Talk:Davey and Goliath

Latest comment: 2 years ago by Doniago in topic Simpsons Gravey and Jobriath

Parodies

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You have a Parody section but don't include Moral Orel?? Needs a link, at least. Aggiememenon (talk) 18:06, 28 May 2009 (UTC)AggiememenonReply

Done and done! 64.221.15.66 (talk) 17:42, 9 July 2009 (UTC)Reply

Thank yous

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Thanks for all the hard work that went into this article -- especially the info on censorship. 64.221.15.66 (talk) 17:40, 9 July 2009 (UTC)Reply

Another parody to add?

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I suspect that the short film "He Was Once" (Mary Hestand, 1989) is, at least partly, a parody of this. There is a boy called Davey; he has a dog; the actors move in a freakish puppet-like manner; and it is based on a moral lesson about lying (though surreally inverted). 86.130.40.127 (talk) 21:48, 19 December 2013 (UTC)Reply

Unsourced material

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Article has been tagged for needing sources long-term. Feel free to reinsert the below material with appropriate references. DonIago (talk) 21:37, 30 December 2014 (UTC)Reply

"In these episodes, Davey was junior high-school age and occasionally became very rebellious. His antics included pouring paint in a water well, hanging from a dinosaur's head in a museum, telling a handicapped child to shoot himself for being so "dumb" and cheating on tests in school."

I have a very hard time believing that. Unless someone provides a cite I'm going to assume it's vandalism. El Mariachi (talk) 02:41, 16 January 2017 (UTC)Reply

Producing the episodes
===Producing the episodes===

By 1962, the clay figures had established looks and consistent sizes, and the scenery had become slightly more realistic. At the close of episodes, "The End" was now displayed in regular print, rather than the Davey & Goliath logo-type print. The background music used on this show originated from sources such as The Capitol Hi-Q Production Music Library, which could be heard on shows like The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet, The Donna Reed Show, Dennis The Menace and other 1950s sitcoms. A few of these background tracks could also be heard on the late 1950s and early 1960s Hanna-Barbera cartoons, as well as several episodes of Clokey's own "Gumby" series [primarily episodes produced in the 1950's and 1960's, as the 1980's episodes had their own synthesized score.]

By 1963, Nancy Wible was now providing voices for female characters such as Davey's mother and Davey's sister, Sally. She would remain part of the show's cast until the 1967 holiday specials, with Norma MacMillan replacing her roles for the show's final 2 seasons in the 1970's. MacMillan could also be heard as the voice of numerous child and female characters.

Davey's personality had become slightly tougher and, within a few episodes, disobedient. Overall though, Davey's character remained good-natured. Davey himself was older, but the scope of the show itself involved no big changes. By 1964, production on Davey and Goliath wound down after the third season. In some episodes, in addition to a placard showing "The End", a screen showed that the show was produced in association with the United Lutheran Church in America.
1970s episodes
===1970s episodes===

After these four specials, the LCA and Clokey Productions began funding another series of episodes in 1969, to begin airing in 1971. At this point, only Norma MacMillan and Hal Smith did voices. In these episodes, Davey was junior high-school aged, and occasionally became disobedient, a very different characterization than the original. Norma MacMillan continued to do the voice of Davey.

During this period, racism, gangs, conservation, crime and other serious, timely issues became topics for the series. Episodes included "Blind Man's Bluff", "Finders Keepers", "Who's George?", "Who Me?", "Help!" and "The Stopped Clock". The openings were also changed, featuring updated music. Background music was changed back to The Capitol Hi-Q music of the 1960s series. Midway through this series, Davey's black friend Jonathan Reed was introduced. Jonathan came from a nearby city, and both characters went to school together.

In 1971, another 30-minute special, "School... Who Needs It?", was aired. Also that year, the final regular series of episodes was produced. Jonathan appeared in most of the episodes. 1972's episodes included "Whatshisname?", "The Zillion Dollar Combo", and "Chicken". In 1973, production on the series wound down once again, but in 1975 a 30-minute summer special called "To The Rescue" was aired. This special marked the official end of the production of the series.
Home media
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1961 release into syndication

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The article listed, without reference, "January 1, 1960" as the debut date for the show, apparently based on the idea that the show was created in 1960 and that January 1 was the first day of that year. However, there is no record of the syndicated show earlier than 1961. The earliest mention of Davey and Goliath was in February 1961, when it was hailed as a new offering for children, and the earliest airdate seems to have been on Saturday, February 25. I've updated the article with the citations. Mandsford 16:35, 22 February 2017 (UTC)Reply

Free

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Ordering the series
In 1961, the series of these four episodes began airing free on local television stations nationwide, ranging from ABC, NBC and CBS Network affiliates to independent stations.

I'm sure the author meant this in the sense it was freely available or the viewers could see if for free rather than it was free to the stations -- anyone? MartinSFSA (talk) 14:22, 23 March 2021 (UTC)Reply

Simpsons Gravey and Jobriath

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The Simpsons Parodie is missing 2003:DC:C738:2211:C0E5:5B47:E7E8:4BE7 (talk) 09:07, 25 December 2021 (UTC)Reply

WP:SOFIXIT? Just be sure to include a source that illustrates that the parody attracted some level of attention, per WP:IPCV. DonIago (talk) 17:31, 25 December 2021 (UTC)Reply