Frankenstein Jr. and the Impossibles is an animated television show, produced by Hanna-Barbera for CBS in 1966. Each half-hour consisted of one Frankenstein Jr. story and two with the Impossibles. It ran for two seasons before complaints about violence in children's television led to the series' cancellation.
Frankenstein Jr. is a giant flying humanoid robot. He and his young master, Buzz Conroy, battle monsters and confront mad scientists. Buzz and Frankenstein Jr. later made a cameo appearance in an episode of Yogi's Space Race.
The Impossibles are a trio of rock 'n' roll guitarists who are secretly superheroes. Coil Man has springs for arms and legs, Fluid Man can change his body into water, and Multi Man can duplicate himself as many times as needed. Their powers were later given to three of the Super Globetrotters.
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And so the Impossibles, ordinary singing group, become the Impossibles crime fighters in the war against crime…
There is a joy and beauty in the timelessness of cartoons to a child. By the time I was growing up in the 70’s, I had no idea that so many of the programs I loved and treasured had actually come and gone before I was even born. One such cartoon treasure is Hanna Barbera’s Frankenstein Jr. and The Impossibles. The beauty of these Saturday morning cartoons is that they made the transition to afternoon cartoon series seamlessly. And these were beautiful cartoons that walked the line between horror, hero, and humor so very well.
Frankenstein Jr. was the story of a father and son scientist team who create a super crime fighting robot. The boy Buzz Conroy (Dick Beals) would control and “energize” the powerful robot (Frankie, played by Ted Cassidy) with the use of his energizer ring, while his father Professor Conroy (John Stephenson) would monitor their “demon detector” and remotely figure out how to fight and defeat the demon du jour. Yes folks there were monsters on Saturday morning all the time for our action hero’s to fight. No wonder I love them so much today.
