Linus the Lionhearted

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1964– 1964–
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Linus the Lion is the kind-hearted King of a jungle populated by such bizarre characters as the crabby Sascha Grouse and the vivacious Dinny Kangaroo. Each episode of this series features fo... Read allLinus the Lion is the kind-hearted King of a jungle populated by such bizarre characters as the crabby Sascha Grouse and the vivacious Dinny Kangaroo. Each episode of this series features four animated shorts, the first with Linus and his friends, followed by an adventure with th... Read allLinus the Lion is the kind-hearted King of a jungle populated by such bizarre characters as the crabby Sascha Grouse and the vivacious Dinny Kangaroo. Each episode of this series features four animated shorts, the first with Linus and his friends, followed by an adventure with the cool and hip Sugar Bear (from the Post Sugar Crisp commercials) and his two foes, a fies... Read all

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Linus the Lion is the kind-hearted King of a jungle populated by such bizarre characters as the crabby Sascha Grouse and the vivacious Dinny Kangaroo. Each episode of this series features four animated shorts, the first with Linus and his friends, followed by an adventure with the cool and hip Sugar Bear (from the Post Sugar Crisp commercials) and his two foes, a fiesty granny and a scheming wolf. The third cartoon in each episode involves a kindly postman named Lovable Truly and his canine friend, who is constantly chased by a weasely dog catcher. And the fourth and final short cartoon features So Hi, a Chinese boy. —Kevin McCorry <mmccorry@nb.sympatico.ca>

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Featured in The Nostalgia Critic: Top 11 Cereal Mascots (2009)

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6/10

I actually am old enough to remember the show...at least the color versions.

I was talking to my wife about a cartoon show I remembered when I was a kid...a Saturday morning cartoon starring cereal mascots. Well, imagine my surprise when I found the show on YouTube!

"Linus the Lionhearted" was a cartoon that consisted of four short cartoons and Linus playing the emcee. The quality of the animation looks a lot like the old Jay Ward products...though this one was made by Ed Graham Productions. In other words, the animation style, repetitive backgrounds and cel count are not great. The cartoon's stories are okay....nothing great but the sort of stuff kids liked back in the day....and they did have a decent sense of humor to them. But what is great about these cartoons are the amazing voice talent, including the likes of Sheldon Leonard, Carl Reiner, Ruth Buzzi and even Gerry Mathers! Overall, modestly enjoyable and worth seeing for nostalgia's sake.

By the way, in this very politically correct era, I should mention that of the four characters, one is a VERY stereotypical Chinese boy....which is sure to offend. He was, back then, the mascot for Sugar Krinkles cereal.

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