Uncle Croc's Block (1975)
- Genre
- live action/animated television series
- Country
- United States
- Length
- 1 season, 16 episodes
- Rating
- 6.5 of 10 from 2 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this series is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
This is a short-lived 1970s TV show that parodies live-action children's programming, but with a cynical adult sense of humor. It features a mix of live action and animation and includes an adult laugh track.
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What happens
Uncle Croc's Block is an hour-long American live-action/animated television series produced by Filmation, and broadcast on ABC in 1975–76. The show was a parody of live kids' shows but with (as MeTV would later describe it) a "bitter edge". The series premiered at 10:30 am ET on September 6, 1975. Uncle Croc's Block was up against the second half of the popular The Shazam!/Isis Hour (another Filmation property) and Far Out Space Nuts on CBS and Run, Joe, Run and Return to the Planet of the Apes on NBC. The show, which was fitted with an adult laugh track, was shortened to 30 minutes, then scrapped on February 14, 1976, after half a season on the air. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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