M-U-S-H

I saw most airings of 'Uncle Croc's Block' in 75-76, so saw quite a few M-U-S-H episodes. My impression was that it was a very lame, off-brand cartoon. In fact, I thought the quality of the Filmation cartoons on 'Uncle Croc' was the main reason the show didn't last. They were derivative and formulaic, smudged carbon copies of assembly-line 1960s animation (think 'Tennessee Tuxedo" or "Hector Heathcote"). Right before and after the show you could see 'Schoolhouse Rock', a truly catchy and innovative series. 'Uncle Croc' itself was a hilarious, forward-thinking comedy show in the tradition of Soupy Sales and Doodles Weaver. There was great Saturday-morning stuff going on in the mid-70s, but the people who made M-U-S-H didn't get the memo.

Does M-U-S-H look good as a standalone item when viewed today? Maybe it does. I'd like to take a look and see.

I got a chance to see this lost show from the mid-1970's during one of those children's cable channels,and I was very impressed about this show. It was a spinoff of a very successful TV show of the same period,and it also had a mixture of cartoon animals that portrayed each of the characters from that show(think of it as a fox in the Alan Alda role,and a poodle dog in the Loretta Swit role). It would have really been great if they had gotten the entire cast for the M*A*S*H series to do the voiceovers-which never got off the ground,but instead gotten certain individuals for each of the roles since M*A*S*H itself was one of the best successful shows of its day,and it quickly turned into a short-lived Saturday Morning cartoon show. I do remember some of the show as a child when it was part of "The Groovie Ghoulies-Archies Hour". The reruns are out there,but do get a chance to see this seldom seen series.