Hey, I Remember This Show: Valley of the Dinosaurs

I remember loving this show when it first came out in 1974 even though it was basically little more than an animated version of Land of the Lost. Then again I was very young at the time and generally relished anything having to do with dinosaurs. However, dinosaurs and cave men seemed like a very unscientific mix for a TV show even back then and I don't remember how I resolved that rather obvious conflict or even if I acknowledged such a conflict at the time. I suspect I treated it the same way I treated many animated TV shows at that time -- interesting to watch but not if you are looking for scientific accuracy.

It would be nice to blame this TV series for the recent backlash against evolution but I somehow doubt that many future creationists watched this TV show. Besides, Land of the Lost debuted the same year and it was a lot more popular.

Trailer of the Week: Teenage Cave Man (1958)

Before men knew shame, they made movies like this.

Hey, I Remember This Show: Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels

Him no Atomo. Him Caveman. (Or as my Spanish-speaking relatives would put it, Cavernícola.)

Seriously, this show was never much of a favorite of mine though I do recall some of my relatives watching it from time to time back in the late 1970s. According to a Time magazine interview, Fred Silverman, who was president of ABC Entertainment back then, was supposed to be a big fan of the show. But eventually the show failed and Silverman left to go to another network. I somehow doubt those two events are related, but nowadays, who knows?

As for the Teen Angels, I'm guessing they were supposed to be a homage to Josie and the Pussycats, yet another cartoon show about a group of girls who were going out and having adventures. Then again they could have been just as much a homage to Charlie's Angels, though why such a homage would end up on a Saturday morning kid's show is anyone's guess.