Tag: Rocky

The Guy Who Played Sherman Died

There was no Twitter or Facebook when I watched Rocky and Bullwinkle as a kid. I mention this because Dick Beals died. He was the voice of Mr. Pesbody’s boy, Sherman. I heard about it on Facebook.

Without social media I can’t know if my Rocky and Bullwinkle experience was singular or universal.

There was no Twitter or Facebook when I watched Rocky and Bullwinkle as a kid. I mention this because Dick Beals died. He was the voice of Mr. Pesbody’s boy, Sherman. I heard about it on Facebook.

Without social media I can’t know if my Rocky and Bullwinkle experience was singular or universal.

I watched the show and thought it was hip. It never spoke down to me. It was funny without insulting my 14 year old intelligence.

I watched the credits. I knew all the names of the producers, writers and most of the voice actors, though they were uncredited.

In honor of Dick Beals I found a Mr. Peabody and watched.

Incredibly witty. Characters spoke complex words, perfect for the occasion, but a little fast for the house. They’re not heard often on TV today.

A lot of politically incorrect jokes were told. Fun is made of Geronimo and Indians. They weren’t even good jokes. I winced a little when I heard them.

Paul Frees played Geronimo. You have heard him thousands of times. He’s the voice of Disney’s Haunted Castle. He is Boris Badenov. He is Ludwig von Drake.

Here is my favorite Rocky and Bullwinkle clip. It’s a compilation of Boris and Natasha entrances.

On The Occasion Of Rocky And Bullwinkle’s 50th Anniversary

As animation goes Rocky and Bullwinkle was déclassé. This was no Disney romp with full foreground and background movement.

Fifty years ago today Rocket J. Squirrel took flight for the first time from Frostbite Falls, MN (before Minnesota was even abbreviated MN) launched by his buddy Bullwinkle Moose. As a kid I watched this show religiously. It was always funny, always sharp.

As animation goes Rocky and Bullwinkle was déclassé. This was no Disney romp with full foreground and background movement. The characters was sketched. The backgrounds were static. There are 30 frames per second on TV. There’s no way there were 30 drawings per second on this cartoon.

Rocky and Bullwinkle lived and died on the strength of writing and acting. The pen and ink skill was far behind in importance.

Here is what’s probably my all time favorite YouTube clip: A medley of Boris Badenov, featuring June Foray, Paul Frees, Bill Ward and William Conrad.