Cool McCool was an animated series that ran on NBC from September 10, 1966 to August 30, 1969 with two episodes per show, running to 40 episodes in all. It was created by Bob Kane most famous as the creator of Batman and produced by Al Brodax for King Features. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... The bouncing ball animation (below) consists of these 6 frames. ... Bob Kane (born Robert Kahn, October 24, 1915 – November 3, 1998) was an American comic book artist and writer credited as the creator of the DC Comics superhero Batman. ... Robert Bob McFadden (19 January 1923 — 7 January 2000) was a singer and voiceover actor best known for his many contributions to animated cartoons. ... Please wikify (format) this article or section as suggested in the Guide to layout and the Manual of Style. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... The National Broadcasting Company or NBC is an American television broadcasting company based in New York Citys Rockefeller Center. ... is the 253rd day of the year (254th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. ... is the 242nd day of the year (243rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Also: 1969 (Stargate SG-1) episode. ... An animated series or cartoon series is a television series produced by means of animation. ... The National Broadcasting Company (NBC) is an American television network headquartered in the GE Building in New York Citys Rockefeller Center. ... is the 253rd day of the year (254th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. ... is the 242nd day of the year (243rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Also: 1969 (Stargate SG-1) episode. ... Bob Kane (born Robert Kahn, October 24, 1915 – November 3, 1998) was an American comic book artist and writer credited as the creator of the DC Comics superhero Batman. ... Batman (originally referred to as the Bat-Man and still referred to at times as the Batman) is a DC Comics fictional superhero who first appeared in Detective Comics #27 in May 1939. ... Al Brodax (born ca. ... King Features Syndicate is a syndication company owned by The Hearst Corporation; it distributes about 150 comic strips, newspaper columns, editorial cartoons, puzzles and games to thousands of newspapers around the world. ...

Riffing off the then-popular genres of superheroes and James Bond spy adventures, Cool McCool featured the adventures of a hip, trenchcoated spy, who -- as on the contemporary TV show Get Smart -- defeated villains despite being comically inept. Villains included the Rattler, Hurricane Harry, Greta Ghoul, the Owl, Jack-In-The-Box and Dr. Madcap. McCool's boss was known as Number One, although his face was never seen onscreen; only his arms and a cigar were visible behind his chair. Number One's secretary was Friday, a dumpy girl who had an unrequited crush on the secret agent. McCool had three catchphrases: "Danger is my business!" "When you're right, Number One, you're right," and (after bungling something) "That will never happen again." For the Aqua Teen Hunger Force episode, see Super Hero (Aqua Teen Hunger Force episode). ... Flemings image of James Bond; commissioned to aid the Daily Express comic strip artists. ... Get Smart was an American comedy television series that satirized the secret agent genre. ...

The show also featured a Keystone Kops-style segment featuring the adventures of McCool's father, Harry McCool. Harry was supported by his brothers Dick and Tom. They were not your average Tom, Dick and Harry, so to speak. Only 20 Harry McCool episodes were made, each one sandwiched between the two Cool McCool episodes per show. The Keystone Kops in a typical pose. ...

Cool and Harry were voiced by Bob McFadden, while most of the other voices were supplied by Chuck McCann. Carol Corbett provided the voice of Friday. McFadden modeled McCool's voice after comic legend Jack Benny. Robert Bob McFadden (19 January 1923 — 7 January 2000) was a singer and voiceover actor best known for his many contributions to animated cartoons. ... Please wikify (format) this article or section as suggested in the Guide to layout and the Manual of Style. ... Jack Benny (February 14, 1894 in Chicago, Illinois – December 26, 1974 in Beverly Hills, California), born Benjamin Kubelsky, was an American comedian, vaudeville performer, and radio, television, and film actor. ...

Episode List

DVD & VHS

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Rhino Records

• Cool McCool Collection - 2003 DVD oop

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Hollywood DVD

• Cool McCool: How To Catch a Crook - 2003 UK PAL DVD oop
• Cool McCool: Danger is My Business / G-Force - 2004 UK PAL DVD oop
• Cool McCool: Danger is my Business / Felix the Cat - 2004 UK PAL DVD oop

Best Film & Video Co

• Cool McCool: Shooting the Breeze - 1990 VHS oop
• Cool McCool: Grime & Punishment - 1990 VHS oop
• Cool McCool: How to Catch a Crook - 1990 VHS oop

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BCI Eclipse

• Animated All Stars vol 1 - 2006 2DVD - (2 Cool McCool episodes)
• Cool McCool: The Complete Series - 3DVD March 13th 2007