Saturday, October 31, 2015

Saturday Morning Cartoon - Happy Halloween 2015!

Happy Halloween!   As is my usual custom every year, I am posting a Halloween-themed cartoon.  This year you're getting "The Monster Rally" a Tom Slick cartoon from 1967.  Tom Slick was a part of the George of the Jungle cartoon show which ran on ABC for a year, and in reruns forever after.

George of the Jungle was produced by Jay Ward, the man behind Rocky and Bullwinkle.  Unlike Rocky which was animated mostly in Mexico, Ward had George of the Jungle animated entirely in the United States, with several veteran animators and directors working on the cartoons.  The results were great, but the show ran over-budget and lost money for the Ward studio.   It was the last TV series Ward would produce.

Enjoy The Monster Rally!


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5 comments:

  1. Chris SobieniakNovember 27, 2015 at 8:56 PM

    Aside from the circumstances, George of the Jungle stood the test of time and the studio continued to get work from Quaker Oats on the popular Cap'n Crunch ads way into the 1980's.

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    1. JoeAugust 15, 2016 at 3:41 PM

      That it did... and it's nice to see Cap'n Crunch's old crew (as featured in Ward's commercials) being featured on the cereal boxes again!

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    2. Chris SobieniakAugust 15, 2016 at 7:03 PM

      But only on the newer flavors I noticed like "Oops! All Berries". A recent box also featured Quake and the Quangaroo!
      http://www.cerealously.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/capn-crunch-orange-creampop-back.jpg
      http://www.cerealously.net/limited-edition-capn-crunchs-orange-creampop-crunch/

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    3. JoeAugust 17, 2016 at 9:36 PM

      HEY!!! Creamsicle Crunch isn't available in my part of town!!! I need to shop around...

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    4. Chris SobieniakAugust 18, 2016 at 5:22 PM

      Glad to inspire you! I haven't even seen this locally myself.

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