Whereas Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels‘ main influence, the original Scooby-Doo, Where are You!, took pains to at least make a show of logically setting up its mysteries, Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels‘ plots just… happen (any excuse to pad out the plot holes are filled with a little haunted house animated segue that’s employed a ridiculous amount of times during each mini-episode).
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As it plays today, Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels: The Complete Series is typically goofy 1970s H-B fare which should entertain young kids while giving you a nice nostalgic kick.Ĭlick to order Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels: The Complete Series at Amazon. For whatever reason, Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels (or at least Cavey) is beloved by kids who grew up during the late 70s and early 80s, proven by the fact that you can pretty much pull anyone aside from that age group, scream “ Caaaaptain CAAAAAAAVEMAAAAAAAAAN!” in their face, and they’ll know instantly where you’re coming from, pop culture-wise.
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and get them to send us free product (rather than helping ourselves off the shelves when that sales associate at Wal-Mart takes his break), we’re reviewing another fun Archive Collection title, this one released through their popular Hanna-Barbera Classics Collection line: Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels: The Complete Series, the animated mystery comedy voiced by Mel Blanc, Laurel Page, Marilyn Schreffler, and Vernee Watson, that originally aired on ABC from 1977- 1980. In yet another shameless attempt to stroke Warner Bros. Captain Caveman bears a strong resemblance to Sir William Wallace (played by Mel Gibson) from the 1995 film Braveheart.Yes, you didn’t read that clickbait headline incorrectly: we have MORE Charlie’s Angels review action coming your way! Yes! The original show! Another season! The sixth! Well, not the sixth exactly, but still the original! Well…maybe not the original show, but pretty close! Pretty close! Almost the same thing! I mean, well….Unlike his original counterpart, he does not have his usual speech impediment nor any of his catchphrases.
He was eventually recruited by Blue Falcon into the Falcon Force together with Atom Ant, Jabberjaw and Grape Ape. He easily defeated the two, forcing Blue Falcon's cohorts, Dee Dee Skyes and Dynomutt, to intervene and take down the caveman themselves.Ĭaptain Caveman as a member of the Falcon Force.
He eventually brought them to the skull, revealing that the only way he could give it to them was if they defeated him in combat. One day, he encountered mystery-solving dog Scooby-Doo and the superhero Blue Falcon, who had arrived on the island where the skull was located, to retrieve the skull of Cerberus. However, he is quite devoted to his duty of protecting Cerberus' skull, as he has protected it for countless years and refuses to give up, even when Blue Falcon told him it could easily get stolen.Ĭoming from unknown beginnings in Sheboygan, Wisconsin, Captain Cavemen was destined to use his superheroic abilities to protect the third and final skull (which he dubs Slaghoople) of the legendary three-headed demon dog, Cerberus, on Mystery island underneath Messick Mountain, and had been doing so for countless years. He is also prone to violence, attacking and fighting Scooby and Blue Falcon, and wiping the floor with them. He is cheerfully condescending, as seen when he instantly assumes Scooby-Doo and the Blue Falcon have tiny brains and could not understand him.
Inside the club resides a miniature dinosaur with a mallet-shaped head. He carries a large wooden club painted in tribal markings as his go-to weapon of choice. He is a short humanoid with overgrown, overflowing and highly unkept dreadlocked hair down to his kneecaps, except for his lower arms and legs.
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