September 9, 1972 – December 30, 1972
The Amazing Chan and the Chan Clan (sometimes abbreviated as The Amazing Chan Clan) is a 30-minute Saturday morning animated series produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions, animated by Eric Porter Studios in Australia and broadcast on CBS from September 9, 1972 to December 30, 1972, with reruns continuing through the summer of 1973 and in syndication from 1976 to 1982. It premiered shortly after what would have been Charlie Chan creator Earl Derr Biggers' 88th birthday. The voice of Mr. Chan, Keye Luke, is to date the only actor of Chinese ancestry to play the title character in any screen adaptation. Previously, Luke had portrayed "Number One Son" Lee Chan, opposite Warner Oland, Sidney Toler and Roland Winters in the long-running Charlie Chan film series of the 1930s and 1940s by 20th Century Fox and later, Monogram Pictures.
Plot[]
Charlie Chan investigates mysteries with "help" from his 10 children and pet dog.
TV Show Intro[]
Sound Effects Used[]
- H-B BUZZER, DOOR - DOOR BUZZER SOUNDING
- H-B CREAK, METAL - METAL DOOR CREAK
- H-B DRAG, CARTOON - CHAIN DRAG
- H-B SWITCH, LAMP - LAMP SWITCH WITH PULL CHAIN
- H-B TEETH, CARTOON - TEETH CHATTER / Sound Ideas, TEETH, CARTOON - SCOOBY'S TEETH CHATTER, LONG (Heard once in "Fat Lady Caper".)
- H-B ZIP, CARTOON - QUICK WHISTLE ZIP IN, HIGH/Sound Ideas, ZIP, CARTOON - QUICK WHISTLE ZIP IN/Sound Ideas, ZIP, CARTOON - RICCO ZIP IN 01 (R & B) (Heard once in "To Catch a Pitcher", "Fat Lady Caper" and "White Elephant".)
- Sound Ideas, AIR - AIR RELEASE THROUGH HOSE, LONG
- Sound Ideas, AUTO, BRAKE - SHORT BRAKE SQUEAKS,
- Sound Ideas, AUTO, CARTOON - CRAZY AUTO SPUTTERS
- Sound Ideas, AUTO, CARTOON - SCOOBY MYSTERY VAN: DRIVING SLOW
- Sound Ideas, AUTO, VINTAGE - OLD AUTO: START, IDLE, PULL AWAY
- Sound Ideas, BAT - SQUEALS, ANIMAL (Heard once in "White Elephant".)
- Sound Ideas, BITE, CARTOON - BONE BITE (Heard once in "Fat Lady Caper".)
- Sound Ideas, BOING, CARTOON - HEAVY DOING (Heard once in "To Catch a Pitcher".)
- Sound Ideas, BOING, CARTOON - HOYT'S BOING (Heard multiple times in "Fat Lady Caper" for Anne and Flip bouncing on a trampoline.)
- Sound Ideas, BOING, CARTOON - SPROING 01 (Heard once in "Eye of the Idol".)
- Sound Ideas, BOINK, CARTOON - DOINK 03 / Sound Ideas, HIT, CARTOON - PAT'S BILP (Heard once in "Fat Lady Caper".)
- Sound Ideas, BOINK, CARTOON - TIMP DOINK (Heard twice in "The Crown Jewel Caper" and once in "White Elephant".)
- Sound Ideas, CRASH, CARTOON - SOLID BASS, DRUM AND CYMBAL CRASH, MUSIC, PERCUSSION 01
- Sound Ideas, DOG - SMALL DOG BARKING, ANIMAL (Heard once in "Eye of the Idol" for Chu-Chu.)
- Sound Ideas, DOG - SMALL SPANIEL EXCITED BARKING, ANIMAL (Heard once in "Eye of the Idol" for Chu-Chu.)
- Sound Ideas, DOG - SMALL YAPPY DOG BARKS, ANIMAL, 01 (Heard once in "Eye of the Idol" for Chu-Chu.)
- Sound Ideas, DOG, CARTOON - WHIMPERS, ANIMAL, (Heard once in "Eye of the Idol" for Chu-Chu.)
- Sound Ideas, DOOR, WOOD - CLOSE 01 (H-B)
- Sound Ideas, DOOR, WOOD - OPEN 01 (H-B)
- Sound Ideas, DOOR, WOOD - OPEN 02 (H-B) (Heard once in "The Crown Jewel Caper".)
- Sound Ideas, DOOR, WOOD - OPEN 03 (H-B)
- Sound Ideas, ELECTRICITY - ELECTRIC SPARK GAP, INTERMITTENT (Heard once in "The Crown Jewel Caper".)
- Sound Ideas, FALL, BODY - BODY FALL ON FLOOR, HUMAN 01
- Sound Ideas, FIRE - QUEST FIRE
- Sound Ideas, GUN, RICOCHET - SHORT THIN RICOCHET, BULLET 02 (Heard once in "The Crown Jewel Caper" and "The Fat Lady Caper".)
- Sound Ideas, HIT, CARTOON - FLBONK (Heard once in "The Phantom Sea Thief".)
- Sound Ideas, HIT, CARTOON - HEAVY TIMP RISE (Heard once in "The Phantom Sea Thief" and "White Elephant".)
- Sound Ideas, HIT, CARTOON - ZIP AND HEAVY THUMP (Heard twice in "The Crown Jewel Caper".)
- Sound Ideas, MOTOR, CARTOON - GENERATOR START UP
- Sound Ideas, PLINK, CARTOON - SOUR PLINK (Heard once in "The Phantom Sea Thief".)
- Sound Ideas, PLUCK, CARTOON - VAROOP (Heard once in "The Crown Jewel Caper" and "Eye of the Idol".)
- Sound Ideas, POOF, CARTOON - FOOF (Heard once in "White Elephant".)
- Sound Ideas, POP, CARTOON - PAPER BAG BURST
- Sound Ideas, POP, CARTOON - PIP POP (2nd pop heard once in "The Phantom Sea Thief".)
- Sound Ideas, RICOCHET - CARTOON RICCO 01 (Heard once in "The Crown Jewel Caper", "Eye of the Idol" and "White Elephant".)
- Sound Ideas, RICOCHET - GUN SHOT RICCO OUT
- Sound Ideas, RUN, CARTOON - WIND WHISTLE SCAT (Heard once in "Eye of the Idol".)
- Sound Ideas, SCI FI - SPACE CHANGE
- Sound Ideas, SCI FI - SPACE SCATTER RAY 01
- Sound Ideas, SKID, AUTO - AUTO PULL UP AND SKID TO STOP, TIRE
- Sound Ideas, SKID, CARTOON - BENT SKID (Heard once in "To Catch a Pitcher".)
- Sound Ideas, SKID, CARTOON - BIG LONG SKID (Heard once in "Eye of the Idol".)
- Sound Ideas, SKID, CARTOON - BROKEN SKID (Heard once in "The Crown Jewel Caper" and "To Catch a Pitcher".)
- Sound Ideas, SLIDE, CARTOON - FAST SLIDE UP AND DOWN 02 (Heard once in "Will the Real Charlie Chan Please Stand Up?".)
- Sound Ideas, SQUEAK, CARTOON - LITTLE ZABORK (Heard once in "White Elephant".)
- Sound Ideas, STRETCH, CARTOON - RUBBER STRETCH, LONG (Heard once in "Fat Lady Caper".)
- Sound Ideas, SWISH, CARTOON - FAST TWIRLING SWISH, LONG (Heard once in "Eye of the Idol".)
- Sound Ideas, SWOOSH, CARTOON - BIG SWOOSH 02 (Heard once in "To Catch a Pitcher" and "Will the Real Charlie Chan Please Stand Up?".)
- Sound Ideas, TAKE, CARTOON - FLAT TUBE TAKE (Heard once in "Eye of the Idol".)
- Sound Ideas, TAKE, CARTOON - TUBE TAKE (Heard once in "The Phantom Sea Thief", "Eye of the Idol" and "White Elephant".)
- Sound Ideas, TAKE, CARTOON - WHISTLE TAKE (Heard once in "Will the Real Charlie Chan Please Stand Up?", "Fat Lady Caper" and "White Elephant".)
- Sound Ideas, THUD, CARTOON - DULL THUDS, MEDIUM SLOW, LONG, RUN
- Sound Ideas, THUD, CARTOON - DULL THUDS, VERY SLOW, LONG, RUN
- Sound Ideas, TWANG, CARTOON - HOYT'S BOW TWANG (Heard once in "White Elephant".)
- Sound Ideas, WAHEEP, CARTOON - WAHEEP (Heard once in "The Phantom Sea Thief".)
- Sound Ideas, ZIP, CARTOON - BIG WHISTLE ZING IN (Heard once in "To Catch a Pitcher".)
- Sound Ideas, ZIP, CARTOON - BIG WHISTLE ZING OUT (Heard once in "The Phantom Sea Thief", "Fat Lady Caper" and "White Elephant".)
- Sound Ideas, ZIP, CARTOON - HIGH FIDDLE ZIP (Heard once in "White Elephant".)
- Sound Ideas, ZIP, CARTOON - QUICK WHISTLE ZIP OUT (Heard twice in "The Crown Jewel Caper" and "To Catch a Pitcher", and once in "White Elephant".)
- Sound Ideas, ZIP, CARTOON - QUICK WHISTLE ZIP OUT, HIGH (Heard once in "To Catch a Pitcher" and "The Phantom Sea Thief" and twice in "The Crown Jewel Caper".)
- Sound Ideas, ZIP, CARTOON - RIPPLE UP (Heard once in "The Crown Jewel Caper" and "White Elephant".)
- Sound Ideas, ZIP, CARTOON - SHARP ZIP (Heard once in "Fat Lady Caper".)