About this season
Doctor Dolittle is an animated series produced by DePatie-Freleng Enterprises in association with 20th Century Fox Television. It was created for television by David H. DePatie and Friz Freleng in association with Paul Harrison and Lennie Weinrib. The series was broadcast on the NBC network.
Episodes (17)
1. The Grasshoppers Are Coming, Hooray, Hooray!
Aired 12 September 1970 • 30 min
Dr. Doolittle saves a band (literally) of grasshoppers, and they join his ship as the rock group in residence.
2. The Bird Who Was Afraid to Fly
Aired 19 September 1970 • 30 min
Montgomery the Goonie bird suffers from a chronic lack of confidence and simply cannot take to the air, although he tries to convince Doctor Dolittle it's more of a lack of interest. His chance to be a hero comes when the Doctor gets into a fix and Montgomery has to summon the animals to the rescue.
3. The Land of the Tiger Moo
Aired 26 September 1970 • 30 min
A large animal is part tiger and part cow.
4. The Great Turkey Race
Aired 3 October 1970 • 30 min
The doctor, his assistant Tommy Stubbins and his menagerie of animals (including the Pushmi-Pullyu) are sailing around in their ship, the Flounder, which is being chased by pirate Sam Scurvy. A turkey arrives to ask for their help. It seems that a giant boat race is taking place, and the winner will get Toots Turkey to eat for Thanksgiving. It's up to the doctor and his friends to save her, but Sam and his pirates have other ideas. They want to capture her to use as a hostage to get Dr. Dolittle to tell them the secret of talking to the animals.
5. The Peanut Conspiracy
Aired 10 October 1970 • 30 min
6. The Bare Bear
Aired 17 October 1970 • 30 min
7. High Flying Hippo
Aired 24 October 1970 • 30 min
8. The Near Sighted Bull
Aired 31 October 1970 • 30 min
9. The Silver Seals of the Circus
Aired 7 November 1970 • 30 min
10. A Girl for Greco Gorilla
Aired 14 November 1970 • 30 min
11. A Tail of Two Snails
Aired 21 November 1970 • 30 min
12. A Fox Called... Sherlock?!
Aired 28 November 1970 • 30 min
13. The Barnyard Rumble
Aired 5 December 1970 • 30 min
14. The Tomb of the Phoenix Bird
Aired 12 December 1970 • 30 min
15. The Baffled Buffalo
Aired 19 December 1970 • 30 min
16. A Hatful of Rabbit
Aired 26 December 1970 • 30 min
17. The Bird from O.O.P.S.
Aired 9 January 1971 • 30 min