Wake, Rattle, and Roll
Wake, Rattle, and Roll (retitled Jump, Rattle, and Roll when it aired on Disney Channel on weekday afternoons in 1991[1]) was a live-action/animated television show produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions and premiering in the fall of 1990.
Premise
The series was about a boy named Sam Baxter (R.J. Williams) and his robot D.E.C.K.S. (voiced by Rob Paulsen; built from old audio/video equipment and a Sony U-Matic videotape head; an acronym for Digital Electronic Cassette-Headed Kinematic System) and their adventures in the basement, which has a time machine that can bring back historical figures.
The show's title was inspired by the song Shake, Rattle and Roll.
Cartoon segments
After a short live-action skit, D.E.C.K.S. would turn on the television screen on his torso and display an animated short. There are two new Hanna-Barbera series made exclusively for this program.
Monster Tails
The Monster Tails are a group of pets who live in a castle in Transylvania with their guardian Igor Jr. (Charlie Adler), the son of Igor (Iggy for short). Each of them had a similar personality to their masters, who are in Hollywood making movies. First, there's Frankenmutt (Frank Welker) who is Frankenstein's dog. He has incredible strength, organ-playing abilities and the brain of a genius, literally. Then there's Elsa (Jennifer Hale), the pet dog of the Bride of Frankenstein. Elsa has the brain of a parrot and a crush on Frankenmutt. Then there's Catula (Charlie Adler), Dracula's cat. Although Catula is arrogant, he's a master of magic and transformations, usually. Next, there's Mumfrey (Rob Paulsen with the vocal style of Woody Allen), the Mummy's dog, who was a constant insomniac. Next there's Dr. Veenie (Jonathan Winters), Dr. Jekyll's dog. Dr. Veenie's a brilliant scientist, but whenever he sneezes, he transforms into the superstrong but beserk Mr. Snyde, who's like Dr. Jekyll's alter ego Mr. Hyde. And last, there's Angel (Candi Milo), the pet goldfish of the Creature from the Black Lagoon. Angel's a ghost because she was eaten by a shark. Angel tends to shout at certain times.
Fender Bender 500
This was the Wacky Races of the '90s, in which the racers drove monster trucks. Each vehicle had a different theme, specific to its drivers; e.g., Yogi & Boo Boo's truck looked like a giant picnic basket on wheels. Competitors (listed by vehicle number) included:
2: Huck & Snagglepuss
3: Wally Gator & Magilla Gorilla
4: Top Cat & Choo-Choo
5: Quick Draw McGraw & Baba Looey
7: Augie Doggie and Doggie Daddy
13: Winsome Witch (with her cat, Lucky)
And in truck number 00 were those famous evildoers (who won a race once in a while) Dick Dastardly & Muttley. Game show announcer and disk jockey Shadoe Stevens provided the narration.
Basement tech
Sam's grandpa (Avery Schreiber) is a brilliant inventor and is constantly supplying Sam and DECKS with sci-fi technology to add to their basement bedroom:
- People Processor - A teleporter used to send or retrieve people to and from anywhere in the world. Sometimes, it could even send people through time.
- Mondo-view - A supercomputer that was used for several reasons on the show.
- Debbie Detector - A video monitor used by Sam and DECKS to communicate with Sam's older sister, Debbie (Teri Ivens), which lessens the amount of time Debbie spends in the basement.
Jump, Rattle, and Roll
After its single season on the air in syndication, Wake, Rattle, and Roll moved exclusively to Disney Channel[2]. Because Disney Channel didn't have any commercial breaks at the time, Hanna-Barbera added a "secret cartoon" at the end of the last live-action segment, which was either a Cave Mouse and Dino short (Cave Mouse became a part of the opening credits for the Disney Channel episodes) or an Undercover Elephant short.
Credits
A Hanna-Barbera and Turner Entertainment production, produced in association with Four Point Entertainment, and distributed by Worldvision Enterprises.
Voices
- Charlie Adler - Igor Jr., Catula
- Greg Burson - Yogi Bear, Quick Draw McGraw, Snagglepuss
- Dom DeLuise - Lippy the Lion
- Richard Gautier - Reddy
- Jennifer Hale - Elsa
- Jess Harnell - Hardy Har Har, Droop-A-Long Coyote
- Marvin Kaplan - Choo Choo
- Danny Mann - Super Snooper
- John Mariano - Wally Gator
- Allan Melvin - Magilla Gorilla, Punkin Puss
- Don Messick - Muttley, Pixie, Boo Boo, So So, Ricochet Rabbit, Squiddly Diddly, Ruff
- Candi Milo - Angel
- Howard Morris - Breezly, Mushmouse
- Rob Paulsen - D.E.C.K.S., Mumfry
- Jean Vander Pyl - Winsome Witch
- Neil Ross - Baba Looey, Sneezly, Morocco Mole
- Mark Schiff - Huckleberry Hound
- Hal Smith - Blabber, Ding-A-Ling Wolf
- Kath Soucie - Cindy Bear
- Arnold Stang - Top Cat
- John Stephenson - Doggie Daddy
- Shadoe Stevens - Announcer
- John Stocker - Benny the Ball
- Lennie Weinrib - Secret Squirrel
- Frank Welker - Frankenmutt, Peter Potamus
- Paul Winchell - Dick Dastardly
- Jonathan Winters - Dr. Veenie
- Patric Zimmerman - Augie Doggie, Dixie
