The Harlem Globetrotters Popcorn Machine

The Harlem Globetrotters Popcorn Machine
Genre	Children's television series
Created by	John Aylesworth Frank Peppiatt
Written by	John Aylesworth Frank Peppiatt Jack Burns
Directed by	Tony Mordente
Starring	John Aylesworth Nate Branch Tex Harrison Geese Ausbie Theodis Lee
Country of origin	USA
Original language(s)	English
Production
Location(s)	CBS Television City
Running time	25 minutes
Production company(s)	Funhouse Productions Inc Viacom Productions
Distributor	CBS Television Distribution
Release
Original network	CBS
Original release	September 7, 1974 – August 30, 1975

The Harlem Globetrotters Popcorn Machine was a Saturday morning variety show featuring players from the basketball team the Harlem Globetrotters singing, dancing, and performing comedy sketches. Broadcast in 1974, it was produced by Funhouse Productions for Viacom Productions.

Cast

The Harlem Globetrotters:

Avery Schreiber as Mr. Evil
Rodney Allen Rippy as himself
John Aylesworth - announcer

External links

The Harlem Globetrotters Popcorn Machine at the Internet Movie Database

Children's programming on CBS in the 1970s

First-run animated series	Dastardly and Muttley in Their Flying Machines (1969–71) The Perils of Penelope Pitstop (1969–71) Sabrina the Teenage Witch (1971–74) Groovie Goolies (1970–71) Help!... It's the Hair Bear Bunch! (1971–74) Archie's TV Funnies (1971–73) Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids (1972–84) My Favorite Martians (1973–75) Bailey's Comets (1973–75) Speed Buggy (1973–75) Partridge Family 2200 A.D. (1974–75) Valley of the Dinosaurs (1974–76) The U.S. of Archie (1974–76) Clue Club (1976–77) Tarzan, Lord of the Jungle (1976–77) The New Adventures of Batman (1977–78) What's New Mr. Magoo? (1977) The Batman/Tarzan Adventure Hour (1977–78) The All New Popeye Hour (1978–83) Tarzan and the Super 7 (1978–80) The New Adventures of Mighty Mouse and Heckle & Jeckle (1979–81)

First-run live-action series	Captain Kangaroo (1955–84) In the News (1971–86) You Are There (1971–72) CBS Children's Film Festival (1971–78; 1982–84) Shazam! (1974–77) The Harlem Globetrotters Popcorn Machine (1974–75) The Hudson Brothers Razzle Dazzle Show (1974–75) The Secrets of Isis (1975–77) Far Out Space Nuts (1975–76) The Ghost Busters (1975) Ark II (1976) Way Out Games (1976–77) The Skatebirds (1977–78) Space Academy (1977–79) Wacko (1977) 30 Minutes (1978–82) Jason of Star Command (1978–81)

Rebroadcasts	The Monkees (1969–72) Wacky Races (1968–70) The New Adventures of Superman Jonny Quest Sylvester and Tweety (1976–77)

Schedules	1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80

Related	Animation in the United States in the television era

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