The Moose That Roared The Story of Jay Ward, Bill Scott, a Flying Squirrel, and a Talking Moose,9780312283834

The Moose That Roared The Story of Jay Ward, Bill Scott, a Flying Squirrel, and a Talking Moose

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ISBN13: 9780312283834
ISBN10: 0312283830
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2001-11-20
Publisher(s): Griffin
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Summary

The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show was the first cartoon to reach both kids and adults with its humour. For the first time, read the fascinating behind-the-scenes history of the shows creation, the fierce script battles, and the impact of the show on 1960s culture.

Author Biography

Keith Scott is a veteran voice artist and animation historian who became friends with his childhood idols Jay Ward and Bill Scott. He has worked extensively in animation and radio as an expert voice mimic. He recently narrated Disney's live action movie George of the Jungle, and starred as Bullwinkle J. Moose in the movie The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments ix
Foreword xiii
Chris Hayward
Introduction xv
Watch me Pull a Rabbit Outta My Hat, or Here's Lookin' Up Your Ancestors
1(13)
Crusader Rabbit: His Rise and Fall, or You Are Now Entering Frostbite Falls
14(17)
Time for That Jolly Juggler, Bullwinkle, or Bill Scott, Moose of Letters
31(13)
The Rocky Road to Television, or That Voice, Where Have I Heard That Voice?
44(21)
Sponsored Squirrel, or How Green Was My Contract
65(9)
How to Cut Cartoon Corners, or Mexico City Mishmash
74(12)
Gringos, Hepatitis, and Mucho Loma, or You Can't Make Fun of Pancho Villa
86(11)
Squirrel on the Tube, or Watts Gnu with You?
97(8)
Starring that Supersonic Speedster, or Time for That Dancin' Fool, Bullwinkle
105(12)
And a Host of Others, or Now It's Time for Another Special Feature
117(13)
1960: Ponsonby, Pilots, and a Super Pullet
130(13)
Ad Agency, Network, and Sponsor, or You Think I Want Every Tom, Dick, and Gordon In On the Plot?
143(17)
1961: Bullwinkle Hits the Big Time, or Don't Go Getting Swelled Antlers
160(21)
Bullwinkle Meets the Press, or All the Moose That's Fit to Print
181(9)
1962: It's My Party and I'll Laugh If I Want To, or Moosylvania Mania
190(21)
1963: A Day at the Nut House, or What Do They Do on a Rainy Night in Coney Island?
211(13)
Silents Is Golden, or The Greatest Waste of TV Time Since The Bullwinkle Show (Fractured Flickers)
224(10)
Bullwinkle's Last Stand, or It's a Frog-Eat-Frog World
234(9)
This Is What I Really Call A Message! or 'Twas on the Good Ship Guppy (The Quaker Commercials)
243(13)
TV Or Not TV, or Watch Out for That Tree!
256(21)
Our Fearless Leader, or What Was Jay Ward Really Like?
277(17)
Well, Bullwinkle, it Looks as if Our Time has Just About Run Out, or But, Rock, I Need Retirement Like a Moose Needs a Hat Rack
294(139)
Appendix 1. A Who's Who of Jay Ward Productions
315(32)
Appendix 2. Revisiting the day Ward Recording Sessions
347(19)
REFERENCE SECTION
Synopses and Voice Credits for the Jay Ward Cartoons
366(44)
Fractured Flickers Episodes and Voice Credits
410(5)
On-screen Credits
415(3)
Miscellaneous Material and Extra Show Animation
418(2)
Pilot Films
420(1)
Miscellaneous TV Commercials
421(2)
Commercials for the Quaker Oats Company
423(3)
Glossary of Animation Terms
426(2)
Bibliography
428(5)
Index 433

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