Filmation, at the time a subsidiary of TelePrompter, produced a 7+ minute promo reel around 1971. We assume that's the year, since there is a reference to comic strips such as Emmy Lou, The Dropouts, Dick Tracy, & Nancy, who would appear on Archie's TV Funnies in the fall of '71. A clip from the pilot for Fat Albert, sans Albert himself, is included, and the series would debut in 1972.
Also, a clip of an unsold live action pilot, Guest of Honor, with Gary Merrill and Lloyd Bridges.
Marvin Miller (ex-Aquaman) is the narrator.
It's too bad Guest of Honor didn't make it, and Filmation would have to wait until 1974 before selling a live-action series (Shazam!).
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