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Milton the Monster, also called The Milton the Monster Show, is an American Saturday morning animated cartoon television series that ran on ABC from October 9, 1965, to September 8, 1968. It was produced and directed by Hal Seeger.




Overview


The series starred Milton the Monster, a Frankenstein-looking monster with a flat-topped, seemingly hollow head which emitted various quantities of white steam or smoke based on his mood or situation. He was created by mad scientist Professor Montgomery Weirdo and his assistant Count Kook, who lived in a haunted house on Horror Hill. Milton is a smiling, good-natured fellow, thanks to the Professor having used too much "tincture of tenderness" as explained in the opening theme of each individual Milton the Monster segment. Milton was created not of individual body parts, but rather in a mold from such liquids as "essence of terror" and "sinister sauce." Out of fear of his creation destroying him, Professor Weirdo intended to add just a touch of the aforementioned tincture of tenderness to the mold, but Count Kook bumped the Professor's elbow, resulting in too much of the tincture being added to the mix. Milton's voice, which was based on the southern accent used by Jim Nabors in his television role as Gomer Pyle, was provided by Bob McFadden who also provided voices for Professor Weirdo's resident monsters:

Heebie - a skull-faced, top hat-wearing ghoul with a Peter Lorre voice.
Jeebie - a slow-witted, cyclopian, hairy green creature with a single sharp tooth that was often used to open soda cans.
Mechanical Mike - A blue robot who only appears in one episode and some episodes of Fearless Fly. Milton accidentally destroys Mike while helping him with indigestion. But Milton manages to put him back together as a computer.
Professor Weirdo's nemesis was Professor Fruitcake, another mad scientist who lived in a castle on an opposite hill. Professor Fruitcake's major creation was Zelda the Zombie (who only appears in one episode). Other characters in the series included Fangenstein, a biker monster apparently inspired by Marlon Brando, his sidekick Abercrombie the Zombie (who is sometimes Milton's friend), and Professor Weirdo's aunt, the witchy Aunt Hagatha.




Other features


Other features on the show included:

Fearless Fly, starring an insect superhero similar to Hanna-Barbera's Atom Ant. One of the most popular segments of the Milton the Monster Show, Fearless Fly was, in reality, Hiram, an ordinary housefly. When danger threatens, he ducks into a nearby matchbox, dons a red sweater and changes into the superhero Fearless Fly by, in a reversal of Clark Kent, putting on a pair of super high-powered glasses. Fearless Fly, according to the opening, is more powerful than a speeding rocket and faster than a beam of light. No flyswatter can harm him, no flypaper can hold him and no insecticide can stop him. Fearless Fly's sole weakness is losing his glasses, which happens in most of the episodes. His chief nemesis is the 900-year-old Dr. Fu Manchu-inspired Dr. Goo Fee and his assistant, Gung Ho. Occasionally, Milton the Monster's Professor Weirdo makes an appearance to threaten Fearless Fly. Usually, Bob McFadden does the voices, such as the seductive Lady Deflyah.
Flukey Luke, with a cowboy detective, his Irish-accented Native American companion, Two Feathers and his horse, Pronto. Flukey Luke was so named because of his dumb luck that allowed him to get the upper hand, despite being incredibly inept.
Stuffy Durma the Millionaire Hobo, starring a nouveau-riche hobo who resisted the attempts of valet Bradley Brinkley to get some culture and breeding.
Muggy-Doo Boy Fox, featuring a sly boy fox who often gets into trouble with his get-rich-quick schemes.
Penny Penguin, starring a bratty penguin girl and her parents.




Voice cast


Principal characters and voices:

Bob McFadden: Milton the Monster, Heebie, Jeebie, Fearless Fly, Horsey the Fly, Additional Voices, Narrator (Milton the Monster and Fearless Fly segments)
Dayton Allen: Professor Weirdo, Dr. Goo Fee, Flukey Luke, Stuffy Durma, Bradley Brinkley, Chester Penguin
Larry Best: Count Kook, Professor Fruitcake, Two Feathers, Gung Ho, Additional Voices, Narrator (Flukey Luke segments)
Herb Duncan: Muggy Doo, Additional Voices
Beverly Arnold: Penny Penguin, Flora Fly
Hettie Galen: Beulah Penguin




Episode list


Episode 1

Fearless Fly: Trick or Treatment
Flukey Luke: Loot Pursuit
Milton the Monster: Zelda the Zombie
Episode 2

Fearless Fly: Horse Shoo Fly
Muggy Doo: Gogh Van Gogh
Milton the Monster: Boy Meets Ghoul
Episode 3

Fearless Fly: Fatty Karate
Muggy Doo: You Auto Be in Pictures
Milton the Monster: Monsters for Hire
Episode 4

Fearless Fly: Captain Fligh
Muggy Doo: Muggy Doo or Die
Milton the Monster: Who Do Voodoo?
Episode 5

Fearless Fly: The Goofy Dr. Goo Fee
Muggy Doo: From Riches to Rags
Milton the Monster: The Pot Thickens
Episode 6

Fearless Fly: Sly Fly
Stuffy Durma: From Wrecks to Riches
Milton the Monster: Medium Undone
Episode 7

Fearless Fly: Throne for a Loss
Flukey Luke: Missin' Masters
Milton the Monster: Monster Mutiny
Episode 8

Fearless Fly: The Bomb's Rush
Penny Penguin: There Auto Be a Law
Milton the Monster: Ghoul School
Episode 9

Fearless Fly: Fly Hijack
Flukey Luke: Tired Gun
Milton the Monster: Hector the Protector
Episode 10

Fearless Fly: Si Si Fly
Flukey Luke: Palace Malice
Milton the Monster: Horrorbaloo
Episode 11

Fearless Fly: The House-Fly Guest
Muggy Doo: Fortune Kooky
Milton the Monster: Goon Platoon
Episode 12

Fearless Fly: Invincible vs. Invisible
Stuffy Durma: Suit Yourself
Milton the Monster: The Dummy Talks
Episode 13

Fearless Fly: Fly by Might
Stuffy Durma: Hobo Hootenanny
Milton the Monster: A Pie in the Sky
Episode 14

Fearless Fly: The Sphinx Jinx
Penny Penguin: Penny Ante
Milton the Monster: Monstrous Escape
Episode 15

Fearless Fly: The Spider Spitter
Penny Penguin: Sickened Honeymoon
Milton the Monster: Abercrombie the Zombie
Episode 16

Fearless Fly: Fearless Fly Meets the Monsters (pilot)
Muggy Doo: Crumb-Bumming
Milton the Monster: V for Vampire
Episode 17

Milton the Monster: Monster vs. Mobster
Fearless Fly: Martians Meet their Match (pilot)
Milton the Monster: Witch Crafty
Episode 18

Milton the Monster: Camp Gitchy Gloomy
Fearless Fly: Let's Phase It
Milton the Monster: The Hearse Thief
Episode 19

Milton the Monster: Boo to You
Fearless Fly: Under Waterloo
Milton the Monster: Kid Stuff
Episode 20

Milton the Monster: Horror Scope
Fearless Fly: Lady Deflyah
Milton the Monster: The Flying Cup & Saucer
Episode 21

Milton the Monster: Monster-Sitter
Fearless Fly: Robinson Shoesole
Milton the Monster: The Moon Goons
Episode 22

Milton the Monster: Think Shrink
Fearless Fly: Private Fly
Milton the Monster: Skullgaria Forever!
Episode 23

Milton the Monster: Crumby Mummy
Fearless Fly: Stage Plight
Milton the Monster: Fort Fangenstein
Episode 24

Fearless Fly: Safari Harry
Stuffy Durma: Nuggets to You
Milton the Monster: Batnap
Episode 25

Milton the Monster: Dunkin' Treasure
Fearless Fly: Ferocious Fly
Milton the Monster: Monstrous Monster
Episode 26

Fearless Fly: Napoleon Bonafly
Flukey Luke: Violin Violence
Milton the Monster: The Mummy's Thumb




DVD release


On March 20, 2007, Shout! Factory released the complete series on a 4-DVD set. However it has since become out of print, making copies of the DVD online fetch for high prices.




See also


Batfink




Further reading


Kevin Scott Collier. Milton the Monster : Horror Hill Epitaph. CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2018. ISBN 1984189808




References






External links


Milton the Monster at IMDb
Cartoon-O-Rama Spotlight on: The Milton the Monster Show
Milton the Monster at Nostalgia Central
Ron Kurer's Toontracker: Milton the Monster
Milton the Monster at Shout! Factory

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