Samson & Goliath
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Samson & Goliath (also known as Young Samson & Goliath) was a 30-minute Saturday morning cartoon series produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions for NBC in 1967. It was later shown in syndication with The Space Kidettes as "The Space Kidettes and Young Sampson".
The show followed the adventures of a teenager named Samson and his dog, Goliath as they rode around the country on a motorbike. Whenever trouble arose (usually in the form of a menacing super villain or evil scientist), Samson would transform himself into a superhero version of the biblical Samson by hitting his golden wristbands together. A second slam would transform Goliath into a super-powered lion. Samson had great strength and stamina and could leap so well he appeared to be flying. He could also direct shock waves from his wristbands. Goliath, in addition to having similar strength and leaping powers, had "power beam" rays that emanated from his eyes, apparently making him more powerful than Samson. The pair's reverse transformation was never depicted.
Samson & Goliath was similar in format to other Hanna-Barbera adventure shows such as Space Ghost, Mighty Mightor, and Shazzan in its pacing, plots, voices, music and art direction. Many of these characters were developed for CBS by comics artist Alex Toth, but Samson was on NBC. Tim Matheson, who had earlier been the voice of Jonny Quest, provided the voice of Samson. Goliath's vocal effects are done by Mel Blanc.
