Sally Sargent

Sally Sargent is an unsold, 1968, American, animated pilot. It was produced by Terrytoons and is notable for being the final production overall by the studio, which lasted for four more years before going defunct in 1972.

Plot
Sally Sargent is a blonde teen who lives a double life as a secret agent under the alias, G16. When a man is held hostage by a criminal named Rico Stark and his henchman, Blaster, who plan to execute him via explosions with dynamite in retribution for being a witness to Rico's crime, it's up to Sally to come to his aid and save the day. She also has to save another teen girl named Mary Louise, who was kidnapped instead of Sally due to a mix-up of names and photos in a newspaper.

Why It Rocks

 * 1) The art style is intriguingly Hanna-Barbera-inspired, as well as the animation quality, but the latter is decent enough. The artwork may actually be a combination of Hanna-Barbera's and Terrytoons' styles.
 * 2) The writing is also decent enough and would've made for a strong beginning for the series had there been a series.
 * 3) All the characters are great, but the standout is Sally herself, who is a strong, independent heroine and protagonist who is more than capable of holding her own.
 * 4) The character designs are typical of that of the less cartoony Hanna-Barbera material, but they all still look good enough.
 * 5) Stupendously swinging, psychedelic-styled theme song and intro that explains all about the heroine.
 * 6) Nice voice acting, including from the voice of the lead, the late Janet Waldo as always.
 * 7) Well-done narration by Gary Owens.
 * 8) It can be considered revolutionary, due to Sally not being a damsel in distress, which was common at the time. There is less of a chauvinistic attitude towards her role and she makes for a great role model to follow.
 * 9) The aspect of the hostage situation gives it some dark feel to it, making it somewhat less lighthearted than most other animated fare of the time.
 * 10) A Youtube user known as Zak Wolf added Hanna-Barbera sound effects to another copy of this to make the influence more complete.
 * 11) As its final work, Terrytoons went out with a bang.

The Only Bad Quality

 * 1) Simply that it was never expanded into a series, despite being well-deserving of it. It is a fascinating look into what more there could've been.

Trivia

 * This was pitched to CBS, but the network didn't accept it for airing.
 * The late Iwao Takamoto was responsible for the layouts and character designs.

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