Beetle Bailey (1963– )

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

soldier | beetle bailey | based on comic strip | 2d animation | laziness | 

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Genres:

Animation | Family | Adventure | Comedy

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

26 August 1963 (USA)

Also Known As:

Mort Walker's Beetle Bailey

Company Credits

Production Co:

King Features Syndicate, Artransa Park Studios, Famous Studios

Technical Specs

Runtime:

6 min 6 min (50 episodes)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Uses the same soundtrack as Felix the Cat and Snuffy Smith and Barney Google.

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Connections

Followed by Beetle Bailey (1989)

User Reviews

The Best Part of this Cartoon Series Was The Theme Song

Painfully unfunny entry from King Features Syndicate. The same kind of very funny and striking observations from the Mort Walker strip we see everyday, at this writing from the newspaper, is greatly lacking in this blistering, shrieking and boring cartoon.

Beetle is portrayed as a moron, not a rebellious soul. Sergeant Snorkel as a fascist tyrant, not an upholder of the proud traditions of the army. The characters Killer, Plato and Zero are neither fleshed out, or even bothered with. Captain Scabbard, Lieutenant Fuzz or even the beloved Chaplain are simply just nonentities to be recognized here.

The cartoon artwork seems to come from some sweatshop in Shri Lanka, not from anywhere the near the type of "Termite Terrace," that's for sure. Pretty embarrassing stuff for those those involved.

It's terribly ironic that for a theme song that boasts: "...From the General, Colonel, Major and the Captain; The Lieutenant, Sergeant and the Corporal...they would tell you with a shout, they would gladly live without, a certain Private by the name of Beetle Bailey..." They would all take a break and go to the mess hall.

And, dear reader, a "mess" is what this cartoon series is.