Beatles cartoons question

chaitanya · Sep 03, 2003, 05:23 AM

Please ,when was Beatles cartoon broadcasted in U.S. and U.K. ?
It's sufficient for me to know the year/s.

DoctorRobert · Sep 03, 2003, 08:41 AM

I don't know the UK date, but here's what I found out about the US broadcasts for my book, Inside the Yellow Submarine:
"On September 25, 1965, The Beatles' half-hour weekly cartoon series began in the United States on ABC-TV. Every Saturday from 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM until September 7, 1969, you could see cartoon Beatles “perform” their old and new recordings. Paul Frees did the voices of John and George, and Lance Percival did Paul and Ringo’s voices. The amazing success of The Beatles series-- it won a 45-50 share of the audience--is something unlikely ever to happen again with the diversity of channel choices today."

All I know about the UK broadcasts is this:

The series was shown on Granada TV in the U.K. many years later, although The Beatles had in their agreement for them to be animated that they wouldn’t be shown in England - which is what delayed them so long.

Hope that helps.

http://www.21stCenturyRadio.com/yellowsubmarine.html

lennonluvr9 · Sep 03, 2003, 02:29 PM

I didnt know the UK showed them at all...Anyroads, the book I have called Beatletoons by Mitch Axelrod also says the same thing as what Doctor Robert said....

Doctor Robert, yer the person who wrote the Yellow Submarine book? I met you at beatlefest in chicago when you came! That book was amazing!

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chaitanya · Sep 03, 2003, 11:07 PM

Many Thanks !!! [img]images/icons/smile.gif[/img]

Johnna Lynn · Sep 05, 2003, 04:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted By chaitanya:
Please ,when was Beatles cartoon broadcasted in U.S. and U.K. ?
It's sufficient for me to know the year/s.

Beatle Cartoons

Pick The Beatles from the drop down menu. Lots of fun info!

chaitanya · Sep 05, 2003, 04:37 AM

Tnx all !!!

Whistlerca · Sep 05, 2003, 10:09 AM

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"On September 25, 1965, The Beatles' half-hour weekly cartoon series began in the United States on ABC-TV. Every Saturday from 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM until September 7, 1969, you could see cartoon Beatles “perform” their old and new recordings. Paul Frees did the voices of John and George, and Lance Percival did Paul and Ringo’s voices. The amazing success of The Beatles series-- it won a 45-50 share of the audience--is something unlikely ever to happen again with the diversity of channel choices today."

I used to enjoy watching and reading the lyrics to the songs on Saturday mornings, Mr. Moonlight!! Hahahaha.. I thought Ringos laugh after each show was so dumb, Ringo don't laugh like that:(

beatlebangs1964 · Sep 08, 2003, 09:16 PM

I loved those cartoons as a child. I didn't like "George's" voice and thought it sounded too wimpy. It made me sad to see Ringo made to look the fool when I was little. Paul was cute and John was funny. I loved the sing-a-longs because you could read the words and learn.

bearkat77 · Sep 08, 2003, 11:12 PM

I always enjoyed sitting in front of the TV every Saturday to watch them. When they were taken off the air I thought I'd never see them again. Thanks to another member here, I now have the entire set of cartoons on DVD. I really do enjoy them. Thanks again, Larry. [img]images/icons/smile.gif[/img]

chaitanya · Sep 08, 2003, 11:32 PM

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Thanks to another member here, I now have the entire set of cartoons on DVD. I really do enjoy them. Thanks again, Larry.

Same here !!!

Thanks again, Larry [img]images/icons/smile.gif[/img]

JDanRyan · Sep 09, 2003, 04:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted By DoctorRobert:
I don't know the UK date, but here's what I found out about the US broadcasts for my book, Inside the Yellow Submarine:
"On September 25, 1965, The Beatles' half-hour weekly cartoon series began in the United States on ABC-TV. Every Saturday from 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM until September 7, 1969, you could see cartoon Beatles “perform” their old and new recordings. Paul Frees did the voices of John and George, and Lance Percival did Paul and Ringo’s voices. The amazing success of The Beatles series-- it won a 45-50 share of the audience--is something unlikely ever to happen again with the diversity of channel choices today."

All I know about the UK broadcasts is this:

The series was shown on Granada TV in the U.K. many years later, although The Beatles had in their agreement for them to be animated that they wouldn’t be shown in England - which is what delayed them so long.

Hope that helps.

http://www.21stCenturyRadio.com/yellowsubmarine.html

My dear Doctor! It is VERY MUCH a pleasure to see you here! [img]graemlins/clap2.gif[/img]

Your book on the film is probably the best treatment on the subject going. In fact, I prefer reading your book along with the film over the very dry, uninspired commentary on the SAP that comes with the DVD!

For those of you who have not yet gotten INSIDE THE YELLOW SUBMARINE, I offer my unsolicited, unremunerated endorsement for this book. This is probably some of the best scholarship ever given to any animated film in print.

lennonluvr9 · Sep 30, 2003, 06:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted By chaitanya:
<blockquote>Quote:<hr /> Thanks to another member here, I now have the entire set of cartoons on DVD. I really do enjoy them. Thanks again, Larry.

Same here !!!

Thanks again, Larry [img]images/icons/smile.gif[/img] <hr /></blockquote>Ditto! I love my beatle cartoon dvds!

beatlebangs1964 · Oct 01, 2003, 08:49 PM

I have the entire cartoon collection on video. I wish I DID have them on dvd.

Hats off to Larry. Larry, are you selling any more dvds?

george_on_cloud9 · Oct 05, 2003, 06:42 AM

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Originally Posted By beatlebangs1964:
I loved those cartoons as a child. I didn't like "George's" voice and thought it sounded too wimpy. It made me sad to see Ringo made to look the fool when I was little. Paul was cute and John was funny. I loved the sing-a-longs because you could read the words and learn.

You can say that again, BB!

George's voice was from the 4 the strangest, yet the cutest! But his accent was a little too bit over the edge! [img]graemlins/laugh2.gif[/img]
I only saw that series when I was 12-13 years old... I can still remember the episodes (only ones), especially one called "Hold Me Tight", where Geo and Rings spends an afternoon sightseeing on the Statue of Liberty and saw a strange guy with a pack, thinking that was a bomb! Geo got stuck up there on the crown, yelling for "HELP!!!!!", and Rings to the rescue!!! The Bomb unfortunately was a sandwich!

Cool, wasn't it?

sleepybomb · Oct 09, 2003, 06:50 PM

i was wondering if the dvd of the cartoons is in good shape. . . .
i found the whole set on vhs last year from ebay, it is nicley packaged and it seems to be taken from the mtv vaults, (it has the commercial breaks left in), but the quality is spotty at best. some are great, some pretty funky.
i ripped most and edited them for dvd. it worked real fine, and now i have most flipped already,
but i wonder if there are any good copys out there already. . .

lennonluvr9 · Oct 12, 2003, 01:38 PM

The first set I got was kinda skippy and defective. But Larry was kind enough to send me a new set absolutely free and that set works fine. I love it! it's great!

bearkat77 · Oct 12, 2003, 10:41 PM

I agree with you, Celeste. Larry had some damaged CDs that the cartoons were on, but he replaced for me too. They are truly FAB-ulous. [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img]