Everybody say “Moose and Squirrel”.
The story of Rocky and Bullwinkle begins with the late Jay Ward, a pioneer in TV animation who, somewhat surprisingly, couldn’t draw. Ward was a Harvard MBA who, in the late 1940s, saw an opportunity in an emerging medium called television.
Moose and Squirrel are now old enough for AARP memberships. Yet their warped and wonderful brand of humor — written and performed in such a way that kids and adults could enjoy it on completely different levels — is as fresh today as it was then.
Hokey smokes! I’m almost as old as they are!
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I loved that show as a kid – I admit to catching the odd rerun when its on. The humor is classic and Mr Peabody still rocks. Fractured fairy tales was funny too. I got a laugh from Gidney & Cloyd the moon men.
BTW: the movie sucked big time.
Those were some great cartoons! And, I agree, the movie really did suck. But that’s typical of most Hollywood remakes of old cartoons or TV shows.
Example: I hated the Batman movies — I think I stopped watching after the second one. What I liked about the original TV show was the fun comic-book style presentation. Then the movies came out all dark and serious — sorry, but a guy who dresses like a bat and fights some really goofy looking villains is not something anyone should approach with any seriousness.
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