This is not one of my favorites, but I’m sure many are ready to sing this theme song.
Points about Casper, the Friendly Ghost
Created by Seymour Reit and Joe Oriolo
Debuted in a 1939 children’s book, 1945 as an animation by Paramount Pictures’ Famous Studios, 1949 as a comic book (published regularly until 1982), and 1963 as a made-for-television cartoon (sponsored by Mattel)
The last theatrically-released Casper cartoon was Casper’s Birthday Party, released July 31, 1959
Title song written by Jerry Livingston and Mack David
Most commonly voiced by Cecil Roy
Long-time controversy who he was during human life
Common storyline: Casper does like being a regular ghost, so he tries to find friends. He eventually saves a friend that leads to acceptance by others
Supporting characters include The Ghostly Trio, Wendy the Good Little Witch, Archibald the Talking Wishing well, Hot Stuff the Little Devil, Nightmare the ghost horse, Spooky the Tuff Little Ghost, and Spooky’s girlfriend Pearl
Enjoy this good tribute video
A Frank Angle 
I loved Casper when I was little – think that is why I am not afraid of ghosts.
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LouAnn,
Ah ha … the long-term benefit of Casper! Thanks for stopping by.
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Too funny. I remember this one. However when I was a little tyke I never knew about the “controversy” about who he was in real life. That just cracks me up.
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Mobius,
I’m with you on the controversy. Oh my … can you imagine the uproar today by the people with too much time in their hands! Thanks for commenting.
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I never realised that Casper is older than I am. 😉 My school kids used to love singing the Casper song. Have a great weekend, Frank.
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Paradise,
I hope you sang along with this today! Thanks for stopping by.
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Of course I did, in-between my birthday celebrations. 😉
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I’m glad you got into the spirit of things, and raised this spectre of times past. This is the reason I love haunting your blog – no ghost-writing for you, no sir! Another really ghoul post! (Yeah, that last one was a shade weak. 😉 ) *
* no rimshots required
😀
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I had no clue there was a controversy over who Casper was when he was human, but that strikes me as absurd. He’s a cartoon ghost! Are there also numbskulls out there braining out that the ghosts were all floating around naked? If so, what a completely useless waste of time … but I do enjoy reading the research you do on these posts. That’s fun.
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I was not a huge Casper fan either, but of course I sang along with the theme song just now anyway.
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Oh I loved Casper as a kid. heck as a 50 year old woman. Thanks for the memories.
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Interesting, although I wasn’t a follower of this cartoon series. The 1995 movie Casper with Bill Pullman and Christina Ricci and of course “Casper” was good though.
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I didn’t know about the dead child or simply a ghost drama. I didn’t watch this show too much, but found Casper pretty nice. 🙂 It has been said he was “portly” and then was drawn to be “slimmer”. LOL. Anyways, check out this site. It tells some details about who Casper was. http://www.enotes.com/topic/Casper_the_Friendly_Ghost
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Java,
Yep – we went from portly to slimmer. Thanks for the link too. I came across that information, but I intentionally don’t venture into the modern age … thus why you see so little here about the 1970s. Meanwhile, the mystery behind his “real life” was new to me. Thanks for stopping by!
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I loved Casper and watched so many episodes when I was growing up. Now I have a nephew named Casper! xx
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Spiced,
Great that this post happened to connect to your nephew! Thanks for sharing.
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I never liked Casper either; too wimpy for me. Wimpy, however, was great and I loved him in Popeye cartoons.
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Hansi,
Well now … it just so happens that I have something for you to enjoy. Thanks for stopping by.
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I’d forgotten how adorable this was, thanks for a refreshing walk down memory lane, yay Casper! 🙂
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Roxie,
Glad this post was able to rekindle a memory from long ago. thanks for visiting.
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Yes lovely casper 🙂 Thank you, love, nia
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Nia,
Glad Casper caused you to smile. Thanks for visiting.
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I loved Casper, Frank. I think he was one of my favorites. One memory that comes back to me is my mother’s discomfort with it. My parents were strong Fundamentalist Christians and they didn’t like the notion of “spirits” even in cartoon form. Somehow we still watched it, though. 🙂 I wonder if you’ll ever run out of cartoons? You keep ’em coming, and many I’ve long forgotten. So much fun! Debra
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Debra,
Wow …. how interesting that your parents still let you watch Casper! Glad you enjoyed this. Hope you had a great vacation! Here’s the one that you may have missed that you will enjoy. https://afrankangle.wordpress.com/2012/07/25/on-sharing-song-creating-magic-2/ Thanks for commenting.
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Sweet, brings back great memories!
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Lynn,
Glad you enjoyed this and another one comes tomorrow. Thanks for visiting.
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