Rocky and Bullwinkle

Rocky the Flying Squirrel and Bullwinkle the Moose were great stars when those two characters made their first-ever appearance in an animated TV series in the early 1960s. Although the series lasted only a handful of years, the two characters were pretty much TV classics. Yes, they were classics until their catastrophic entry to the big screen. And when their big screen attempt made such underwhelming numbers, they pretty much disappeared from people's minds. With these outings, Rocky and Bullwinkle are indeed characters that aged badly.

And then came this animated short subject. This was to be released in cinemas as a preview to featuring two other characters who appeared in segments of their classic TV series. But for some reason, it was not included, and therefore became direct-to-video instead. I don't know how viewers received the short movie, although it didn't seem to help Rocky and Bullwinkle regain some lost popularity.

Perhaps if a young boy were selected to be in Rocky's speaking role, then that might have pave the road to redemption for the flying squirrel and the moose.