Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels

The 1977 and 1978 episodes were originally broadcasted as segments on the package show Scooby's All-Star Laff-A-Lympics and Scooby's All-Stars. The 1980 episodes featured Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels in their own half-hour timeslot.

Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels (1980) is a American animated comedy series created by Joe Ruby and Ken Spears for ABC, produced by Hanna-Barbera Cartoons. Captain Caveman, voiced by Mel Blanc, is a prehistoric hero who joins a trio of teen detectives, Dee Dee Skyes (Vernee Watson), Brenda Chance (Marilyn Schreffler) and Taffy Dare (Laurel Page), to chase villains and solve mysteries. The engine of the series is simple: each short episode sets the team against a scheme or bad guy, and the comedy comes from the caveman's anachronistic reactions to modern life and his clumsy bravado. The show runs for a single season of sixteen episodes, each only about eleven minutes long, arranged in a half-hour slot that packages brief adventures. Set in a contemporary present, the series has a bright, goofy, lighthearted register with a playful mystery flavor. Fans of Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! and The Flintstones will find resonance in its slapstick humor, teen sleuthing, and Hanna-Barbera tradition of family-friendly cartoon adventure.

Mixed audience reception, with the series remembered mainly as light Saturday morning Hanna-Barbera fun for kids.

• Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!animated teen mystery, sleuthing teens with a talking pet, lighthearted kids adventure
• The FlintstonesHanna-Barbera prehistoric comedy, caveman lead with slapstick and cartoon humor
• The Super Globetrottersanimated kids comedy with a superhero-style rescue framing and goofy tone

Created by

Joe Ruby, Ken Spears

Release Date

1980-03-08

Episode runtime

11 min

Rating

6.4 / 10 (150)

What is Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels about?

A caveman superhero teams up with a trio of teen detectives in a brief, bright Saturday morning cartoon.

What is Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels like to watch?

Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels as brisk, its intensity as mild and its storytelling as simple.

Is Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels violent?

No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels.

What did critics think of Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels?

Mixed audience reception, with the series remembered mainly as light Saturday morning Hanna-Barbera fun for kids.

Which shows are like Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels?

Shows with a similar feel include Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!, The Flintstones, and The Super Globetrotters.

How long is Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels?

Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels: 1 season, 16 episodes.

Is Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels still running?

No, Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels has ended.

Where can I watch Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels?

In United States, Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels is available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store.