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Alexander Anderson Jr. dies at 90; created TV cartoon characters Rocky, Bullwinkle and others
Los Angeles Times / latimes.com ^
| October 26, 2010
| By Dennis McLellan, Los Angeles Times
Posted on 10/26/2010 1:35:36 AM PDT by thecodont
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posted on
10/26/2010 1:35:40 AM PDT
by
thecodont
To: thecodont
Mr. Anderson did good work. I remember all the characters he created as they were a part of my childhood (okay, I’m that old). Considering the competition he faced from Disney and others, I think he did very well.
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posted on
10/26/2010 1:54:03 AM PDT
by
South40
(I can see November 2nd from my house!)
To: thecodont
Rocky: “Gee...an unhappy ending!”
Bullwinkle”This must be one of those adult cartoons!”
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posted on
10/26/2010 2:16:39 AM PDT
by
Gondring
(Paul Revere would have been flamed as a naysayer troll and told to go back to Boston.)
To: South40; thecodont
Yeah, Jay Ward was a jerk for trying to steal those characters totally. He very nearly succeeded. It was very good of Mr. Ward’s widow and daughter to be honest about it.
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posted on
10/26/2010 2:17:53 AM PDT
by
Gondring
(Paul Revere would have been flamed as a naysayer troll and told to go back to Boston.)
To: Gondring
Rocky: “Gee...what kind of games can you play with girls?”
Bullwinkle: ”This really is a children’s show, isn’t it?”
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posted on
10/26/2010 2:54:49 AM PDT
by
Tigerized
(pursuingliberty.com)
To: thecodont
Ooh! That Boris and Natasha were always up to no good! Didn’t Rocky and Bullwinkle come on with “The King Leonardo Show”? Along with Tooter and the Wizard joining in the fun? Which one did Odeo Cologney (I think he was the skunk) come on with - Leonardo? - And who was the character who was “loyal and true blue”?
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posted on
10/26/2010 3:33:43 AM PDT
by
Twinkie
(I CAN COUNT MY REAL FRIENDS ON ONE FINGER OF ONE HAND! :O))
To: thecodont
A productive life. Kudos and RIP.
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posted on
10/26/2010 4:11:07 AM PDT
by
luvbach1
(Stop Barry now. He can't help himself.)
To: thecodont
Could never happen today. Anderson got his start with “Crusader Rabbit”, and there are people who would be offended by “Crusader Rabbit” today.
And God forbid we should have a cartoon featuring Porky Pig.
That’s all, folks.
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posted on
10/26/2010 4:43:04 AM PDT
by
Stosh
To: thecodont
maybe they’ll grant stateahood to moosylvania now...
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posted on
10/26/2010 4:50:01 AM PDT
by
camle
(keep an open mind and someone will fill it full of something for you)
To: thecodont
Don’t forget Mr. Peabody and The Wayback Machine. Or Fractured Fairytales.
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posted on
10/26/2010 4:58:57 AM PDT
by
ctyankee00
(Only Individuals have rights, not groups!)
To: ctyankee00
Ah, wow. The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show was one of my favorite shows when I was little.
I had no way to appreciate the truly adult humor hidden inside those little Mr. Peabody clips, since I was so little. As an adult, I have concluded that the best children’s entertainment is that which has a surface story suitable for children, while also presenting a more sophisticated story for their parents. Very few cartoons rise to that level these days; most of them are just slush.
RIP Mr. Anderson
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posted on
10/26/2010 5:25:29 AM PDT
by
exDemMom
(Now that I've finally accepted that I'm living a bad hair life, I'm more at peace with the world.)
To: thecodont
Jay Ward's first name was actually the letter J. In The Simpsons episode where Homer finally discovers his middle name, another generation's erudite animation team plays sly homage to this pioneer: Homer's middle name is -- Jay.
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posted on
10/26/2010 5:28:01 AM PDT
by
RJR_fan
(Christians need to reclaim and excel in the genre of science fiction.)
To: exDemMom
Imagine a demolition company named "Edifice Wrecks." One of many throw-away one-second sight gags. Jay Ward admonished his crew, "Don't think you're so much funnier than the audience. If you think it's funny, they will, too." Steve Allen was on that team, I believe ...
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posted on
10/26/2010 5:30:49 AM PDT
by
RJR_fan
(Christians need to reclaim and excel in the genre of science fiction.)
To: RJR_fan
“Don’t think you’re so much SMARTER than the audience.”
Sorry.
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posted on
10/26/2010 5:31:45 AM PDT
by
RJR_fan
(Christians need to reclaim and excel in the genre of science fiction.)
To: thecodont
Let's separate the wheat from the chaff amongst the R&B fans. Trivia question: Who are the two characters with Rocky and Bullwinkle?
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posted on
10/26/2010 5:37:14 AM PDT
by
Non-Sequitur
(Hey mo-joe! Here's another one for your collection.)
To: ctyankee00
I loved fractured fairy tales. What a series of great shows!
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posted on
10/26/2010 5:42:29 AM PDT
by
MBB1984
To: Non-Sequitur
Gidney & Cloyd. The little moon men?
To: Jed Eckert
When I saved the picture for posterity, the GIF label had the characters names in the generic save box. This begs another trivia question. Did you really know the characters names? LOL
To: Non-Sequitur
To: Stosh
Could never happen today. Anderson got his start with “Crusader Rabbit”, and there are people who would be offended by “Crusader Rabbit” today. What on earth would people find offensive about "Crusader Rabbit"?
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