Rocky & Bullwinkle - Kerwood Derby - Menominee, MI episode

[Sneep29]

"He's kind of big to get rid of now. People will talk."

Best line. :)

[dorsy2]

Durward Kirby (the real spelling) was a nice-looking announcer with a great voice. I think he was Garry Moore's sidekick for a long time.

[timeparadox888]

0:51

Cloyde must be a past life of Derpy Hooves.

[the430miler]

fucc roccy and bkullwinkle cuzz

[Fluffinater8]

Menominee, MI FTW

[Anomki]

Cute.

Funny, at 3:18-3:19 Rocky says "How come?" with Bullwinkle's voice.

[MrMadBallz79]

Love it!

[IExposeMormonism]

If you want to be a quick wit watch a listen to R&B.

[heylinspongesprite]

I'm only 16 and I love this show :) I think it's pretty clever

[XxPiccasoNderbieXx]

LOL thats funny ... Cheak Out our Videos :D :D :D YAYYAYAYAY!!!

[143AC]

Dear Critical Listener, Mr.Kirby did threaten to sue Ward & Scott over this cartoon..but they simply said"Go ahead and sue us..we need the publicity..but..you'll never win".and you know what..he didn't.

[FloraWest]

@143AC Yes! I do love that story.

[jln55]

NoSmo-king

[Dave78m]

About 40 years ago, there was a CBS TV show called "Candid Camera", starring Allen Funt and his sidekick/straightman, Derwood Kirby. Jay Ward, great satirist that he was, punned on Kirby's name, hence the Kirwood Derby.

Funt, no shy violet, was the role model for today's inane reality shows. Like making a copy of a copy of a copy, each generation of reality TV has gotten worse and worse. Personally, I wouldn't mind if TV brought back Moose and Squirrel.

[logancody05]

@Dave78m Unfortunately it's not TV that has gotten bad, but the assholes who watch it and think they're being entertained.

[notyoursavior78]

Sweet!! Rocky and Bullwinkle rule! Why do all the good shows that get released on dvd suddenly just stop mid series. I was pissed when it happened to King of the Hill and obviously it happened to this fine show too.

Such bs.

[knowallcity]

Boris looks more latino than whatever he's supposed to be.....

[FanOblues51]

@knowallcity Boris Badenoff is Russian.

[mikolasa]

It is great to have a king named nosmo. Probably not very popular in Raleigh Durham though.

[143AC]

Too bad we don't have such magic hats to help us become

smarter people.

[cartdcdonut]

Thanks Juddly! I needed that!

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[Staszu13]

I suppose Mr Bush could've used that derby

[dougalmac54]

Luke, Natasha, is Moose and Squirrel.

[enomarekim]

ehh Moose.

[kidcoast777]

He was born in Covington, Kentucky my home town.

[kidcoast777]

To MFPhoto 1, Yes this is true the producers also told Derwood Kerby to go ahead and sue we could use the publicty.

[strat8383]

saw them in the day and lived for those shows...and soupy sales. I'm old but happy...they shaped my world view. It might have been the funniest time in history to grow up.

[RoyFive]

This was one of the few times Rocky and Bullwinkle saw Boris when he wasn't incognito.

[RoyFive]

The Moon Men  were far and away my favorite R & B characters.

[dougalmac54]

What about the metal-munching mice?

[RoyFive]

Oh yeah. That was a funny story too. Sort of a tongue-in-cheek swipe at the growing dependence on television (which continues to present times). Ward and Scott could be merciless in an amusing way!

[1Samh666]

Timeless toons

[chuckbuckbobuck]

Most wittiest cartoons ever made--even more then the Simpsons. The double entendres are fast in furious in this series and it is hard to believe that this series was made in the 1960's. Hey, Boris! What do we do about "Moose and Squirrel?"

[cmans79tr7]

@chuckbuckbobuck - Speaking of double-entendres, check out

"sleeping beauty" Fractured Fairy Tales - Starting at 5:00 where the "Prince" reveals that he is not a real Prince after all because he didn't join the Union. He said that he actually beats pig skins for a living. But I'll leave it for you to hear what he says his "official" job title is. Check out the "witch's" face right after he says it.

[MFPhoto1]

"Kerwood Derby" is a play on the name Derwood Kerby. Derwood Kerby was the co-host of Candid Camera. He was so offended by the use of his name that he sued. The case was thrown out of court.

[FanOblues51]

@MFPhoto1 His name was Durward Kirby.

[greymattersblog]

You have to love Bullwinkle cartoons, as they throw in jokes faster than you can count. For example, "King Nosmo" = "Nosmo King" = "No Smoking"

[backboneintact]

Menominee is the home of the IRON T..... the coolest dude in the world!

[jennifersman]

OMG this is hysterical! "Count up to 5 Nosmo.." "I always get the hard part!" and how his advisor's name is "Lyndon"

[ireallyloveericlyons]

well what happened?

did they die?

[deora2dude]

i remember watching (and taping) the old reruns on YTV when i was six or seven...i finally get the jokes and puns now... the references too

[alfreddwight]

This makes more sense everyday. Look at all the alchemy in DC today.

[flibideegibbit]

not unlike bugs bunny, they made more sense the older i got, which aint sayin much lol

[Wacokid48]

how can it be that a silly cartoon gave us every important life lesson and made us laugh out loud?...like we all had Jewish comedian uncles? it's just amazing and a blessing...thanks be to the writers of this show...you will all be enshrined in our memories and hearts..may your words live forever ..anrd your souls acsend to the heights..where only a flying squirrel can save you!

[ErichoTTA]

That's old-age animation for ya.

[soldmeout]

Rocky and Bullwinkle are my all-time favorite cartoon. A lot of the jokes went over my head when i was young but I can appreciate them now.

[ladystar2005]

Did he say Peter or Pater cause if my latin is right pater is latin for father so did he say peter or pater?

[George4the]

Pater

[ladystar2005]

thank you

[jessicamiami2008]

lol

[143AC]

This series of Rocky And Bullwinkle episodes

were not loved by Mr.Durwood Kerby. He felt that this show made fun of him and

threatened the producers with a lawsuit.

[gilaconglomerate]

Durward Kirby did not love the mocking of his name. I'm sure he took abuse over the name for most of his youth (his first name was Homer).

[ipostrandomthings]

??????????????????  Doesn't!

[poweredbyvlad]

omg i was born in menominee i now live in escanaba, 1hr away

[abercrombieandfitch0]

I live there

[Bigbubbanotrubba]

They don't make cartoons like this anymore because they don't want to offend people. Imagine that. A wonderful cartoon like this plus many more were taken off the airways because of some cry baby

[Sclorched]

yeah now we have shit shows like "hip hop harry" and other lame bullshit

[RatedGProdigy]

WTF?

Did they really say "Menominee Michigan?"

I used to live up there from 88 to 01 and plan to return in the future.

LMAO!!!!!

[chuckkottke]

You can return only if you remember to bring back the Kerwood Derby!! (That, or a quality wooden ruler made in Menominee!)

[RatedGProdigy]

WTF?

Did they really say "Menominee Michigan?"

I used to live up there from 88 to 01 and plan to return in the future.

LMAO!!!!!

[JamesBond0034]

i want them all!!!!!!!!

[freopah]

eh nothing better than colored tv, jeepers creepers

[TheTruePsycho]

why cantt cartoon be a little like this today and not so full of shit and brain melting retardedness

[TheTruePsycho]

sacramentocalifornia! lol

[ipostrandomthings]

Lol I love this, and the town of Menominee Michigan. Its one of my top 5 favirote towns in the world. It is located on the Menominee River, at the Wisconsin Border. It is very far from Detroit. At least 200 miles using roadways. It is a cool town, along US-41/ and Michigan State Route- 35.

Check out Menominee, Michigan!

It is a coll town!

OH yah!

[ipostrandomthings]

It is in the Upper Penninsula!

[ynotmom]

More like 500 miles

[ipostrandomthings]

No it isn't! NOT IN THE LEAST! Its more like an hour. We have freinds with a beach house about 9 miles south of Ceder River on Lake Michigan and we can  see Door County WI!

[mcrtabbygirl]

i love this show i use to watch this growing up i wish it would still come on

why cant the good shows on licke rocky the angry beavers invader zim rockos mondern life cat and dog etc

=]

[RoyFive]

Gidney and Cloyd were my favorite characters. Too bad they were only worked into three R and B stories.

[fromthesidelines]

"Lyndon" {1:11}- a reference to Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson under Preident John F. Kennedy, who was in office at the time this episode first aired in December 1961...

[iHATESPiDERS2]

lol @ "sacramento, california"

[iHATESPiDERS2]

lol @ "sacramento, california"

[zathusura78910]

people will talk-

[annoyingmusicman]

Nothing compares to the classics

[luengaga1978]

Sacramento,CA. hahaha!

[rogerrodd]

This was when wit, creativity, and intellect were required to maintain a succesful adult cartoon. Today it's all about irreverant children, dick jokes, and a fat, head up his ass white guy that is the punchline to every joke.

[plastictabs]

King Nosmo! Get it? Nosmoking! Hahaha!

[FlamingoKicker]

Wow.  I never would have gotten that.

Course they wouldn't allow smoking in cartoons now anyway

[pollard7545]

A Cartridge in a Pear Tree!!!!!

[Staszu13]

@pollard7545 Cue the Mr Peabody tuba fart!

[Scyllax]

Actually, his name was "Durward Kirby".

[driver3464]

@pollard7545 If that pun is not a capitol felony, it should be.

[chuggachuggawoowoo]

One of the best cartoons ever. Great writing and characters.

[unkr01]

I read that Jay Ward told Durward Kirby that he could name one of his hats after any of Jay cartoon characters!

[CriticalListener]

I recall hearing that Durward Kirby, a not-very talented sidekick on the Garry Moore show, so resented the pun made on his name, that he sued Jay Ward over this.

[drcrn]

He threathened to sue. Ward said go ahead knowing the publicity it would bring so Kirwoor never fllowed through.