Out out Darn Spot

Synopsis
Animated children’s television series, consisting of five-minute shorts. The 100-episode series was created by Hal Seeger in 1966, to parody the popular Batman and The Green Hornet television series which had premiered the same year. Batfink was a crime fighter with super sonic sonar and wings of steel. He and his sidekick Karate would keep the world safe from villains such as Hugo a Go Go, Daniel Boom, and the Monstrous Master Movie Maker. In this episode Sir Sol Iloquy, a great English actor, is performing Macbeth on television, using the original dagger. During Act II, Scene i ( "Is this a dagger I see before me?"), Hugo brings on the spotlight with makes hundreds of spots. Iloquy is blinded and Hugo grabs the dagger to thunderous (artificially produced) applause.
Series
Batfink
Language
English
Country
United States
Medium
Television
Technical information
Colour / Sound
Transmission details
3 Mar 1967 (Channel: Nickelodeon)
Duration
5 mins

Credits

Director
Hal Seeger
Producer
Hal Seeger
Writer
Dennis Marks (2)
Animator
I Klein; Moray Reden
Cast
Frank BuxtonVoice
Len MaxwellVoice

Additional Details

Production type
Animation
Plays
Macbeth
Keywords
children’s television; Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Notes

Notes
All 100 episodes released on one DVD in 2004.
History
Number 25, season 2.

Production Company

Name

Seven Arts Associated

Online Retailer

Name

sendit.com

Email
care@sendit.com
Web
http://www.sendit.com/ External site opens in new window
Phone
0845 045 102
Fax
028 9043 0460
Address
Unit 2
42 The Cutts
Dunmurry
Belfast
BT2 8ED
Northern Ireland
Notes
Formerly known as ‘Blackstar’.

How to cite this record

Shakespeare, "Out out Darn Spot". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av71145 (Accessed 26 Nov 2024)