Meatballs & Spaghetti

Meatballs & Spaghetti is an American animated television series that aired on CBS on Saturday morning from September 18, 1982 to March 5, 1983.^[1] The show was produced by Intermedia Entertainment Company and Marvel Productions and aired on Starcade, CBS's Saturday morning cartoon programming block.^[2] It was one of the last Saturday morning cartoon series to be fitted with a laugh track.

Meatballs & Spaghetti
Created by	Fred Silverman Jerry Eisenberg
Written by	Jack Mendelsohn
Directed by	Bob Richardson (uncredited)
Voices of	Ron Masak Sally Julian Frank Welker Barry Gordon Jack Angel Wally Burr Philip Clarke Regis Cordic (credited as Rege Cordic) Peter Cullen Ronald Gans David Hall Morgan Lofting (credited as Margan Lofting) Bill Ratner Ronnie Schell Marilyn Schreffler Hal Smith Paul Winchell
Composer	Steven DePatie
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	25
Production
Executive producers	Fred Silverman David H. DePatie
Producer	Bob Richardson
Running time	30 minutes
Production companies	Intermedia Entertainment Company Marvel Productions Pan Sang East Co. Ltd MGM/UA Television
Original release
Network	CBS
Release	September 18, 1982 (1982-09-18) – March 5, 1983 (1983-03-05)
Related
Pandamonium

The show was not well received, with a Variety review saying, "No try at music here, or even much comedy either. It's without any socially redeeming value."^[3]

Synopsis

The series centered on Meatballs & Spaghetti, a husband-and-wife singing duo who roamed the country in a mobile home with their friend Clyde (who was their bassist), and their dog Woofer (who was their drummer). The main characters — fat Meatballs and skinny Spaghetti — were intended to be a mix of popular musicians Meat Loaf and Sonny & Cher.^[4] There was at least one original song in each episode.^[5]

Episodes

No.	Title	Original release date
1	"Woofer the Wonder Dog"	September 18, 1982 (1982-09-18)
2	"Mixed Up Medical Reports"	September 25, 1982 (1982-09-25)
3	"Once Upon a Farm"	October 2, 1982 (1982-10-02)
4	"Spaghetti's Old Boyfriend"	October 9, 1982 (1982-10-09)
5	"Space Aliens"	October 16, 1982 (1982-10-16)
6	"Come Back Little Woofer"	October 23, 1982 (1982-10-23)
7	"Monkey Doodle Dandies"	October 30, 1982 (1982-10-30)
8	"Going to the Dogs"	November 6, 1982 (1982-11-06)
9	"Piracy on the High C's"	November 13, 1982 (1982-11-13)
10	"The Kid Sitters"	November 20, 1982 (1982-11-20)
11	"Foreign Legion Air-Heads"	November 27, 1982 (1982-11-27)
12	"Woofer Meets Tweeter"	December 4, 1982 (1982-12-04)
13	"A Christmas Tale"	December 11, 1982 (1982-12-11)
14	"Jazz Meets Jaws"	December 18, 1982 (1982-12-18)
15	"The Werewolf Story"	December 25, 1982 (1982-12-25)
16	"The Big Shrink"	January 1, 1983 (1983-01-01)
17	"Watch the Birdie"	January 8, 1983 (1983-01-08)
18	"Sunken Treasure Cruise"	January 15, 1983 (1983-01-15)
19	"Throwing the Bull"	January 22, 1983 (1983-01-22)
20	"The Caveman Story"	January 29, 1983 (1983-01-29)
21	"Robot Roadie"	February 5, 1983 (1983-02-05)
22	"Double or Nothing"	February 12, 1983 (1983-02-12)
23	"Magical Moments"	February 19, 1983 (1983-02-19)
24	"Flying Carpet Caper"	February 26, 1983 (1983-02-26)
25	"The Beach Peaches"	March 5, 1983 (1983-03-05)