Calvin and the Colonel is an animated cartoon television series in 1961 about Colonel Montgomery J. Klaxon, a shrewd fox and Calvin T. Burnside, a dumb bear. Their lawyer was Oliver Wendell Clutch, who was a weasel. The colonel lived with his wife Maggie Belle and her sister Sue, who did not trust the colonel at all. Colonel Klaxon was in the real estate business, but always tried get-rich-quick schemes with Calvin's unwitting help. The series was an animated remake of Amos 'n' Andy [or, more or less, "Andy and The Kingfish"] and featured the voices of Freeman Gosden and Charles Correll from the radio series. Using animals avoided the touchy racial issues which had led to the downfall of Amos 'n' Andy. Because of low ratings, the show was cancelled after two months, but returned two months later to complete the first season contract. For a year afterward reruns were seen on Saturday mornings, and eventually syndicated through the 1960s. It was also adapted as a comic book by Dell Comics, and as such the first of two issues was the final installment in the company's extremely prolific Four Color anthology series.
Episodes
Season 1
Wheeling and DealingAfter breaking his nephew's car, the Colonel tries to get insurance on it.30m9E9The Wrecking CrewThe Colonel takes a job as a construction worker. He then learns of a way to make even more money ... by injuring himself on the job site and collecting insurance payments.30m10E10The Colonel's Old FlameSeveral years ago, the Colonel promised his then-sweetheart, Boo Boo Winters, that he'd marry her. But instead of Boo Boo, he married Maggie Belle. Now Boo Boo unexpectedly returns, demanding that The Colonel live up to his promise.30m11E11Sister Sue and the Police CaptainSister Sue's pending marriage to a police captain is jeopardized when the Colonel wrecks his car.30m12E12Jim Dandy CleanersAt her place of work, Maggie Bell is given the task of having the typewriters sent out to be cleaned. But when she becomes ill, her husband The Colonel takes over the project.30m13E13JealousyTossed out by his wife, the Colonel concludes another man has entered her life.30m14E14Money Reward30m15E15Sister Sue's SweetheartThe Colonel panics over his mother-in-law's impending marriage.30m16E16The Winning Number30m17E17Calvin's Glamour GirlCalvin tries to fool his new girlfriend's mother into thinking he's rich.30m18E18The Colonel Out-foxes HimselfThe Colonel gets a taste of his own medicine when he's swindled out of the rent by a conman.30m19E19Nephew Newton's FortuneThe Colonel finds out that his visiting nephew Newton owns a stock worth thousands of dollars.30m20E20The Winning Number30m21E21Woman's Picnic30m22E22Magazine Romance30m23E23Ring Reward30m
