The Adventures of Pow Wow
Encyclopedia
The Adventures of Pow Wow the Indian Boy is an animated cartoon
that played on the Captain Kangaroo
show during the 1950's. The cartoon featured a pre-adolescent Pow Wow, the tribe's medicine man
, and an Indian
girl who was a friend of Pow Wow's. The cartoons were often centered on Pow Wow's discovery of an animal
, hurt or otherwise, and his attempts to protect the forest
and wildlife from various threats. When Pow Wow needed help in these missions, he would seek counsel from the wise medicine man.
. Tom Baron was in charge of the series' animation, and Ben Hardaway
was its writer. The cartoon's music was produced by Monty Kelly.
and was syndicated by Screen Gems
.
Cartoon
A cartoon is a form of two-dimensional illustrated visual art. While the specific definition has changed over time, modern usage refers to a typically non-realistic or semi-realistic drawing or painting intended for satire, caricature, or humor, or to the artistic style of such works...
that played on the Captain Kangaroo
Captain Kangaroo
Captain Kangaroo is a children's television series which aired weekday mornings on the American television network CBS for nearly 30 years, from October 3, 1955 until December 8, 1984, making it the longest-running children's television program of its day...
show during the 1950's. The cartoon featured a pre-adolescent Pow Wow, the tribe's medicine man
Medicine man
"Medicine man" or "Medicine woman" are English terms used to describe traditional healers and spiritual leaders among Native American and other indigenous or aboriginal peoples...
, and an Indian
Indigenous peoples of the Americas
The indigenous peoples of the Americas are the pre-Columbian inhabitants of North and South America, their descendants and other ethnic groups who are identified with those peoples. Indigenous peoples are known in Canada as Aboriginal peoples, and in the United States as Native Americans...
girl who was a friend of Pow Wow's. The cartoons were often centered on Pow Wow's discovery of an animal
Animal
Animals are a major group of multicellular, eukaryotic organisms of the kingdom Animalia or Metazoa. Their body plan eventually becomes fixed as they develop, although some undergo a process of metamorphosis later on in their life. Most animals are motile, meaning they can move spontaneously and...
, hurt or otherwise, and his attempts to protect the forest
Forest
A forest, also referred to as a wood or the woods, is an area with a high density of trees. As with cities, depending where you are in the world, what is considered a forest may vary significantly in size and have various classification according to how and what of the forest is composed...
and wildlife from various threats. When Pow Wow needed help in these missions, he would seek counsel from the wise medicine man.
Stations
Alphabetized by city.- KPLR-TVKPLR-TVKPLR-TV, channel 11, is a television station in St. Louis, Missouri. KPLR is owned by the Tribune Company, and is an affiliate of The CW Television Network. The station's studios are located in Maryland Heights, Missouri, in Northwest St. Louis County KPLR-TV, channel 11, is a television station...
/ Channel 11• St. Louis, MissouriSt. Louis, MissouriSt. Louis is an independent city on the eastern border of Missouri, United States. With a population of 319,294, it was the 58th-largest U.S. city at the 2010 U.S. Census. The Greater St... - WJZ-TVWJZ-TVWJZ-TV, channel 13, is an owned and operated television station of the CBS Television Network, located in Baltimore, Maryland. WJZ-TV's studios and offices are located on Television Hill in the Woodberry section of Baltimore, adjacent to the transmission tower it shares with four other Baltimore...
/ Channel 13• Baltimore, Maryland - WGN-TVWGN-TVWGN-TV, virtual channel 9 , is the CW-affiliated television station in Chicago, Illinois built, signed on, and owned by the Tribune Company. WGN-TV's studios and offices are located at 2501 W...
/ Channel 9• Chicago, Illinois - WNBC-TVWNBCWNBC, virtual channel 4 , is the flagship station of the NBC television network, located in New York City. WNBC's studios are co-located with NBC corporate headquarters at 30 Rockefeller Plaza in midtown Manhattan...
/ Channel 4• New York, New York - WTTG-TV / Channel 5• Washington, D.C.Washington, D.C.Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
Production, Animation, Scriptwriting, and Music Credits
The series was produced by Tempe-Toons and presented by Leo and Walter Minskoff. Its executive producer was Leon Marcus, and it was directed by Sam SingerSam Singer
Sam Singer was an American animation producer. He is best known as executive producer of The Adventures of Pow Wow, which appeared as a segment of Captain Kangaroo. He also produced Bucky and Pepito, cited as the "worst cartoon ever made"-TV series:*Sinbad Jr...
. Tom Baron was in charge of the series' animation, and Ben Hardaway
Ben Hardaway
Joseph Benson "Ben/Bugs" Hardaway was a storyboard artist, animator, voice actor, gagman, writer, and director for several American animation studios during the The Golden Age of Hollywood animation. He was sometimes credited as J.B. Hardaway, Ben Hardaway, Buggsy Hardaway, and B. Hardaway.While...
was its writer. The cartoon's music was produced by Monty Kelly.
Broadcast History
Pow Wow first aired on January 30, 1949. In 1956, it was broadcast on the popular children's show, Captain KangarooCaptain Kangaroo
Captain Kangaroo is a children's television series which aired weekday mornings on the American television network CBS for nearly 30 years, from October 3, 1955 until December 8, 1984, making it the longest-running children's television program of its day...
and was syndicated by Screen Gems
Screen Gems
Screen Gems is an American movie production company and subsidiary company of Sony Pictures Entertainment's Columbia TriStar Motion Picture Group that has served several different purposes for its parent companies over the decades since its incorporation....
.