The musical adventures of the greatest of the rock bands. The beatles cartoon tv series episode 23 video dailymotion. Few people have ever seen the beatles play live, so ive created this site, for all beatles fans to experience the beatles on film. Although the making of the beatles cartoon series was between the 25th september 1965 and 21st october 1967, the cartoon characters of the fab four never changed from their trademark moptop image from the a hard days night era. Simply titled the beatles, it ran until 1969 on the abc network, with 39 episodes produced over three seasons. In september 1965, the beatles cartoon series debuted on saturday mornings. The show debuted on 25 september 1965, and remained number one in the ratings for the duration of its fouryear run.
The beatles is an american animated television show created by sylban buck and al brodax, based on the english rock band of the same name. The beatles cartoon partially lost skitsbumpers of animated. Revisiting beatles wonderfully wacky cartoon series. When batman premiered on abcs prime time lineup in january 1966, and became an instant hit, cbs decided to. New childrens netflix series brings back the beatles music. But in the early 1990s the series rights were purchased by the beatles own company apple corps. Campbell began his animation career in the late fifties, soon working on beetle bailey, krazy kat, and cool mccool, directing the spectacularly successful tv cartoon series the beatles. He came up with an animated series simply titled the beatles, which ran from 196569 and then moved on to another project, a fulllength animated film based on the group, yellow submarine. The beatles exploded on to the american scene in february 1964.
As the product information states, all of the shows are taken from the best archival footage available, so they are not completely perfect and pristine. Hopefully one day the cartoon series will be officially released on dvd so that fans who do appreciate them will be able to add them to their beatles collection. The voices of the beatles cartoon characters were supplied by voice actors lance percival paul and ringo, and paul frees john and george. Jan 27, 2019 the beatles cartoon is an american animated television series featuring representations of the popular british rock band of the same name. Based loosely on the characters of the beatles as portrayed in their film, a hard days on saturday september 25, 1965 at 10. Brodax had previously produced a series of popeye shorts for television in the early 60s, which were purposely kept brief so that several of them could be made quickly and aired consistently. Animator recalls beatles saturday morning cartoons, yellow. It ran from 1965 to 1969 on abc in the us only 1965 to 1967 was first run. The series debuted on september 25, 1965 and ended on september 7, 1969. Jun 27, 2008 beatles cartoon series revisited i recently posted an article about the penny lane episode of the beatles cartoon series. It ran from 1965 to 1969 on abc in the usa only 1965 to 1967 was first run. Beatles yellow submarine animator ron campbell, director of popular cartoon series such as flintstones, smurfs, will visit city gallery june 12. The beatles cartoons complete series 4 disc dvd set media. It ran from 1965 to 1969 only 1965 to 1967 was first to run.
Action figures based on the beatles cartoon series the beatles is among other things an american animated television series featuring the fanciful and musical misadventures of the group. Aug 24, 2016 but the beatles remain number one, selling more than 178 albums in the u. This 7 disc set of the beatles cartoon show is the complete collection of their 3 year run. The beatles cartoon full episodes with songs videomuzic. The program ran from 19651967 on abc in the united states. Why not turn little kids onto their great music right. The beatles cartoon series begins in the united states the. It was originally broadcast from 1965 to 1969 on abc in the u. As the beatles image changed and their songs became deeper and more psychedelic, their cartoon image stayed the same.
Within weeks, the cartoon series was in production. The beatles cartoon more known as the beatles saturday morning cartoons was an american animated tv series created by al brodax and based on the british rock band of the same name. The beatles were so popular, he theorized, why not create a cartoon series based on them. The cartoon image of the beatles captured their help. Est on abc, america was introduced to the beatles cartoons. It included the disclaimer that other than the licensing of the songs, the beatles themselves had nothing to do with the production of the cartoon.
American film and tv producer al brodax became enamored with the idea of an animated series of the beatles after watching the band perform on the ed sullivan show. The beatles was an american animated television series featuring the fanciful and musical misadventures of the popular british rock band of the same name. The beatles remained on abc for three more years until 1969, the series lost ground during its second season, and the final two seasons being reruns of original cartoons. Beatles cartoon series revisited i recently posted an article about the penny lane episode of the beatles cartoon series. Jun 06, 2018 beatles yellow submarine animator ron campbell, director of popular cartoon series such as flintstones, smurfs, will visit city gallery june 12. Besides the five original movies, there are countless documentaries, a cartoon series, interviews, promotional clips, tv shows, and concerts. A cartoon series that ran from 1965 to 1969 following the wacky hijinks of the beatles. Beatles cartoons complete tv series dvd, video download, usb. The beatle cartoon series powerpop an eclectic collection. Each beatles cartoon contains 2 parts, so you really get 78 episodes. What do the beatles john lennon, paul mccartney, george harrison and ringo starr have to do with animation.
Beatles cartoons on dvd complete series all 39 shows. Jun 27, 2016 the beatles cartoon tv series episode 23. The series was a historical milestone as the first weekly television series to feature animated versions of real, living people. The beatles tv series 19651969 the beatles tv series. The beatles cartoon series did finally make it to british shores, shown as late night television in the late 1980s and they have appeared now and then on tv sets around the world. Notable for being the first cartoon about actual people made for television the series followed a two shorts format, with each short separated by two singalong segments. You can now watch the lost beatles cartoon series on. The beatles cartoon series was produced from 19651967, then rerun for a couple more years. The beatles cartoon series episode information sheet available. The show was made on the cheap and the cartoon beatles were put in usual cartoon situations like a jungle, haunted house, or on a boat. Beatles cartoons complete series 196567 volume one beatles cartoons season 1, ep 1. A cartoon series featuring the beatles began on this day in the united states. The beatles reported lack of initial interest in the animated film yellow submarine 1968 was mainly based on their lessthanpositive memories of the beatles cartoon series. When batman premiered on abcs prime time lineup in january 1966, and became an instant hit, cbs decided to overhaul their saturday morning lineup.
Beatles yellow submarine, cartoon series animator ron. Eventually, broadax asked campbell to help animate the 1968 animated comedy film, yellow submarine, based on the music of the beatles. Beatles on film beatles movies, cartoons, documentaries. The beatles cartoon series the beatles was an american animated television series featuring the fanciful and musical misadventures of the popular british rock band of the same name. Between 1965 and 1969 abc aired a childrens morning cartoon series featuring the beatles without their real voices and directed by george dunning. Revisiting beatles wonderfully wacky cartoon series, 50 years later on the whimsical charm, and hidden weirdness, of the protoyellow submarine. This video features the introductions from the three different seasons. Each episode is built around a particular beatles song, and include a sing along section as well. The beatles cartoon series premiered on the abc on september 25,1965. Nov 02, 2011 classic late 1960searly 1970s animation of the beatles music. But the beatles remain number one, selling more than 178 albums in the u. Sep 25, 2015 revisiting beatles wonderfully wacky cartoon series, 50 years later on the whimsical charm, and hidden weirdness, of the protoyellow submarine. The beatles cartoons complete 1960s cartoons tv series 6.
In the meantime, you can follow the facebook page run by mitch alexrod for any developments on the series, and enjoy a few clips of the show below that are currently uploaded to youtube. The main thing was to play a beatle song in the background while our heroes got out or into a jam. Jul 02, 2014 the complete beatles cartoons collection. The first cartoon series to ever feature a rock and roll group, it immediately became a hit with a score and a 52 per cent share in ratings. Everyone should pursue a mad and impossible idea once in their. The beatles cartoon show the complete collection vols. Al brodax was a producer and cowriter of that film and the films director, george dunning, had worked on. Mcfarlane toys the beatles music action figures for sale ebay. Beatles appearances and references in cartoon tv series temporarily available. The somewhat forgotten beatles cartoon series go retro.
The beatles were huge in the 60s with just about everyone. Relive those early days of the beatles in this animated cartoon series featuring the actual music and the fanciful and musical misadventures of the beatles. Well, this was a nice try, but this cartoon series was really lacking in something. The complete beatles cartoons on 4 dvds with menus and chapter stops.
The series debuted on 25 september 1965 and new episodes ended on 21 october 1967. The beatles cartoon is an american animated television series featuring representations of the popular british rock band of the same name. The beatles werent too crazy about the idea of the yellow submarine movie either until they saw some outtakes from it. Between 1965 and 1969 abc aired a childrens morning cartoon series featuring the beatles without their. Sep 25, 2016 1965 beatles cartoon series yellow submarine. It wasnt very funny or clever, and every plot was created to wrap around a beatles song, making each episode like a poor animated music video. The beatles is an animated television series featuring representations of the popular english rock band of the same name.
Buy the beatles cartoons dvd 2015 from amazons movies store. The beatles animated series the beatles wiki fandom. The beatles cartoon i saw her standing there youtube. Airing in1965 this show quickly added to the every growing popularity of this famous group. Of course, as we know, the beatles were masters of evolution. Episodes of the beatles late 60s saturday morning cartoon show. Sep 22, 2016 within weeks, the cartoon series was in production. Classic late 1960searly 1970s animation of the beatles music.
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