Energy: A National Issue
| Energy: A National Issue | |
|---|---|
| Written by | Gerard H. Baldwin |
| Directed by | Gerard H. Baldwin |
| Starring |
Fred Flintstone Wilma Flintstone |
| Voices of |
Alan Reed, Sr. Jean Vander Pyl Henry Corden |
| Narrated by | Charlton Heston |
| Music by | Dean Elliott |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) | Ross M. Sutherland |
| Editor(s) | Greg Watson |
| Running time | 27 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Hanna-Barbera Productions |
| Release | |
| Original network | Syndication |
| Original release | April 17, 1977[1] |
Energy: A National Issue is a 1977 animated educational television special starring Fred and Wilma Flintstone, narrated by Charlton Heston and produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions. It was broadcast in syndication on various local and regional channels between April 17 and November 22, 1977 as a presentation of The Center for Strategic and International Studies, Georgetown University.[2]
Summary
The 27-minute film follows Fred and Wilma Flintstone through the history of energy sources. As the Flintstones discover many facts about energy and the economy, viewers realize they must use our energy sources more efficiently to buy time to solve the problem.
The film uses animation, art, and graphics to dramatize the role energy has played in our lives and outline future energy requirements.
Voices
- Alan Reed, Sr. – Fred Flintstone
- Jean Vander Pyl – Wilma Flintstone
- Henry Corden – Fred's singing voice
Production credits
- Production Liaison: Sandra Granzow, Francis X. Murray, M. Jon Vondracek
- Technical Consultants: Jack H. Bridges, Joan Sandgren Bridges, Christa D.K. Dantzler, Roger W. Sant
- Produced by: Ross M. Sutherland
- Written and Directed by: Gerard H. Baldwin
- Voices: Alan Reed, Sr. (Fred), Jean Vander Pyl (Wilma), Henry Corden (Fred's songs)
- Music: Dean Elliott
- Lyrics: John Bradford, Gerard H. Baldwin
- Design: Robert Dranko, Rosemary O'Connor, Walt Peregoy, Charles McElmurry, Roy Morita, Don Jurwich, Tom Knowles
- Backgrounds: Bob McIntosh, Gloria Wood, Eric Semones, Walt Peregoy
- Animation: Irv Spence, Oliver Callahan, Rudy Zamora, Fred Hellmich, Alan Zaslove, Bob Goe, Lee Mishkin, Frank Andrina, Mark Glamack, Fred Grable, Allen Wilsbach, Joel Seibel
- Assistant Director: Cindy Smith
- Sequence Director: Carl Urbano
- Editor: Greg Watson
- Camera: Jerry Smith, Frank Paiker
- Scene Planning: Cindy Smith, Evelyn Sherwood
- Sound: Dick Olson
- Ink & Paint: Billy Kerns
- Xerox: Star Wirth
- Graphics: Iraj Paran
- A HANNA-BARBERA PRODUCTION
- (c) 1976 HANNA-BARBERA PRODUCTIONS, INC.
- Distributed by AIMS Instructional Media Services, Inc. HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA
References
- ↑ Television This Week: Energy: A National Issue at The New York Times
- ↑ Energy: A National Issue, retrieved July 28, 2016.
