Milton The Monster

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From: Toonopedia.com
Milton the Monster hit the airwaves on Saturday, October 9, 1965. It was the first cartoon from Hal Seeger Productions (later responsible for Batfink) to be seen on TV.

Milton was a more-or-less Frankenstein-style monster, created by Professor Weirdo and his assistant, Count Kook. Weirdo had a slight accident when concocting Milton. As recounted each week in the theme song, after spooning in liberal doses of essence of terror and sinister sauce, he was supposed to put in just a tiny touch of tincture of tenderness so the monster didn't turn right around and destroy him. His arm got jostled and too much went in, so Milton came to life with gentle manners and a kind heart. Even the smoke that was always being exhausted through the top of his head wasn't enough to make him scary.

Because of his goodness, Weirdo and Kook repeatedly tried to kick him out of the mansion on Horrible Hill where all three lived, as did Milton's fellow creatures, Heebie and Jeebie (whom he referred to, with himself, as "The Three Monsterteers"). But they never succeeded in ejecting their errant creation. Other elements driving plots were rival monsters Fangenstein and Abercrombie the Zombie, and the fact that Kook plotted to get rid of Weirdo and take over the operation for himself.