The Amazing Chan and the Chan Clan is an American Saturday morning animated cartoon series produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions in 1972, based upon the Charlie Chan movie series of the 1930s and '40s. It is noteworthy that the star, Keye Luke, is the only actor of Chinese descent to play the title character.
In it, Mr. Chan (whose first name is never given, but is clearly Charlie) and his ten children as well as their family dog, Chu Chu, solve mysteries around the world,The older children also had their own music group, The Chan Clan; every episode featured a song, either being played over the action or with the characters playing instruments and performing. Vocals for the group were provided by former Archies lead singer Ron Dante, with music supervision by Don Kirshner (who had supervised the music for The Archie Show). The show lasted for two seasons in 1972 on CBS, and is today often rerun on Cartoon Network's sister network, Boomerang. « hide
The Amazing Chan and the Chan Clan is an American Saturday morning animated cartoon series produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions in 1972, based upon t... more »