Louis Scheimer

Filmation founder Lou Scheimer will be making his FINAL convention appearance at the San Diego Comic-Con, Thursday, 7/12/2012 from 11:00-12:00.

If you aren’t familiar with the man, how about his work? If you grew up in the 1980s, you at least saw one of his shows. Scheimer has been an actor, composer, director, art director, and a producer of some of the best animated shows on Saturday mornings. Thanks to IMDB.com – Let’s have a look at his resume, shall we?

1990 Happily Ever After (producer)
1988 BraveStarr: The Legend (producer)
1987-1988 BraveStarr (TV series) (producer – 65 episodes)
1985-1987 She-Ra: Princess of Power (TV series) (executive producer – 93 episodes)

1986 Ghostbusters cast

1987 Pinocchio and the Emperor of the Night (producer)
1986 Ghostbusters (TV series) (executive producer – 65 episodes)
1985 A Christmas Special (TV movie) (executive producer)
1983-1985 He-Man and the Masters of the Universe (TV series) (executive producer – 130 episodes)
1985 The Secret of the Sword (executive producer)

1982 Gilligan’s Planet (TV series) (executive producer – 1982)
1982 Mighty Mouse in the Great Space Chase (producer)
1982 Flash Gordon: The Greatest Adventure of All (TV movie) (executive producer)
1982 The Fat Albert Easter Special (TV short) (producer)
1981 The Kid Super Power Hour with Shazam! (TV series) (executive producer)

1981 Blackstar

1981 Blackstar (TV series) (producer – 13 episodes)
1981 The New Adventures of Zorro (TV series) (producer – 13 episodes)
1980 A Snow White Christmas (TV movie) (executive producer)
1979-1980 Sport Billy (TV series) (executive producer – 26 episodes)
1980 The Tarzan/Lone Ranger/Zorro Adventure Hour (TV series) (producer)

1980 The New Adventures of Tom and Jerry (TV series) (producer)
1979-1980 Flash Gordon (TV series) (executive producer – 16 episodes)
1978-1979 Jason of Star Command (TV series) (executive producer – 28 episodes)
1976-1979 Tarzan, Lord of the Jungle (TV series) (executive producer – 36 episodes)
1979 The New Adventures of Mighty Mouse and Heckle and Jeckle (TV series) (executive producer)

1977 The New Archie/Sabrina Hour

1978 Fabulous Funnies (TV series) (executive producer – 1978)
1978 Tarzan and the Super 7 (TV series) (executive producer – 1978)
1978 Archie’s Bang-Shang Lalapalooza Show (TV series) (producer)
1977 The New Archie/Sabrina Hour (TV series) (executive producer – 1977)
1977 The Fat Albert Christmas Special (TV short) (producer)

1977 Space Academy (TV series) (executive producer – 15 episodes)
1977 Sabrina, Super Witch (TV series) (producer)
1977 The Fat Albert Halloween Special (TV short) (producer)
1977 Space Sentinels (TV series) (executive producer)
1977 The New Adventures of Batman (TV series) (executive producer – 16 episodes)

1976 Ark II (TV series) (executive producer – 15 episodes)
1975-1976 Isis (TV series) (executive producer – 22 episodes)
1974-1976 Shazam! (TV series) (executive producer – 28 episodes)
1975 The Secret Lives of Waldo Kitty (TV series) (producer)

1973-1974 Star Trek

1975 The Ghost Busters (TV series) (executive producer – 15 episodes)
1974 Journey Back to Oz (producer)
1973-1974 Star Trek (TV series) (producer – 22 episodes)
1974 The US of Archie (TV series) (producer)
1974 The New Adventures of Gilligan (TV series) (executive producer)

1974 Oliver Twist (producer)
1973 Mission: Magic! (TV series) (producer – 1973)
1973 My Favorite Martians (TV series) (producer)
1973 Treasure Island (producer)
1973 Lassie’s Rescue Rangers (TV series) (producer)

1979-1982 Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids

1972 The ABC Saturday Superstar Movie (TV series) (producer – 3 episodes)
1979-1982 Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids (TV series) (executive producer, 1979-1982) (producer)
1972 The Brady Kids (TV series) (producer)
1971 Sabrina, the Teenage Witch (TV series) (producer – 1971)
1971 Archie’s TV Funnies (TV series) (producer)

1971 Aesop’s Fables (TV movie) (producer)
1970 Will the Real Jerry Lewis Please Sit Down (TV series) (producer – 1 episode)
1970 Sabrina and the Groovie Goolies (TV series) (producer)
1970 Archie’s Fun House (TV series) (producer – 16 episodes)
1969 Archie and His New Pals (TV movie) (producer)

1968 Aquaman

1969 The Hardy Boys (TV series) (producer)
1968 Aquaman (TV series) (producer – 1968)
1968 Fantastic Voyage (TV series) (producer – 1968)
1968 The Batman/Superman Hour (TV series) (producer – 3 episodes)
1968 The Archie Show (TV series) (producer)

1967 Journey to the Center of the Earth (TV series) (producer – 1967)
1967 The Superman/Aquaman Hour of Adventure (TV series) (producer – 3 episodes)
1966 The New Adventures of Superman (TV series) (producer – 3 episodes)

So if you are one of the lucky bastards that will be at the San Diego Comi-Con next month make sure to see him and get an autograph before he will never be seen again on the convention circuit and considering his age, you may not see him ever again. Once in a lifetime chance, people.

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