Herbie The Love Bug Series
Staring at festive herbie for 90 minutes.
Herbie the love bug series. Based on the 1961 novel car boy girl by gordon buford herbie the love bug is a beloved 1963 volkswagen beetle with a lot of character. The love bug franchise stayed dormant for a few years after the cancellation of the titular tv series until 1997 when herbie returned to the screen albeit the small screen this time around in a made for tv film that was a combination of a sequel and a remake. With dean jones michele lee david tomlinson buddy hackett. Unbeknownst to herbie s driver thieves have hidden a cache of stolen diamonds in herbie s gas tank and are now trying to get them back.
It was a sequel by way of it acknowledging the events of the 1968 film but was also. Herbie is an anthropomorphic 1963 volkswagen beetle a character that is featured in several disney motion pictures starting with the 1968 feature film the love bug. A race car driver becomes a champion with a volkswagen beetle with a mind of its own. The love bug sometimes referred to as herbie the love bug is a 1968 american comedy film directed by robert stevenson and the first in a series of films made by walt disney productions and distributed by buena vista distribution that starred an anthropomorphic pearl white fabric sunroofed 1963 volkswagen racing beetle named herbie it was based on the 1961 book car boy girl by gordon buford.
It was the last production to feature the titular automobile until 1997 s. Directed by robert stevenson. He has a mind of his own and is capable of driving himself and is a serious contender in auto racing competitions. He has worked alongside human stars ranging from dean jones buddy hackett don knotts helen hayes and cloris leachman to lindsay lohan matt dillon and michael keaton.
Throughout most of the franchise herbie is distinguished by red white and blue racing stripes from front to back. Jim douglas and his partner bo ran a small driving school with a very human volkswagen beetle named herbie who could think for himself and frequently got jim into some sticky comic situations. It was produced by walt disney productions and based on a series of films about herbie a white 1963 volkswagen racing beetle with a mind of its own. Herbie the love bug tv series 1982 cast and crew credits including actors actresses directors writers and more.
Herbie the love bug is an american television sitcom that aired on cbs from march 17 to april 14 1982. With dean jones patricia harty richard paul claudia wells. Jim s arch rival was snooty randy who was formerly engaged to jim s cute girlfriend susan.