The Beatles Cartoon (partially lost skits/bumpers of animated TV series; 1965-1967)
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. It ran from 1965 to 1969 (only 1965 to 1967 was first to run; later transmissions were reruns) with a total of 39 episodes, three seasons and 78 Singalongs. The series was a historical milestone as the first weekly television series to feature animated versions of real, living people.[1] This show was more known for its "So bad it's good" nature, fanbase, and lore on the website "Tumblr."
Description
After every episode, The Beatles cartoon usually had bumpers or skits (short bridges from commercial to feature) that had a storyline; Season 1 bumpers had five parts, but Season 2 and 3 bumpers were self-contained comedy sketches. These segments had a duration of 10, 20, or 30 seconds and were animated in Mexico City by Los Dibujos Animados.
The sketches frequently feature George and Ringo (mostly Ringo) trying a hobby or an adventure in which one of them ends up in trouble or lucky. Other sketches featured John and Paul getting into odd situations. In a few Season 1 skits, John or Paul helps George and Ringo with a hobby or weird situation, while seasons 2-3 feature Ringo and George (frequently George) in weird situations that always end in him getting injured.
Status
As of 2023, the skits are available except for the first act of the Beekeeping skit.
In mid-2018, the YouTube user ALEXBEATLE uploaded some of the skits and sketches of the show on his channel, but some of them had the original English audio missing.
Around late January of 2021, all the Season 1 skits (except for the fourth act of the Fishing skit and the first act of the Beekeeping skit) were uploaded on YouTube in English by The Beatles Videos. In September, the YouTube channel Colorbrushful uploaded the Fortune Teller Skit from Seasons 2-3 on YouTube, albeit in low quality.
Around late July of 2021, all of the Season 2 and 3 skits were uploaded by The Beatles Videos. Then, on August 4th, a person by the name of Elijah Hechtman found the 4th act of the Fishing skit and uploaded it on Google Drive.
List of Sketches (Season 1)
# | Title | Descripcion | Status |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Desert | The Beatles are lost in a desert | Found |
2 | Gigant Pearl | Ringo and George discover a giant pearl atop a tree | Found |
3 | Sleepwalking | Ringo's sleepwalking makes him assume any animal whose name is mentioned. | Found |
4 | BeeKeeping | Ringo and George Beekeeping gives John the Hives | Partially Lost (First act missing in English) |
5 | Skiing | Ringo and George wind up in a ski race | Found |
6 | Fishing | Paul and John fishing trip leads them out of sea | Found |
List of Sketches (Season 2-3, All Self-Contained)
# | Descripcion | Status |
---|---|---|
1 | Ringo encounters a man-eating plant. | Found |
2 | Ringo Makes a Phone Call | Found |
3 | Ringo fixes George's Radio | Found |
4 | Ringo and the Fortune Teller | Found |
5 | Ringo and the Beanstalk | Found |
6 | Ringo and George and the merry-go-round | Found |
7 | Ringo and the Alien | Found |
8 | Ringo and George on a Moose Hunting | Found |
9 | Ringo takes up shadow boxing | Found |
10 | Ringo takes on Judo | Found |
11 | Ringo finds an Island with a Bathtub Stopper | Found |
12 | Ringo has a car accident | Found |
13 | Ringo's Serenade (Scenes from next week's show) | Found |
14 | Ringo as a Cowboy (Scenes from next week's show) | Found |
15 | Ringo Flies (Scenes from next week's show) | Found |
Gallery
See Also
- The Threetles (partially found unreleased recordings from Beatles reunion sessions; 1990s)
- The Long and Winding Road (found workprint of unfinished Beatles documentary; 1970s)
- Help! (partially found deleted scenes from The Beatles film; 1965)
- Revolution 1 (Take 20) (found mix of The Beatles song; 1968)
- Late Night Line-Up (partially found Beatles "Abbey Road" special; 1969)
- Carnival of Light (lost experimental Beatles song; 1967)
- A Hard Day's Day - A Day in the Life of a Beatles Tribute Band (found parody film; 2002)
- Yellow Submarine (partially lost production material for cancelled CGI remake of Beatles animated film; 2010-2011)
- Strawberry Fields (partially found production material from cancelled musical animated film; 1980s-1989)
- The Beatles (partially found Cavern Club performance recordings of British rock band; early 1960s)
- Now and Then (found overdub session of Beatles song; 1995)
External Links
- A page with a list of bumpers from the show. Retrieved 02 Jan '18
- A Russian Website with the description of beekeeping. Retrieved 08 Feb '18
Reference
- ↑ Information of the Cartoon with a Small description of the bumper. Retrieved 08 Feb '18