The New Shmoo: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

This show follows a favorite plot structure of Hanna Barbara in the 1970's. A "Gang" of teens and loveable creature find adventures and inevitably solve the mystery. In this flavor: Mickey, Nita (notably a Latina Character) and Billy Joe solve mysteries and crimes with their friend, Shmoo. Shmoo who is a two legged stretchable, white side-kick with the very familiar voice of Frank Welker. The Character originally appeared in Al Capp's comic strip Li'l Abner on August 31, 1948. Interestingly Jake the Dog of Cartoon Network's "Adventure Time with Fin and Jake" displays a similar power. The kids investigate reports of strange occurrences for their publication: Mighty Mysteries Comics.

Series details

• Title: The New Shmoo
• Format: Animation
• Language: English
• Genres: Comedy, Action, Adventure
• Premiere date: 1979-09-22
• Final broadcast date listed: 1980-01-05
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: NBC
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 25 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 22039
• IMDb ID: tt0292415
• TVDB ID: 256392

Cast and credited roles

• Frank Welker — Shmoo
• Dolores Cantu-Primo — Nita
• Bill Idelson — Mickey
• Chuck McCann — Billy Joe

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1979-09-22; final listed air date 1980-01-05; episode order: 16.

Source and licence

Adapted from The New Shmoo 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.