40TH ANNIVERSARIES

 Seems like only yesterday, but nope--these shows are turning

JACK ANGEL DEAD AT 90

 

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He played Flash, Hawkman, Samurai and several smaller characters in The All-New Super Friends Hour, Challenge of the Super Friends, Super Friends (1981), SuperFriends: The Legendary Super Powers Show and The Super Powers Team: Galactic Guardians; Donald Blake, Man Mountain Marko and Moe in Spider-Man (1981); Dr. Zachary Darret in Pole Position; Dr. Aeolis in Challenge of the GoBots; Miguel Alonso, Lord Carfax, Andrew, Miyan, Archbishop, Emmett Benton, Beldrix’ manager, Carfax guards and a conman in Jem; Professor Chin in Denver, the Last Dinosaur; Robert Mullins, Eucrates Cookson and Olook in Peter Pan and the Pirates; Rex-1 and LEX in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1987); The Liquidator, Moloculo Macawber and a robber in Darkwing Duck; Cro-Magnum PI in Raw Toonage; Oniro and a computer in Mortal Kombat: Defenders of the Realm; Nick Fury in Spider-Man: The Animated Series; and Old Man Year Before That and Old Man Year Before Year Before That in ChalkZone.

 

He also provided voices for Meatballs and Spaghetti, Mork & Mindy/Laverne & Shirley/Fonz Hour, Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo, The New Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo, The Smurfs, Alvin & the Chipmunks (1983), The Dukes, Snorks, CBS Storybreak, Dino-Riders, Kid ‘n’ Play, Tiny Toon Adventures, The Wizard of Oz (1990), Back to the Future: The Animated Series, Where’s Waldo?, Space Cats, ProStars, Super Dave: Daredevil for Hire, Wild West C.O.W.-Boys of Moo Mesa, All-New Dennis the Menace and Casper (1996).

ARTE JOHNSON DEAD AT 90

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He voiced Super Scuba in The Super 6; Misterjaw in The Pink Panther Show; Rhubarb in The Houndcats; Weerd in The 13 Ghosts of Scooby-Doo; Count Ray and Dr. Ludwig von Strangeduck in DuckTales (1987); Devil Smurf, Custodian of Avalon and additional voices in The Smurfs; Lou and Top Cat in Yo Yogi!; and Newt, delivery guy and German dog in Animaniacs; and provided additional voices in Pac-Man, The Dukes, Foofur, The Flintstone Kids, The Completely Mental Misadventures of Ed Grimley, Snorks and Tom & Jerry Kids Show. He also co-created Baggy Pants & the Nitwits, in which he reprised his Laugh-In character Tyrone reimagined as a bumbling superhero. 

 

DON LUSK DEAD AT 105

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His career spanned from early Disney through Hanna-Barbera's later output. He provided animation for The Secret Squirrel Show, The Atom Ant Show, Disney’s Adventures of the Gummi Bears and Droopy: Master Detective. His work was also seen in a short included in Mickey’s House of Villains direct-to-video movie. He served as an assistant director or director on Shirt Tales, Monchichis, The Dukes, Pac-Man, The New Scooby and Scrappy-Doo Show, The Biskitts, Pink Panther and Sons, Snorks and The Smurfs, Galtar and the Golden Lance, The 13 Ghosts of Scooby-Doo, The Flintstone Kids, Foofur, Wildfire, Popeye and Son, Yogi’s Treasure Hunt, Pound Puppies (1986), The Completely Mental Misadventures of Ed Grimley, Tom & Jerry Kids Show, Rick Moranis in Gravedale High, Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventures, A Pup Named Scooby-Doo, Yo Yogi!, The Addams Family (1992), and The Pirates of Dark Water. 

 

35TH ANNIVERSARIES

ALAN YOUNG DEAD AT 96

Alan Young died on May 19. You can read the full story here.

Best known as the long-serving voice of Disney’s Scrooge McDuck since 1974, Young was also Mr. Frump in Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends; the Cyclops Computer in The Incredible Hulk (1982); Gaggy Rogers in an episode of The New Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo Show; Farmer Smurf, Scaredy Smurf, and Miner Smurf in The Smurfs; Tod Baker in an episode of Batman: The Animated Series; Mr. McDonald in an episode of Static Shock; and several roles in episodes of ABC Weekend Specials. He also provided additional voices in Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo (1979), Rubik the Amazing Cube, The Dukes and Alvin & the Chipmunks (1983).

JAMES BEST DEAD AT 88

Actor, writer and director James Best died on Monday at the age of 88. You can read the full story here.

Of Best's many roles, he was most recognized as the bumbling and crooked Sheriff Rosco P. Coltrane on The Dukes of Hazzard and its Saturday morning spin-off The Dukes.