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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>[http:// | '''''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://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 | It is notoriously considered one of the worst cartoons of all time, 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 series was originally conceived as a puppet show, and Sam Singer also created a tie-in comic book series called ''Paddy Pelican Junior Journal''.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=m_UDAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA8&lpg=PA8&dq=paddy+the+pelican&hl=en#v=onepage&q=paddy%20the%20pelican&f=false An excerpt from ''Billboard'' mentioning Paddy's puppet show and his comic book series.] Retrieved 12 Feb '20</ref> However, any existing traces of either are currently lost. | |||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Adventures_of_Paddy_the_Pelican Wikipedia article about ''Paddy the Pelican''.] Retrieved 12 Mar '17 | *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Adventures_of_Paddy_the_Pelican Wikipedia article about ''Paddy the Pelican''.] Retrieved 12 Mar '17 | ||
*[http:// | *[http://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 | *[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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[[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]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 19:26, 4 March 2024
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 is notoriously considered one of the worst cartoons of all time, 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 series was originally conceived as a puppet show, and Sam Singer also created a tie-in comic book series called Paddy Pelican Junior Journal.[2] However, any existing traces of either are currently lost.
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