The Chan Clan

[Guilletech]

si me acuerdo!

[squeapler]

I wish somebody would post a video of the Chan Clan band playing "Number One Son". For almost 40 years I still remember that one. "I'm the Number One Son of a Number One Man. The Number One Hope of my family clan."

[fluffydolly]

i watched it at 5 /6 70's kool great time for cartoons !!!

[CanadaAstro]

Confucius say: "This not sound like Chan Clan, but like Archie Clan!"

[simwrangler]

Is it just me or does anyone else think they sound like the Archies?

[MrDjDaredevil]

@simwrangler THAT'S BECAUSE THE SAME SINGER WHO DID THE ARCHIES  MR.RON DANTE WAS THE SINGING VOICE OF THECHAN CLAN.

[simwrangler]

@MrDjDaredevil Well, that's a good reason that they sound like the Archies then. LOL!!!

[MrDjDaredevil]

@simwrangler YES IT IS LOL

[regency98us]

The Amazing Chan and the Chan Clan was a cartoon series produced by Hanna-Barbera in 1972, based upon the Charlie Chan movie series of the 1930s and '40s. The voice of Mr. Chan, Keye Luke (who played the part of Chan's son in some of the original movies), is the only actor of Chinese descent to play the title character. Each show featured a song, either being played over scenes or with the kids playing instruments and performing. Vocals were provided by former Archies lead singer Ron Dante.

[doozydoozy]

Love this late 60's early 70's cartoon sound...The Archies, Josie and the Pussycats, The Hardy Boys, Scooby-Doo, The Chan Clan. Great happy songs!!!

[rachelst22]

im 18 but i remember watchin this on boomerang when I was like 4.....and when i tried to describe this cartoon to people no one ever knew what I was talking about. but i found it!

[meetredmeat]

Oh look, it's Shoyu Weenie.

[Jeffersonicus]

I remember they did a song that went, "who done it? who done it? who made me feel this way?"

Anyone remember that?

[ccie12933]

Either that's the smallest set of drums ever made, or the drummer is 17 feet tall.

[lovesmovies477]

This has to be the most offensive piece of television the Chinese peopole have ever had to witness. The characters are drawn very crudely. They look and act like a bunch of chinks without the slightest bit of a chinese accest. What was the purpose of this cartoon? To make Chinese people act ridiculous and chinky? The Chinese peopole should have protested outside the hanna-barbera studios and demand they listen to how this culture really looks and acts.

[ttkndppgatlab]

wait 1972-73 only 1 year?im watching it on boomerang as we speak.i cant beleive its still on air i mean 1970's?

[Avatar3700]

Very nice! I was watching this in Brazil in the 70's! Is there a CD with the songs played in the cartoon? :)

[Kaichaiu]

I've watched a few episodes on cable, and this show is by far the most racist, but most funny thing I've seen in a while. 

[christimacc]

@Kaichaiu

But not as racist as Hong Kong Phooey!

[shmuli9]

Wow... it's the Asian Valerie/Daphne/Shelley. Play those tambourines!

[cowboybear40]

If any of you younger folks want to know what 70's cartoons consisted of? Mystery solving rock and roll singers........

[blackonyx2002]

I think they modeled Susie Chan after Daphne Blake.

[cnccrica]

Filmagem da TV. Eu tambem me lembro bem desse desenho quando era pequeno. ô quanto amava essa época de 1978

[NekoValtz]

huh.... so this is where those characters came from in that episode of harvey birdman where those guys from jabberjaw sue these guys.

[JBofBrisbane]

Any other Australians my age think that the eldest Chan girl (the tamborinist) is based on Vicki Broughton from Young Talent Time?

I remember seeing this as part of an Australian show called The Yellow House.

[EdmacZ]

One of the many Scooby Doo/mystery-solving band toons H-B cooked up. But this one was the bottom of the barrel. I know H-B animation was pretty mediocre in the 1960's and 1970's, but this was just bad, even for their standards of that era.

It still airs on Boomerang from time to time, but you're not missing much.

[childofthemarshalsea]

If memory serves correctly, this was shown on Sunday mornings along with Cool Mccool. It's a shame that these old cartoons aren't shown anymore, maybe on a station like TV Land but I guess that, compared to the high-tech animation that today's cartoons have, most kids probably wouldn't watch them and I doubt any aging baby-boomer who grew up with these shows would either so there's no profit in showing them today.

[quidnick]

great portrayal of asian americans... the music doesn't even match up with the drawings lol

[kirkindog]

I Recall Seeing Jodie Foster"s Name In The Credits. Is That The Movie Star?

[captainzelda17]

i like this show......they should play it on cartoon network.........GO STANLEY CHAN!!!

[alnilam66]

wonder what chinese dialect they speak. mandarin,cantonese,hakka,hoklo­,shanghinese?

[143AC]

Keye Luke(Who played one of "Charlie Chan's"Warner Olan's sons)is the voice of

Police Detective "Charlie Chan"on this Hanna/Barbera CBS TV Kids cartoon show.

[iveraguia]

adorava assistir este desenho..marcou época

[shadowsun4386]

man i hate these musical interludes... show was eh.

[witchman67]

Me too!

"Who dunnit, who dunnit?"

[blormp1]

i watched this show saturday-am

probably fall1973 and 1974-5 for certain.

this show was great

i still have one of their songs stuck

in my head to this day...the who dunnit one

[boats752]

every damn 70s cartoon had a band for the most part

[shisui2006]

And a stupid animal sidekick.

[1aundulxaldin]

And some stupid mystery that involved a roller-coaster mummy, or the plummeting ratings.

[DJBrokenHigh]

I thought this show was crap. Its just another one of those Scooby Doo rip offs. The only difference between this show & all the other Scooby Doo rip offs (like Clue Club, Josie & the Pussycats, etc.) is the fact the entire family gets involve in solving mysteries. There are way too many characters to keep track of & its sometimes hard to distinguish the villains from the good guys since almost all the characters look alike

[memyself2k]

@boats752 That was the formula back then along with pet sidekicks. Examples: Josie & the Pussycats, The Brady Kids, and of course, The Jackson 5 and The Osmonds. But I don't think the Osmonds had a pet.

[TammiWayKewl]

@memyself2k Actually, the Osmonds did have a pet in their animated series. Fugi, an Akita who expressed his thoughts, but never chatted with the humans.

[torchwoodjackharknes]

@boats752

I agree with you there but 70s cartoons are so much better than the crap they call cartoons nowadays

[rowdyroughman]

love that show fav characters  suzie scooter anne flip if there wert brother@ sister these 4 would be a couple

[fbebeats]

hottest tambourine girl ever :)

[morgan8757]

I'll agree with you that there

[djminimoto]

I'm mistaken. I wrongly thought that this show's theme was all spoken.

[vonsmitty1313]

I believe that the older Chan brothers were called Sum Yung Guy and Long Duk Dong. The hot,tambourine-banging sister's name was Poon Tang...

[rowdyroughman]

funny ha ha sum yung guy long duk dong and poon tang lol

[xzane14]

Forgot about this Cartoon..Glad I did..

A rip off from the Pussy Cats..I'M so happy happy its over lol

[fartsygloss]

classic-always give female a tambourine

[wrestlingfan4life08]

I'm so glad for Boomerang because now I can watch this daily...What memories

[luizpigeon]

braaaaaaaaaaaaaaave !!!!!!!!!!!!!

[WackyBillProductions]

I watched this show for the first time today on Boomerang and it was a very painful experience. The limited animation, and crappy lip syncs is what makes it so bad. BUT, it was a while ago and they did what they could with whatever minimal budget they had. The song also makes me want to gag.

[jonthom11702]

Of all the instruments to include in this band, why trombone and clarinet? They weren't a dixieland band! :-)

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[hanniballecturer]

well, the band is made up of asians, and asians are often smart and good in business.

[Rhysies]

hahahaha asians

[mooglez]

yup. good explanation. 5 stars 4 u. i'm serious

[DJBrokenHigh]

that's just a stereotype. And is by far the most overrated of the steroetypes to this day! I know a few Asians who are dumb as hell as with business & math. Stop glamorizing one group of people from the other.

race =/= intelligence

[smoovegittar]

I remember this cartoon! I especially dug the vehicle that always changed to suit them!

[WhoJohnEntwistle]

Yeah i love that too!! i remember i allways wishe di had a ca rlike this!!

[wow77777]

if you notice the music during certain scenes they play the chinese version of scooby scooby doo where are you.great cartoon.

[WhoJohnEntwistle]

Yeah, i kinda thought so too because the are all hanna barbera!

[RX552VBK]

@WhoJohnEntwistle HB like Filmation used the same movements for their characters--rotoscoping the actions from real "actors" the animating over the shots. From Josie and the P.C. to the Chans. God, I loved these shows when I was a child!

[Rhysies]

yeah thats strange very funny though

[HeyArnoldsspleen]

OY.

(They stole our song)

[QBCNetwork]

Amazing Chan & The Chan Clan aired on CBS from 1972-73. As for the Chan Clan band, Simon Cowell would cut them down (LOL)!

[tiana1017]

i never heard of this show when i was a kid, im almost 40 now, i saw it today on cable on boom channel, i like it, too bad i didnt see it back in the 70s

[WhoJohnEntwistle]

ohhh no so what happen to ssaturday morning cartoon when you were a kid?? sorry you missed this good kids show

[shmuli9]

@WhoJohnEntwistle Indeed!  Saturday morning cartoons were the rule, instead of the exception. Now, one is lucky to get an episode of "That's So Raven" or "Cake" before one gets five hours of oh-so-riveting college football and, even more exciting, golf. (The Cartoon Network is hardly better, and Disney shows a variety of REALLY BAD "live action" shows like "Hanah Montana", "Sonny with a Chance", "the Wizards of Waverly Place" - which I KIND of like - and "the Jonas Brothers".)

[pazzensutra]

You didn't miss nothin' !!

[chadwick5307]

ha ha i love this

[aaamee]

Dude...Clean the TV screen Please!

[motorcityrocker]

Nice posting, thanks a lot. I was starting to wonder if I actually saw this cartoon as a kid. '72, did it air only one season?

[WhoJohnEntwistle]

Yes, it only aired for one year (season) it wasnt a hit like Scooby doo was, but personaly i think it is a good show!