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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).<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Adventures_of_Paddy_the_Pelican Wikipedia article about Paddy the Pelican.] Retrieved 12 Mar '17</ref> This animated series was created by Sam Singer.<ref>[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1733734/ IMDb page for Paddy the Pelican.] Retrieved 12 Mar '17</ref> It originally debuted in the US. The series is about a pelican and his adventures with friends.  
'''''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).<ref>[http://www.chicagotelevision.com/friends.htm Chicago Television's page on children's TV shows aired during the 1950s, including a mention of ''Paddy the Pelican''.] Retrieved 07 May '19</ref> 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.<ref>[http://the-adventures-of-paddy-the-pelican.wikia.com/wiki/The_Adventures_of_Paddy_the_Pelican Main article on the facetious Paddy wiki.] Retrieved 12 Mar '17</ref> 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.
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.<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Adventures_of_Paddy_the_Pelican Wikipedia article about Paddy the Pelican.] Retrieved 12 Mar '17</ref> Sam Singer also made a comic book series for ''Paddy the Pelican''.<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Adventures_of_Paddy_the_Pelican Wikipedia article about Paddy the Pelican.] Retrieved 12 Mar '17</ref>  These comics are also lost today.
Allegedly, the show was originally conceived as a puppet show, and Sam Singer also created a tie-in comic book series. Any existing traces of either are currently lost.


==Gallery==
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==References==
==External Links==
*[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
 
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Paddy.jpg

Title card of the series.

Status: Found

Date found: 24 Oct '16

Found by: PoopToobYou

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).[1] 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.

Allegedly, the show was originally conceived as a puppet show, and Sam Singer also created a tie-in comic book series. Any existing traces of either are currently lost.

Gallery

"Piggy Bank Robbery"

"Two Wet Bears"

"The Land of More"

"Pirate Pete"

"Plum Valley"

"Swania Fooled Again"

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