Hot Hero Sandwich Project Archives: Official Series Credits Press Release

by G. Jack Urso

 

Dated Oct. 22, 1979, two days after the initial start date of Oct. 20 (later moved to Nov. 10), this production memorandum represents the final official credits list. In a variety-type show like Hot Hero Sandwich, with both filmed and tape segments and last-minute celebrity and music scheduling, keeping track of the cast and crew is imperative, particularly for awards consideration and probably a few unions as well. The original release is provided below at the end of this article.

The release identifies the directors of the film sequences:

GaiI Frank (wife of series writer Joseph Bailey)

• Captain Hero opening
• “Ebony Eyes”
• “I Love My Shirt”
• In & Out segments
• KISS rock documentary
• “When I’m 64”

Al Waller

• “I’m OnIy Sleeping”
• “Tee Shirts”

I was especially excited to find this document because it also identified the artists of the animated  sequences working under the aegis of Jerry Lieberman Studios.

Animator: Mary Beams

• Episode 2 Animation Segment: “Flying to Bermuda”
• Episode 8 Animation Segment: “School in the Sky”

 Animator: Bruce Cayard

• Episode 3 Animation Segment: A Girl Dreams about Her Cat
• Episode 7 Chuck Berry: “School Day (Ring Ring Goes the Bell)”

 Animators: Mary Beams and Bruce Cayard

• Episode 10: Dreams Interview and Animation Segment (“Space”)

 Animator: Al Jarnow

• Episode 6 Animation Segment: Martha Reeves and the Vandellas, “Wild Night”

Animator: Jerry Lieberman

• Episode 8 Animation Segment: Dave Dudley, “Rollin’ Rig” (“Stork Deliveries”)

Animator: Eli Noyes

• Episode 5 Animation Segment: A Young Girl Dreams of Stage Fame
• Episode 10 Animation Segment: A Boy Dreams He's From Another Country

The original release is provided below (click on image for larger size).

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