, Robert Taylor, Margaret Parkes, Barry Temple, Lester Pegues Jr., Dave Tendlar, Delpino Ramirez, Richard Thompson, Harry Rasmussen, Richard Trueblood, William Recinos, Robert Tyler, Morey Reden, Carlos Vincenzi, Mitch Rochon, John Walker, Tom Ruegger, Allen Wilzbach
Assistant Animation Supervisor: Rick Leon
Assistant Animation: Greg Bailey
Background Supervisor: Al Gmuer
Backgrounds: Lorraine Andrina, Tom Hames, Fernando Arce, James Hegedus, Greg Battes, Eric Heschong, Dario Campanile, Jim Hickey, Gil Dicicco, Michael Humphiries, Dennis Durrell, Bill Proctor, Martin Forte, Vivien Rhyan, Fla Ferreira, Jeff Richards, Bob Gentle, Jeff Riche, Bonnie Goodknight, Andy Phillipson, Al Gmuer, Cal Titus, Ann Guenther, Dennis Venizelos
Checking and Scene Planning: Cindy Smith
Xerography: Star Wirth
Ink and Paint Supervisor: Alison Victory
Sound Direction: Richard Olson, Bill Getty
Camera: Jerry Mills, Curt Hall, Ross Avery, Mike Kane, Bob Berry, Neil Viker, Allen Childs, Roy Wade, Marc Debbaudt, Brandy Whittington, Candy Edwards, Jerry Whittingtion
Supervising Film Editor: Larry C. Cowan
Dubbing Supervisor: Pat Foley
Music Editor: Joe Sandusky
Effects Editors: Julie Bagdonas, Sue Brown
Show Editor: Gil Iverson
Negative Consultant: William E. DeBoer
Production Manager: Jayne Barbera
Post Production Supervisor: Joed Eaton
A Hanna-Barbera Production
Based on the character owned and copyrighted by HARVEY CARTOONS, a partnership.
Casper the Friendly Ghost
Words: Mack David Music: Jerry Livingston
Copyright ©1955 by FAMOUS MUSIC CORPORATION
Copyright renewed 1977 by FAMOUS MUSIC CORPORATION
This Picture Made Under The Jurisdiction of IATSE-IA Afiricated with A.F.L.-C.I.O.
© 1979 Hanna-Barbera Productions, Inc.
On September 5, 1995, Turner Home Entertainment released two volumes The Boo Zoo and Stars & Frights on VHS. This release contained five episodes from the series. In addition, on August 22, 2000, Warner Home Video released Casper Saves Halloween on VHS, which contained the Halloween special as well as six 15-minute episodes of Casper and the Angels. Warner Archive has yet plan a complete series DVD release of the entire show to DVD.
