Here's a hilarious and classic Clutch Cargo cartoon with a little bit of everything: Alaskan bush flying, search and rescue of a downed pilot, VFR flight into IMC, a near CFIT, attempted oil drum bombing, and some intense float plane combat.

Follow our hero, Alaskan pilot Clutch Cargo, with his pals Spinner and Paddlefoot, as he battles the evil Slick Pack Rat and saves Pete Moss, a bush pilot stranded in the Northern wilds!

The animation, such as it is, is pretty interesting. They used the "Synchro Vox" technique to superimpose actor's lips on the animated characters to somewhat creepy effect. Also, a lot of the background animation was done by camera movement, rather than normal animation, further cutting cost.

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I watched that when I was little. Forgot all about that. I liked it the few times I saw it.

Can't watch them. I'm on a dialup but I remember the weird lips moving when they talked. LOL

What a blast from the past. I watched that when I was a kid. Being an airplane crazy kid I couldn't wait for the next episode. At that time in rural Wisconsin we only got three channels on the TV and those weren't too clear. That same studio also did a similar series based in outer space called "Space Angel". The only character I can remember was named Taurus.
Thanks for the trip down memory lane
Mark

I remember those! Thanks for posting the neat reminder. Haven't thought about Clutch Cargo for years. Cool!!

Wow! I watched those as a kid. Made my day!

I'd never heard of those! Thanks for sharing! I wish I could get them saved down to my computer, I'd make a DVD of it.

Tadpole wrote:I wish I could get them saved down to my computer, I'd make a DVD of it.

If you just get away from Microsoft you can. If you are using Firefox browser all you need to do is click on add-ons and search for 1-click youtube downloads. Allows you to save any video as a MP4, FLV, or GP3 which you can then burn to a DVD.

bmurrish wrote:

Tadpole wrote:I wish I could get them saved down to my computer, I'd make a DVD of it.

If you just get away from Microsoft you can. If you are using Firefox browser all you need to do is click on add-ons and search for 1-click youtube downloads. Allows you to save any video as a MP4, FLV, or GP3 which you can then burn to a DVD.

Oh, that I didn't know!

That was great, I used to watch that as a kid. My girlfriend got mad at me because I told her to be quiet while watching episode #3.

I heard recently that someone was making a movie based on Clutch Cargo. It would use real people (instead of just real mouths!). Need to search for that. I used to watch the show with my two older daughters in the 60's. Loved it as an adult - corny but fun.

You don't have to make your own DVD, just get it from Amazon - http://www.amazon.com/Clutch-Cargo-Comp ... 763&sr=8-2

dlhanst wrote:My girlfriend got mad at me because I told her to be quiet while watching episode #3.

You can always tell the pro pilots from comments like that!!! Must be why it's fun to fly with you.

Ex #1 told me one time, "You'd rather be at the airport with your alcoholic friends, than here at home with me and Little Hadjii playing board games."

I couldn't think of a single reason to disagree with her, so I shook my head up and down, said, "yup," and went down to the hangar to fly and/or have a beer.

Gump