Davey and Goliath: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

In this stop-action animated series, young Davey Hansen and his best friend (and dog) Goliath live ordinary suburban American lives. In each episode, Davey and Goliath experience some form of moral conflict either in themselves or in their friends. Drawing upon the guidance of his parents, his teachers, and his own religious beliefs, Davey doesn't always do the right thing, but he does always come away from the experience having learned valuable moral and life lessons

Series details

• Title: Davey and Goliath
• Format: Animation
• Language: English
• Genres: Family
• Premiere date: 1960-08-01
• Final broadcast date listed: 1973-02-24
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: Syndication
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 15 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 6.8/10
• TVMaze ID: 21976
• IMDb ID: tt0055667
• TVDB ID: 71261

Cast and credited roles

• Dick Beals — David 'Davey' Hansen
• Nancy Wible — Sally Hansen
• Ginny Tyler — Sally Hansen
• Hal Smith — Goliath
• Norma MacMillan — David 'Davey' Hansen

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1960-08-01; final listed air date 1960-12-12.
• Season 2: premiered 1961-09-01; final listed air date 1962-03-01.
• Season 3: premiered 1962-09-01; final listed air date 1964-11-05.
• Season 4: premiered 1971-09-11; final listed air date 1972-03-04.
• Season 5: premiered 1972-06-17; final listed air date 1973-02-24.

Source and licence

Adapted from Davey and Goliath 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.