Question: Heathcliff is a 30-minute Saturday morning animated series based on the American "Heathcliff" comic strip, created by who?

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Casper and the Angels: Casper and the Angels is a 30-minute Saturday morning animated series based on the Harvey Comics cartoon character Casper the Friendly Ghost.  produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions and broadcast on NBC from September 22, 1979 to December 15, 1979.

The New Shmoo: The New Shmoo is a 30-minute Saturday morning animated series based on the character from the "Li'l Abner" comic strip created by Al Capp, produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions and broadcast on NBC from September 22, 1979 to November 15, 1980.

Rubik, the Amazing Cube: Rubik, the Amazing Cube is a 30-minute Saturday morning animated series based on the puzzle created by Ernő Rubik, produced by Ruby-Spears Enterprises and broadcast as part of "The Pac-Man/Rubik, the Amazing Cube Hour" block on ABC from September 10, 1983 to September 1, 1984.  The Rubik half hour was broadcast in reruns as a standalone series on ABC from May 4 to August 31, 1985.

The Dukes (TV series): The Dukes is a 30-minute Saturday morning animated series based on the live-action television series "The Dukes of Hazzard" which aired on CBS from February 5 to October 29, 1983.  The series was produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions in association with Warner Bros.  Television, producer of the original series.

Heathcliff (comics): Heathcliff is an American comic strip created by George Gately in 1973, featuring the title character, a wisecracking cat.  Now written and drawn by Gately's nephew, Peter Gallagher, it is distributed to over 1,000 newspapers by Creators Syndicate, who took over the comic from McNaught Syndicate in 1988.

ALF: The Animated Series: ALF: The Animated Series (also known as ALF on Melmac) is a 30-minute Saturday morning animated series and a spin-off based on the live-action sitcom "ALF" that aired for 26 episodes on NBC from September 26, 1987, to January 7, 1989. " ALF Tales" was a spin-off from the series that also ran on NBC on Saturdays from September 1988 to December 1989.

Heathcliff (1980 TV series): Heathcliff is a 30-minute Saturday morning animated series based on the "Heathcliff" comic strip created by George Gately and produced by Ruby-Spears Productions.  It premiered on ABC on October 4, 1980, with a total of 26 episodes produced under the titles "Heathcliff and Dingbat" and "Heathcliff and Marmaduke".

Inch High, Private Eye: Inch High Private Eye is a 30-minute Saturday morning animated series produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions and broadcast on NBC from September 8, 1973, to August 31, 1974.  Since the 1980s it has received a resurgence on cable television in the US, in repeats on "USA Cartoon Express", Cartoon Network (as part of the "Mysteries, Inc." block) and Boomerang.  Like many animated series created by Hanna-Barbera in the 1970s, the show contained a laugh track created by the studio.

Heathcliff (1984 TV series): Heathcliff ( Heathcliff and The Catillac Cats) is a French-American animated television series that debuted on September 5, 1984.  It was the second series based on the "Heathcliff" comic strip and was produced by DIC Entertainment.  It ran in syndication until 1988 with a total of 86 episodes.  The first show based on the comic strip was "Heathcliff and Dingbat", which debuted in 1980.  The Catillacs Cats characters were created by Jean Chalopin and Bruno Bianchi.  Mel Blanc provided the voice of Heathcliff.  Animation was outsourced to many Japanese, Taiwanese, and Korean studios including TMS, Studio Korumi, Wang Film, Cuckoo's Nest, Mushi, Araki, and others for the first season before DIC utilized their own, private Japanese studio to avoid paying other companies.

Pac-Man (TV series): Pac-Man (also known as Pac-Man: The Animated Series) is a 30-minute Saturday morning animated series produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions based on the video game "Pac-Man", made by Namco (now known as Bandai Namco Entertainment) and published by Bally-Midway, which premiered on ABC and ran for 44 episodes over two seasons from 1982 to 1983.  It was also the first cartoon based on a video game.

Supporting paragraphs: Heathcliff (1980 TV series) Heathcliff (comics)
Answer: George Gately