No Man's Valley
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| caption = Title card
| genre =
| creator =
| based_on =
| writer = Christopher Brough and Frank Buxton
| screenplay =
| story =
| director = Bill Melendez
| starring = Henry Corden
Frank Buxton
Art Metrano
Hal Smith
Chanin Hale
Arnold Stang
Barney Phillips
Joe E. Ross
Desirée Goyette
Richard Deacon
John Stephenson
| narrated =
| theme_music_composer = Desirée Goyette and Ed Bogas
| country = United States
| language =
| executive_producer = Lee Mendelson and Phil Howort
| producer = Bill Melendez
| editor = Charles McCann
Roger Donley
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| runtime = 25 minutes
| company = Mendelson/Melendez Productions
Frank Fehmers Productions
The Rights Company of North America
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| network = CBS
| released = {{Start date|1981|11|23}}
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No Man's Valley is an animated TV special written by Christopher Brough and Frank Buxton. It was originally aired on the CBS network November 23, 1981.{{cite book |last1=Woolery |first1=George W. |title=Animated TV Specials: The Complete Directory to the First Twenty-Five Years, 1962-1987 |date=1989 |publisher=Scarecrow Press |isbn=0-8108-2198-2 |accessdate=27 March 2020 |url=https://archive.org/details/animatedtvspecia0000wool/page/288/mode/2up |pages=289–290}} It was executive produced by Lee Mendelson and Phil Howort, produced and directed by Bill Melendez, and co-directed by Phil Roman.{{cite book |last1=Lenburg |first1=Jeff |title=The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons |date=1999 |publisher=Checkmark Books |isbn=0-8160-3831-7 |accessdate=6 June 2020 |url=https://archive.org/details/isbn_9780816038312/page/303/mode/2up |page=303}}
Synopsis
Elliot, a rare California condor, must find a hideaway for endangered animals before humans drive them over the brink into extinction.
Voice cast
- Henry Corden as Chief
- Frank Buxton as Elliot
- Art Metrano as Abe
- Hal Smith as George
- Chanin Hale as Nipponia
- Arnold Stang as Fred Firmwing
- Barney Phillips as Pere David
- Joe E. Ross as Daniel
- Desirée Goyette as Pat
- Richard Deacon as Panda
- John Stephenson as Herman
=Uncredited=
- Hal Smith as Louis
- John Stephenson as Protester
Credits
- Executive Producers: Lee Mendelson, Phil Howort
- Written by: Christopher Brough and Frank Buxton
- Creative Consultant: David Hooper
- Original Music by: Desirée Goyette
- Music Arranged and Conducted by: Ed Bogas
- A Lee Mendelson-Phil Howort Production
- In association with Bill Melendez Productions and Frank Fehmers Productions
- Produced and Directed by: Bill Melendez
- Based on an original idea by: Harrie Geelen and Imme Dross
- And original art concepts by: Michael Jupp and Elsa Godfrey
- Co-Directed by: Phil Roman
- "Welcome to No Man's Valley" sung by: Desirée Goyette
- Production Designed by: Bernie Gruver, Evert Brown
- Color by: Dean Spille
- Animation by: Sam Jaimes, Bob Carlson, Al Pabian, Bill Littlejohn, Hank Smith, Fernando Gonzalez, Joe Roman, Larry Leichliter, Dale Baer, Utit Choomuang
- Checking: Eve Fletcher, Joanne Lansing, Jane Gonzales
- Ink and Paint: Adele Lenart, Micky Kreymann, Karin Holmquist, Roubina Janian, Valerie Green, Joan Pabian, Karen Webb, Lee Hoffman, Emalene Seutter, Chandra Poweris
- Editing: Chuck McCann, Roger Donley
- Dialogue Editing: Les Wolf
- Production Manager: Carole Barnes
- Production Assistants: Sandy Claxton Arnold, Carol Neal, Jane Mason
- Camera: Nick Vasu
- Mix: Producers' Sound Service
- Color: Technicolor
Production
- This was the final project of Joe E. Ross.
References
External links
- {{IMDb title|id=0344123|title=No Man's Valley}}
Category:1980s animated television specials
Category:CBS television specials
Category:Television shows directed by Bill Melendez
Category:Television shows directed by Phil Roman
Category:1980s American television specials
Category:1981 television specials