"The Bullwinkle Show" (1961) TV series 1961-1964

Directors:

Gerard Baldwin
Frank Braxton

Writers:

George Atkins (writer)
Allan Burns (writer) (1961)

Release Date:

24 September 1961 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Comedy | Family | Fantasy | Sci-Fi

Plot:

Main continuing story involved Rocky and Bullwinkle in conflict with spies Boris and Natasha. Other segments included "Fractured Fairy Tales"...

Plot Keywords:

Spy | Squirrel | Cult Favorite | Femme Fatale | Police Officer

Cast

Bill Scott	...	Bullwinkle J. Moose (1961-1964) (voice)
June Foray	...	Rocket 'Rocky' J. Squirrel / Natasha Fatale / Nell Fenwick (voice)
Paul Frees	...	Boris Badenov / Captain Peachfuzz / Cloyd / Inspector Fenwick / Dudley Do-Right Narrator #1 / Additional voices (voice)
Hans Conried	...	Snidely Whiplash (voice)
Charles Ruggles	...	Aesop (voice)
Walter Tetley	...	Sherman (voice)
Edward Everett Horton	...	Narrator (segment "Fractured Fairy Tales") (voice)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Julie Bennett	...	Additional Voices (voice)
William Conrad	...	Rocky and Bullwinkle Narrator / Dudley Do-Right Narrator #2 (voice)

Also Known As:

Adventures of Bullwinkle and Rocky
Rocky and His Friends

Runtime:

30 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Argentina:Atp | Australia:G | USA:TV-G

Company:

Bullwinkle Studios

Trivia:

New episodes of The Bullwinkle Show played for three years (1961-1964). Network reruns lasted until 1973, at which time the shows went into syndication.

Quotes:

[an incident causes all the main characters to become lost at sea. There is nobody left on the screen]
Fish #1: There's something you don't see every day.
Fish #2: What's that?
Fish #1: A TV show where all they show you is a picture of rocks.
Fish #2: Well, c'mon. It *is* called "The Rocky Show".

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Castle of Fu-Manchu (#4.23)" (1992)

Rocky and Bullwinkle go on an endless quest to stop Pottsylvanian spies Boris and Natasha.

These cartoons are great despite the primitive animation. I'm old enough to remember them in their first run but I really didn't get the political and social satire until I saw them in re-runs while I was in college. The extras like Dudley Doright and Fractured Fairy Tales are also terrific. Adults will probably get the humor of these cartoons more than children. There are hidden jokes in Rocky and Bullwinkle concerning a wide range of topics, running the gamut from the Cold War and Walt Disney to hernia exams at the draft board office. Fans of Warner Brothers cartoons will recognize June Fooray as not only the voice of Rocky and Natasha but also that of Granny and Witch Hazel.