Series synopsis
Crusader Rabbit is an American animation comedy television series that premiered on ABC on August 1, 1950. It was created by Jay Ward. It stars Lucille Bliss.
Crusader Rabbit is the first animated series produced specifically for television. The concept was test marketed in 1948, while the initial episode - Crusader vs. the State of Texas - aired on KNBH in Los Angeles, California on August 1, 1950.
Premise
Crusader Rabbit is the first animated series produced specifically for television. The concept was test marketed in 1948, while the initial episode - Crusader vs. the State of Texas - aired on KNBH in Los Angeles, California on August 1, 1950.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
Episodes
This series spans 2 seasons with 23 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 10 | August 1, 1950 | August 1, 1950 |
| Season 2 | 13 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Crusader VS. The State Of Texas (1-15) One of the Crusader's first crusades is to rescue a hapless tiger, Ragland T. Tiger from his circus cage. Although Rags is much larger physically and obviously is biologically a tiger (and therefore supposedly a fierce predator), his personality is as docile and meek as Crusader Rabbit is insistent and assertive. This makes the duo a wonderfully ironic and compatible pair. With his new found sidekick by his, uh….side, Crusader Rabbit learns that his Jackrabbit cousins are being persecuted in the titular State of Texas. It seems th |
August 1, 1950 |
| 2 | Crusader VS. The Pirates (16-35) | |
| 3 | Crusader And The Rajah Of The Rinsewater (36-55) |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The Great Uranium Hunt (AKA Mine Your Own Business) (1-20) Crusader and Raggs return home to find it taken over by E. Z. Mooney, who gets Raggs into a crooked poker game. E.Z. says he'll return the town when he gets his money. Crusader and Raggs run into their friend Garth who is prospecting for uranium, which sounds like a solution. Buying supplies they run into their old nemesis Dudley Nightshade. |
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| 2 |
The Yukon Adventure (AKA Thar's Gold in Them Thar Fills) (21-40) Raggs has a toothache. When all home remedies fail Crusader takes him to the dentist, Doc Cavity. Unfortunately Doc has gone to a dentist's convention in Yankimout, Washington. Our heroes follow only to find none of the dentists can work; the gold they use comes from the Yukon - and there hasn't been any for a while. Crusader and Raggs set off to find out why. 53 minutes. |
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| 3 |
Tales of Schmerwood Forest (AKA Crook's Tour) (41-60) Robin Hoodlum has escaped from Sing Sing Sing prison during an archery tournament. Robin steals a bank deposit book so he can rob from the rich. |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | ABC |
|---|---|
| First aired | August 1, 1950 |
| Last aired | August 1, 1950 |
| Runtime | 5 minutes |
| Status | continue |