"Matty's Funday Funnies" (1959) TV series 1959-1962

User Rating:

7.5/10   

Directors:

Robert Clampett
Seymour Kneitel

Writers:

Al Bertino (writer) (1962)
Jack Bonestell (writer) (1962)

Seasons:

unknown

Release Date:

11 October 1959 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Comedy | Family

Plot Keywords:

Cartoon | Sea Monster | Witch | Television | Ghost

Cast

Jackson Beck

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Additional Voices (unknown episodes)

Also Known As:

"Beany and Cecil" (USA) (new title)
"Matty's Funnies with Beany and Cecil" (USA) (new title)

Runtime:

30 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Company:

Bob Clampett Productions

Trivia:

In "Beany Meets the Boo Birds", Cecil stops by the haunted Fountain Boo Hotel to borrow a bucket of ice cubes, unaware that the hotel is staffed entirely by ghostly birds. According to a close-up shot of the key rack behind the front desk, every room at the Fountain Boo is room #13.

Quotes:

Dishonest John: Nyaht-ah-ah!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Mystery Science Theater 3000: Merlin's Shop of Mystical Wonders (#11.3)" (1999)

I remember Beany & Cecil, but who is Matty?

"Beany & Cecil" first aired on Sunday mornings nearly forty years ago (!). Their major sponsor was Mattel toys, whose icon at the time was a young animated boy named Matty, hence the name of the show (there was no sign of Matty when the series was brought back for a short run on cable about six years ago). I seem to remember Matty as having a crown on his head while he repeated the company slogan, "You can tell it's Mattel- it's swell!"