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 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, 3 seasons and 78 Singalongs. The series was a historical milestone as the first weekly television series to feature animated versions of real, living people. 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 usually had bumpers or skits (short bridges from commercial to feature) that had a storyline; Season 1 had 5 parts and until Season 2 and 3's bumpers were self-contained comedy sketches. Those segments had a duration of 30, 20, or 10 seconds and they were animated in Mexico City by "Los Dibujos Animados".
The sketches frequently feature George and Ringo (mostly Ringo) trying a hobby, or an adventure which ones of them end on trouble or lucky. Other sketches featured John and Paul getting into madcap situations. On a few Season 1 skits, it involves John or Paul helping George and Ringo on a hoddy or madcap situation; which of course one of them ended injured or on trouble; while season 2-3 features Ringo (frequently George) on madcaps situations that always let him injured for it.
Status
The Skits from season 1 are available incomplete with Japanese Audio, and 2 of them are lost, the skiing segment is the only complete skit and is available on YouTube while season 2-3 Self-Contained Bumpers has partially found except for 2 ones available in Japanese Audio as well. It's unknown if there are more bumpers and self-contained available on bootleg DVDs. Currently, the YouTube Channel: ALEXBEATLE has partially uploaded 3 completed bumpers in Spanish and only one in English.
31/March/18: The completed fishing bumper has been found in Spanish audio courtesy of: "ALEXBEATLE"
24/April/18 The completed Beekeeping Bumper has been found although in Spanish audio courtesy of: "ALEXBEATLE"
04/June/18 The Completed Sleepwalking Bumper has been found in Original English audio courtesy of: "ALEXBEATLE"
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 (Missing first segment in English Audio) |
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 | Found/Spanish Audio |
5 | Skiing | Ringo and George wind up in a ski race | Found |
6 | Fishing | John and Paul's fishing trip leads them out of sea | Found (English Audio Partially found)/Spanish Audio |
List of Sketches (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, Original English Audio incomplete |
7 | Ringo and the Alien | Found/Japanese Audio, Original English Audio incomplete |
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 in a Desert | Existence unconfirmed |
Gallery
External Links
- A page with a list of bumpers from the show. Retrieved 02 Jan '18
- Information of the Cartoon with a Small description of the bumper Retrieved 08 Feb '18
- A Russian Website with the description of beekeeping Retrieved 08 Feb '18