Chuck Menville (Writer)

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 Date1967-12-31

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Charactersd Leader of the Mild Ones

Vote Count1

Blaze Glory

A stop-motion parody of the Western genre.

Release Date1969-12-21

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Charactersd Blaze Glory

Vote Count1

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 Date1967-01-01

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Charactersd Suit

Vote Count8

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 Date1971-01-01

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Charactersd

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 Date1981-09-12

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Episode Count2

Vote Count538

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 Date1992-09-05

DepartmentWriting

JobStory

Episode Count1

Vote Count1726

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 Date1986-09-13

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Episode Count20

Vote Count283

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 Date1990-09-14

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Episode Count3

Vote Count511

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 Date1992-09-11

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Episode Count2

Vote Count714

Star Trek

The animated adventures of Captain Kirk, Mr. Spock and the crew of the Starship Enterprise.

Release Date1973-09-08

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Episode Count2

Vote Count153

Hong Kong Phooey

Penrod Pooch leaps into action as Hong Kong Phooey to fight villains.

Release Date1974-09-07

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Episode Count6

Vote Count78

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 Date1975-09-06

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Episode Count2

Vote Count25

Adderly

Adderly is a Canadian television drama series, first aired in 1986.

Release Date1986-09-24

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Episode Count1

Vote Count2

The Biskitts

In medieval times, the Biskitt Castle is the home of tiny anthropomorphic dogs. Due to their good reputation, many kings have entrusted them to safeguard their treasures. Their main enemy is King Max and his jester Shecky, from a nearby castle, who constantly schemes to steal the royal treasures guarded by the Biskitts.

Release Date1983-09-17

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Episode Count1

Vote Count2

Second Chances

Summer Stories: The Mall - Part 2 A girl struggles with her feelings as her mother prepares to remarry years after her father's death.

Release Date1992-04-02

DepartmentWriting

JobTeleplay

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 Date1976-09-11

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Episode Count3

Vote Count5

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 Date1978-09-09

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Episode Count28

Vote Count12

Land of the Lost

A widowed father, Tom, and his two teen children, Kevin and younger sister, Annie, find themselves trapped in a parallel universe when their jeep falls into the time portal while exploring the countryside. Together, they must learn to survive in this strange new world filled with dinosaurs, monkey-like people, and aliens.

Release Date1991-09-07

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Episode Count5

Vote Count18

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 Date1984-09-15

DepartmentCreator

JobCreator

Vote Count1

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 Date1986-08-10

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Vote Count7

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 Date1982-12-13

DepartmentWriting

JobTeleplay

Vote Count28

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 Date1986-10-23

DepartmentWriting

JobOriginal Story

Vote Count2

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 Date1970-09-12

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Episode Count16

Vote Count5

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 Date1979-02-03

DepartmentWriting

JobStory

Episode Count1

Vote Count4

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 Date1972-12-16

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

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 Date1987-09-26

DepartmentCreator

JobCreator

Vote Count2

Benji, Zax & the Alien Prince

Benji, Zax & the Alien Prince is a live-action Hanna-Barbera and Mulberry Square children's science fiction television series created by Joe Camp, the creator of the Benji film franchise. The series aired Saturday mornings on CBS in 1983 with repeats airing in the United States and internationally for a number of years through the 1980s. The series was taped in various parts of the Dallas–Fort Worth Metroplex, with interiors taped at the Las Colinas studios in Irving, Texas. The entire series was released to DVD by GoodTimes Home Video as four separate releases of 3 or 4 episodes each and a single release with all 13 episodes.

Release Date1983-09-17

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Episode Count4

Vote Count5

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 Date1989-02-04

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Vote Count1

The Haunted Heist

The Groovie Goolies chase after Hauntleroy into Mad Mirror Land.

Release Date1974-06-19

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

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 Date1983-02-13

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Vote Count22

The Smurfs Springtime Special

The evil wizard Gargamel--who hates spring because it makes the Smurfs happy, and he hates happy--devises a scheme to put Mother Nature to sleep.

Release Date1982-04-07

DepartmentWriting

JobTeleplay

Vote Count21

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 Date1972-03-15

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector