Pandamonium (TV series)

Pandamonium is an American animated television series that aired on CBS.^[1] It was the first non-Tom and Jerry-related animated television series made by MGM Television, and was one of the last Saturday morning cartoon series to be fitted with a laugh track. The show ended after 13 episodes.^[2]

Pandamonium
Genre	Adventure Fantasy
Voices of	David Banks Rick Dees Alan Dinehart Walker Edmiston Katie Leigh Julie McWhirter Cliff Norton Neil Ross Janet Waldo Jesse White William Woodson
Theme music composer	Johnny Douglas
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	13
Production
Executive producers	Fred Silverman David H. DePatie
Producer	Tony Benedict
Running time	20-21 minutes
Production companies	Marvel Productions InterMedia Entertainment Company Pan Sang East Co. Ltd MGM/UA Television
Original release
Network	CBS
Release	September 18 (1982-09-18) – December 11, 1982 (1982-12-11)
Related
Meatballs & Spaghetti

Synopsis

When an evil alien named Mondraggor (voiced by William Woodson) attempted to steal an ancient object called the Pyramid of Power, the pyramid shattered into many pieces, which scattered around the world. Each week, Mondraggor would race against two human siblings, Peter and Peggy Darrow, who were accompanied by three talking pandas named Chesty, Timothy, and Algernon, who were irradiated by the Pyramid's magic. The three of them can unite to form Poppapanda, a being with supernatural power.^[3]

In the air, Mondraggor possessed control over wind, fire, thunder and lightning. On Earth, however, all of his powers disappeared except for his ability to control people's minds, leading him to brainwash several people in his attempt to claim the pyramid pieces.

The series was canceled after one season before all of the pieces of the Pyramid of Power were successfully found by the human and panda team. However, they did manage to collect enough pieces by the end of the series to be able to take advantage of their power to a degree in times of need.

Episodes

No.	Title	Original air date
1	"The Beginning"	September 18, 1982 (1982-09-18)
2	"Algernon's Story"	September 25, 1982 (1982-09-25)
3	"Timothy's Story"	October 2, 1982 (1982-10-02)
4	"The Itty-Bitty City"	October 9, 1982 (1982-10-09)
5	"Chesty's Story"	October 16, 1982 (1982-10-16)
6	"Amanda Panda's Story"	October 23, 1982 (1982-10-23)
7	"Ice Hassles"	October 30, 1982 (1982-10-30)
8	"Methinks the Sphinx Jinx Stinks"	November 6, 1982 (1982-11-06)
9	"Prehistoric Hysterics"	November 13, 1982 (1982-11-13)
10	"Once Upon a Time Machine"	November 20, 1982 (1982-11-20)
11	"The Cybernetic City"	November 27, 1982 (1982-11-27)
12	"20,000 Laughs Beneath the Sea"	December 4, 1982 (1982-12-04)
13	"The Great Space Chase"	December 11, 1982 (1982-12-11)

References

1. Perlmutter, David (2018). The Encyclopedia of American Animated Television Shows. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 444. ISBN 978-1538103739.
2. Erickson, Hal (2005). Television Cartoon Shows: An Illustrated Encyclopedia, 1949 Through 2003 (2nd ed.). McFarland & Co. pp. 602–603. ISBN 978-1476665993.
3. Hyatt, Wesley (1997). The Encyclopedia of Daytime Television. Watson-Guptill Publications. p. 333. ISBN 978-0823083152. Retrieved 19 March 2020.

External links

• Pandamonium at IMDb
• Pandamonium at the Big Cartoon DataBase