Godzilla (1978 TV series)

*Godzilla*
Godzilla
	Title card
Genre	Kaiju
Based on	Godzilla; by Toho Co., Ltd
Developed by	Dick Robbins; Duane Poole;
Directed by	Ray Patterson; Carl Urbano; Oscar Dufau (season 2); George Gordon (season 2);
Voices of	Ted Cassidy; Jeff David; Al Eisenmann; Hilly Hicks; Don Messick; Brenda Thompson;
Composer	Hoyt Curtin
Country of origin	United States
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	26
Production
Executive producers	William Hanna; Joseph Barbera;
Producer	Doug Wildey
Running time	30 minutes
Production companies	Hanna-Barbera Productions; Toho Co., Ltd; Benedict Pictures Corporation;
Original release
Network	NBC;
Release	September 9, 1978 –; December 8, 1979
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Godzilla is an American animated monster television series produced by Hanna-Barbera, in association with Henry G. Saperstein. The series aired on NBC on September 9, 1978 with the title The Godzilla Power Hour. The series continued to air until 1981, packaged with other series under various titles.^[2]

The Godzilla Power Hour consisted of half-hour episodes of Godzilla and Jana of the Jungle. A total of 13 original episodes were produced in 1978, with the first eight airing as part of The Godzilla Power Hour.^[3] On November 4, 1978, the show was expanded to 90 minutes with the addition of Jonny Quest reruns and retitled The Godzilla Super 90. Split off into its own half-hour, the show aired in its own half-hour timeslot as simply Godzilla on September 8, 1979, and then as The Godzilla/Globetrotters Adventure Hour on November 10, 1979, before another repackaging as The Godzilla/Dynomutt Hour on September 27, 1980, and then The Godzilla/Hong Kong Phooey Hour until its cancellation on May 16, 1981.^[4]

The series acquired the retronym of Godzilla: The Original Animated Series for its DVD release.^[5]

^ Ryfle 1998, p. 209.
^ Erickson, Hal (2005). Television Cartoon Shows: An Illustrated Encyclopedia, 1949 Through 2003 (2nd ed.). McFarland & Co. pp. 379–383. ISBN 978-1-4766-6599-3.
^ Woolery, George W. (1983). Children's Television: The First Thirty-Five Years, 1946-1981. Scarecrow Press. pp. 122–124. ISBN 0-8108-1557-5. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
^ Perlmutter, David (2018). The Encyclopedia of American Animated Television Shows. Rowman & Littlefield. pp. 247–251. ISBN 978-1-5381-0373-9.
^ Aiken, Keith (April 5, 2006). "Hanna-Barbera's Godzilla Comes to DVD". SciFi Japan. Retrieved July 18, 2018.

[FOOTNOTERyfle1998209-1] Ryfle 1998, p. 209.

[2] Erickson, Hal (2005). Television Cartoon Shows: An Illustrated Encyclopedia, 1949 Through 2003 (2nd ed.). McFarland & Co. pp. 379–383. ISBN 978-1-4766-6599-3.

[Woolery-3] Woolery, George W. (1983). Children's Television: The First Thirty-Five Years, 1946-1981. Scarecrow Press. pp. 122–124. ISBN 0-8108-1557-5. Retrieved 14 March 2020.

[Perlmutter-4] Perlmutter, David (2018). The Encyclopedia of American Animated Television Shows. Rowman & Littlefield. pp. 247–251. ISBN 978-1-5381-0373-9.

[DVD-5] Aiken, Keith (April 5, 2006). "Hanna-Barbera's Godzilla Comes to DVD". SciFi Japan. Retrieved July 18, 2018.

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Godzilla (1978 TV series)

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