| Gerald McBoing-Boing
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| Directed by | Robert Cannon |
| Produced by | Stephen Bosustow (executive producer) John Hubley (producer) |
| Story by | Dr. Seuss (original story) Phil Eastman Bill Scott |
| Voices by | Marvin Miller (narration) |
| Music by | Gail Kubik |
| Animation by | Rudy Larriva Pat Matthews Bill Melendez Willis Pyle Frank Smith Bill Hurtz (layout) |
| Studio | United Productions of America |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
| Release date(s) | January 25, 1951 |
| Color process | Technicolor |
| Running time | 8 mins |
| Followed by | Gerald McBoing-Boing's Symphony (1953) How Now Boing Boing (1954) Gerald McBoing-Boing on the Planet Moo (1956) |
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Gerald McBoing-Boing is an animated short film produced by United Productions of America (UPA) and given wide release by Columbia Pictures on January 25, 1951. Stephen Bosustow (1911 - 1981 was an American Film producer from 1943 until his retirement in 1979 John Hubley ( May 21, 1914 – February 21, 1977) was an American Animator and animation director known for both his formal Theodor Seuss Geisel (ˈsɔɪs ˈɡaɪzəl March 2 1904 – September 24 1991 was an American Writer and Cartoonist, better known by his pen name Philip Dey Eastman ( November 25, 1909 – January 7, 1986) was a Screenwriter and Children's author. William John "Bill" Scott ( August 2, 1920 – November 29, 1985) was an American Voice actor, Writer Marvin Miller, whose real name is Marvin Mueller ( July 18, 1913 - February 8, 1985) was a movie and Gail Thompson Kubik ( September 5 1914, South Coffeyville Oklahoma - July 20 1984, Covina California) was an American Rudolph "Rudy" Larriva was an American Animator and director from the 1940s to the 1980s José Cuauhtemoc "Bill" Meléndez ( November 15, 1916 &ndash September 2, 2008) was a Mexican -born American Frank Smith may refer to; In government and politics: Frank Smith (Canadian politician (1822-1901 Canadian senator and businessman United Productions of America, better known as UPA, was an American Animation studio of the 1940s through present day beginning with industrial films }} Columbia Pictures Industries Inc is an American Film production and distribution company Events 41 - After a night of negotiation Claudius is accepted as Roman Emperor by the Senate Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January Technicolor is the trademark for a series of color film processes pioneered by Technicolor Motion Picture Corporation United Productions of America, better known as UPA, was an American Animation studio of the 1940s through present day beginning with industrial films }} Columbia Pictures Industries Inc is an American Film production and distribution company Events 41 - After a night of negotiation Claudius is accepted as Roman Emperor by the Senate Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January The winner of the 1950 Academy Award for Best Animated Short, Gerald McBoing-Boing is the story of a little boy who speaks through sound effects instead of spoken words. "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film. For the album by The Jam see Sound Affects. Sound effects or audio effects are artificially created or enhanced Sounds
It was adapted by Phil Eastman and Bill Scott from a story by Dr. Seuss, and directed by Robert Cannon. Philip Dey Eastman ( November 25, 1909 – January 7, 1986) was a Screenwriter and Children's author. William John "Bill" Scott ( August 2, 1920 – November 29, 1985) was an American Voice actor, Writer Theodor Seuss Geisel (ˈsɔɪs ˈɡaɪzəl March 2 1904 – September 24 1991 was an American Writer and Cartoonist, better known by his pen name In 1994, it was voted #9 of The 50 Greatest Cartoons of all time by members of the animation field. The 50 Greatest Cartoons As Selected by 1000 Animation Professionals is a 1994 book by Animation Historian Jerry Beck, consisting of articles In 1995, it was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant". The National Film Registry is the registry of Films selected by the United States National Film Preservation Board for preservation in the Library of The Library of Congress is the De facto National library of the United States and the research arm of the United States Congress
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Original recording, UPA film and sequels
Dr. Seuss's story had originally appeared on a children's record in 1950, scored by Gail Kubik, issued by Capitol Records, and read by radio personality Harold Peary. A gramophone Gail Thompson Kubik ( September 5 1914, South Coffeyville Oklahoma - July 20 1984, Covina California) was an American Capitol Records is a major United States -based Record label owned by EMI and located in Hollywood California and New York City as Harold (Hal Peary (born Harrold José Pereira de Faria, July 25, 1908 – March 30, 1985) an American Actor
This film was the first successful theatrical cartoon produced by UPA, after their initial experiments with a short series of cartoons featuring Columbia Pictures stalwarts The Fox and the Crow. The Fox and the Crow are a pair of Anthropomorphic Cartoon characters created by Frank Tashlin for the Screen Gems studio It was an artistic attempt to break away from the strict realism in animation that had been developed and perfected by Walt Disney. Walter Elias Disney (December 5 1901 – December 15 1966 was a multiple Academy Award -winning American Film producer, director, Screenwriter While Disney's animation methods produced lush and awe-inspiring images, it was felt that realism in the medium of animation was a limiting factor. Cartoons did not have to obey the rules of the real world (as the short films of Tex Avery and their cartoon physics proved), and so UPA experimented with a non-realistic style that depicted caricatures rather than lifelike representations. Frederick Bean "Fred/Tex" Avery ( February 26, 1908 &ndash August 26, 1980) was an American Cartoon physics is a joking reference to the fact that Animation allows regular laws of physics to be ignored in humorous ways for dramatic effects
This was a major step in the development of limited animation—though despite the abuse of the form that would arise in the future due to cost-cutting, Gerald McBoing-Boing was meant as an artistic exercise rather than merely a way of producing cheap cartoons. Limited animation is a process of making Animated cartoons that do not follow a "realistic" approach
UPA produced three follow-up McBoing-Boing shorts: Gerald McBoing-Boing's Symphony (1953), How Now Boing Boing (1954), and Gerald McBoing-Boing on the Planet Moo (1956), an Academy Award nominee. "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film. The second and third films maintained the Dr. Seuss-style rhyming narration, but were not based on his work. The final film abandoned this approach.
All four Gerald McBoing-Boing shorts were released in 1980 on home video under the title Columbia Pictures Presents Cartoon Adventures Starring Gerald McBoing Boing. The shorts looked far from their best, especially "On Planet Moo", which was squeezed to fit the CinemaScope frame to standard TV screen size. It was reissued in 1987 as part of RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video's "Magic Window" series of children's videotapes but fell out of print in 1995. The first short was included as a special feature on Sony's 2001 DVD release of The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T. The 5000 Fingers of Dr T is a 1953 musical Fantasy film. It is best known for being the only feature film ever written by Theodor Seuss Geisel In January 2006, Sony reissued the four shorts on DVD, featuring cleaned up prints and all presented in their original aspect ratio.
A book adaptation of Gerald McBoing-Boing appeared in 2000 (ISBN 0-679-89140-4). Theodor Seuss Geisel (ˈsɔɪs ˈɡaɪzəl March 2 1904 – September 24 1991 was an American Writer and Cartoonist, better known by his pen name 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar.
TV series
The Gerald McBoing-Boing Show (1956–1957)
In 1956, CBS created a half-hour Gerald McBoing-Boing Show, with well-known radio announcer Bill Goodwin narrating. Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. CBS Broadcasting Inc ( CBS) is an American radio and Television network. For the drummer with jazz saxophonist Phil Woods see Bill Goodwin (jazz drummer. Broadcast at 5:30 p. m. on Sunday evenings, it was a showcase for UPA's cartoons, including Dusty of the Circus, the Twirlinger Twins, and Punch and Judy. Punch and Judy is a traditional popular English Puppet show featuring the characters of Punch and his wife Judy The program proved too expensive to continue and lasted only three months.
The episodes were repeated on Friday nights in the summer of 1957. Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) As a result, The Gerald McBoing-Boing Show apparently became the first cartoon series broadcast regularly during prime time, preceding The Flintstones by two seasons. Prime Time is the major News analysis current affairs and Politics programme broadcast on Radio Telefís Éireann in Ireland The Flintstones is an animated American television sitcom that ran from 1960 to 1966 on ABC.
The "actor" Gerald McBoing-Boing, as opposed to the "character", also appeared in the 1962 TV special Mr. Magoo's Christmas Carol, playing the part of Tiny Tim. Mister Magoo's Christmas Carol (first Tiny Tim (real name "Tim Cratchit" is a fictional character in the classic story A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens. As Tiny Tim, he sang and spoke in a normal, child-like voice. Later, during curtain calls, he still uses the normal voice, showing that it is the "character" of Gerald that "speaks in boings and whistles," not the "real" boy.
Gerald McBoing-Boing (2005–2007)
A series based on the original cartoon started airing on Cartoon Network (United States) on August 22, 2005, as part of their Tickle-U programming block, and aired on Teletoon/Télétoon (Canada) on August 29, 2005. Gerald McBoing-Boing is an Animated Children's television series based on the original cartoon. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Events 392 - Arbogast has Eugenius elected Western Roman Emperor. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Tickle U was a pre-school Television programming block on Cartoon Network, airing from 9 AM-11AM ET / PT before being moved to 730 AM-930 AM ET / PT Teletoon (stylized as TELETOON) is a Canadian Cable television specialty-channel that broadcasts Animation programming Télétoon (stylized as TÉLÉTOON) is a Canadian French language Cable television Specialty channel that specializes in Animation Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page Events 708 - Copper coins are minted in Japan for the first time (Traditional Japanese date: August 10, 708) Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Each eleven-minute episode features a series of vignettes with Gerald, of which the "fantasy tales" are done in Seussian rhyme. There are also sound checks, gags, and "real-life" portions of the show.
Gerald still only makes sounds, but now has two speaking friends, Janine and Jacob, as well as a dog named Burp, who only burps. Gerald's parents (names unknown) complete the regular cast. The series was produced in Canada by Cookie Jar Entertainment, and directed by Robin Budd and story edited/written by John Derevlany. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page John Derevlany is a writer director and performer best known for playing "Crackers the Corporate Crime Fighting Chicken" in Michael Moore's TV Nation. The animation was done by Mercury Filmworks in Ottawa. Ottawa (ˈɒtəwə or sometimes /ˈɒtəwɑː/ is the Capital of Canada and the country's fourth largest municipality.
External links
- Gerald McBoing-Boing at the Internet Movie Database
- The Big Cartoon DataBase
- Watch Gerald McBoing Boing's Symphony
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