Beatles Cartoons

[daved64]

I picked up a VHS tape yesterday at a collectables show of the Beatles Cartoons that ABC aired in the 60's. Hardly groundbreaking stuff, but I found it charming to see them singing songs in cartoon form. Anyone here have any of these?
I'd apprecitate your help.
dd
:bosko:

[Sharklady]

If you wanted to find more such tapes, I'd suggest checking e-Bay.

[daved64]

If you wanted to find more such tapes, I'd suggest checking e-Bay.

I never even thought of that! Thanks!

[DianaGohan]

Oh yeah those Beatles cartoons. I barley remember hearing about them sometime before. Nothing I have real intrest though.

[daved64]

Oh yeah those Beatles cartoons. I barley remember hearing about them sometime before. Nothing I have real intrest though.
ummmm....thanks.....I guess.......
:confused:

[Brainatra]

I picked up a VHS tape yesterday at a collectables show of the Beatles Cartoons that ABC aired in the 60's. Hardly groundbreaking stuff, but I found it charming to see them singing songs in cartoon form. Anyone here have any of these?
I'd apprecitate your help.
dd
:bosko:

Actually, according to www.tvparty.com (TV Party)'s website, the "Beatles" cartoon was supposedly semi-groundbreaking in being a big ratings hit for ABC (the network it aired on) at the time, along with helping to popularize first-run Saturday morning cartoons on all three networks (ABC/CBS/NBC)---before the "Beatles", there apparently wasn't as many first-run cartoons on Saturday mornings---via the other networks scrambling to come up with entertainment to match (apparently from the looks of things, superhero-type shows were the main choice/heavily popular, probably from the live-action "Batman" craze)

-B.

[StrangerAtaru]

Believe it or not, I've seen several of these. Once, they aired the "Beatle Cartoons" on Disney Channel and my sister taped several episodes of it. It was a tad silly, and probably had little to do with the Beatles (then again "Yellow Submarine" didn't either, and that is a classic), but they were fun.

I always remember this part with one of them trying to introduce a "ballad", and Ringo showing up in a tutu thinking they said "ballet". (told you they were silly)

[Delia]

I always enjoyed Yellow Submarine for the style of animation... but I never understood it lol. My little sister would probabaly know a TON about it....

[RockItShipper]

I picked up 3 videos of the show at a comic store... There's a book on this show- interesting read.... Amazon listing here: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0964280876/qid=1058919083/sr=1-1/ref=sr_1_1/102-0317050-5831311?v=glance&s=books

[wrenchien]

I wonder sometimes what a cartoon based on the beatles would have been like if they'd lasted through the 80s....

would the beatles have embraced disco? or punk? or maybe even became monsters of heavy metal like the rolling stones did in their later days?

and would their cartoons have been more animated , done by a hanna barbera or something, and would they have met scooby doo and given scrappy some new pain when scrappy got stuck in the yellow submarine with daphne? (MMM, daphne)

the imagination flows with what would have been....

could have been.

[Brainatra]

I wonder sometimes what a cartoon based on the beatles would have been like if they'd lasted through the 80s....

would the beatles have embraced disco? or punk? or maybe even became monsters of heavy metal like the rolling stones did in their later days?

and would their cartoons have been more animated , done by a hanna barbera or something, and would they have met scooby doo and given scrappy some new pain when scrappy got stuck in the yellow submarine with daphne? (MMM, daphne)

the imagination flows with what would have been....

could have been.

*Shuddering at the thought*

Well, ignoring the "all good things must come to an end" axiom, I'd hate to imagine the Beatles "turning 80's"...

That, and I keep envisioning something like "Alvin and the Chipmunks" in the 80's, for some reason...

-B.
Wonders why Simon and Theodore never "laid the smackdown" on their greedy, egoistical pint-sized brother...

[daved64]

I wonder sometimes what a cartoon based on the beatles would have been like if they'd lasted through the 80s....

would the beatles have embraced disco? or punk? or maybe even became monsters of heavy metal like the rolling stones did in their later days?


heavy metal like the rolling stones???????

we talkin bout the same band???????

[Sharklady]

> I always enjoyed Yellow Submarine for the style of animation... but I never understood it lol. <

Then you must not have been around in the 60s. 'Yellow Submarine' is largely a period piece; a psychadelic journey though Peter Max inspired artwork, capped with a blatant Flower Power message.

To get some info on Mr. Max, check this link:

http://www.petermax.com/

[Dr. Dave]

I do remember this cartoon on Saturday morning (ABC, if I recall). However, it held little interest for me at the time. I can't say it was anything special.