| Creator: | William Hanna Joseph Barbera Al Capp |
| Director: | Ray Patterson Carl Urbano Oscar Dufau George Gordon |
| Voices: | Frank Welker Dolores Cantu-Primo Bill Idelson Chuck McCann |
| Theme Music Composer: | Hoyt Curtin |
| Composer: | Hoyt Curtin |
| Country: | United States |
| Language: | English |
| Num Seasons: | 1 |
| Num Episodes: | 13 (16 segments) |
| Executive Producer: | Joseph Barbera William Hanna |
| Producer: | Art Scott Alex Lovy |
| Runtime: | 30 minutes |
| Company: | Hanna-Barbera Productions |
| Channel: | NBC |
The New Shmoo is an American animated television series based on the character from the Li'l Abner comic strip created by Al Capp, produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions and broadcast on NBC from September 22 to December 15, 1979.[1]
The New Shmoo was broadcast as a stand-alone half-hour series from September 22 to December 1, 1979.[2] Beginning December 8, 1979, the remaining five episodes of The New Shmoo were now incorporated into the 90-minute package show Fred and Barney Meet the Shmoo which also featured combined reruns of Fred and Barney Meet the Thing.[3] Despite the show's title, Fred, Barney, the Thing, and Shmoo only met each other in brief bumpers between their individual segments.
Similar to Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! on CBS and later ABC, the show follows a group of teenagers—Mickey, Nita, and Billy Joe—who solve mysteries and crimes with their friend, Shmoo, a friendly bulbous creature who can stretch and shape his body into any form he wants. The teens worked for Mighty Mysteries Comics.
During the original NBC run, the program included a short segment called "Sing Along With The Shmoo". In a manner reminiscent of Screen Songs, Shmoo became a bouncing ball, providing visual guidance to song lyrics so that viewers could sing along with the cartoon.
The New Shmoo originally aired in these following formats on NBC: