Korg: 70,000 B.C.

Korg: 70,000 B.C.

Complete Series DVD cover
Genre Adventure
Created by Fred Freiberger
Directed by Irving J. Moore
Christian Nyby
Starring Jim Malinda
Bill Ewing
Naomi Pollack
Christopher Man
Narrated by Burgess Meredith
Theme music composer Hoyt Curtin
Country of origin United States
Original language(s) English
No. of seasons 1
No. of episodes 19
Production
Executive producer(s) Joseph Barbera
William Hanna
Producer(s) Fred Freiberger
Dick O'Connor
Editor(s) Warner E. Leighton
Running time 30 minutes
Production company(s) Hanna-Barbera Productions
Distributor Warner Bros. Television Distribution
Release
Original network ABC
Audio format Monaural
Original release September 7, 1974 – August 30, 1975

Korg: 70,000 B.C. is a 30-minute Saturday morning live-action television series created by Fred Freiberger, narrated by Burgess Meredith and produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions which was broadcast on ABC from September 7, 1974 to August 30, 1975.

Korg featured the adventures of a family of Neanderthals during the Ice Age. It was intended to be educational, and was based on the best then-current research about Neanderthal life, except where its situations had to be watered down for a young audience which Hanna, Barbera, and the network feared might be terrified without such expurgation.

A board game of the same title was produced by the US toy company Milton Bradley as a direct tie-in. Charlton Comics published a Korg comic book from May 1975 to November 1976. The series was written and drawn by Pat Boyette, and lasted for 9 issues.

The American Museum of Natural History and The Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History served as consultants to the series.[1]

The complete series was released by Warner Archive on December 11, 2012.[2]

Episodes

No. Title Original air date
1"The Blind Hunter"September 7, 1974 (1974-09-07)
2"The Exile"September 14, 1974 (1974-09-14)
3"The Big Water"September 21, 1974 (1974-09-21)
4"The Eclipse of the Sun"September 28, 1974 (1974-09-28)
5"Trapped"October 5, 1974 (1974-10-05)
6"The Story of Lumi"October 12, 1974 (1974-10-12)
7"The Running Fight"October 19, 1974 (1974-10-19)
8"The Beach People"October 26, 1974 (1974-10-26)
9"The Ancient One"November 2, 1974 (1974-11-02)
10"Tor's First Hunt"November 9, 1974 (1974-11-09)
11"Magic Claws"November 16, 1974 (1974-11-16)
12"The Hill People"November 23, 1974 (1974-11-23)
13"The River"November 30, 1974 (1974-11-30)
14"The Web"December 7, 1974 (1974-12-07)
15"The Picture Maker"December 14, 1974 (1974-12-14)
16"Ree and the Wolf"December 21, 1974 (1974-12-21)
17"Bok Loses Courage"December 28, 1974 (1974-12-28)
18"Moving Rock"January 4, 1975 (1975-01-04)
19"The Guide"January 18, 1975 (1975-01-18)

References

  1. TV Guide Guide to TV. Barnes and Noble. 2004. p. 351. ISBN 0-7607-5634-1.
  2. Lambert, David (November 16, 2012). "Korg: 70,000 B.C. - 'The Complete Series' of the Live-Action Saturday Morning Show". TVShowsOnDVD.com. Retrieved December 3, 2012.
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