Chuck Menville (Writing)
Little is known about Chuck Menville, a figure with a modest footprint in Writing. Stay tuned for updates as more details become available.
Works
Solarman
Ben Tucker wants to be a comic book artist, His father wants the young teenage to be a jock. Even his friends put him down. One late night a space ship crashes into the sea and Ben comes to the aid of an injured man on the beach. His unselfish concern for the dying stranger puts him in the position to obtain the magic “Circlet of Power” bracelet.
Release Date:1992-10-23
Department:Writing
Job:Original Story
Vote Count:2
The Little Mermaid
Disney's The Little Mermaid is an American animated television series produced by Walt Disney Television Animation based on the 1989 Disney film of the same name. It features the adventures of Ariel as a mermaid prior to the events of the film. This series is the first Disney television series to be spun off from a major animated film. Some of the voice actors of the film reprise their roles in the series, among them Jodi Benson as Ariel, Samuel E. Wright as Sebastian, Kenneth Mars as King Triton, and Pat Carroll as Ursula.
Release Date:1992-09-11
Department:Writing
Job:Writer
Episode Count:2
Vote Count:703
Batman: The Animated Series
Vowing to avenge the murder of his parents, Bruce Wayne devotes his life to wiping out crime in Gotham City as the masked vigilante "Batman".
Release Date:1992-09-05
Department:Writing
Job:Story
Episode Count:1
Vote Count:1635
Land of the Lost
Land of the Lost is a half-hour Saturday-morning children's series that debuted on ABC in the fall of 1991. Re-runs were later picked up by Nickelodeon. Tiger Toys received the license to produce a toyline based on the series, which included regular and "talking" action figures, several dinosaurs and playsets, an electronic Crystal Sword, as well as an electronic LCD game and a board game. The Porter family, Tom, Kevin, and Annie get sucked into a prehistoric alternative world while taking a family vacation. The Porters build a tree house, hook up with a few locals, Tasha - orphaned, an extra smart dinosaur, Stink - a monkey man, and Christa - another human who has lived in the Land of the Lost since she was a little girl. The Porters must deal with living with dinosaurs and avoiding the evil advanced Sleestaks.
Release Date:1991-09-07
Department:Writing
Job:Writer
Episode Count:5
Vote Count:15
Tiny Toon Adventures
Follow the adventures of a group of young cartoon characters who attend the Acme Looniversity to become the next generation of characters from the Looney Tunes series.
Release Date:1990-09-14
Department:Writing
Job:Writer
Episode Count:3
Vote Count:488
P.J. Funnybunny
P.J. escaping a boring family reunion to become famous by contacting alien beings with his friends. However, with the villainous Weasel Brothers looking to cause trouble, P.J. and company have to get creative to battle the wicked bullies.
Release Date:1989-02-04
Department:Writing
Job:Writer
Little Wizards
Little Wizards is a American animated series, created by Len Janson and Chuck Menville and produced by Marvel Productions, that ran from 1987 to 1988.
Release Date:1987-09-26
Department:Creator
Job:Creator
Vote Count:2
Adderly
Adderly is a Canadian television drama series, first aired in 1986.
Release Date:1986-09-24
Department:Writing
Job:Writer
Episode Count:1
Vote Count:2
The Real Ghostbusters
The continuing adventures of paranormal investigators Dr. Peter Venkman, Dr. Egon Spengler, Dr. Ray Stantz, Winston Zeddemore, their secretary Janine Melnitz and their mascot ghost Slimer.
Release Date:1986-09-13
Department:Writing
Job:Writer
Episode Count:20
Vote Count:269
Condor
In futuristic Los Angeles, a crime-fighting organization known as Condor goes up against the Black Widow, a female master criminal. The Black Widow steals the national security code and threatens to blow up Hollywood unless her old enemy, Proctor, a Condor operative, is turned over to her.
Release Date:1986-08-10
Department:Writing
Job:Writer
Vote Count:7
Going Bananas
Going Bananas is a live-action superhero/comedy series made by Hanna-Barbera and ran from September 15, 1984 to December 1984 on NBC.
Release Date:1984-09-15
Department:Creator
Job:Creator
Vote Count:2
My Smurfy Valentine
What could be more smurfy than spending Valentine's Day with the most lovable little blue creatures in all of the forest? In this half-hour animated special from Hanna-Barbera, the residents of Smurf Village cheerfully await Cupid's arrival ... but evil lurks nearby. Can Cupid's arrow make a dent in the stone-hard heart of Gargamel, the evil wizard? Will Smurfette's Prince Smurfing ever arrive?
Release Date:1983-02-13
Department:Writing
Job:Writer
Vote Count:21
The Smurfs Christmas Special
The Smurfs come to the rescue of two children and their grandfather when an evil mysterious stranger shows up and causes their sleigh to turn over, forcing them to seek help and inadvertently bring Gargamel in on the action.
Release Date:1982-12-13
Department:Writing
Job:Teleplay
Vote Count:27
The Smurfs
Classic Saturday-morning cartoon series featuring magical blue elf-like creatures called Smurfs. The Smurfs, named for their personalities, inhabit a village of mushroom houses in an enchanted forest. These loveable creatures are led by Papa Smurf and live carefree... except for one major threat to their existance: Gargamel, an evil but inept wizard who lives in a stone-built house in the forest; and his feline companion, the equally nasty Azrael.
Release Date:1981-09-12
Department:Writing
Job:Writer
Episode Count:1
Vote Count:498
The New Fred and Barney Show
The New Fred and Barney Show is a 30-minute Saturday morning cartoon produced by Hanna-Barbera as a 1979 series revival of The Flintstones from February 3 to October 20, 1979 on NBC. The series marked the first time Henry Corden performed the voice of Fred Flintstone for a regular series. These new episodes were composed of the traditional Flintstones cast of characters such as Fred and Barney's children Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm as toddlers, after having been depicted as teenagers on The Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm Show on CBS in 1972; they returned to the form of teenagers on The Flintstone Comedy Show in 1980 on NBC. Some plots were familiar Flintstones stories while others consisted of new misadventures with witches and werewolves, as well as spoofs of late 1970s fads. Seven new episodes combined with reruns of The New Fred and Barney Show were broadcast on the package program Fred and Barney Meet the Thing and later on Fred and Barney Meet the Shmoo.
Release Date:1979-02-03
Department:Writing
Job:Story
Episode Count:1
Vote Count:4
Jason of Star Command
Jason of Star Command is a live action television series by Filmation which ran between 1978 and 1981. The show revolved around the exploits of space adventurer Jason and his colleagues, including Professor E.J. Parsafoot and the pocket robot "Wiki". The show also starred Sid Haig as the evil Dragos, and, in the first season, James Doohan of Star Trek fame. Jason was a spin-off of another Filmation live action show called Space Academy, which starred another sci-fi luminary, Jonathan Harris of Lost in Space fame.
Release Date:1978-09-09
Department:Writing
Job:Writer
Episode Count:28
Vote Count:12
Ark II
Ark II is an American live-action science fiction series, aimed at children, that aired on CBS, beginning in 1976, as part of its Saturday morning line-up. Only 15 half-hour episodes of Ark II were ever produced; however, these episodes were re-run by the CBS television network for several years.
Release Date:1976-09-11
Department:Writing
Job:Writer
Episode Count:3
Vote Count:4
Isis
The Secrets of Isis is the syndicated title of a live action CBS television series produced by Filmation in the 1970s originally titled Isis that appeared during the Saturday morning cartoon lineup. The show was also aired in various countries around the world. As indicated on commentary in the 2007 DVD release of the series, and supported by examining broadcast premiere dates, The Secrets of Isis was the first weekly American live-action television series whose lead character was a female superhero, debuting September 6, 1975 and predating the weekly debuts of both The Bionic Woman and Wonder Woman.
Release Date:1975-09-06
Department:Writing
Job:Writer
Episode Count:2
Vote Count:21
Hong Kong Phooey
Penrod Pooch leaps into action as Hong Kong Phooey to fight villains.
Release Date:1974-09-07
Department:Writing
Job:Writer
Episode Count:6
Vote Count:74
The Haunted Heist
The Groovie Goolies chase after Hauntleroy into Mad Mirror Land.
Release Date:1974-06-19
Department:Writing
Job:Writer
Star Trek
The animated adventures of Captain Kirk, Mr. Spock and the crew of the Starship Enterprise.
Release Date:1973-09-08
Department:Writing
Job:Writer
Episode Count:2
Vote Count:137
Daffy Duck and Porky Pig Meet the Groovie Goolies
Daffy Duck is in Hollywood producing a movie about King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table.
Release Date:1972-12-16
Department:Writing
Job:Writer
Sergeant Swell of the Mounties
A pixillated romp across the great Northwest in which Sergeant Swell of the Mounties, riding an imaginary horse, runs afoul of a trio of unlikely Indians on imaginary war ponies resulting in a humorous caricature of old Western movies.
Release Date:1972-03-15
Department:Directing
Job:Director
Captain Mom
A comedy by the makers of Vicious Cycles and Sgt. Swell, in this case depicting the frustrating misadventures of American's super-hero as he fights the evils of society and finds love through computer dating.
Release Date:1971-01-01
Department:Directing
Job:Director
Character:
Groovie Goolies
Groovie Goolies is an American animated television show that original ran on network television between 1970 and 1972. Produced by Filmation, Groovie Goolies was a spinoff of Sabrina the Teenage Witch Show. Like most Saturday morning cartoons of the era, Groovie Goolies contained an adult laugh track. In 1977, the show entered syndication as part of an anthology series entitled The Groovie Goolies and Friends, which featured over 104 half-hour episodes. The syndication format featured new opening credits and "bumpers" featuring the Goolies interacting with characters from the various shows, while the original end credits for each series was retained. The syndication package included The New Adventures of Waldo Kitty, Lassie's Rescue Rangers, The New Adventures of Gilligan, My Favorite Martians, M.U.S.H. , Fraidy Cat, and Wacky and Packy.
Release Date:1970-09-12
Department:Writing
Job:Writer
Episode Count:16
Vote Count:5
Blaze Glory
A stop-motion parody of the Western genre.
Release Date:1969-12-21
Department:Directing
Job:Director
Character:Blaze Glory
Vote Count:1
Vicious Cycles
A wild, freewheeling spoof on motorcycle gangs in which tough-looking cyclists, who roam the highways on invisible bikes leaving visible tire tracks, pick up a girl hitchhiker encounter another gang.
Release Date:1967-12-31
Department:Production
Job:Producer
Character:Leader of the Mild Ones
Vote Count:1
Stop Look and Listen
Stop Look and Listen is a 1967 sort comedy film written, directed by and starring Len Janson and Chuck Menville. It was mostly filmed in Griffith Park in pixilation [stop-motion photography].The film generates comedy by contrasting the safe and dangerous styles of two drivers who drive in the way made famous by Harold Lloyd: by sitting in the street and seeming to move their bodies as though they were automobiles. The film was nominated for an Oscar for Best Short Subject, Live Action.
Release Date:1967-01-01
Department:Directing
Job:Director
Character:Suit
Vote Count:7