Channel Umptee-3 (1997)
Channel Umptee-3 (1997)
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Plot.
Channel Umptee-3 is a Saturday morning animated television series created by Jim George and produced by Norman Lear that aired on The WB in 1997. Ogden Ostrich, Sheldon S. Cargo, and Holey Moley drive around the world in a van with their own underground television station, while fleeing the wrath of corporate-villain Stickley Rickets. This one-season cartoon show was designed to teach kids to appreciate the wonders of everyday things, such as sleep and water. The title is derived from the fictitious number “umpteen.”
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Cast & Crew.
David Paymer
Sheldon S. Cargo (voice)
Rob Paulsen
Ogden Ostrich (voice)
Jonathan Harris
Stickley Rickets (voice)
Alice Ghostley
Pandora Rickets (voice)
Gregg Berger
Bud (voice)
Neil Ross
Ed (voice)
Susan Silo
(voice)
Laura Summer
(voice)
Greg Burson
Professor Edwin I. Relevant (voice)
James L. George
Creator / Executive Producer / Writer
Norman Lear
Creator / Producer
Patrick Pinney
Actor
John Baskin
Creator / Producer
Jeff Kline
Producer
Perry Zombolas
Storyboard
Walter Murphy
Original Music Composer
Details.
Release DateOctober 25, 1997
StatusEnded
Seasons1
Episodes13
Running Time30m
Genres
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This TV Show Is About.
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Wiki.
Channel Umptee-3 (also known simply as Umptee-3) is a Saturday morning animated television series created by Jim George and produced by Norman Lear. It aired on The WB as part of the Kids' WB programming block from 1997 to 1998. The one-season cartoon was designed to teach children to appreciate the wonders of everyday things, such as sleep and water. The title is derived from the fictitonal number "umpteen". It was also the last television series that Lear was involved in as an executive producer (and the last to feature an original story) until the 2017 revival of One Day at a Time.