Davey and Goliath

Name: Davey and Goliath
Genre: Animation, Family, Kids
Released: 1961-02-25
Rating: 6.2
Cast: Hal Smith, Dick Beals, Norma MacMillan, Ginny Tyler

ENDED2 Seasons65 Episodes★ 6.2

Davey and Goliath is an animated family series that ran from 1961 to 1973, ending after 2 seasons and 65 episodes.

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First AiredFeb 25, 1961

Last AiredFeb 24, 1973

GenreAnimation, Family, Kids

Runtime15 min

Created ByArt Clokey, Richard Sutcliffe

LanguageEnglish

CountryUnited States

Davey and Goliath is a 1960s stop-motion animated children's Christian television series. The programs, produced by the Lutheran Church in America, were produced by Art Clokey after the success of his Gumby series. Each 15-minute episode features the adventures of Davey Hansen and his "talking" dog Goliath as they learn Christian doctrine through everyday occurrences.

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Cast

Hal Smith

Dick Beals

Norma MacMillan

Ginny Tyler

Seasons & Episodes2 seasons · 65 episodes

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E1The Stopped Clock

Sep 11, 197115m

Feeling rejected, Davey imagines a world without other people, including Goliath. He quickly decides this world is not for him!

E2Who Me?

Sep 25, 197115m

After being slothful and lazy, Davey gets a dose of his own medicine; Davey quickly learns that helping others around the house is a way of showing love.

E3If At First You Don't Succeed

Oct 9, 197115m

Davey decides he wants to be a champion bowler and Sally wants to be a concert pianist, two very different careers.

E4Finders Keepers

Oct 23, 197115m

Davey finds ten dollars and wants to spend it on a birthday present for Goliath, but whose is it?

E5Kookaburra

Nov 13, 197115m

Davey's geography lesson on Australia is very amusing at first with its dingos and kookaburras, but he soon tires of it and doesn't study for the test. He resorts to cheating, but that night his conscience begins to bother him.

E6The Caretakers

Nov 27, 197115m

Davey thoughtlessly pours paint down a well. When he sees how others suffer because of his misdeed, he realizes that everyone is responsible for taking care of God's world.

E7The Hard Way

Dec 11, 197115m

Davey learns "the hard way" at the natural history museum that grownups have rules "for your own good."

E8Rickety-Rackety

Dec 25, 197115m

Davey's friend Larry has a little trouble with his French and starts smashing up the classroom furniture. Davey reminds him of the school cheer, and helps him prepare for a test next day.

E9Help!

Jan 8, 197215m

Davey's friend Jonathan is rescued by Officer Dan and both boys learn appreciation for their police officer friend.

E10Boy in Trouble

Jan 22, 197215m

Davey and Jonathan help Tommy, a poor boy in their neighborhood, by collecting bottles for money.

E11The Greatest

Feb 5, 197215m

Davey has trouble with Nicky, a new boy who continually boasts about his father. But Davey feels compassion when he learns Nicky doesn't have a father.

E12Blind Man's Bluff

Feb 19, 197215m

Jonathan's cousin Scottie, who doesn't like white boys, teaches Davey about racism. An important lesson.

E13Who's George?

Mar 4, 197215m

Davey and Goliath learn about the saying "let George do it" when they visit Jonathan, finding out what it means.

E14Six-Seven-Six-Three

Sep 9, 197215m

Dognappers are foiled by the identification number given to Goliath by the authorities.

E15The Zillion Dollar Combo

Sep 23, 197215m

Davey and his friends form a band and must decide whether their first gig will be for pay or for free at a children's hospital.

E16Upside Down and Backwards

Oct 7, 197215m

When Davey and Goliath are home alone and the electricity fails during a severe storm, Davey panics. Later he imagines what he should have done.

E17Louder Please

Oct 21, 197215m

A deaf neighbor teaches Davey to appreciate all the sounds in the world around him.

E18Ready Or Not

Nov 4, 197215m

After a lecture by Mrs. Reed on caring for the world (and keeping your room neat), Davey and Jonathan clean up a favorite city park gone to rack and ruin (and rats).

E19Kum Ba Yah

Nov 18, 197215m

Davey and Jonathan decide to help the church with a bell choir. They rehearse "Kum Ba Yah" with Cisco, whose mynah bird offends Goliath because nobody understands Goliath except Davey. The bell choir disbands until Pastor Miller has a little talk with Davey about the meaning of the song.

E20Whatshisname

Dec 2, 197215m

Davey imagines gruesome revenges against a new kid who's crossed him.

E21Pieces of Eight

Dec 16, 197215m

Fascinated by pirates and buried treasure, Davey buries a tin box containing the Jickets club treasury. When a hard rain washes away the box, Davey replaces the money.

E22Chicken

Dec 30, 197215m

Trying to prove he isn't a chicken at heart, Davey attempts a dangerous leap and winds up in the hospital.

E23Doghouse Dreamhouse

Jan 13, 197315m

After a rough start, Davey builds a doghouse for Goliath, whose original doghouse was destroyed by a storm.

E24Good Bad Luck

Jan 27, 197315m

Davey's class goes on a field trip to the woods. He's resentful of his teacher's strict guidance, and becomes lost.

E25The Watchdogs

Feb 10, 197315m

Davey witnesses a robbery, but doesn't want to get involved until Officer Dan and Mr. Hansen succeed in teaching Davey the real meaning of the Golden Rule.

E26Come, Come to the Fair

Feb 24, 197315m

Davey's Sunday School class hosts a folk fair where the children learn about the ways different cultures celebrate and remember Jesus.

About Davey and Goliath

Davey and Goliath is an animation, family, kids series. The show first aired on Feb 25, 1961 and currently has 2 seasons and 65 episodes. Davey and Goliath has ended. It has a rating of 6.2/10 based on 10 votes. The cast includes Hal Smith, Dick Beals, Norma MacMillan, Ginny Tyler. Created by Art Clokey and Richard Sutcliffe.