Cartoon
Bozo: The World's Most Famous Clown
The story
Bozo: The World's Most Famous Clown is a 1958–1962 American animated comedy television series based on the children's record book series, Bozo the Clown by Capitol Records. This series was produced by Larry Harmon Pictures, which began syndication in 1958. Lou Scheimer, of Filmation fame, was the art director for the series. The voice cast includes Larry Harmon starring as Bozo, with Paul Frees as the narrator.
A total of 157 five-minute shorts were produced: 20 in 1958, 85 in 1959 and 52 in 1962.
Summary
The animated adventures of Bozo and his young sidekick Butch as they journey to wild places.
Broadcasting history
Japan
In Japan, the show was dubbed into Japanese, and titled "ゆかいなボゾ" (lit. The Merry Bozo). It was broadcast on Fuji TV from August 22, 1960 to July 11, 1961. The show was sponsored exclusively by Nihon Kotsu Bozo was voiced by Takuya Fujioka in this dub.