Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels - The Kooky Case of the Cryptic Keys
Season 1, Episode 1
Premiered September 10, 1977
Underrated
I never really sat down to watch Captain Caveman in the past. No reason. I had seen a few episodes but never really gave it any attention. I was looking up Vernee Watson-Johnson's filmography and discovered she was the voice of Dee Dee Sykes in "Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels".
Then I watched the series starting with "The Kooky Case of the Cryptic Keys". This is one of those shows that just hit all of the right notes for me. I love the 70s girl private detective crew trope and I love the Scooby-Doo format. The "Scooby Clones" range in quality from not worth the watch to highly underated. Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels is highly underated. I enjoyed it as much as I enjoy "Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!"
The show did not have a big budget or really any budget. This is evident in the limited animation and the errors. But it's fun and that's what I ask for.
Decent Mystery
The team is waved down by a woman, Nancy, fleeing something. She gives them a key then disappears. While the Teen Angels are searching for clues (in a random stretch of road), the key is stolen from their van.
They go to a house where three heirs are gathered to learn about their own keys. Nancy is revealed through dialog to be the fourth heir. Taffy disguises herself as Nancy.
While convening with the Great Mysto, the keys all of the keys except Taffy's are stolen. Taffy is abducted along with the key through a secret passage in a wall. They find a tunnel to where Taffy, Nancy and the Great Mysto are being held. The thief is revealed to be one of the heirs.
Captain Cavema-a-an rescues everyone and brings the felonious heir to justice.
A Wooden Captain Caveman
Here's something I realized about carving. After paying for the tools, it's an affordable hobby. I got hours of fun from a block of wood I bought for 60 cents at an unfinished furniture shop. It's also an art with irreversible moments. I know the slip of the hand can gouge my project or my hand.
I began with roughing out the general shape of him with a larger knife. Then I used another carving tool to gouge out his legs. Then I worked on his feet. I smoothed him off then I gouged in fur. I used a wood burning tool to highlight his fur and features.
After that, I drilled a hole through his torso. I put a thick piece of armature wire through for the arms. I used polymer clay to sculpt his arms. I
