The Dick Tracy Show

1961
The Dick Tracy Show

Seasons & Episodes

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EP1 Red Hot Riding Hoods Jan 01, 1961

The Eastside/Westside bank is being robbed by B.B. Eyes and Flattop, so Hemlock Homes and the Retouchables give pursuit.

EP2 Pearl Thief Grief Jan 01, 1961

Dick Tracy contacts Joe Jitsu aboard the SS Purely to go after The Mole and Sketch Paree, who have stolen black pearls from the Maharajah.

EP3 Jewel Fool Jan 08, 1961

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EP4 Scrambled Yeggs Jan 15, 1961

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EP5 The Oyster Caper Jan 22, 1961

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EP6 Two Heels of Wheels Jan 29, 1961

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EP7 Cheater Gunsmoke Feb 05, 1961

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EP8 Gruesome Twosome Feb 12, 1961

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EP9 Racer Chaser Feb 19, 1961

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EP10 The Purple Boy Feb 26, 1961

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EP11 Surprised Package Mar 05, 1961

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EP12 Tanks a Heap Mar 12, 1961

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EP13 Phoney Pharmers Mar 19, 1961

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EP14 Champ Chumps Mar 26, 1961

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EP15 Stockyard Capers Apr 02, 1961

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EP16 A Boodle of Loot Apr 09, 1961

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EP17 The Parrot Caper Apr 16, 1961

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EP18 Rogue's Gallery Apr 23, 1961

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EP19 The Catnip Caper Apr 30, 1961

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EP20 The Snow Monster May 07, 1961

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EP21 Episode 21 May 14, 1961

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EP22 Episode 22 May 21, 1961

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EP23 Episode 23 May 28, 1961

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EP24 Episode 24 Jun 04, 1961

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EP25 Episode 25 Jun 11, 1961

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EP26 Episode 26 Jun 18, 1961

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EP27 Flea Ring Circus Jun 25, 1961

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5.6| 0h30m| en| More Info
Released: 01 January 1961 Ended
Producted By: United Productions of America
Country: United States of America
Budget: 0
Revenue: 0
Official Website: http://www.toontracker.com/tracy/dicktracy.htm
Synopsis

The Dick Tracy Show was an American animated television series based on Chester Gould's comic strip crime fighter. The series was produced from 1961 to 1962 by UPA.

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jonathan_k80 And what does this series have to do with the classic detective comic strip? Other than a couple of cameo appearances by the title character and watered-down versions of the strip's famous villains... absolutely nothing.The "Dick Tracy" comic has been around since 1931, and if you have ever read any of the strips, you would soon realize it was aimed at an adult audience. It was filled with grotesque criminals who often met their end in a gruesome manner such as a bullet through the head, impalement, or being burned alive. The creator, Chester Gould, had no qualms about visually depicting the grisly demise of these villains. It was definitely not for young children.So who thought Dick Tracy would make a great concept for a kids' show? Or what drugs were available in 1960 when this series was being developed? And why would Chester Gould allow his characters to be so trivialized? He is actually credited in the opening title sequence; if I were him I would have been embarrassed to have my name attached this horrible program.Yes, it is horrible. Minus the opening and closing credits, each episode runs less than four minutes, and Dick Tracy only appears for a total of about 30 to 50 seconds. We see him in the opening scene at his desk finishing up a phone call from his superior. "Okay, Chief, I'll get on it right away. Dick Tracy calling ________." This same footage and dialogue is recycled in every single episode. Yes, EVERY SINGLE EPISODE. Tracy assigns the case to one of four assistant detectives, then is not seen again until the wrap-up at the end. So, why is this called "The Dick Tracy Show"?"The Lame Assistant Detective Show" would be a better description. Other reviewers have commented on these pathetic characters, so I won't recap what they have already described. However, I will re-emphasize the fact that two of the detectives are racist stereotypes. That alone should be enough to make viewers want to avoid this series, but there is more.The animation is atrocious. There is a lot of reused footage, flopped (reversed) images and other cost-cutting measures that make it obvious this was made on an extremely limited budget. A handful of classic villains from the comic strip have been transformed into overly- cartoonish children's characters, and these same villains are used over and over. The dialogue is filled with groan-inducing puns that first- or second-grade schoolkids might find funny. Sight gags consist of tired overdone rehashes from other cartoons. The "Hold Everything!" joke (where a character in a predicament freezes the surrounding action) gets really old when it appears in every, yes EVERY, episode, although we do get to see an extra ten seconds of Dick Tracy on screen when the assistant detective calls for help.This series is available on DVD. Unbelievable. I can't see anyone actually spending money on such mind-numbing material.
Little-Mikey I remember watching this cartoon weekday afternoons just before supper. It was 1961 and I was about 7. I was in the First Grade and had just started to learn to read. So what captured my curiosity with my newly acquired reading skills? You got it,the Sunday Funnies! I asked my mother what comics she liked to read. She liked to read DICK TRACY.So when DICK TRACY came on TV, I thought my mother would enjoy seeing her comic strip come alive on TV. Maybe she saw one episode. I don't remember. What I do remember is that she was always too busy to watch DICK TRACY on TV.Thirty five years later, I saw this cartoon on TV and now I can understand why my mother was always too busy to watch this cartoon. It was bad, really bad! Joe Jitsu, complete with his slant-eyes and buck teeth was such an offensive Japanese stereo-type that you don't even have to be Japanese to be offended. Then there is Go-Go Gomez! Given the choice between watching this horrible cartoon or slaving over a hot stove, my mother wisely chose the hot stove. I rest my case!
neutrino68 Okay, not quite the worst. Next to the 1960's Felix the Cat series, this is the single worst cartoon ever devised. Dick Tracy isn't even in the cartoons except to assign the case to someone else. There is no humor, there are no jokes, the animation is ugly. You just sit and wait for it to end so maybe a better cartoon will be on afterwards. An exercise in torture. Truly awful. Where is Dick in his flying trash can? Nowhere. They made over 120 of these disasters. I cannot fathom why. Watching this deplorable excuse for animation skitter across the screen is like having to fold laundry, scour burned cookware, or file numerical documents in a large insurance company. Tedious, unrewarding, mind-destroying, soul-sucking stuff.
MartinHafer This cartoon is about the only animated cartoon series that MIGHT have been as bad as the animated Hercules cartoons of the 60s (from Trans Lux TV). The show was astoundingly bad. So bad that Hanna and Barbera at their lowest point would have refused to put their names on it bad! So bad that children suddenly remember they have some homework to do when it comes on bad! The worst aspect of the show was the crappy animation. A slide show would have seemed less wooden and static! And the stories themselves bore only a superficial resemblance to the cartoon strip. And the dialog,...I've read better dialog on ads for zit creams! If you have Bright House cable, you may be able to see this monstrosity for yourself to see if I am right. It's been listed on their cartoon on demand channel, so if you do have the chance, watch it--unless you aren't a masochist.Oh, and by the way. Despite what others may have said, the show was NOT faithful in any way to the cartoon strip. It wasn't even close!