The Beatles Cartoon (partially lost skits/bumpers of animated TV series; 1965-1967)
The Beatles Cartoon was an American animated TV series created by Al Brodax and based on the British Rockband 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. The series was a historical milestone as the first weekly television series to feature animated versions of real, living people.
Description
After every episode, The Beatles usually had bumpers or skits (short bridges from commercial to feature) that had a storyline; until Season 2 and 3's bumpers were self-contained comedy sketches. On The Sketches, it frequently features George and Ringo(mostly Ringo)trying a hobby, on an adventure and madcap situation which i also frecuently have John and Paul on it. The Skits from season 1 are incompleted with Japanese Audio and 2 of thems are lost, The Skiing Segment it's the only 1 completed skit and is adviable on Youtube while season 2-3 Self-Contained Bumpers have partially found except for 2 ones adivable on Japanese Audio as well. It's unknown if there's more bumpers and self-contained too.
List Of Skits (Season 1)
# | Title | Descripcion | Status |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Desert | The Beatles are lost in a Desert | Lost |
2 | The Gigant Pearl | Ringo and George discover a giant pearl atop a tree | Lost |
3 | Sleepwalking | Ringo's sleepwalking makes him assume any animal whose name is mentioned. | Incomplete/Japanese Audio |
4 | BeeKeeping | Ringo and George's beekeeping hobby gives John the hives | Incomplete/Japanese Audio |
5 | Ski Race | Ringo and George wind up in a ski race | Found |
6 | Fishing Trip | John and Paul's fishing trip leads them out at sea | Incomplete/Japanese Audio |
List of Bumpers (Season 2-3, All Self-Contained)
# | Descripcion | Status |
---|---|---|
1 | Ringo encounters a man-eating plant. | Lost |
2 | Ringo Makes a Phone Call | Found |
3 | Ringo fixes George's Radio | Found |
4 | Ringo and the Fortune Teller | Lost |
5 | Ringo and the Beanstalk | Found |
6 | Ringo and George and the Merry-Go-Round | Found/Japanese Audio Only |
7 | Ringo and the Alien | Found/Japanese Audio Only |
8 | Ringo and George on a Moose Hunting | Found |
9 | Ringo takes up Shadow Boxing | Incomplete |
10 | Ringo takes on Judo | Found |
11 | Ringo finds an Island with a Bathtub Stopper | Lost |
12 | Ringo has a car accident | Lost |
13 | Ringo's Serenade (Scenes from next week's show) | Lost |
14 | Ringo as a Cowboy (Scenes from next week's show) | Found |
15 | Ringo Flies (Scenes from next week's show) | Lost |
16 | Ringo Missing on a Desert finds a market where they're selling peanuts | Existence unconfirmed |
Videos
External Link
- A page with a list of bumpers from the show. Retrieved 02 Jan '18