Colonel Bleep (Animation, English)
Genres: Adventure, Children, Science-Fiction
Status: Ended
Premiered: 1957-09-23
Ended: 1958-10-23
Network: Syndication
Country: US
Runtime: 5 minutes
Colonel Bleep was the first color cartoon ever made for television. It was created by Robert D. Buchanan, and was filmed by Soundac of Miami.(Some sources have Joseph Barbera with a hand in its creation as well, although his contribution was short-lived before he rejoined William Hanna to form Hanna-Barbera.) The show was originally syndicated in 1957 as a segment on Uncle Bill's TV Club. 104 episodes, of varying length of between three and six minutes each, were produced. Of these episodes, slightly fewer than half are known to survive today. Colonel Bleep, Squeak and Scratch solve mysteries and fight crime from their base on Zero Zero Island.