The New Adventures of Huck Finn: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

In this mixture of live action and animation, Tom Sawyer, Betty Thatcher, and Huck Finn flee from Injun Joe into a cave. They find themselves in a series of animated worlds, and travel from Egypt to Aztec cities to tropical islands. Injun Joe is always one step ahead of them, and typically the evil ruler or power in whatever land they find themselves in.

Series details

• Title: The New Adventures of Huck Finn
• Format: Animation
• Language: English
• Genres: Action, Adventure, Children
• Premiere date: 1968-09-15
• Final broadcast date listed: 1969-01-26
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: NBC
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 7.5/10
• TVMaze ID: 8132
• IMDb ID: tt0062593
• TVDB ID: 76834

Cast and credited roles

• Dorothy Tennant — Mrs. Thatcher
• Anne Bellamy — Aunt Polly
• Ted Cassidy — Injun Joe
• Michael Shea — Huckleberry Finn
• Kevin Schultz — Tom Sawyer
• LuAnn Haslam — Becky Thatcher

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1968-09-15; final listed air date 1969-01-26; episode order: 20.

Source and licence

Adapted from The New Adventures of Huck Finn 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.