Oliver and the Artful Dodger

Oliver and the Artful Dodger is a two-part animated telefilm produced in 1972 by Hanna-Barbera for The ABC Saturday Superstar Movie. The film, a continuation of Charles Dickens' novel Oliver Twist, aired in late October 1972.
== Summary ==
Once a cunning thief, the Artful Dodger has reformed. He now devotes his time to rescuing children from Bumbles, the manager of a London workhouse.
Meanwhile, Oliver Twist has been adopted by the wealthy Mr. Brownlow, whose fortune he stands to inherit. When Mr. Brownlow dies, and his will cannot be found, his wicked nephew Sniperly arrives to claim his uncle's money. When it is discovered that the will has been hidden in the drawer of some furniture that has been sold to a man in the country, the race to recover it is on. Despite Sniperly's treacherous tricks, the boys recover the will and Oliver uses the money to establish an orphanage.
== Voice Cast ==
* Michael Evans as the narrator
* Gary Marsh
* Richard Dawson
* Jon Walmsley
* Michael Bell
* Lucille Bliss
* Darryl Pollack
* Pamelyn Ferdin
* Bernard Fox
* Joan Gerber
* Anna Lee
* Ronald Long
* Don Messick
* John Stephenson
== Songs ==
* "Until I/He Saw the Light"
* "The Country Is the Place for Me"
* "We've Got Us"
* "How I Love Grub"
* "I'm Mean"
* "The City Is the Place for Me"
* "If You Could Stay with Me"
Trivia
* The songs are written and sung in a style similar to those from the Broadway show and movie Oliver.
* "I'm Mean" was later sung by Herman the Hermit in Yogi's First Christmas, and then by Gargamel in The Smurfs episode "The Blue Plague."
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