I Am the Greatest: The Adventures of Muhammad Ali is an animated series featuring boxer Muhammad Ali, who performed his own voice. The series was broadcast Saturday mornings on NBC and produced by Fred Calvert's independent production company, Farmhouse Films, in the fall of 1977, but was cancelled after 13 episodes due to its low ratings. In the show, Muhammad Ali went on adventures with his niece Nicky and nephew Damon. Crew Directed by Fred Calvert Written by John Bates, Carole Beers, Booker Bradshaw, Ellen and David Christianson, Joseph R. Henderson, Bryan Joseph, Gene Moss Episodes Reception The series received generally negative reviews. In The Encyclopedia of American Animated Television Shows, David Perlmutter writes, "Ali did attempt acting himself, starring in The Greatest and other film and TV projects, but he proved not to be as good at it as he was at throwing punches. That should have been a sign to the producers of this series that a project featuring him wasn't a good idea, but they ignored it, banking on Ali's popularity with children to make the series work. It did not. This was, instead, perhaps the most clumsily animated, written, and acted series in television animation history, with little of value presented." See also Mike Tyson Mysteries References External links 1970s American animated television series 1970s American black cartoons Cultural depictions of Muhammad Ali American children's animated adventure television series NBC original programming Boxing animation 1977 American television series debuts 1977 American television series endings Television series by 20th Century Fox Television Animation based on real people