ripfrancharleshotz I remember this show fondly to me Devlin always pointed towards family safety and doing what is right. I didn't care about how something looked set design etc as long as the cartoon made me laugh or pay attention thats all that mattered especially when your a kid growing up during the 70s and 80s.Compared to the stupidity thats out today Spongebob Squarepants Family Guy to name a few. Devlin and other cartoons from the 70s and 80s always had a lesson to be learned. Also there wasn't a lot of violence innuendos foul language drug use etc in those cartoons from the 70s and most 80s era. I would rather sit with my future grandkids watching Devlin then shows like 2 stupid dogs Cat n Dog and other moronic cartoons that are out today.

voicemaster71 From what I've gathered, this series came on Saturday mornings when I was three years old and too young to be watching TV at that time. It wasn't until the summer of 1982 when I first discovered this series. I was in Panama City Beach Florida on vacation with my parents and I turned on the TV at our summer cottage where we were staying and I came across the USA Network and a show called the Cartoon Express. They were playing old Hanna Barbera cartoons and I discovered Devlin. Amazing to find out this show was inspired by Eval Keneval, but I guess it doesn't surprise me with the stunt suit that Ernie Devlin wore. Ernie Devlin, a very handsome and easy going guy is the star of the show and is voiced over by renowned voice actor, Michael Bell. He and his brother and sister are on their own since their parents were deceased. They travel with a circus and in their own RV. Ernie, the eldest brother,is the one in charge of the three and he is the big star of Hank's circus. Todd, Ernie's brother is the top mechanic who keeps Ernie's Bike going. He was voiced over by Monkees star Mickey Dolenz, who also did a voice on a cartoon called Butch Cassidy and the Sundnace Kids, a very forgettable cartoon in comparison to Devlin. And finally, Sandy is the kid sister. I don't know who did her voice. Finally, Hank, the Ringmaster and the boss, was voiced over by Norman Alden, the camera man from Ed Wood, the Diner owner from Back to the Future and best of all, the original voice of Aquaman on the SuperFriends!!! Alden apparently did this show in between the two SuperFriends series he did in 1973 and in 1977. Devlin was 1974. Oddly enough, Hank looked dead on like the late Jim Davis in his Jock Ewing role on Dallas, who oddly enough, Norman Alden acted in a scene with Davis in that series 3rd episode in 1978. The episode that sticks out in my mind the most is the one I first saw in Florida. The one where Todd feels unappreciated for his work as mechanic and gets no credit and is considering leaving, but his mechanic skills help out when a tornado hits the town they are in. I know there is one where Ernie wrecks and his confidence as a stunt rider is weakened. And I recall one where Sandy goes to live with an aunt and uncle, but misses the fun she had with her big brothers. I wish Hanna Barbera would release this series on DVD or I wish somebody could have recorded these shows and put them on youtube.com where I did at least find the intro.

ray59 It has been over 30 years since I have seen an episode of "Devlin", but back then my 9 year old self loved every minute of it. Like most young boys in the US at that time, I was hooked on the outrageous antics of daredevil/showman Evel Knievel. Everyone had the toys; everyone watched his motorcycle jumps on ABC's Wide World of Sports.Now, when you are 9 years old, you don't really ponder copyright issues all that much....but even back then, I realized "Devlin" was very much "inspired by" Evel's popularity and stunts.It was great to be able to watch a weekly TV show inspired by a real life hero. I've noted other comments complaining about the quality of the animation in this series, but at the time it was never something I noticed...and I am sure I *was* the target demographic. The show was fun and exciting and featured dramatic mysteries with cycle jumping thrown in. What more could a kid of the day ask for? Interestingly, I also recall about this same time a live action series along the lines of "Devlin" (but licensing Knievel's name) was proposed, and a pilot episode filmed. Too bad it didn't sell. I remember seeing the pilot on TV in 1970s - it aired one time, in a summer replacement timeslot occupied each week by a different failed series pilot!

Hastor-2 Hmm, I dunno what they were thinking when they made this cartoon. It seems to be trying to get in on the whole 70's motorcycle fad, and maybe trying to cash in on Speed Racer's popularity. Devlin has some pretty lame plots, but the thing that makes it actually fun to watch is how horrible the animation and art is. I'm the first to admit that I can't draw, and thats why I do not attempt to make cartoons. I only wish the makers of this show had the same frame of mind. The actual characters look like typical Hanna-Barbara humans, though not cartoonish humans, just normal 70's humans. The backgrounds are the really funny part. Almost every background has HUGE, and very visible brush strokes. I dont mean little brush strokes like you might see on other cartoons of the time, I mean these backgrounds look like someone took a huge house painting brush, dipped it in a can of paint, and slapped it across a peice of paper once, then claimed it to be a background. This may sound like an exaggeration, but it isnt. Just see for yourself, this show still comes on Cartoon Network, in the wee hours of the morning on weekends. Also, the animation has a lot of copouts in it. Instead of animating a car or motorcycle, they just move the same drawing of it. And when he turns around on his motorcycle, they dont animate it, they have him drive off screen, then have the same animation cell, flipped over, come back on screen. I don't see how this show lasted as long as it did. The plots were just as bad as the art, I mean Speed Racer might have some bad animation, and bad dubbing, but the plots are wonderful and keep it entertaining. Though with this artwork, I don't think anything could have saved Devlin.