Samson & Goliath is an animated television series produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions for NBC, where it debuted on September 9, 1967. Primarily sponsored by General Mills, who controlled the distribution rights through its agency Dancer Fitzgerald Sample, Samson & Goliath was retitled Young Samson in April 1968 to avoid confusion with the stop-motion Christian television series Davey and Goliath. Twenty-six 12-minute episodes of the series were produced; Samson & Goliath cartoons were paired with other General Mills-sponsored shows such as Tennessee Tuxedo and Go Go Gophers to form a full half-hour for their original network broadcasts.Young Samson was later shown in syndication with The Space Kidettes as The Space Kidettes and Young Samson, distributed by The Program Exchange.
CreatorsWilliam Hanna, Joseph Barbera
The Curse of Monatabu
Sep 9, 1967
Samson and Goliath are visiting a tropical island with an active volcano and happen upon a recently decimated village. Samson is informed by one of the villagers that once, long ago, an evil witch doctor was sentenced to death by the villagers and, before jumping into the volcano, he cursed the village, saying his spirit would return to avenge him. Ever since that day, at the same time every year, a giant green lizard-looking animal comes and destroys the village. This is deemed to be the spirit of the witch doctor carrying out his curse—a.k.a. the curse of Monatabu. Samson decides to investigate this with Goliath.
The Aurora Borealis Creature
Sep 16, 1967
No description available.
The Great Colossus
Sep 23, 1967
No description available.
Cold Wind from Venus
Sep 30, 1967
No description available.
The SSX-19
Oct 7, 1967
No description available.
Operation Peril
Oct 14, 1967
Samson and Goliath aid Professor Telos who, on his way to the Pentagon to deliver his plans for a new solar jet, is abducted by an alien group of enemies called Peril.
The Secret of Evil Island
Oct 21, 1967
No description available.
The Monsteroids
Oct 28, 1967
No description available.
The Idol Rama-Keesh
Nov 4, 1967
No description available.
Salamandro
Nov 11, 1967
No description available.
Baron Von Skull
Nov 18, 1967
No description available.
Moon Rendezvous
Nov 25, 1967
No description available.
The Lost City of the Dragon Men
Dec 2, 1967
No description available.
The Colossal Coral Creature
Dec 9, 1967
No description available.
Zuran's Creature
Dec 16, 1967
No description available.
The Dome
Dec 23, 1967
No description available.
Nerod
Dec 30, 1967
No description available.
The Terrible Dr. Desto
Jan 6, 1968
No description available.
From Out of the Deep
Jan 13, 1968
No description available.
Thing from the Black Mountains
Jan 20, 1968
No description available.
