The Beatles

TV Series
1965–1969
TV-G
30m

IMDb RATING

7.0/10

601

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Animation Comedy Music

The musical adventures of the greatest of the Rock Bands.The musical adventures of the greatest of the Rock Bands.The musical adventures of the greatest of the Rock Bands.

Creator
- Al Brodax
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IMDb RATING

7.0/10

601

YOUR RATING

Creator
- Al Brodax
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

Episodes39

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TopTop-rated3 seasons3 years

Trivia
The Beatles themselves reportedly did not care for this series. They were also less than enthusiastic about the idea of Brodax and Dunning doing a feature film. However, they changed their minds about the feature film when they began seeing completed footage from Yellow Submarine (1968). (John Lennon admitted in the 1970s that he "got a blast" out of watching reruns of the old cartoons.)

Goofs
There are numerous occasions when the cartoon depicts the wrong singer, usually choosing John Lennon in favor of Paul McCartney or George Harrison.

Connections
Featured in Zappa (2020)

Soundtracks
And Your Bird Can Sing
(uncredited)
Written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney
Performed by The Beatles
[Opening credits for Seasons 2 and 3]

when will we be able to buy this?

I remember watching episodes of this on Sunday mornings on KPLR, channel 11 in St. Louis in the late 1970s or early 1980s. The one that sticks out in my mind for some reason was "Ticket to Ride". I loved the singalongs, and as my father only had the later Beatles albums, it got me familiar with their earlier work. All I've seen is crummy copies of copies sold on Ebay and at Beatlefest...when will this actually be released on video/DVD, good quality copies? You know there's a market for it...there's even a wonderful book about the cartoon series!