In the 70's, Dr. Seuss' The Lorax presented viewers with a viewpoint on the environment.
In 1981, Lee Mendelson & Bill Melendez, known for the Peanuts & Garfield specials, took on the task of addressing the issue of endangered species with No Man's Valley, which, unfortunately, hasn't been seen on network television since its lone airing on CBS in 1981. Mendelson & Melendez, along with co-director Phil Roman, assembled an all-star cast, including Richard Deacon (ex-The Dick Van Dyke Show, Leave it to Beaver), Arnold Stang (Top Cat), Joe E. Ross (ex-Hong Kong Phooey), Barney Phillips (ex-Shazzan, Dragnet), Henry Corden & John Stephenson (The Flintstone Comedy Show), Hal Smith (ex-The Andy Griffith Show, uncredited), Art Metrano (ex-The Chicago Teddy Bears), Desiree Goyette, who was working on the Garfield specials, and Frank Buxton (ex-Batfink, Discovery) as Eliott, a California condor sent to No Man's Valley to recruit help in saving his species.
To my knowledge, this has not been shown anywhere in 38 years.
Rating: B.
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