Butch Cassidy (TV series) Butch Cassidy (TV series) Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kids is a 30-minute Saturday morning animated series produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions and broadcast on NBC from September 8, 1973 to December 1, 1973. The series title is a play on the name of the unrelated 1969 film "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid". The character's music group is called the Sundance Kids. Similar to both "Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!" and "Josie and the Pussycats" on CBS, the show depicted the adventures of a teen pop group of the series title. The band consisted of heartthrob Butch Cassidy (lead vocals, lead
John P. Cassidy Cassidy's successful opponent in the 1967 election, who had to drop the matter when it was determined that the council had no authority over the appointment. In February 1968, though, it was announced that Cassidy had scored ninth in the civil service examination for the position and would have to give it up because the rules required the post be given to one of the top three candidates. He was quickly offered a job as field deputy for 15th District Councilman John S. Gibson, Jr. In November 1968 Cassidy was subpoenaed to appear before a grand jury investigating a contract