1. Production overview

2. Depiction of the Beatles
    John Lennon  Paul McCartney  George Harrison  Ringo Starr  Brian Epstein  Bartholomew 

3. List of episodes and Sing Alongs
    Season 1 (1965–66)  Season 2 (1966)  Season 3 (1967) 

4. Reception

5. Legacy

6. References

7. Sources

8. External links

Production overview

The series consisted of short animated stories that essentially were intended to set up the visual illustration of Beatles songs that were played in their entirety. In addition, there were sing along sequences with simpler imagery complementing the full lyrics of particular songs.

The series became notorious for its static depiction of the band in their early "moptop-and-suit" look as depicted in the live action film, A Hard Day's Night, even though the band moved beyond it during the series' run. The producers did attempt to acknowledge the band members' contemporary appearances with photographs of them in the series' title sequences during its production run.

The band members themselves had nothing to do with the series' production beyond the use of their music recordings. American actor Paul Frees did the voices of John and George while Lance Percival (of the Carry On series) did the voices of Paul and Ringo. Frees had been the voice of Boris Badenov in the Rocky and Bullwinkle series. The female voices were provided by Julie Bennett and Carol Corbett. At first, the Beatles disliked the series.^[4] It is reported, however, that the band members enjoyed the cartoons in later years.^[5] Their views of the cartoon series discouraged them from participating significantly in the later animated feature film, Yellow Submarine. Only when the band saw and were impressed by the Yellow Submarine's finished footage did they realize the film was a more ambitious creation. As a result, they agreed to appear in a short live action epilogue for it. In fact, Yellow Submarine producer Al Brodax and director George Dunning were involved in the production both of the animated series and of Yellow Submarine.

Initially, the opening credits theme was a guitar riff from "A Hard Day's Night" segueing into "Can't Buy Me Love", over a cartoon sequence of the group running down a fire escape, echoing a scene in A Hard Day's Night. The second season's opening theme was "Help!", while the third season's theme was "And Your Bird Can Sing", over a different cartoon sequence.

Although uncredited, Dennis Marks, along with Jack Mendelsohn, Heywood Kling and Bruce Howard, wrote all 39 episodes of The Beatles series.^[6]

Most of the episodes of the series were produced by Artransa Park Studios in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia^[7] and George Dunning's company TVC Animation in London,^[9] with a handful of episodes made in Hollywood,^[5] with a crew supervised by veteran cartoon writer John W. Dunn.^[5]

Depiction of the Beatles

Each Beatles figure was a loose, rough, exaggerated description of them with John and Paul wearing a blue collar-less suit and tie while George and Ringo wore navy blue shirts and light blue blazer jackets, all of them wearing matching blue drainpipe trousers and Beatle Boots.

John Lennon

John is described as being the leader. His mop-top is slightly shorter than that of the rest of the band. He has his chin up, looking down his nose, feet apart and hands on hips, and points and poses with his hands with a "showbiz" expression with a mocking gesture, especially when giving orders (showing John does not take his job as leader seriously), and is often malicious, especially towards George and Ringo. He slouches rather than sits. He will often pull funny faces and immediately wipe them off. John's movements are described as being short and slightly aggressive. His chin is rather large, chubby and rounded and his eyes are rather small. Whenever he looks to the front he uses a sideways look to talk to somebody and looks away after giving an order. John's right eyebrow is connected to his nose and gives him a look suitable to his "real life" appearance.

He tends to use sarcastic, dry humor. He is also extremely lazy and overly laid-back. And yet, despite all that, he truly cares about the band members and will do anything for them.

Paul McCartney

Paul is shown as second-in-command of the band. Paul is the most poised and stylish of the cartoon Beatles, and his mop-top is the neatest of the four of them.

He uses his hands, with his fingers spread apart, to express himself when talking. He is the one to get excited whenever John suggests something. He always looks straight at whomever he's talking to. His face is very fine, with his eyebrows wide and far apart and his eyes partly closed in an almost mockingly sad expression and they will only open fully when he is excited or frightened. His moptop takes on a messier look and his eyes open wide when he is terrified. Paul sits like he's about to jump out and get on with whatever is happening. He does not really walk, he skips. When he is making his own suggestions or comments, especially when suggesting mischief, he covers up by assuming a mockingly innocent look; eyes wide and head tilted to one side. Whenever he gets especially excited, he will put his hand in his mouth.

Also like John, Paul uses a dry and sarcastic humour and is happy-go-lucky and rather laid-back. In spite of this, he will always help somebody when needed. Paul, along with Ringo, are the only Beatles who sound closest to their real-life counterparts.

His character is the only left-hander, while in real life both he and Ringo use their left hands.

George Harrison

George's character has a more angular, pie-limbed and wry figure, especially when he walks, his legs are long and thin (emphasis on the knees keeps his angular appearance). His mop-top is rather longer in the back compared to the other members of the band. He always leans against something, shoulders hunched, hands in pocket, legs crossed. He is also the same height as Paul. His shoulders are hunched when he is in a standing or a leaning pose, which can indicate direction and his head tilted forward. He has a crooked smile and is almost always giving the impression of frowning due to his characters eyebrows becoming thicker as they reach his nose. His chin is long and thin, with sunken cheeks, and his nose is tall and thin. He never looks at who he's speaking to and will close his eyes for short periods when talking. Notice the distance between his nose and his mouth; his mouth is lopsided.

He often uses dry, witty humour and succumbs to peer pressure. George is the only Beatle with a diverse accent that does not really fit with any accent in particular, but it sounds slightly Scottish/Irish. George has been shown to be fascinated with various cultures and is occasionally superstitious. He and Ringo are almost always made to do the work for John and Paul, such as in the episode "Do You Want to Know a Secret", they were the only ones carrying in the bands' extensive luggage into their vacation cottage. He cares a lot about the group members and will help them when they need him.

Ringo Starr

Ringo is the most sympathetic Beatle. His mop-top is the longest and shaggiest (sometimes almost completely covering his eyes) of the four of them. He is the more calm, gentle, least aggressive, innocent, and more lovable Beatle. Ringo's nose and sad, goofy, expressive eyes are among his most prominent features along with his trademark, rather deep, goofy laugh, which is highly exaggerated. His face usually has a sad or goofy expression with his upper lip protruding in a wavy line. He does smile a lot, but when he does not he has a look of curiosity or sadness on his face. Ringo's expressions and humour are usually deadpan, but when expression is required, his eye position (eyes arched) are used to make a goofy expression whenever he laughs. Whenever he laughs, having made a funny remark, he squints.

Although being the eldest Beatle (three months before John), he is the smallest Beatle with a disjointed Groucho Marx-like figure. His neck is thin and gets smaller as it reaches the base of his neck, with his small chin sticking out a little, which is evidence of his disjointed figure. When he walks, his feet, legs, knees, arms and hands move loosely. Being responsible for the show's light-hearted humorous, or slapstick comical relief, after having bodily harm of any kind, his figure is crooked, bent or twisted into an, sometimes, unusual position. His clothes also often look a bit too big, especially his Beatle Boots and Blue Blazer Jacket.

During the song portions of the episodes (not the sing-along segments), he often shakes his head and mop-top around with a goofy expression when drumming. He gets along best with George, and he, like George, shows interest in various cultures. He often makes bad puns and jokes (usually he's the only one laughing). During the introductions to the Sing-Along segments he substitutes for the prop-man (who is either on vacation, out sick or just not there) and sets the stage, literally, to John, Paul, or George's description, and more often than not, to their surprise or chagrin.

He is often the butt of the joke, victim of a prank, or just simply has bad luck. Ringo's character tends to have bad luck, often because of his naivety, curiosity and being unaware of the danger, mistake or threat. In the episode "Good Day Sunshine", he becomes depressed and upset, thinking he is a jinx for misfortunes, such as that it rained at Carny Island on the Beatles' weekends, (i.e. it rained at the piers fair every time Ringo arrived) and was described in that episode as being a "sourpuss". He felt better after John, Paul, and George sang "Good Day Sunshine" for him, and showed him how to have fun again.

It is revealed in "Money" that Ringo's mother dropped him as a baby ("Me mother dropped me once").

Ringo, like Paul, is also left-handed, although in "I'll Be Back" Ringo plays a guitar right-handed.

Brian Epstein

Brian Epstein acts as the Beatles' manager. He is rarely seen or mentioned but he was mostly mentioned in the episode "Please Mr. Postman" when the Beatles ran out of money. Ringo had purchased 15 rings, which were later snapped by autograph collectors, and they needed to contact Epstein for money. Epstein finally makes his appearance in the episode "Thank You Girl" in the beginning of the episode, but only his arm is seen, again voiced by Paul Frees as he grounds the Beatles for gaining so much weight after dining on the French cooking. Epstein, himself, along with the other real-life Beatles, appear in a lost deleted scene featuring the production of the animated Beatles cartoons at the end.

His fictionalized animated version of his appearance and habit of smoking is a homage and based on the animated series' creator, Al Brodax.

Bartholomew

Ringo's pet frog. His only appearance is in the episode "I Call Your Name", in which he is found by Ringo after jumping through the window of the Beatles' bedroom at the Beverly Hotel into their bed. The band keeps on telling him to get rid of the frog because it is so noisy, but Ringo keeps it as a pet. Ringo names him Bartholomew over the other members' suggestions: Loudmouth, Spot and Rover. When Ringo goes to a restaurant, the customers flee, which persuades him to set Bartholomew free. Unfortunately, a film producer is producing a movie featuring the Beatles and a frog (Froggy Come Home) and offers Ringo $100 per day to get Bartholomew to the studio for a screen test. The gang search in the swamp and find him, but when he is finally found and screen-tested the producer rejects the frog and instead uses a parakeet dressed as a frog for the role since the studio will pay him $100 per day for it. This causes Bartholomew to chase the parakeet and beat it with a stick.

The vocal effects for Bartholomew are provided by Paul Frees.

List of episodes and Sing Alongs

*Songs in episodes with no Sing Along counterparts^[8]

**Songs in Sing Alongs with no episode counterparts^[8]

Season 1 (1965–66)

The Beatles are in Transylvania rehearsing in a haunted house with

"monstrous" visitors, including a vampire, a ghost, a werewolf, and a witch, with a parody of Boris Karloff; To hide from their fans, the Beatles run inside a diving bell

which drops them into the ocean with a lovesick octopus.

The Beatles go to Dublin, Ireland for the weekend where they meet

a leprechaun named Wilhelmina Morris; John is kidnapped by Dr.

Dora Florahyde and Igor, both of whom want John's brain for their

monster. In the I Want To Hold Your Hand Sing Along, Ringo is shown inside a submarine.

Ringo loses 15 rings he bought with all of the Beatles' spendings and

they are expecting a telegram from manager Brian Epstein for

more money; Ringo wanders into the woods in Transylvania where

he meets a witch who wants Ringo for a husband.

The Beatles abandon their flight and land in Africa while trying to

get away from their fans, but three girls keep tracking them down.

They later encounter a few crocodiles; The Beatles are on the way to

the town Ringo Ravine (named after Ringo) until they encounter a donkey

that smells gold named "Gold Nose".

Paul gets kidnapped by Professor Psycho who wants Paul to marry his

creation Vampiress, half girl and half bat; The Beatles go to a wax

museum where a vampire follows them.

In Africa, Ringo asks a medicine maker named Jack to help fix the

Beatles' flat tire. He then turns a worm into a snake and it lusts

for Ringo; After getting knocked out, Ringo dreams about himself as

Captain William Bligh from the movie Mutiny on the Bounty (1962).

The Beatles run into hunter Alan Watermain (a parody of Alan Quartermain) in Africa after escaping from their

fans and go out hunting for a lion; Ringo is mistaken as a bull rider,

and the cowboys send him to ride on a super-tough bull named Honey.

The Beatles imagine themselves as the Three Musketeers (Plus One) while

they are on a tour at a museum in France; The Beatles attend an art show

where a girl tries to be like other artists. They inspire her with music.

A Native American girl on a Texas Indian reservation wants to prove that girls are as good at trapping

as boys are by trapping the Beatles; The mayor of a Texas town gives Ringo

a golden guitar as a gift, only to be stolen by three men, prompting the

Fab Four to hunt for the thieves and get the guitar back. (The song "Ticket to Ride" is heard at the beginning of this episode.)

The Beatles stay at a castle for the night during a fog. John and Ringo

try on a couple of cursed armor suits and start to fight each other;

After signing too many autographs in Japan, George's hand gets swollen and suffers "autographitis". His bandmates take him to a hand doctor but end up in a karate class by mistake.

The Beatles' car breaks down and they are captured by a highwayman who

happens to be a car repair man; The Beatles explore the Notre

Dame in France where they later meet its famous hunchback Quasimodo.

The Beatles, spending the night at a temple in Japan during a rainstorm, are

mistaken for Japanese ancestors of four girls; The Beatles are in

Rome trying to find a theater to rehearse. Their last resort is the Coliseum.

In Hollywood, Ringo gets hired as a stuntman by Incredible Pictures Inc. and ends up in the

hospital after getting pulverized in many scenes; In Rome, the Beatles

buy a statue of the Goddess of Musica made from stolen gold

coins melted down and sculptured.

In Rome, The Beatles are being followed by two spies who are

after their songbook, "New Beatle Songs", marked "Top Secret". The Beatles movie Help! and Oddjob from the James Bond movie Goldfinger are spoofed; In Japan, The Beatles are warned by a Charlie Chan lookalike about a jewel thief named Anyface. Things become complicated when Anyface shows up disguised as Paul.

The Beatles are in a Roman Street Festival where Paul wins a dancing

bear named Bonnie; The Beatles meet Professor Ludwig Von Brilliant

who is on a mission to view an eclipse. After being adrift at sea, they escape from an island on a submarine.

John is given a friendship ring from a Polynesian tribal chief, which means he must

marry the chief's New York-accented daughter who dislikes pineapples; While picnicking in Japan, John goes

for a swim in a pond with shrinking potion in it and gets shrunk. The

other Beatles think John is a Beatle doll and chase after him.

In Japan, Paul gets lured into a ghost ship called "Ah-Nah". The other Beatles

dash off to the rescue before they might lose Paul for good; Paul, George

and Ringo sneak away from John and go to Greenwich Village for some

fun time at a Beatnik party rather than going to a museum.

In Hawaii, John buys a trailer for the group to stay in rather than staying at a

hotel so many times. They later encounter a group of Hawaiians who

are evacuating from a volcano; The Beatles sneak away from their manager

to get something to eat at a French restaurant by enrolling in a cooking course.

In Hawaii, a surfer named Surf Wolf challenges George to a surfing

duel; The Beatles participate in a Mr. Hollywood Contest in California.

Note: The opening title erroneously shows "With Love From Me To You"

John and Paul secretly sign George up to an ice boat race, and he

partners up with a girl named Lizzy; In Madrid, John and Paul visit a

restaurant where John develops a hot foot with ashes in his boot. Rosita

falls for John, and her boyfriend Jose challenges John to a duel.

The Beatles are on a fishing trip, and Ringo runs into gypsies. One of them falls for Ringo and wants to marry him. George comes in as a woman claiming he is engaged to Ringo to get him back; John puts Ringo in charge to keep their money safe in his jacket pocket. Later Ringo is being followed by a mystery man at a carnival who is after the money. (The song "Help!" is heard at the beginning of this episode.)

The Beatles visit the Bavarian alps mission is to climb up a mountain with the dog Gunthar to put up their own flag on top. (The song "Slow Down" is heard in the background); The Beatles are about to rescue a girl who they think is held as a prisoner on a ship. As a result, her boyfriend, a knife thrower, comes to

her defense...with knives.

The Beatles visit the Bavarian Alps. They encounter a runaway named Hans who wants to be a Beatle, prompting The Fab Four to run after him with their music (in which Paul plays the bass right-handed) and take him back home; In Spain, Ringo is the jockey of a donkey that can run like a horse whenever she hears loud music. (Before the song begins, the count-off is taken from "I Saw Her Standing There".)

Paul thinks Hollywood's a phony. Actor Dick Dashing wants to prove Paul he is wrong by putting him in some different movie scenes; In New York, George and Ringo visit the Statue of Liberty until they have spotted a man with a package which they think is a bomb.

In Madrid, a bull named El Taco gets knocked out, and the Beatles decide to help out with the bullfight with Ringo as the matador, and John and Paul as the bull; John's sympathy helps a trained ape named Mr. Marvelous escape from the television studio and go out to explore the outside world.

The Beatles are on their way home after visiting New York City until Paul gets grabbed by an elephant named Beethoven. (Before the song begins, the count-off is taken from "I Saw Her Standing There".); The Beatles are invited to play at the Duke's Palace, but they are mistaken for a string quartet.

Season 2 (1966)

A great movie lover named Lips Lovelace loses his ability to kiss. Paul decides to take his place in the studio with a leading lady who falls for him; The Beatles are in Egypt. They are wandering around in a pyramid until Ringo encounters a ghost who wants a body, and he chooses Ringo's.

Sing Alongs: Run For Your Life / Girl**

Paul and Ringo go to a fashion show in Paris, but the designs are stolen by a thief named Jacques Le Zipper. Paul chases Jacques to the Eiffel Tower, and has trouble with heights; George becomes superstitious. The Beatles encounter the Lucky Wizard who is really a thief trying to give them bad luck and rob their money.

The Beatles are on a tour at a wine factory in France where Ringo accidentally

knocks down a vat of wine. If it does not get fixed in two hours, the

factory will go out of business; The Beatles are on a tour at the

Palace of Versailles. Ringo gets knocked out by a statue, and

dreams about the days of Marie Antoinette.

The Beatles help a young man and his girlfriend get their

old jalopy running in a car race, the Popsville Hot Rod Race; While visiting "the man

of a thousand faces", The Beatles fool around with his makeup

machine and change into different characters. (John briefly imitates Jimmy Durante and Swee'Pea from "Popeye" makes a cameo.)

Ringo is convinced to release his pet frog Bartholomew in the

swamp. Later a movie producer offers a filming deal to Ringo

and the frog, and the Fabs have dashed off to find Bartholomew; The Beatles are being punished after gazing at the girls' unveiled faces. The only way to get out of the situation is to say the password: "love".

The Beatles are in India where they learn how to charm

an animal at an "Indian Charm Skool". When the animal is revealed to be a tiger, they use

music to tame it when it is about to claw John and Ringo (The song "Love You To" is heard in the beginning of this episode.); After watching the movie The Way Out Creatures From Planet Glom, the Beatles take a trip out into space with a beautiful woman who

is actually an alien taking them on a one-way trip 23 billion miles from Earth.

The Beatles walk into a cave for some exploring which is a home

of a hermit who wants to be alone. He tries to get rid of them, but

no luck; Each of the Beatles write fictional stories of how they met

with Ringo as a theatre actor, Paul as a scientist, George as a secret

agent, and John as a war pilot.

Sing Alongs: And I Love Her** / Michelle**

Season 3 (1967)

In a spoof of James Bond, the Beatles are jealous of a detective named James Blonde who

gets more attention from many women, so the Fab Four head to their hometown of Liverpool to

stop a robbery on Penny Lane so they can be heroes; Traveling with their driver James, the

Beatles use music to add color and happiness to the lives of the children at an orphanage, a reference to Strawberry Field in Woolton, a suburb of Liverpool. John sums up the experience with "It's all in the mind, you know."

Sing Alongs: Good Day Sunshine / Rain**

The Beatles and a couple of hunters hunt for a rare

bird called a green double-breasted tropical woosted that can sing

anything, including "Hound Dog" and "She Loves You"; The Beatles are in India, learning how to escape from

their bodies from Swami Rivers. It works, but the problem is that the souls' bodies

are moving by themselves, and they must get them before it's

too late. ("Love You To" is heard in the background)

Ringo thinks he's a jinx. When the Beatles arrive at Carney Island,

it starts to rain. Their music turns the rainy day back into a sunny day

which makes Ringo happy. (The song "Little Child" is heard at the end of this episode.); The Beatles each have their own

hobby. Paul paints, George builds a three-eyed robot, John writes and Ringo collects "birds" which is an English slang term for girls. Paul

releases the only one Ringo caught and he runs after her.

The Beatles get knocked out while carrying tons of money to the bank,

and dream about the days of Robin Hood. Paul exclaims: "He never happened"; A group of children claim that

an elderly woman named Eleanor Rigby is a witch. The Fabs tell them

the true story about Eleanor Rigby in a song. (The song "I Feel Fine" is heard at the end of this episode.)

Sing Alongs: Got To Get You Into My Life / Here, There and Everywhere**

The Beatles fall into a well and end up in the inner world with

foreign natives. The chief wants the Fabs to marry his daughters, and

they began to run away. (The song "Love You To" is heard during this episode.); Ringo loses his singing voice. For treatment,

his three mates send Ringo to a haunted house to scare his voice

back.

Sing Alongs: She Said She Said** / Long Tall Sally (repeat)

The Prince of Krapotkin's girlfriend is in grave danger. The Beatles help

him to save her from the Prime Minister who wants to marry

her; John falls asleep while telling a story to a couple of children. In his dream

he volunteers to help King Arthur and Merlin slay a vicious dragon. However,

John and his mates opt instead to play music to put the dragon to sleep.

Sing Alongs: Penny Lane (repeat) / Eleanor Rigby (repeat)

Reception

The series was an instant ratings hit on ABC in the Saturday morning time slot after it debuted on September 25, 1965 at 10:30 AM ET.^[1] It racked up a 13 score (or 52 share), then unheard of in daytime television. The series was sponsored by the A. C. Gilbert Company, the Quaker Oats Company and the Mars Candy Company.^[1] For the third season in 1967, the series was moved to Saturdays at noon.

Originally, the Beatles disliked the cartoon; however, as time went on they grew to like it. In 1972, Lennon commented, "I still get a blast out of watching the Beatles cartoons on TV." In 1999, Harrison said, "I always kind of liked [the cartoons]. They were so bad or silly that they were good, if you know what I mean, and I think the passage of time might make them more fun now."^[9]

The series was syndicated worldwide on television and cable after the original run ended in 1969. In 1986 and 1987, new generations were introduced to the series when it was rebroadcast in syndication by MTV and also by the Disney Channel. On MTV, the series was shown on Saturday and Sunday mornings at 10 AM ET or 7 AM PT. On The Disney Channel, the series was shown on Fridays at 5 PM beginning in 1989. Mark Hamill was a guest host of the MTV run of the series in 1987.

Legacy

While the series remained popular in syndication globally, the internet has allowed for even more exposure due to its so bad it's good nature. Due to the nature of the show and the Beatles popularity as a band, the series has recently gained a cult following online. The series was available on YouTube and on online websites, but most episodes have been removed due to copyright infringement. In December 2004, McFarlane Toys released a line of figures based on the cartoon series featuring all four band members with instruments. In 2005, they released a boxed set featuring cartoon figures of all four band members with instruments, plus an alligator figure, speakers, and a radio. Apple Corps Ltd. purchased the rights to the series in the early 1990s. There has been popular demand for the remastered release of the series on DVD by Apple.^[3] On January 30th, 2019, convenience store chain Speedway used an image from the series on social media to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the band's rooftop concert during the Get Back sessions.^[10]

References

Sources

• DenniLu Company. Officially Licensed by Apple Corps Ltd.
• Axelrod, Mitchell. Beatletoons: The Real Story Behind The Cartoon Beatles. Wynn, 1999.
• Lenburg, Jeff. Encyclopedia Of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books, 1999.
• Lehman, Christopher P. American Animated Cartoons of the Vietnam Era: A Study of Social Commentary in Films and Television Programs, 1961-1973. McFarland, 2007.
• TV.com.
• The Big Cartoon Database.

External links

• {{IMDb title|0058790|The Beatles}}
• {{tv.com show|the-beatles|The Beatles}}
• The Beatles (Cartoon Series) (1965), televisionheaven.co.uk feature.
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20091028135843/http://geocities.com/garn13/beatles.html Garn's Guides.]
• The Cartoon Scrapbook featuring The Beatles TV series.
• The background of The Beatles cartoon television series.
• Reference Library: Beatles Cartoons.
• Cartoon Beatles artwork.

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