Davey and Goliath
Davey and Goliath
TV-G | 25 February 1961 (USA)

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    Stellead Don't listen to the Hype. It's awful
    SpunkySelfTwitter It’s an especially fun movie from a director and cast who are clearly having a good time allowing themselves to let loose.
    Salubfoto It's an amazing and heartbreaking story.
    Teddie Blake The movie turns out to be a little better than the average. Starting from a romantic formula often seen in the cinema, it ends in the most predictable (and somewhat bland) way.
    Immanuel-6 I know that it might seem strange, but these little stories were and are so entertaining. I can't believe that they stopped producing these little stories. Perhaps if Clokey Production and the Lutheran Church had continued with these little stories for children and adults, things would be different in our world today. Davey and Goliath hit on so many themes. Racism, obedience, fear, hope, friendship, tolerance, etc. Actually, Davey and Goliath was one of the first animated series that showed white/black relations in the friendship of Davey and Jonathan. I think this series may have also aided in changes to our society in the 60's. I sincerely believe that Nancy Moore should be applauded as well as the Lutheran Church and Clokey Productions for Davey and Goliath.
    D801H What great memories! In the DFW Metroplex, kids got to watch this show on "The Children's Hour", a Sunday morning entertainment/educational show that ran just before Oral Roberts weekly proclamation that "something good is going to happen to you!".Davey & Goliath was a Lutheran church based show with heavy religious and moral overtones, but it never came across as heavy handed as did "Jot", the other long running series featured on the Children's Hour. The show featured a young boy, Davey Hansen, his dog Goliath, his family & friends and the everyday moral choices young people face, as well as the consequences of those choices, right or wrong. It's been well notedby other reviewers that this kind of show would never fly in todays ultra PC "don't offend anybody" world, and I find that unfortunate. Regardless of your religious beliefs,this show preached a higher standing of morality and common courtesy toward your fellow man that I find sorely lacking in todays world. No matter if you're Christian, Muslim, Buddist, Atheist or whatever, the values of responsibility and consequences for you own actions, love of your neighbor and moral awareness that this show emphasized are values we could all benefit from. I do find it humorous that the moral sounding board and conscience for Davey, his dog Goliath, was voiced by the town drunk from the Andy Griffith show, Hal Smith. If you've never seen this show and have an opportunity, watch it if for no other reason than to get a pulse on what children's TV was like before "Cat Dog" and all the other mentally and spiritually bankrupt garbage our kids have to watch today.
    jdworki1 This show brings back nice memories of childhood. It deals with moral issues without being doophy. I believe it would hold up today. I would love to see a modern day version of Davey & Goliath. It would be interesting to see a show with maybe Davey as an adult dealing with his children.
    Varlaam Believable characters and situations, and a main character who was a real boy, not a dunce like Beaver Cleaver. Great stop-motion performances from the principals.A painfully obvious moral in every episode. This show wouldn't fly if it were made today. What a shame.