The Harlem Globetrotters Popcorn Machine

American TV series or program

The Harlem Globetrotters Popcorn Machine

Genre| Children's television series
Created by| John Aylesworth
Frank Peppiatt
Written by| John Aylesworth
Frank Peppiatt
Jack Burns
Directed by| Tony Mordente
Starring| Geese Ausbie
John Aylesworth
Nate Branch
Marques Haynes
Charles "Tex" Harrison
Theodis Lee
Meadowlark Lemon
Bobby Joe Mason
Curly Neal
Rodney Allen Rippy
John Smith
Country of origin| United States
Original language| English
Production
Production location| CBS Television City
Running time| 25 minutes
Production companies| Funhouse Productions Inc
Viacom Productions
Original release
Network| CBS
Release| September 7, 1974 (1974-09-07) –
August 30, 1975 (1975-08-30)

The Harlem Globetrotters Popcorn Machine was a Saturday morning variety show featuring players from the basketball team the Harlem Globetrotters singing, dancing, and performing comedy sketches.[1] Broadcast from 1974 to 1975, it was produced by Funhouse Productions for Viacom Productions.[2]

## Cast[edit]

The Harlem Globetrotters:

* Meadowlark Lemon
* Marques Haynes
* Charles "Tex" Harrison
* Hubert "Geese" Ausbie
* Nate Branch
* Curly Neal
* Theodis "Wolfman" Lee
* John Smith
* Bobby Joe Mason
* Avery Schreiber as Mr. Evil
* Rodney Allen Rippy as himself
* John Aylesworth \- announcer

## References[edit]

1. ^ Woolery, George W. (1983). Children's Television: The First Thirty-Five Years, 1946-1981, Part Two: Live, Film and Tape Series. Scarecrow Press. p. 218\. ISBN 9780810816510.
2. ^ Hyatt, Wesley (1997). The Encyclopedia of Daytime Television. Watson-Guptill Publications. pp. 207–208. ISBN 978-0823083152. Retrieved 22 March 2020.

## External links[edit]

* The Harlem Globetrotters Popcorn Machine at IMDb

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Children's programming on CBS in the 1970s

* First-run
* animated
* series

* Tennessee Tuxedo and His Tales (1963-72)
* Tom and Jerry (1965-72)
* The Bugs Bunny Show/Road Runner Show (1968–73; 1975–85)
* Dastardly and Muttley in Their Flying Machines (1969–71)
* Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! (1969-72, 1974-76)
* The Perils of Penelope Pitstop (1969–71)
* The Adventures of Batman (1969–70)
* Sabrina the Teenage Witch (1971–74)
* Groovie Goolies (1970–71)
* Josie and the Pussycats (1970–72)
* The Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm Show (1971–72)
* Help!... It's the Hair Bear Bunch! (1971–74)
* Archie's TV Funnies (1971–73)
* The Amazing Chan and the Chan Clan (1972)
* The New Scooby-Doo Movies (1972–73)
* Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids (1972–84)
* Josie and the Pussycats in Outer Space (1972)
* Jeannie (1973)
* My Favorite Martians (1973–75)
* Bailey's Comets (1973–75)
* Speed Buggy (1973–75)
* Partridge Family 2200 A.D. (1974–75)
* Valley of the Dinosaurs (1974–76)
* The U.S. of Archie (1974–76)
* Clue Club (1976–77)
* Tarzan, Lord of the Jungle (1976–77)
* The New Adventures of Batman (1977–78)
* What's New, Mr. Magoo? (1977)
* The Batman/Tarzan Adventure Hour (1977–78)
* The All New Popeye Hour (1978–82, 1983)
* Tarzan and the Super 7 (1978–80)
* The New Adventures of Mighty Mouse and Heckle & Jeckle (1979–81)

* First-run
* live action
* series

* Captain Kangaroo (1955–84)
* In the News (1971–86)
* You Are There (1971–72)
* CBS Children's Film Festival (1971–78; 1982–84)
* Shazam! (1974–77)
* The Harlem Globetrotters Popcorn Machine (1974–75)
* The Hudson Brothers Razzle Dazzle Show (1974–75)
* The Secrets of Isis (1975–77)
* Far Out Space Nuts (1975–76)
* The Ghost Busters (1975)
* Ark II (1976)
* Way Out Games (1976–77)
* The Skatebirds (1977–78)
* Space Academy (1977–79)
* Wacko (1977)
* 30 Minutes (1978–82)
* Jason of Star Command (1978–81)

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* The Monkees (1969–72)
* Wacky Races (1968–70)
* The New Adventures of Superman
* Jonny Quest (1965-70)
* The Jetsons (1967-77)
* Sylvester and Tweety (1976–77)

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* Animation in the United States in the television era

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