The Harlem Globetrotters Popcorn Machine

*The Harlem Globetrotters Popcorn Machine*
The Harlem Globetrotters Popcorn Machine
Genre	Children's television series
Created by	John Aylesworth ; Frank Peppiatt
Written by	John Aylesworth ; Frank Peppiatt ; Jack Burns
Directed by	Tony Mordente
Starring	Geese Ausbie; John Aylesworth; Nate Branch; Marques Haynes; Charles "Tex" Harrison; Theodis Lee; Meadowlark Lemon; Bobby Joe Mason; Curly Neal; Rodney Allen Rippy; John Smith
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Production location	CBS Television City
Running time	25 minutes
Production companies	Funhouse Productions Inc; Viacom Productions
Original release
Network	CBS
Release	September 7, 1974 –; August 30, 1975

The Harlem Globetrotters Popcorn Machine was a Saturday morning variety show featuring players from the basketball team the Harlem Globetrotters singing, dancing, and performing comedy sketches.^[1] Broadcast from 1974 to 1975, it was produced by Funhouse Productions for Viacom Productions.^[2]

Cast[edit]

The Harlem Globetrotters:

References[edit]

^ Woolery, George W. (1983). Children's Television: The First Thirty-Five Years, 1946-1981, Part Two: Live, Film and Tape Series. Scarecrow Press. p. 218. ISBN 9780810816510.
^ Hyatt, Wesley (1997). The Encyclopedia of Daytime Television. Watson-Guptill Publications. pp. 207–208. ISBN 978-0823083152. Retrieved 22 March 2020.

External links[edit]

The Harlem Globetrotters Popcorn Machine at IMDb

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[1] Woolery, George W. (1983). Children's Television: The First Thirty-Five Years, 1946-1981, Part Two: Live, Film and Tape Series. Scarecrow Press. p. 218. ISBN 9780810816510.

[Daytime-2] Hyatt, Wesley (1997). The Encyclopedia of Daytime Television. Watson-Guptill Publications. pp. 207–208. ISBN 978-0823083152. Retrieved 22 March 2020.

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First-run live action series	Captain Kangaroo (1955–84) In the News (1971–86) You Are There (1971–72) CBS Children's Film Festival (1971–78; 1982–84) Shazam! (1974–77) The Harlem Globetrotters Popcorn Machine (1974–75) The Hudson Brothers Razzle Dazzle Show (1974–75) The Secrets of Isis (1975–77) Far Out Space Nuts (1975–76) The Ghost Busters (1975) Ark II (1976) Way Out Games (1976–77) The Skatebirds (1977–78) Space Academy (1977–79) Wacko (1977) 30 Minutes (1978–82) Jason of Star Command (1978–81)
Rebroadcasts	The Monkees (1969–72) Wacky Races (1968–70) The New Adventures of Superman Jonny Quest (1965-70) The Jetsons (1967-77) Sylvester and Tweety (1976–77)
Related	Animation in the United States in the television era