Once inside, they (for no particular reason) set a grandfather clock to midnight and release the titular ghost Jonathan Wellington Muddlemore, a/k/a “Mudsy,” and his cat, Boo. They, along with their dog Elmo (Hanna-Barbera stalwart Don Messick), out traveling one night in their dune buggy (the “Looney Duney”), take shelter from a storm in an old house. The backdrop of the show (playing out in the opening credits and theme song) centers on three teenagers, Augie (Tommy Cook), Skip (Micky Dolenz of The Monkees), and April (Kristina Holland). In The Funky Phantom, a group of groovy teenagers goes on misadventures with a ghost in place of a Great Dane. When television cartoons ruled the airways on Saturday mornings and weekday afternoons, there were several that were patriotic in their themes and settings.Īiring on ABC in 1971 and produced by Hanna Barbera, The Funky Phantom used the “Scooby-Doo” model for its premise (as did many of the studio’s shows produced during the decade).

As Independence Day approaches, in addition to firing up the grill and settling into the backyard, you may want to pour a big bowl of sugary cereal and sit down in front of the TV.

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