Wake, Rattle, and Roll (retitled Jump, Rattle, and Roll when it aired on Disney Channel on weekday afternoons in 1991[1]) was a live-action/animated television show produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions and Four Point Entertainment and premiering in the fall of 1990. The show's title was inspired by the song "Shake, Rattle and Roll". The original show runners for the series were David Casci [2] and Jeffrey Hilton [3], who left prior to the show moving to Disney. After its single season on the air in syndication, Wake, Rattle, and Roll moved exclusively to Disney Channel[1] under the title Jump, Rattle, and Roll as previously mentioned. The series was about a boy named Sam Baxter (played by R.J. Williams) and his robot D.E.C.K.S. (voiced by Rob Paulsen; built from old audio/video equipment and a Sony U-Matic videotape head; an acronym for Digital Electronic Cassette-Headed Kinetic System) and their adventures in the basement, which has a time machine that can bring back historical figures. In some cases, Sam and D.E.C.K.S. occasionally have remote fights in which they each have a remote control and start pressing buttons changing each other from Hanna-Barbera stars to famous movie stars. The series always had surprises. [edit] Basement Tech Sam's grandpa Dr. Lester T. Quirk (played by Avery Schreiber) is a brilliant inventor and is constantly supplying Sam and DECKS with sci-fi technology to add to their basement bedroom: - People Processor - A teleporter used to send or retrieve people to and from anywhere in the world. Sometimes, it could even send people through time.
- Mondo-View - A supercomputer that was used for several reasons on the show, for example, Sam is able to talk to Grandpa Quirck anywhere in the world.
- Debbie Detector - A video monitor used by Sam and DECKS to communicate with Sam's older sister Debbie (played by Terri Ivens) which lessens the amount of time Debbie spends in the basement. It often makes an alarm sound when she approaches.
[edit] Cartoon segments After a short live-action skit, D.E.C.K.S. would turn on the television screen on his torso and display an animated short. There are two new Hanna-Barbera series made exclusively for this program. [edit] Monster Tails Monster Tails is about a group of pets who live in a castle in Transylvania with their guardian Igor Jr. (voiced by Charlie Adler), the son of Igor (Iggy for short). Each of them had a similar personality to their masters, who are in Hollywood making movies: - Frankenmutt (voiced by Frank Welker) - He is the dog of Frankenstein's Monster. He has incredible strength, organ-playing abilities and the brain of a genius, literally.
- Elsa (voiced by Pat Musick) - She is the pet dog of the Bride of Frankenstein. Elsa has the brain of a parrot and a crush on Frankenmutt.
- Catula (voiced by Charlie Adler) - He is Count Dracula's cat. Although Catula is arrogant, he's a master of magic and transformations, usually.
- Mumfrey (voiced by Frank Welker impersonating Woody Allen) - He's the Mummy's dog. Mumfrey is a constant insomniac.
- Dr. Veenie (voiced by Jonathan Winters) - He's is Dr. Jekyll's dog. Dr. Veenie's a brilliant scientist. But whenever he sneezes, he transforms into the superstrong but beserk Mr. Snyde (who's like Dr. Jekyll's alter ego Mr. Hyde).
- Angel (voiced by Pat Musick) - The pet goldfish of the Creature from the Black Lagoon. Angel's a ghost because she was eaten by a shark. Angel tends to shout at certain times.
[edit] Episodes - Pet Styles of the Rich and Gruesome -
- Purple Brain -
- Elsa Dearest -
- Sleepwalk, Don't Run -
[edit] Fender Bender 500 This was the Wacky Races of the '90s, in which the racers drove monster trucks. Each vehicle had a different theme, specific to its drivers; e.g., Yogi & Boo Boo's truck looked like a giant picnic basket on wheels. Competitors (listed by vehicle number) included: 1: Yogi & Boo Boo in the Jellystone Jammer 2: Huck & Snagglepuss in the Half Dog, Half Cat, Half Track 3: Wally Gator & Magilla Gorilla in the Swamp Stomper 4: Top Cat & Choo-Choo in the Alley Cat 5: Quick Draw McGraw & Baba Looey in the Texas Twister 6: Pixie & Dixie in the Chedder Shredder 7: Augie Doggie and Doggie Daddy in the Lucky Trucky 13: Winsome Witch (with her cat, Lucky) in the Sonic Broom And in truck number 00 were those famous evildoers (who won the "Russian Around 500") Dick Dastardly & Muttley in the Dirty Truckster. Game show announcer and disk jockey Shadoe Stevens provided the voice of the race announcer. [edit] Episodes - The Nippon Tuck 500 -
- The Cow Sow & Plow 500 -
- The Calypso 500 -
- The Philly Freedom 500 -
- The Hup, Two, Three, Four, 500 -
- The Frances A Lot 5000 -
- The Wooden Shoe Like To Win 500 -
- The Rocket Gibraltar 500 -
- Bombay Flambe 500 -
- The Way Down Under 500 -
- Fondue 500 -
- The Kenya Win It 500 -
- The Fettuccini 500 -
- Monumental 500 -
- The High Stakes 500 -
- Great Golden Gate 500 -
- The Highland Fling 500 -
- Rush To Rushmore 500 -
- Pound For Pound 500 -
- The Great Greek 500 -
- The Log Jammer 500 -
- The Clambake 500 -
- We’ll Get Bayou 500 -
- The Funhouse 500 -
- Space Race 500 -
- Wicki Wacki 500 -
- Big Apple 500 -
- Panda-Monium 500 -
- The Tumbleweed 500 -
- Jungle Bungle 500 -
- Silver Screen 500 -
- Sheik To Sheik 500 -
- The Cotton Pickin’ 500 -
- The Ompapah 500 -
- The Fountain Of Youth 500 -
- The Fiesta Fantastica 500 -
- The Big Top 500 -
- The Russian Around 500 -
- The Dash To Nashville 500 -
- The Trans-Transylvania 500 -
- The Run Down To Ghost Town 500 -
- The Go For the Gold 500 -
- The Golden State 500 -
- The Hit’n Mississippi 500 -
- The Alligator Alley 500 -
- The Brazilian Million 500 -
- The Emerald Isle 500 -
- The Nile A Minute 500 -
- Unfathomable 500 -
- The Yukon Win It 500 -
[edit] Filler Segments Because Disney Channel didn't have any commercial breaks at the time, Hanna-Barbera added a "secret cartoon" at the end of the last live-action segment, which was either reruns of "Dino and the Cave Mouse" (Cave Mouse became a part of the opening credits for the Disney Channel episodes) from The Flintstones Comedy Show or re-runs of "Undercover Elephant" from The CB Bears Show. [edit] Guest Cast [edit] Voice Cast Monster Tails Fender Bender 500 [edit] Production Credits - Starring: R. J. Williams
- Executive Producers: David Kirschner, Shukri Ghalayini, Ron Ziskin
- Created by: David Kirschner
- Producer: Jim Crum
- Co-Producer: Randy Gale
- Directed by: Steven Santos
- Teleplay by: Deanna Oliver, Frank Lombardi
- Supervising Story Editor: Kelly Ward
- DECKS Created by: David Kirschner
- Voice of D.E.C.K.S.: Rob Paulsen
- D.E.C.K.S. Performed by: Tim Lawrence
- Grandpa Quirk: Avery Schreiber
- K.C.: Ebonie Smith
- Debbie: Terri Ivens
- Casting by: Lori Cobe, C.S.A.
- Puppeteers: Allen Coulter, Marc Tyler
- Associate Producer: Kelly Ward
- Art Director: Jimmy Cuomo
- Edited by: Jonathan E. Moser
- Post-Production Audio: Larry Forkner
- Creative Design: Richard T. Schneider
- Special Effects: Art F/X, Ron Clark
- Associate Director: Jerry Bixman
- Stage Manager: R. A. Clark
- Booth Production Assistant: Sue Nichols
- Technical Directors: Charles Ciup, Eric Becker
- Ultimatte Operators: Tom Webber, Jay W. Griffiths
- Lighting Director: Michael Lovelady
- Camera: Rick Caswell, Greg Growinkle, Irv Waitsman, Reed Samul
- Audio: Tom Mylenek, Scott Glickman
- Videotape Recorders: Kirk Morri, Robert Padgitt
- Grips: Scott Van Buskirk, Vic Price
- Props: Mark Zolun, Denise Doner, Donna Turner
- Director of Music Production: Bodie Chandler
- Main Title Theme Written by: Joe Curiale and Russell Clark
- Theme Performed by: R. C. Cru
- Music by: Joe Curiale
- Costume Designer: Madeline Kozlowski
- Lighting Design: Jim Moody
- Graphic Supervisor: Paul Lacy
- Production Coordinator: Tambi Lee Saffran
- Production Assistant: Mark Pederson
- Make-Up/Hair: Mary Resnick
- Dresser: Stacey Green
- Teleprompter: Sue Steincamp
- Studio Teacher: Carol Gans
- Electricians: Brian McElroy, Martin Matich, Brian Bradley, Doug Henry
- Utility: Steve Law
- Main Titles by: Caesar Video Graphics
- R. J. Williams and Ebonie Smith's Wardrobe Provided by: K-Mart Corporation
- D.E.C.K.S. Puppet Produced by: Snark Safari Studios
- Remote Control Decks by: The Robot Company
- Taped at: Hollywood Center Studios, Hollywood, CA
- Animated
- Executive Producers: William Hanna, Joseph Barbera, David Kirschner, Paul Sabella
- Executive in Charge of Production: Jayne Barbera
- Recording Director: Gordon Hunt
- Animation Casting Director: Kris Zimmerman
- Design Superviser: Scott Jeralds
- Background Supervisor: Al Gmuer
- Supervising Film Editor: Terry W. Moore
- Program Supervisor: Barbara Simon Dierks
- MONSTER TAILS
- FENDER BENDER 500
- Produced by: Kay Wright
- Story Editors: Laren Bright and Kristina Luckey
- Supervising Director: Ray Patterson
- Voices: Greg Burson, Marvin Kaplan, John Mariano, Allan Melvin, Don Messick, Neil Ross, Arnold Stang, John Stephenson, Shadoe Stevens, Jean Vander Pyl, Janet Waldo, Paul Winchell, Patric Zimmerman
- Editors: Gil Iverson, Pat Foley, Tim Iverson, Bert Navia
- Music by: Bob Mitholi
- Executives in Charge of Production: Sam Ewing, Glenn Leopold
- Characters: (c) 1990 Hanna-Barbera Productions, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
- (c) 1990 Hanna-Barbera Productions, Inc. and Worldvision Enterprises, Inc.
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