. . . then it's reimagining as Rocky and Bullwinkle's Maybe D. Must be considered as the great American cartoon. It's always fun to examine such an obvious proposition. Who can forget the immortal first line of Herm Melville's weighty tome, "Call me Fish Tail." But when the narrator kicks off the initial segment of the Wailing Whale saga with the words "For many years Maybe has been a shadowy terror for all sea-faring men," which is merely the final clause of his opening statement, viewers know that they're blessed with a writer capable of composing complicate adult sentences longer than a mere three words. This variegated verbosity continues throughout FOLLOW THE SWALLOW or THE INSIDE STORY / PLAYTIME FOR ROLLO or REST IN PIECES.
The Bullwinkle Show: Follow the Swallow or The Inside Story/Playtime for Rollo or Rest in Pieces
(1961)
IF Moby D. is the so-called "Great American Novel" . . .
Season 2, Episode 51
20 May 2024