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'''''The Adventures of Paddy the Pelican''''' is one of the first made-for-television cartoons from 1950 that aired on Chicago's WENR-TV (now WLS-TV).< | '''''The Adventures of Paddy the Pelican''''' is one of the first made-for-television cartoons from 1950 that aired on Chicago's WENR-TV (now WLS-TV).< This animated series was created by Sam Singer. It originally debuted in the US. The series is about a pelican and his adventures with friends. | ||
It's notoriously considered among the worst cartoons of all time. | It's notoriously considered among the worst cartoons of all time. This is thanks to the obviously low production budget, which led to its characteristic pencil sketch animation, dark backgrounds, looping sequences, and poor lip syncing. | ||
Only six episodes of the series were made, and every episode has been available online since October 2016. | Only six episodes of the series were made, and every episode has been available online since October 2016. | ||
The show was originally created as a puppet show. Any recordings of the puppet show are lost. | The show was originally created as a puppet show. Any recordings of the puppet show are lost. Sam Singer also made a comic book series for ''Paddy the Pelican''. These comics are also lost today. | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
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*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Adventures_of_Paddy_the_Pelican Wikipedia article about ''Paddy the Pelican''.] Retrieved 12 Mar '17 | |||
*[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1733734/ IMDb page for ''Paddy the Pelican''.] Retrieved 12 Mar '17 | |||
*[http://the-adventures-of-paddy-the-pelican.wikia.com/wiki/The_Adventures_of_Paddy_the_Pelican Paddy the Pelican Wikia article on ''The Adventures of Paddy the Pelican''.] Retrieved 12 Mar '17 | |||
[[Category:Found media|Adventures of Paddy the Pelican]] | [[Category:Found media|Adventures of Paddy the Pelican]] | ||
[[Category:Historic|Adventures of Paddy the Pelican]] | [[Category:Historic|Adventures of Paddy the Pelican]] |
Revision as of 14:57, 17 January 2019
The Adventures of Paddy the Pelican is one of the first made-for-television cartoons from 1950 that aired on Chicago's WENR-TV (now WLS-TV).< This animated series was created by Sam Singer. It originally debuted in the US. The series is about a pelican and his adventures with friends.
It's notoriously considered among the worst cartoons of all time. This is thanks to the obviously low production budget, which led to its characteristic pencil sketch animation, dark backgrounds, looping sequences, and poor lip syncing.
Only six episodes of the series were made, and every episode has been available online since October 2016.
The show was originally created as a puppet show. Any recordings of the puppet show are lost. Sam Singer also made a comic book series for Paddy the Pelican. These comics are also lost today.
Gallery
External Links
- Wikipedia article about Paddy the Pelican. Retrieved 12 Mar '17
- IMDb page for Paddy the Pelican. Retrieved 12 Mar '17
- Paddy the Pelican Wikia article on The Adventures of Paddy the Pelican. Retrieved 12 Mar '17