"Rocky and His Friends" (1959) TV series 1959-1964

Writers:

Jim Critchfield (writer)
Bill Scott (writer)

Seasons:

1 | 2

Release Date:

19 November 1959 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Comedy | Family | Fantasy | Sci-Fi

Plot:

Animated antics of flying squirrel Rocket J. Squirrel, or Rocky, and his dim companion, Bullwinkle J...

Plot Keywords:

Breaking The Fourth Wall | Cold War | Time Travel | Cult Favorite | Cartoon Moose

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Edward Everett Horton	...	Fractured Fairy Tales narrator (12 episodes, 1959-1960)
June Foray	...	Natasha Fatale / ... (12 episodes, 1959-1960)
Paul Frees	...	Boris Badenov (12 episodes, 1959-1960)
William Conrad	...	Narrator (12 episodes, 1959-1960)
Walter Tetley	...	Sherman (12 episodes, 1959-1967)
Daws Butler	...	Various Fairy Tale Characters (12 episodes, 1959-1960)
Bill Scott	...	Bullwinkle J. Moose / ... (12 episodes, 1959-1960)

Also Known As:

Frostbite Falls Follies (USA) (working title)
Rocky & Bullwinkle & Friends (USA) (alternative title)

Runtime:

30 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Australia:G | Argentina:Atp

Company:

Bullwinkle Studios

Trivia:

The first episode, Part One of the Jet Fuel Formula story arc, was recorded in February 1958. However, subsequent episodes were not recorded until February 1959, using a different soundtrack stock. This led to some notable changes in the performances of the voice cast - in Part One of Jet Fuel Formula the clarity of the voice cast is noticeably better than in subsequent episodes, particularly the voice performances of June Foray and Paul Frees; a close listen finds that the studio echo of the session bleeds into the soundtrack. For subsequent episodes the different soundtrack stock used eliminated this echo. In addition, the voice cast's performances began changing, particularly William Conrad's narrations. Throughout Part One, Conrad's narration is totally straight, but in Part Two he began in inject a mild flamboyance to his narration in keeping with the show's whimsical flavor, and as the series continued his narration became ever more comically melodramatic.

Quotes:

Fearless Leader: Where is that nincompoop Badenov? Who is this?
Boris Badenov: Nincompoop!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "The West Wing: The Lame Duck Congress (#2.6)" (2000)

I love this show!!!

Hey, Rocky and Bullwinkle is the best cartoon around. Now, I am a big fan of cartoons and the first time I saw Rocky and Bullwinkle, I had to watch more and more. It is such a corny show, yet, it is so funny to watch. Bullwinkle, lights it up, with his dimwittedness and dumb punch lines. I love the other segments of the show like Aesop and Son, Fractured Fairy Tales and the "infamoose" Dudley DoRight. This is classic, and frankly, I don't think there will be another show quite like it. "Now, here's something you'll really like!" (P.S. the only disappointment of R&B history, if you haven't seen it, I warn you, you'll waste your time and money).