The Beatles (1965–1969)

The musical adventures of the greatest of the Rock Bands.

Creator:

Al Brodax

Stars:

Paul Frees, Lance Percival, The Beatles

Cast

Series cast summary:
Paul Frees	...	John Lennon (38 episodes, 1965-1967)
Lance Percival	...	Ringo Starr (38 episodes, 1965-1967)

Storyline

The musical adventures of the greatest of the Rock Bands.

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Plot Keywords:

band | ringo starr | sing along | paul mccartney | song | 

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Genres:

Animation | Comedy | Music

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Certificate:

TV-G

Details

Country:

USA Australia UK Canada

Language:

English

Release Date:

25 September 1965 (USA)

Also Known As:

Los Beatles

Company Credits

Production Co:

King Features Production, Artransa/Graphik, Canawest Studios

Technical Specs

Runtime:

30 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

The Beatles themselves reportedly did not care for this series. They were also less than enthusiastic about the idea of Brodax and Dunning doing a feature film. However, they changed their minds about the feature film when they began seeing completed footage from Yellow Submarine. (John Lennon admitted in the 1970s that he "got a blast" out of watching reruns of the old cartoons.)

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Goofs

There are numerous occasions when the cartoon depicts the wrong singer, usually choosing John Lennon in favor of Paul McCartney or George Harrison.

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Connections

Spoofed in Animaniacs: Message in a Bottle/Back in Style/Bones in the Body (1997)

User Reviews

when will we be able to buy this?

I remember watching episodes of this on Sunday mornings on KPLR, channel 11 in St. Louis in the late 1970s or early 1980s. The one that sticks out in my mind for some reason was "Ticket to Ride". I loved the singalongs, and as my father only had the later Beatles albums, it got me familiar with their earlier work. All I've seen is crummy copies of copies sold on Ebay and at Beatlefest...when will this actually be released on video/DVD, good quality copies? You know there's a market for it...there's even a wonderful book about the cartoon series!