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Thursday
Nov192009

50th Anniversary of Rocky and Bullwinkle Show - Video of 1st Episode

November 19, 1959: On this day, the Rocky and His Friends show premiered on television.

This popular cartoon featured the adventures of a talking squirrel, Rocky (Rocket J. Squirrel), and his friend Bullwinkle, a flaky moose.

The tongue-in-cheek dialogue contrasted with the simple plots in which Rocky and Bullwinkle tangled with Russian bad guys Boris Badenov and Natasha (who worked for Mr. Big). Other popular segments on the show included "Fractured Fairy Tales," "Bullwinkle's Corner," and the adventures of Sherman and Mr. Peabody (an intelligent talking dog). 

In 1961, the show was renamed The Bullwinkle Show, but the cast of characters remained the same.

Enjoy Episode 1 of Season 1, courtesy of Hulu:

Reader Comments (2)

Classic. Love the animation.

November 19, 2009 | Unregistered CommenterSteve

Hi,
Fantastic animation. I like it.
Glucosamine

November 19, 2009 | Unregistered CommenterGlucosamine
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