Colonel Bleep: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Colonel Bleep was the first color cartoon ever made for television. It was created by Robert D. Buchanan, and was filmed by Soundac of Miami.(Some sources have Joseph Barbera with a hand in its creation as well, although his contribution was short-lived before he rejoined William Hanna to form Hanna-Barbera.) The show was originally syndicated in 1957 as a segment on Uncle Bill's TV Club. 104 episodes, of varying length of between three and six minutes each, were produced. Of these episodes, slightly fewer than half are known to survive today. Colonel Bleep, Squeak and Scratch solve mysteries and fight crime from their base on Zero Zero Island.

Series details

• Title: Colonel Bleep
• Format: Animation
• Language: English
• Genres: Adventure, Children, Science-Fiction
• Premiere date: 1957-09-23
• Final broadcast date listed: 1958-10-23
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: Syndication
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 5 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 19339
• IMDb ID: tt0280246
• TVDB ID: 254376

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1957-09-23; final listed air date 1958-10-23.

Source and licence

Adapted from Colonel Bleep on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.