Robert D. Buchanan (born August 17, 1931) is a creator of several
animated features in the 1950s and 1960s. He joined Soundac following
the departure of Bobby Nicholson, who formed the company in 1951.
Buchanan relocated Soundac from its original location of Buffalo, New
York to Miami, Florida in 1955; he maintained a sales and distribution
agent, Richard Ullman, in Buffalo through the late 1950s.He most
notably created the animated series Colonel Bleep, the first color
cartoon produced for television, which was syndicated in 1957.In 1965,
Buchanan co-produced another animated series, Mighty Mr. Titan, which
taught viewers how to exercise. Soundac also produced Weather Man, a
series of short animated clips for stations that relied on Weather
Bureau forecasts to relay the weather.Buchanan and Soundac ceased
operations in the early 1970s. Master tapes of his productions were
stolen during the closedown process, and as a result, only a portion
of the company's productions remain: roughly a third of Colonel Bleep
episodes (some in their original color and others in sepia tone
prints), and one black-and-white kinescope reel of Weather Man clips
(Mighty Mr. Titan is believed to be mostly intact).
animated features in the 1950s and 1960s. He joined Soundac following
the departure of Bobby Nicholson, who formed the company in 1951.
Buchanan relocated Soundac from its original location of Buffalo, New
York to Miami, Florida in 1955; he maintained a sales and distribution
agent, Richard Ullman, in Buffalo through the late 1950s.He most
notably created the animated series Colonel Bleep, the first color
cartoon produced for television, which was syndicated in 1957.In 1965,
Buchanan co-produced another animated series, Mighty Mr. Titan, which
taught viewers how to exercise. Soundac also produced Weather Man, a
series of short animated clips for stations that relied on Weather
Bureau forecasts to relay the weather.Buchanan and Soundac ceased
operations in the early 1970s. Master tapes of his productions were
stolen during the closedown process, and as a result, only a portion
of the company's productions remain: roughly a third of Colonel Bleep
episodes (some in their original color and others in sepia tone
prints), and one black-and-white kinescope reel of Weather Man clips
(Mighty Mr. Titan is believed to be mostly intact).
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