Cartoon Did You Know

"Underdog," "Mighty Mightor," "The Perils Of Penelope Pitstop," "and "Speed Buggy" all have episodes that are homages to King Kong.

^ As does Thundarr The Barbarian, where a tribe of simians reassemble pieces of a mechanized Kong meant to be a studio prop. The simians envision it as a god-conqueror animated idol.

The Banana Splits were originally meant to be animated before it was decided that they should be played by actors in costumes instead.

In the "Tennessee Tuxedo" episode "Wreck Of A Record," Baldy was forced to wear a blonde wig. This was done to capitalize on the popularity of Peter, Paul, and Mary, who were a highly successful folk trio at the time the episode aired.

Here's one for St. Patrick's Day: The monastery in "The Secret Of Kells" is a real Irish landmark, the Abbey Of Kells.