No Man's Valley Explained

Director:	Bill Melendez
Starring:	Henry Corden Frank Buxton Art Metrano Hal Smith Chanin Hale Arnold Stang Barney Phillips Joe E. Ross Desirée Goyette Richard Deacon John Stephenson
Theme Music Composer:	Desirée Goyette and Ed Bogas
Country:	United States
Executive Producer:	Lee Mendelson and Phil Howort
Producer:	Bill Melendez
Editor:	Charles McCann Roger Donley
Runtime:	25 minutes
Company:	Mendelson/Melendez Productions Frank Fehmers Productions The Rights Company of North America
Network:	CBS

No Man's Valley is an animated TV special written by Christopher Brough and Frank Buxton. It was originally aired on the CBS network November 23, 1981.^[1] It was executive produced by Lee Mendelson and Phil Howort, produced and directed by Bill Melendez, and co-directed by Phil Roman.^[2]

Synopsis

Elliot, a rare California condor, must find a hideaway for endangered animals before humans drive them over the brink into extinction.

Voice cast

Henry Corden as Chief
Frank Buxton as Elliot
Art Metrano as Abe
Hal Smith as George
Chanin Hale as Nipponia
Arnold Stang as Fred Firmwing
Barney Phillips as Pere David
Joe E. Ross as Daniel
Desirée Goyette as Pat
Richard Deacon as Panda
John Stephenson as Herman

Uncredited

Hal Smith as Louis
John Stephenson as Protester

Credits

Executive Producers: Lee Mendelson, Phil Howort
Written by: Christopher Brough and Frank Buxton
Creative Consultant: David Hooper
Original Music by: Desirée Goyette
Music Arranged and Conducted by: Ed Bogas
A Lee Mendelson-Phil Howort Production
- In association with Bill Melendez Productions and Frank Fehmers Productions
Produced and Directed by: Bill Melendez
Based on an original idea by: Harrie Geelen and Imme Dross
And original art concepts by: Michael Jupp and Elsa Godfrey
Co-Directed by: Phil Roman
"Welcome to No Man's Valley" sung by: Desirée Goyette
Production Designed by: Bernie Gruver, Evert Brown
Color by: Dean Spille
Animation by: Sam Jaimes, Bob Carlson, Al Pabian, Bill Littlejohn, Hank Smith, Fernando Gonzalez, Joe Roman, Larry Leichliter, Dale Baer, Utit Choomuang
Checking: Eve Fletcher, Joanne Lansing, Jane Gonzales
Ink and Paint: Adele Lenart, Micky Kreymann, Karin Holmquist, Roubina Janian, Valerie Green, Joan Pabian, Karen Webb, Lee Hoffman, Emalene Seutter, Chandra Poweris
Editing: Chuck McCann, Roger Donley
Dialogue Editing: Les Wolf
Production Manager: Carole Barnes
Production Assistants: Sandy Claxton Arnold, Carol Neal, Jane Mason
Camera: Nick Vasu
Mix: Producers' Sound Service
Color: Technicolor

Production

This was the final project of Joe E. Ross.

References

Book: Woolery . George W. . Animated TV Specials: The Complete Directory to the First Twenty-Five Years, 1962-1987 . 1989 . Scarecrow Press . 0-8108-2198-2 . 27 March 2020 . 289–290.
Book: Lenburg . Jeff . The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons . 1999 . Checkmark Books . 0-8160-3831-7 . 6 June 2020 . 303.