Take Me Up to the Ball Game (1980)
23m
Running Time
September 1, 1980Release Date
Take Me Up to the Ball Game (1980)
23m
Running Time
September 1, 1980Release Date
Network & Production Companies
Plot.
In this interplanetary baseball story, a group of friends are playing a sandlot game on Earth that is noticed by Irwin, an outer space promoter of baseball. The haphazard team consists of an eagle, a beaver, a bear, a kangaroo, and a mole. Irwin invites the Earth team to play against the Outer Space All-Stars, an awesome team that has never lost a game, of that matter, been scrored upon. Their secret: they are the biggest cheaters in the universe.
Where to Watch.
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Cast & Crew.
Phil Silvers
Irwin (voice)
Anna Bourque
Edna (voice)
Don Ferguson
The Commissioner (voice)
Melleny Melody
The Mole (voice)
Don Ferguson
The Commissioner
Maurice LaMarche
Jake (voice)
Bob Dermer
The Beaver (voice)
Derek McGrath
The Eagle (voice)
Paul Soles
The Announcer (voice)
Ken Sobol
Screenplay
Rick Danko
Songs / Lyricist
Ken Stephenson
Director / Additional Writing
Clive A. Smith
Story
Patrick Loubert
Story / Producer
Michael Hirsh
Story / Producer
Dale Cummings
Additional Writing / Production Design
Michael Merrill
Additional Writing
John Halfpenny
Additional Writing
Peter Sauder
Additional Writing
Raymond Jafelice
Additional Writing / Production Design
Dan Haskett
Animation
David Thrasher
Animation
Willy Ashworth
Animation
Ralf Palmer
Animation
John Laurence Collins
Animation
Wendy Perdue
Animation
Terry Godfrey
Animation
Linda Roy
Animation
Dale Schott
Animation
Larry Jacobs
Animation
Tom Sito
Animation
Barry Anderson
Animation
Harold Duckett
Animation
Graham Falk
Animation
Brad Goodchild
Animation
Mary Anne Atell
Animation
Robert Azzaro
Animation
Ross Campbell
Animation
Brian Lee
Animation
Brian Lemay
Animation
Debra Armstrong
Animation
Tony Egizii
Animation
Ted Ravn
Animation
Mike Fallows
Animation
Tina Seemann
Animation
J.D. Smith
Animation
Gail Marie Kocznur
Animation
Cynthia Ward
Animation
Details.
Release DateSeptember 1, 1980
StatusReleased
Running Time23m
Genres
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Wiki.
Take Me Up to the Ball Game is a 1980 American-Canadian animated television special that premiered on CBC in Canada and in syndication in the United States on September 18, 1980. It is the last television special in Nelvana's 1977 to 1980 series of specials. It was also the last Nelvana television special to be distributed by Viacom Enterprises in the United States. The title is a play on the 1908 song title "Take Me Out to the Ball Game".