Cool McCool
Encyclopedia
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.
es 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 (a reference to another contemporary spy show – The Prisoner, which featured a spy looking for Number One who ran the prison he found himself in). 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."
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. Only 20 Harry McCool episodes were made, each one sandwiched between the two Cool McCool episodes per show.
, 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
.
Harry McCool in "The Phantom of the Opera House"
Cool McCool in "Fine Feathered Fiends"
Harry McCool in "Horsehide and Go Seek"
Cool McCool in "The House that Jack Built"
Harry McCool in "The Vaishing Shoehorns"
Cool McCool in "Garden of Evil"
Harry McCool in "Here's Pie in Your Eye"
Cool McCool in "Queen's Ransom"
Harry McCool in "The Woodchopper"
Cool McCool in "Shrinking the Slinker"
Harry McCool in "Gym Dandy"
Cool McCool in "Bagging the Windbag"
Harry McCool in "Big Top Cops"
Cool McCool in "Owl on the Prowl"
Harry McCool in "The New Car"
Cool McCool in "How Now Foul Owl"
Harry McCool in "Three Men on a House"
Cool McCool in "The Romantic Rattler"
Harry McCool in "Fowl Play"
Cool McCool in "Love is a Gas"
Harry McCool in "The Jet Set, Yet"
Cool McCook in "The 500 Pound Canary Caper"
Harry McCool in "McCool Jazz"
Cool McCool in "Mother Greta's Wrinkle Remover"
Harry McCool in "Dog Tired"
Cool McCool in "The Moon Goon"
Harry McCool in "High Jokers"
Cool McCool in "Rockabye for Rattler"
Harry McCool in "Time Out"
Cool McCool in "The Wind Goddess"
Harry McCool in "Monkey Dizziness"
Cool McCool in "A Growing Problem"
Harry McCool in "Green Dragon"
Cool McCool in "What Goes Up... Must Come Down"
Harry McCool in "A Lot of Ballooney"
Cool McCool in "The Box Popper"
Harry McCool in "Goat Chaser"
Cool McCool in "A Tree is a... Tree?"
Harry McCool in "In the Dough"
Cool McCool in "The College of Crooks"
NBC
The National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago...
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
Bob Kane
Bob Kane was an American comic book artist and writer, credited as the creator of the DC Comics superhero Batman...
– most famous as the creator of Batman
Batman
Batman is a fictional character created by the artist Bob Kane and writer Bill Finger. A comic book superhero, Batman first appeared in Detective Comics #27 , and since then has appeared primarily in publications by DC Comics...
– and produced by Al Brodax
Al Brodax
Al Brodax is an American film and television producer. He was sometimes credited as "Al Broadax."-Career:At the age of eighteen, Brodax enlisted in the US Army and served in World War II...
for King Features.
Synopsis
Riffing off the then-popular genres of superheroSuperhero
A superhero is a type of stock character, possessing "extraordinary or superhuman powers", dedicated to protecting the public. Since the debut of the prototypical superhero Superman in 1938, stories of superheroes — ranging from brief episodic adventures to continuing years-long sagas —...
es and James Bond
James Bond
James Bond, code name 007, is a fictional character created in 1953 by writer Ian Fleming, who featured him in twelve novels and two short story collections. There have been a six other authors who wrote authorised Bond novels or novelizations after Fleming's death in 1964: Kingsley Amis,...
spy adventures, Cool McCool featured the adventures of a hip, trenchcoated spy, who – as on the contemporary TV show Get Smart
Get Smart
Get Smart is an American comedy television series that satirizes the secret agent genre. Created by Mel Brooks with Buck Henry, the show starred Don Adams , Barbara Feldon , and Edward Platt...
– 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 (a reference to another contemporary spy show – The Prisoner, which featured a spy looking for Number One who ran the prison he found himself in). 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."
The show also featured a Keystone Kops
Keystone Kops
The Keystone Kops were incompetent fictional policemen, featured in silent film comedies in the early 20th century. The movies were produced by Mack Sennett for his Keystone Film Company between 1912 and 1917. The idea came from Hank Mann who also played police chief Tehiezel in the first film...
-style segment featuring the adventures of McCool's father, Harry McCool. Harry was supported by his brothers Dick and Tom. Only 20 Harry McCool episodes were made, each one sandwiched between the two Cool McCool episodes per show.
Cast
Cool and Harry were voiced by Bob McFaddenBob McFadden
Robert "Bob" McFadden was a singer and voiceover actor best known for his many contributions to animated cartoons. His best known characters were Milton the Monster, Cool McCool, and the ThunderCats' Snarf...
, while most of the other voices were supplied by Chuck McCann
Chuck McCann
Chuck McCann is a film actor, television actor, stage actor, and a voice actor from Brooklyn, New York.-Early career:...
. Carol Corbett provided the voice of Friday. McFadden modeled McCool's voice after comic legend Jack Benny
Jack Benny
Jack Benny was an American comedian, vaudevillian, and actor for radio, television, and film...
.
Characters
- Cool McCool: A secret agent who defeats villains with his powerful skills. He is a mighty secret agent who can be bumbling sometimes. His mustache tingles when there's danger lurking about and can also be used as a telephone. A running gag in the series is that after the end of each mission, Cool would do something that would make Number One mad, thus causing him to get ejected. His catchphrases are "Danger is my business!", "When you're right, Number One, you're right" and "That will never happen again." He is voiced by Bob McFaddenBob McFaddenRobert "Bob" McFadden was a singer and voiceover actor best known for his many contributions to animated cartoons. His best known characters were Milton the Monster, Cool McCool, and the ThunderCats' Snarf...
.
- Harry McCool: Cool's police officer father who appears in a sandwiched Harry McCool cartoon. He, along with his brothers; Dick and Tom, were the members of the Komedy Kops. Like his son, he is voiced by Bob McFaddenBob McFaddenRobert "Bob" McFadden was a singer and voiceover actor best known for his many contributions to animated cartoons. His best known characters were Milton the Monster, Cool McCool, and the ThunderCats' Snarf...
.
- Number One: Cool's off-screen boss. Whenever Cool does something really stupid, he always ejects him out of the headquarters. His appearance is just possibly his arm that has a black suit, wearing a diamond ring and holding a cigarCigarA cigar is a tightly-rolled bundle of dried and fermented tobacco that is ignited so that its smoke may be drawn into the mouth. Cigar tobacco is grown in significant quantities in Brazil, Cameroon, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Honduras, Indonesia, Mexico, Nicaragua, Philippines, and the Eastern...
, making his appearance possibly taken off of Al BrodaxAl BrodaxAl Brodax is an American film and television producer. He was sometimes credited as "Al Broadax."-Career:At the age of eighteen, Brodax enlisted in the US Army and served in World War II...
, the show's co-creator. It was revealed that he is married since in the series finale, Cool destroyed his wife's anniversary gift. Voice of Chuck McCannChuck McCannChuck McCann is a film actor, television actor, stage actor, and a voice actor from Brooklyn, New York.-Early career:...
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- Friday: Number One's secretary who has a crush on Cool. She is mostly a klutz. She is voiced by Carol Corbett.
- Breezy: Cool McCool's sidekick at the age of 10-12. He always helps Cool when he is in need and comes along with him on some missions. He has a buck tooth. He rarely appears in the episodes. Voice of Chuck McCannChuck McCannChuck McCann is a film actor, television actor, stage actor, and a voice actor from Brooklyn, New York.-Early career:...
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Villains
- The Owl: An owl-themed old supervillain who is the headmaster of the College of Crooks. He lives in a cave, sports female owl henchwomen, and has owl pets. He is the first villain that Cool McCool encounters in the series and he is always seen walking bare-footed. He is a parody of The Penguin. He is voiced by Chuck McCannChuck McCannChuck McCann is a film actor, television actor, stage actor, and a voice actor from Brooklyn, New York.-Early career:...
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- The Rattler: An anthropomorphic snake with a passion for art. He has the ability to control plants and also adores plant life. He can also wield shotguns and bombs and falls for the snake charmer. His catchphrase is "seize him". He is the Professor of Body in the College of Crooks. He is a parody of The Riddler. He is voiced by Chuck McCannChuck McCannChuck McCann is a film actor, television actor, stage actor, and a voice actor from Brooklyn, New York.-Early career:...
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- Dr. Madcap: A wacky supervillain with the ability to command his hats. Although he adores his hats, he also loves Greta Ghoul, his wife, who is sad since he spends more time on the hats than her, so he commands the hats to give Greta presents to make her happy. He is a parody of the Mad Hatter. His characteristics are similar to his parodied counterpart. He is a professor of science. He is voiced by Chuck McCannChuck McCannChuck McCann is a film actor, television actor, stage actor, and a voice actor from Brooklyn, New York.-Early career:...
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- Greta Ghoul: Dr. Madcap's wife. She doesn't feel much appreciated or loved by her husband in some episodes and speaks with a Transylvanian accent. She is a green color-schemed woman whose personality is similar to a ghost. She is voiced by Carol Corbett.
- Hurricane Harry: An overweight supervillain who can create mighty gusts of winds to blow Cool away. He speaks in a deep voice and a lisp. He still lives with his mother or fiancée named Bellows Belle, who wheezes when speaking. Unlike the others, he is a parody of most criminals under the name Hurricane in the Marvel ComicsMarvel ComicsMarvel Worldwide, Inc., commonly referred to as Marvel Comics and formerly Marvel Publishing, Inc. and Marvel Comics Group, is an American company that publishes comic books and related media...
. He is voiced by Chuck McCannChuck McCannChuck McCann is a film actor, television actor, stage actor, and a voice actor from Brooklyn, New York.-Early career:...
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- Jack-in-a-Box: A supervillain who is joker themed that hides in a jack-in-a-box to scare and attack people. His weapon is his shotgun and a bomb. His residence is in the circus and his pets are lions. Whenever he talks, he says a sound or word that are similar to that of jack-in-a-box sound effects and or music (like popping out sounds). He is a parody of The Joker. He is voiced by Chuck McCannChuck McCannChuck McCann is a film actor, television actor, stage actor, and a voice actor from Brooklyn, New York.-Early career:...
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Show 01
Cool McCool in "The Big Blowout"Harry McCool in "The Phantom of the Opera House"
Cool McCool in "Fine Feathered Fiends"
Show 02
Cool McCool in "If the Hat Fits... Watch It"Harry McCool in "Horsehide and Go Seek"
Cool McCool in "The House that Jack Built"
Show 03
Cool McCool in "The Odd Boxes Caper"Harry McCool in "The Vaishing Shoehorns"
Cool McCool in "Garden of Evil"
Show 04
Cool McCool in "Rocket Racket"Harry McCool in "Here's Pie in Your Eye"
Cool McCool in "Queen's Ransom"
Show 05
Cool McCool in "The Big Brainwash"Harry McCool in "The Woodchopper"
Cool McCool in "Shrinking the Slinker"
Show 06
Cool McCool in "The Box Fox"Harry McCool in "Gym Dandy"
Cool McCool in "Bagging the Windbag"
Show 07
Cool McCool in "Will the Real Cool Mobile Please Stand Up"Harry McCool in "Big Top Cops"
Cool McCool in "Owl on the Prowl"
Show 08
Cool McCool in "Sniffin, Snoozen, and Sneezen"Harry McCool in "The New Car"
Cool McCool in "How Now Foul Owl"
Show 09
Cool McCool in "Caps and Robbers"Harry McCool in "Three Men on a House"
Cool McCool in "The Romantic Rattler"
Show 10
Cool McCool in "Jack in the Boxer"Harry McCool in "Fowl Play"
Cool McCool in "Love is a Gas"
Show 11
Cool McCool in "Who Stole my 32 Secret Agents?"Harry McCool in "The Jet Set, Yet"
Cool McCook in "The 500 Pound Canary Caper"
Show 12
Cool McCool in "Fun and Games"Harry McCool in "McCool Jazz"
Cool McCool in "Mother Greta's Wrinkle Remover"
Show 13
Cool McCool in "The Shombrero Affair"Harry McCool in "Dog Tired"
Cool McCool in "The Moon Goon"
Show 14
Cool McCool in "Two Fats and a Fink"Harry McCool in "High Jokers"
Cool McCool in "Rockabye for Rattler"
Show 15
Cool McCool in "High Jacker Jack"Harry McCool in "Time Out"
Cool McCool in "The Wind Goddess"
Show 16
Cool McCool in "Hot McHot"Harry McCool in "Monkey Dizziness"
Cool McCool in "A Growing Problem"
Show 17
Cool McCool in "Oh Say Can You Seed"Harry McCool in "Green Dragon"
Cool McCool in "What Goes Up... Must Come Down"
Show 18
Cool McCool in "Birds of a Feather Flop Together"Harry McCool in "A Lot of Ballooney"
Cool McCool in "The Box Popper"
Show 19
Cool McCool in "Owl's Well That Ends Well"Harry McCool in "Goat Chaser"
Cool McCool in "A Tree is a... Tree?"
Show 20
Cool McCool in "The Whistler's Mommy Case"Harry McCool in "In the Dough"
Cool McCool in "The College of Crooks"
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
BCI Eclipse
- Animated All Stars vol 1 – 2006 2DVD – (2 Cool McCool episodes)
- Cool McCool: The Complete Series – 3DVD March 13, 2007