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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	13
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 –; December 3, 1977

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Baggy Pants and the Nitwits is a 1977 American animated series produced by DePatie-Freleng Enterprises and broadcast on NBC.^[1]

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.^[2]

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 in pantomime, 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".

The series ran for 13 episodes; as of 2019, it has yet to be released on home video.

Episodes

No.	Title	Original air date
1	"Construction Caper" "Earthquake McBash"	September 10, 1977 (1977-09-10)
2	"Lost Dog" "The Dynamic Energy Robber"	September 17, 1977 (1977-09-17)
3	"Baggy Pants and Forgetful Freddy" "Splish Splash"	September 24, 1977 (1977-09-24)
4	"The Moving Man" "The Hopeless Diamond Caper"	October 1, 1977 (1977-10-01)
5	"Circus Circus" "The Evil Father Nature"	October 8, 1977 (1977-10-08)
6	"The Painter's Helper" "Mercury Mike and His Jet Bike"	October 15, 1977 (1977-10-15)
7	"Electric Girlfriend" "Rustle Hustle"	October 22, 1977 (1977-10-22)
8	"A Pressing Job" "False Face Filbert"	October 29, 1977 (1977-10-29)
9	"A Haunting Experience" "Genie Meanie"	November 5, 1977 (1977-11-05)
10	"Horse Laff" "Chicken Lady"	November 12, 1977 (1977-11-12)
11	"The Magician's Assistant" "Simple Simon and the Mad Pieman"	November 19, 1977 (1977-11-19)
12	"The Frog" "The Hole Thing!"	November 26, 1977 (1977-11-26)
13	"Beach Fun" "Ratman!"	December 3, 1977 (1977-12-03)

Cast

Ruth Buzzi - Gladys
Arte Johnson - Tyrone

References

^ Perlmutter, David (2018). The Encyclopedia of American Animated Television Shows. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 58. ISBN 978-1538103739.
^ 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 14 March 2020.
^ Erickson, Hal (2005). Television Cartoon Shows: An Illustrated Encyclopedia, 1949 Through 2003 (2nd ed.). McFarland & Co. p. 108. ISBN 978-1476665993.

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

[Woolery-2] 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 14 March 2020.

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

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 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.<ref name=Woolery>{{cite book |last1=Woolery |first1=George W. |title=Children's Television: The First Thirty-Five Years, 1946-1981 |date=1983 |publisher=Scarecrow Press |isbn=0-8108-1557-5  |url=https://archive.org/details/childrenstelevis0000wool/page/28/mode/2up |accessdate=14 March 2020 |pages=29–30}}</ref>
-'''Baggy Pants''' is an anthropomorphic [[cat]] mimicking [[Charlie Chaplin]]'s "[[The Tramp|Little Tramp]]" character, right down to Chaplin's signature [[toothbrush mustache]] and walking cane.  Similar to Chaplin and the [[The Pink Panther Show|Pink Panther]], Baggy Pants performed all of his misadventures in pantomime, without a spoken dialogue by any of the characters in his segments.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Erickson |first1=Hal |title=Television Cartoon Shows: An Illustrated Encyclopedia, 1949 Through 2003 |date=2005 |edition=2nd |publisher=McFarland & Co |isbn=978-1476665993 |page=108}}</ref>
+'''Baggy Pants''' is an anthropomorphic [[cat]] mimicking [[Charlie Chaplin]]'s "[[The Tramp|Little Tramp]]" character, right down to Chaplin's signature [[toothbrush mustache]] and walking cane. Similar to Chaplin and the [[The Pink Panther Show|Pink Panther]], Baggy Pants performed all of his misadventures in pantomime, without a spoken dialogue by any of the characters in his segments.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Erickson |first1=Hal |title=Television Cartoon Shows: An Illustrated Encyclopedia, 1949 Through 2003 |date=2005 |edition=2nd |publisher=McFarland & Co |isbn=978-1476665993 |page=108}}</ref>
 '''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."
+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".
 The series ran for 13 episodes; as of 2019, it has yet to be released on [[home video]].
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v t e DePatie–Freleng Enterprises
Founders	David H. DePatie Friz Freleng
Theatrical shorts (original)	The Pink Panther (1964–1980) The Inspector (1965–1969) Roland and Rattfink (1968–1971) The Ant and the Aardvark (1969–1971) Tijuana Toads (1969–1972) The Blue Racer (1972–1974) Hoot Kloot (1973–1974) The Dogfather (1974–1976)
Commissioned by Warner Bros.	Merrie Melodies/Looney Tunes (theatrical, 1964–1967) Bugs Bunny's Easter Special (CBS/TV special, 1977) Bugs Bunny's Looney Christmas Tales (CBS/TV special, 1979)
Television shorts	Misterjaw (1976) Crazylegs Crane (1978)
Television shows	The Super 6 (NBC, 1966–1969) Super President (NBC, 1967–1968) Here Comes The Grump (NBC, 1969–1970) The Pink Panther Show (NBC, 1969–1971) Doctor Dolittle (NBC, 1970–1971) The New Pink Panther Show (NBC, 1971–1976) The Barkleys (NBC, 1972–1973) The Houndcats (NBC, 1972–1973) Bailey's Comets (CBS, 1973–1975) The Oddball Couple (ABC, 1975–1977) Return to the Planet of the Apes (NBC, 1975–1976) The Pink Panther Laugh and a Half-Hour and a Half Show (NBC, 1976–1977) Baggy Pants and the Nitwits (NBC, 1977–1978) What's New, Mr. Magoo? (CBS, 1977–1979) Think! Pink Panther (NBC, 1978) The All New Pink Panther Show (ABC, 1978–1979) The Fantastic Four (NBC, 1978–1979) Spider-Woman (ABC, 1979–1980)
Television specials	The Bear Who Slept Through Christmas (NBC/TV special, 1973) My Mom's Having a Baby (ABC/TV special, 1977) Where Do Teenagers Come From? (ABC/TV special, 1980)
Dr. Seuss Television specials	The Cat in the Hat (CBS/TV special, 1971) The Lorax (CBS/TV special, 1972) Dr. Seuss on the Loose (CBS/TV special, 1973) The Hoober-Bloob Highway (CBS/TV special, 1975) Halloween Is Grinch Night (ABC/TV special, 1977) Pontoffel Pock, Where Are You? (ABC/TV special, 1980) The Grinch Grinches the Cat in the Hat (ABC/TV special, 1982)
See also	Marvel Productions Ltd. Saban Entertainment Here Comes the Grump (film) 1982 animators' strike

v t e Children's programming on NBC in the 1970s
First-run animated series	Tennessee Tuxedo and His Tales Here Comes the Grump (1969-1970) The Pink Panther Show (1969–1978) The Underdog Show The Further Adventures of Dr. Dolittle (1970-1971) The Houndcats The Roman Holidays The Barkleys Sealab 2020 Around the World in Eighty Days Inch High, Private Eye The Addams Family (1973) Emergency +4 (1973-1974) Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kids (1973) Star Trek: The Animated Series (1973–1975) Wheelie and the Chopper Bunch (1974) The Secret Lives of Waldo Kitty (1975) Return to the Planet of the Apes (1975–76) CB Bears (1977) The Young Sentinels (1977) The New Archie and Sabrina Hour (1977) I Am the Greatest: The Adventures of Muhammad Ali (1977) Baggy Pants and the Nitwits Yogi's Space Race Galaxy Goof-Ups Buford and the Galloping Ghost The Godzilla Power Hour Fantastic Four The New Fred and Barney Show Casper and the Angels (1979–80) Fred and Barney Meet the Thing (1979-80) The New Shmoo (1979-80) The Super Globetrotters The New Adventures of Flash Gordon (1979–80)
First-run live-action series	H.R. Pufnstuf The Banana Splits Adventure Hour Barrier Reef The Bugaloos (1970–1972) Mr. Wizard Runaround Sigmund and the Sea Monsters Go Run, Joe, Run Land of the Lost (1974–1977) Westwind McDuff, the Talking Dog Monster Squad Big John, Little John (1976–77) The Kids From C.A.P.E.R. Muggsy Thunder Search and Rescue The Red Hand Gang The Krofft Superstar Hour
Rebroadcasts	The Heckle and Jeckle Show The Flintstones (1966-70) The Woody Woodpecker Show Deputy Dawg The Jetsons (1977-81) Josie and the Pussycats (1973-76) Hong Kong Phooey (1978-81) Speed Buggy (1977-80) Space Ghost and Frankenstein Jr. and The Impossibles (1977-80) The Go-Go Globetrotters The Alvin Show (1979) The Daffy Duck Show Jonny Quest (1979-81)
Related	Animation in the United States in the television era