Aired: 1963-73
Budget: $500 per episode
Voiced by veteran voice actor, Kenny Delmar, Commander McBragg was a character based on the stories from “The Four Feathers,” “Another Thin Man,” and “Baron Munchausen.” The show followed a retired British military commander, McBragg, who would tell stories to his gentleman’s club.
These stories would only last a minute and a half, hence the low budget. The episodes aired for a decade; they were mainly featured on “Tennessee Tuxedo and his Tales.”
Valley of the Dinosaurs
Aired: 1974
Budget: $50,000 per episode
Hanna-Barbera's Australian Studios produced this Saturday morning series. You weren't expecting that, now were you? The show featured a team of scientists on a mission along the Amazon River when their raft hits a rock.
The team capsizes and is swept down a whirlpool only to find that when they resurface, they're in a realm in which humans live alongside dinosaurs, prehistoric creatures, and neanderthals. The series ran for thirty minutes, and unfortunately, there were only sixteen episodes in total. This is a show we'd love to see make a comeback!
Cool McCool
Aired: 1966-67
Budget: $15,000 per episode
From the man who brought you "Batman," we introduce to you "Cool McCool." The show created by Bob Kane, the show followed a spy who defeated villains even though he wasn't a good detective.
"Cool McCool" had a satirical spin to it as it was poking fun at James Bond, which was very popular at the time. NBC was the original airing network, and the show ran from 1966 to 1967.
The Funky Phantom
Aired: 1971-72
Budget: $50,000 per episode
What most would claim is the Australian version of "Scooby-Doo," next up we have "The Funky Phantom." In total, there were seventeen episodes of "The Funky Phantom," which aired on a subsidiary of ABC, Air Programs International.
The show featured three teen detectives who drove around the country, solving crimes and mysteries. Scooby-Doo's role was swapped out by a ghost from the Revolutionary War era. Interesting, right?
Dastardly and Muttley in Their Flying Machines
Aired: 1969-70
Budget: $20,000 per episode
"Dastardly and Muttley in their Flying Machines" feature two aviators Dick Dastardly and Muttley, his sidekick dog, who are part of the Vulture Squadron. The Vulture Squadron’s primary goal is to trap Yankee Doodle Pigeon and prevent him from delivering paper messages to the other side of the Revolutionary War.
The show repeated the phrase "stop the pigeon," or "catch the pigeon" so many times, it was often mistaken as the title of the show!