Fifty years ago today, ABC debuted the show featuring our favorite animated moose and squirrel, Rocky & Bullwinkle.
Or more formally, Rocket J. Squirrel and Bullwinkle J. Moose.
Remember?
Bullwinkle: Hey Rocky! Watch me pull a rabbit out of my hat.
Rocky: Again?
Created by Jay Ward, the cartoon was a witty, pun-riddled parody of Cold War politics. The best friends lived in Frostbite Falls, Minnesota, and did battle with the incompetent Russian-accented agents (they were from the country of Pottsylvania) little trench coated Boris Badenov and the shapely Natasha Fatale; their bosses were Mr. Big and Fearless Leader.
Some quick trivia: Matt Groening, the creator of The Simpsons, gave Bart, Homer and Grandpa the middle initial "J" in a tribute to Jay Ward.
It's also the anniversary of the Dudley Doright (who was banned in Canada because they didn't like the incompetent Mountie portrayal) and Peabody and Sherman, the time traveling genius dog and his boy assistant, and Aesop and Son of the Fractured Fairytales.
Join the celebration by click on the image at right to see a short clip of Peabody and Sherman coming to visit the Tar Heel state.
Then watch a full episode of Rocky & Bullwinkle shorts and laugh.
Assistant Features Editor Adrienne Johnson Martin would like to have her life turned into an animated cartoon.
Comments
About Snidely Whiplash
Thu, 11/19/2009 - 19:11 — BullwinkleMooseOops, almost forgot. Snidely Whiplash, the arch-enemy of Dudley Do-Right, ran afoul of the law when he came to North Carolina to film a movie in Wilmington. Consequently, he was convicted of First-Degree Villainy and sentenced to life in prison. Pending resolution of a dispute between the North Carolina Court of Appeals and Governor Beverly Perdue, Whiplash will be released from prison either December 1, 2009 or December 1, 2054.
You're welcome Bullwinkle
Thu, 11/19/2009 - 18:48 — adriennj (author)You still got it!
Happy Birthday Rocky and Bullwinkle!
Thu, 11/19/2009 - 18:24 — BullwinkleMooseThanks for remembering my birthday. Though my fur is graying, I feel fine. I'm still living in Frostbite Falls, MN and working as the Athletic Director at Wossamotta U. Rocket J Squirrel moved to Aspen, where he opened a bar called Colorado Rocky's. Boris and Natasha have renounced communism and now run a profitable spy museum in Minsk. Dudley Do-Right married Nell. After a long career in law enforcement he retired from the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and now hosts a television show, "Canadia's Most Wanted." Mr. Peabody is president of K-9 Enterprises, while Sherman now goes by his real name, Bill Gates. I heard that he started a computer company.