"Davey and Goliath" (1960) TV series 1960-1977

User Rating:

7.0/10   

Director:

Art Clokey

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | unknown

Release Date:

1960 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Family

Plot:

In this stop-action animated series, young Davey Hansen and his best friend (and dog) Goliath live ordianry suburban American lives...

Plot Keywords:

Dog | Family Relationships | Stop Motion Animation | Morality | Talking Dog

Cast

Hal Smith	...	John Hansen / ... (13 episodes, 1961-1976)
Norma MacMillan	...	David 'Davey' Hansen / ... (8 episodes, 1965-1975)
Dick Beals	...	David 'Davey' Hansen (6 episodes, 1960-1964)

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Series Directed by
Raymond Peck		(7 episodes, 1967-1975)
Art Clokey		(6 episodes, 1960-1977)

Series Writing credits
Nancy Moore		(13 episodes, 1960-1975)

Series Produced by
Art Clokey	....	producer (12 episodes, 1961-1975)
Ruth Clokey	....	executive producer (3 episodes, 1972-1975)

Series Original Music by
Patricia Peck		(5 episodes, 1971-1975)
Douglas M. Lackey		(2 episodes, 1967-1968)

Series Cinematography by
Wady C. Medawar		(2 episodes, 1964)

Series Film Editing by
Don McIntosh		(5 episodes, 1960-1971)
Patricia Peck		(4 episodes, 1972-1975)
Woodward Smith		(3 episodes, 1960-1964)
Woodruff Smith		(3 episodes, 1961-1964)

Series Art Direction by
Erwin Lee		(2 episodes, 1964)
Gary Balkwill		(2 episodes, 1972)

Series Production Management
Wady C. Medawar	....	director of production (2 episodes, 1964)

Series Art Department
John Groves	....	artist (4 episodes, 1960-1962)
Jean Mainferm	....	artist (3 episodes, 1961-1962)
Jerry Campbell	....	artist (2 episodes, 1960-1962)
Melvin Wood	....	artist (2 episodes, 1960-1962)
Joe Roman	....	artist (2 episodes, 1961)
Ken Shutt	....	artist (2 episodes, 1961)
Clayton Conklin	....	props / sets (2 episodes, 1964)
Rick Thompson	....	props / sets (2 episodes, 1964)
Richard Baker	....	artist (2 episodes, 1971)

Series Special Effects by
Rob Maine	....	armature and puppet maker (unknown episodes)

Series Visual Effects by
Rob Maine	....	stop motion animator (unknown episodes)

Series Camera and Electrical Department
Rob Maine	....	animation camera operator (unknown episodes)

Series Animation Department
Pete Kleinow	....	animator / chief animator (9 episodes, 1962-1972)
Robert Keesee	....	animator / chief animator (6 episodes, 1960-1971)
Raymond Peck	....	animator (5 episodes, 1960-1975)
Doug Beswick	....	chief animator / animator (5 episodes, 1967-1975)
Bob Danuser	....	animator (4 episodes, 1961-1963)
Jim Danforth	....	animator (3 episodes, 1961-1963)
Harry Walton	....	animator (3 episodes, 1971-1972)
Terry Smith	....	animator (3 episodes, 1972)
Ken Southworth	....	animator (3 episodes, 1972)
J.J. Berthelot	....	animator (2 episodes, 1961)
Nick Clapp	....	animator (2 episodes, 1961)
Pierre d'Hoste	....	animator (2 episodes, 1961)
Russ Harling	....	animator (2 episodes, 1961)
Dick Kendall	....	animator (2 episodes, 1961)
Gary Thomas	....	animator (2 episodes, 1964)
Norman Raleigh	....	animator (2 episodes, 1967-1971)
Gary Balkwill	....	animator (2 episodes, 1971)

Series Editorial Department
Don McIntosh	....	assistant editor (2 episodes, 1964)

Series Music Department
John Seely	....	stock music director (3 episodes, 1961-1963)

Series Other crew
John Groves	....	studio manager (2 episodes, 1964)

Production Companies

• Clokey Productions
• Lutheran Church in America, The
• Premavision Inc.

Distributors

• Image Entertainment (video)
• Lutheran Church in America, The
• Smile of a Child TV (2006) (USA) (TV)
• Starlight Home Entertainment (2005) (USA) (DVD)
• Trinity Broadcasting Network (TBN) (2006) (USA) (TV)
• VCI Home Video (1994) (USA) (VHS)

Other Companies

• Screen Time Images  audio restoration
• Screen Time Images  film restoration
• Screen Time Images  film transfer

Runtime:

USA:15 min (65 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

USA:TV-G

Company:

Clokey Productions

Trivia:

The theme song used for this show is the hymn "A Mighty Fortress Is Our God", written by Martin Luther in 1529.

Quotes:

[repeated line]
Goliath: I don't know, Davey...

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Dogma (1999)

Soundtrack:

A Mighty Fortress Is Our God (Ein' feste Burg ist unser Gott)

Sadly, nothing like this for our children today....

is regularly broadcast. I agree with most previous reviews, that this is a sad commentary on our broadcasting system, in America at least.

What was so universal about this show is while it did have a message, it was not heavy-handed, nor sanctimonious. Davey and Goliath get into regular mischief, he learns a lesson, but it is not overly preachy, nor is it violent and imbecilic(which is what we see today).

The writing is insightful and humanistic. How refreshing to know that, at least in the 60's and 70's we had access to quality children's programming.

I hope it is possible to buy a complete set of DVD's. My seven year old is just beginning to appreciate this. 10/10