I Am the Greatest: The Adventures of Muhammad Ali (1977)

Genre

animation

Country

United States

Length

1 season, 13 episodes

Rating

6.0 of 10 from 4 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This is an animated series from the 1970s featuring boxing legend Muhammad Ali voicing himself. He goes on adventures with his fictional niece and nephew, helped by his public relations manager. The show aired on Saturday mornings but was canceled after one season.

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What happens

I Am the Greatest: The Adventures of Muhammad Ali is an animated series featuring boxer Muhammad Ali, who performed his own voice. The series was broadcast Saturday mornings on NBC and produced by Fred Calvert's independent production company, Farmhouse Films, in the fall of 1977, but was cancelled after 13 episodes due to its low ratings. In the show, Muhammad Ali and his public relations manager, Frank Bannister, both provided their own voices, as Ali went on adventures with his (fictional) niece Nicky and nephew Damon, voiced by Casey Carmichael and Patrice Carmichael. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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