Cartoon predicts the future 50 years ago. This is amazing insight!

**CountryBoy** · 05-22-2009, 11:47 AM

Very apropro for today and boy it sure is on point. As the narrator said at the end apparently freedom was a lot popular 50 years ago. I wonder that all the time.

If nothing else it nostalgic for those of use who like the old cartoon animation.

CB

**Buster** · 05-22-2009, 04:53 PM

Very scary CB..thanks for the memories.

while we are on the subject..these has some moral foundation in goodness too..

**CountryBoy** · 05-22-2009, 08:55 PM

Hey Buster,

Ya can't keep me hanging. You'll have to post the next episode.

CB

**JTH** · 05-22-2009, 09:02 PM

Wow, they just don't make them like they use to. I almost feel like I learned something....

**Buster** · 05-23-2009, 01:47 AM

Originally Posted by CountryBoy

Hey Buster,

Ya can't keep me hanging. You'll have to post the next episode.

CB

I loved these shows when I was a kid..

Part 2;

**James48843** · 05-23-2009, 03:16 AM

Dang- that Clutch Cargo is addictive, isn't he?

Do you think they'll make it?

Tune in next time.......

**Buster** · 05-23-2009, 03:36 AM

Ain't it the truth...Jim

Part 3;

Part 4;

Now..(Part 5) the exciting conclusion to this epic adventure is missing..we must find Part 5

Hot damn I found it!!!..

PART 5;

**alevin** · 05-23-2009, 04:37 AM

You're awesome for sharing these Buster. Plus 3! I'm not positive I remember Clutch Cargo specifically altho the ring of "and his pals xx and xx" really sounds familiar, my earliest memories were of getting to watch BW TV once a week on Sunday night-Walt Disney in very early 60's, but later getting to watch Sky King Roy Rogers Lassie, Lone Ranger etc. regularly also. The adventure series that went side by side alongside Clutch Cargo. A

Im positive it was those types of shows that (in part) influenced me into a career in the Great Outdoors and public service even. and it's the "romance" of the career that still keeps me going these days when I'm piled neckdeep in paper, which is most days anymore, but they do let me out to play now and then still when I'm very very good.

**James48843** · 05-24-2009, 02:16 AM

Clutch Cargo was revolutionary for it's time.

While Walt Disney and Hanna Barbara studios were making full animation cartoons, Clutch Cargo used a new technique that cut the costs by ten fold- simply make the base cartoon picture, and then dub in the moving lips-

And Clutch did another new technique-

a five part series- each about five minutes long, so that a television station could air each, one day at a time. I remember watching Clutch right before heading out to the bus stop each day.

The best thing is that if you missed one, you could tune in on Saturday, when the TV station would run all five episodes from that week back-to-back. With commercials between each, of course.

That's where they would sell you the Johnny Lightning car set, or the Rat Patrol lunch box. I had a Rat Patrol lunch box.

Which, of course, today would be a collector's item- if my Mom hadn't thrown it out for me.

I loved that lunch box.

**Buster** · 05-24-2009, 02:35 AM

Originally Posted by James48843

That's where they would sell you the Johnny Lightning car set, or the Rat Patrol lunch box. I had a Rat Patrol lunch box.

Which, of course, today would be a collector's item- if my Mom hadn't thrown it out for me.

I loved that lunch box.

I can remember that Lunch box too...

....walking to school those cold Michigan mornings back in Essexville and hoping that after having just dropped it from slipping on my ass from the ice, that my thermos full of cold milk was still intact and not a bunch of broken silver glass...