These Are the Days (TV series)
| These Are the Days | |
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Title card | |
| Genre | Animated |
| Voices of |
Frank Cady Micky Dolenz Moosie Drier Sam Edwards Jackie Earle Haley Henry Jones June Lockhart Andrew Parks |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of episodes | 16 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) |
William Hanna Joseph Barbera |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Hanna-Barbera Productions |
| Distributor | Warner Bros. Television Distribution |
| Release | |
| Original network | ABC |
| Original release | September 7, 1974 – September 27, 1975 |
These Are the Days was a 30-minute Saturday morning animated series produced by the Hanna-Barbera studios and broadcast on ABC from September 7, 1974, to September 27, 1975. The series, although critically acclaimed, only lasted 16 episodes. Each episode had a run time of 30 minutes. The show ran in a similar fashion to the popular television series The Waltons. Along with Devlin, it was also one of the very few dramatic programs to be produced by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera, known primarily for slapstick comedies and action-adventure cartoons. Warner Bros. owns the rights to all three shows, having acquired Lorimar Productions (which produced The Waltons) and Hanna-Barbera Productions.
Plot
Set at the turn of the 20th century in an old town called Elmsville, it portrayed the everyday lives of the Day family, which consisted of a widow, her three children and her father. Various family members and their interaction with friends and neighbors, usually ending with a lesson learned.
Cast
- Frank Cady – Homer
- Pamelyn Ferdin – Kathy Day
- Jackie Earle Haley – Danny Day
- Henry Jones – Jeff Day
- June Lockhart – Martha Day
- Andrew Parks – Ben Day
Episodes
| No. | Title | Original air date |
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| 1 | "Sensible Ben" | September 7, 1974 |
| An introduction to the Day family and their friends. | ||
| 2 | "The Fire Brigade" | September 14, 1974 |
| Grandpa Day loses his job as a fireman when he is told he is too old to do the job. | ||
| 3 | "Danny's Musical Dilemma" | September 21, 1974 |
| Danny is torn between doing what he wants to do and what he should do. The Day family has their annual family reunion on the same day as the tryouts for a band that he wants to join. He only has a few hours left to make his decision. | ||
| 4 | "Danny Runs Away" | September 28, 1974 |
| Jeff tries to play peacemaker between Ben and Danny, only to have it backfire on him. Danny gets so upset by the situation that he decides to run away from home. Ben and Jeff set out to find their brother before he gets too far away or is injured. | ||
| 5 | "Ben for President" | October 5, 1974 |
| Ben decides to make a run for class President and hopes for the support of his family and friends. He finds himself disappointed when one of his supporters becomes a challenger for the job. | ||
| 6 | "The Good Luck Charm" | October 12, 1974 |
| 7 | "Kathy's Job" | October 19, 1974 |
| 8 | "The Runaway Horse" | October 26, 1974 |
| 9 | "How Ben Was Cowed" | November 2, 1974 |
| 10 | "Grandpa and the Great Cyclic Harmonium Swindle" | November 9, 1974 |
| 11 | "The Visitor" | November 16, 1974 |
| 12 | "The Most Precious Gift of All" | November 23, 1974 |
| 13 | "The Spa" | September 6, 1975 |
| 14 | "Hello Mrs. McGivern, Goodbye" | September 13, 1975 |
| 15 | "The Balloon" | September 20, 1975 |
| 16 | "The Feud" | September 27, 1975 |
Home Media releases
There has yet to be a DVD of the complete series from Warner Archive.
External links
- These Are the Days at the Internet Movie Database
- These Are the Days at TV.com
- Episode guide at the Big Cartoon DataBase