The Riggers

The Riggers is an American/British animated television series based on the english rock band of the same name. It aired on ABC on Saturday mornings from September 5, 1965 to November 3, 1967

The Series features loosely adventures of the band members.

Synopsis
The Series features the adventures of the band members, contsting Don Gordon, Tim Matheson, Rick Shapper and Andy Wellers and their misadventures causing trouble of their own favor, their comic relief talking dog named Gogers, their musical tour are long with their manager Bob Evaners as their assistant that giving evidence for their songs, thoughtout their adventures commefly before their show starts.

Production
The Show was devolped by Alex Guppy who features animated stories of said series, it set up visual illustrations of The Riggers songs. In addition, The Series became more notorious for it's sataric depiction of the Riggers in their early years, depicted in A Bad Windy Night, despite the fact they moved beyond said image during the series' run. The Producers did acknowledge the Riggers complementary appearances by using photographs for them in the third sesaons' intro.

Main

 * Dan Gordon (Voiced by Paul Fress) is the leader of the Riggers, he has long curly hair. He also has a cheeky and more angrier movement while caring about his band members, although he the most oddly that he couldn't take as a leader too seriously more likey he make silly. His has a sarcastic and unfunny humor, He is often laid-back and sometimes grouchy towards Rick and Andy, usually he still cares about his band members and Tim and often take advantage on helping hand.
 * Tim Matheson (Voiced by Hal Smith) is the secondary command of the band who plays the guitar, he likes being stylish and being very neat and cool. His hair is the neatest of the four, Tim has a lot of humor being more lighter yet dry and harastic, he shown more polite to his members but sercently is happy go lucky and energetic of them all.
 * Rick Shapper (Voiced by Michael Medwin) is the third member and the bassist of the band, hes as shumbling one that always his head being commonly forwards at given times, he's witty and vain humor gives him cracks up jokes, Through he deeply cares about his band members even lend them a hand.
 * Andy Wellers (Voiced by Stratford Johns) is the final member and drummer of the band. He's the most goofyest, comic-refief and fun-loving member of the band, he have some of his trademark and funny, goofy laugh. He has a good sense of humor being carefully good manner, in fact, he does perfecting. He has the best with Rick and shares an interest in various cultures, Andy often makes bad puns and mistakes jokes, making him the only one laughing.
 * Bob Evaners (Voiced by Stratford Johns) is the manager of the Riggers, he has a serious and reversed personally that gives the band recently say his actions accidentally gives the Riggers into trouble not very aware that doesn't give any shorter addintons to wrote a song direction.
 * Gogers (Voiced by Hal Smith) is the dog who can talks in a raspy Irish accent, he's is cowardly and most structure of the band's destructive thoughts of keeping him, although he has talented such as juggling and good at intelligence, he has a shirt expensive work.

Supporting

 * Wally Edderson (Voiced by Kenny Delmar) is the band's song record, they often mess and causes mischief around him, making him annoyed and very angry.
 * Sandy and Dina (Voiced by June Foray and Coral Corbett) are two fan girls who fall in love of the Riggers' music and aware enough to speaks to them directly.
 * Mr. Bangers (Voiced by Daws Bulter) is a bossy military man who likes to tell people what to do, he's from The United States where's he met the Riggers and treat them very badly.
 * Dandy Groupers (Voiced by Hal Smith) is Tim's permental father who likes to listen to jazz music and runs a beer shop, he has secrets to tell the band's often associated behavior.
 * Franny Heckler (Voiced by Coral Corbet) is a shy and often good cooker, she speaks in a scottish accent and gives meals to the Riggers giving hus daily diner restaurant.
 * Stanley McBrewers (Voiced by Jeremy Lord) is the antagonist of the series, a grooving dancer while he's tries to take all the fans of the Riggers, He tooks them all aways due to his poplaury and he tries even to trick the band members as possible, he often inspired by Elvis Presley and his often tricked being filled.

Episodes
See The Riggers/Episodes List

Reception
The Series granted a 13 score share while received it, the series was watched by viewers on ABC with a 12 Nielsen ratings for it's top on Saturday morning slot, it later was sponsored by Post Cereal and Oats Quaker Company.

Merchandise
In 1999, Tomy released a line of figures based on the cartoon series, featuring all four band members with their instruments. In 2002, they released a boxed set featuring cartoon figures of all four band members with their instruments, plus Gogers, speakers and radio. Little Entertainment purchased the rights of the series in the early 1990s. There has been a poplaur demand for Little Entertainment to issue the rights of the series on DVD.

Home Media
Milk Creek Entertainment released DVDs of the three Sesaons, releasing them on DVD between 2004 and 2007 respectably.

Trivia

 * The Series' Art Style is similar to The Beatles Cartoon but the characters and animation is more expressions.