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MEMORIES:
801 remembers...Kids in the Dallas/Ft. Worth area watched this on "The Children's Hour" on WBAP/KXAS channel 5 on Sunday mornings along ... More »
Posted on 09/22/08
PHOTOS:
Cast:
Davey Hansen...Norma McMillan
Goliath...Hal Smith
Sally (1960-62)...Nancy Wible
Sally (1963-76)...Norma McMillan
Mom...Nancy Wible
Dad...Hal Smith
Jonathon Reed...Hal Smith
Jimmy...Unknown
Teddy...Unknown
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Release History:
Many who grew up in the 60’s and 70’s can fondly recall spending every Saturday morning glued to the television for hours at a time. Unfortunately, when Sunday morning came around, a kid couldn’t help but feel a little let down by the absence of programming geared toward them. While other families were spending Sunday morning in church, the kids that found themselves at home could at least enjoy “Davey and Goliath”, which offered a healthy dose of moral guidance. And let’s face it: after a few hours the previous morning of watching Wile E. Coyote try to destroy the Roadrunner, one could probably use a little moral guidance.
“Davey and Goliath” was the brainchild of Art Clokey, creator of the popular “Gumby’ series (and utilizing the same innovative method of stop-motion animation). Produced by the Lutheran Church, each fifteen-minute episode provided ethical lessons, put into terms that children could easily understand.
The show centered on a young boy named Davey Hanson, his obedient dog, Goliath, and their various misadventures through various moral dilemmas. Davey lived with his parents, John and Elaine, and his younger sister, Sally. Also appearing in many of the episodes were two policemen, Officer Bob and Officer Dan, as well as Pastor Miller. In a rather progressive move for its time, Davey’s best friend was an African-American boy named Jonathan Reed.
When Davey would get in to trouble or be confronted with some other moral failing, Goliath was always nearby to act as Davey’s conscience. Goliath could talk, although Davey was the only one who could hear him. When voicing his opinion, Goliath would usually begin with one of his catch phrases, “But (or “Gee” or “Oh”) Daaavey” in his weary, low-pitched, lazy voice. Luckily, by the end of each episode, Davey had usually learned a valuable lesson about topics such as tolerance, civic duty, or the presence of God.
The series ran from 1960-1976 and produced 65 episodes, all of which are available on DVD. In 2004, the series was revived with a new episode titled ”Davey and Goliath’s Snowboard adventure”.
