I wish that, for the season sets, they would've restored the episodes (as much as possible) to how they originally aired, with these old openings & closings on there just as they were when they aired.
In another first season network print (when General Mills wasn't the day's primary sponsor), the sponsor I.D. was replaced at :17 by a 10 second ABC I.D. {featuring a map of the U.S.}, with announcer Dick Tufeld proclaiming, "...The American Broadcasting Company and its affiliated stations, throughout the United States and North America!". The credits resumed at :37....
Rare footage from the babyboomer era, i cant believe ,id ever say that , this was on tv all the time , kids must have seen this 1000 times back then , now its a rare film , . Just think about in the future ,having the rare opening to Family Guy , that someone found on a strange silver disk .
I noticed the name Al Shean in the credits. He was one half of Gallagher and Shean, one of the most successful comedy teams in the history of Vaudeville. He was also the uncle of the Marx Brothers, writing much of their early comedy material.
I may not have this quite correct, but Ward was told that an "executive producer" or other had to be listed, so Ward made up that name & stuck it on......The name P.B. was also shown in a Fractured Fairy Tale, I think. A character saw the name and went into a store---"I'd like to see Mr. Britt, please!"
Nope ... here's the real deal...In 1959, Jay Ward and Bill Scott invented the name "Ponsonby Britt, Limited" as the new title of their corporation. Britt eventually became an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) and was retained in the cartoon's closing credits as an in-joke. Bill Scott was quoted as saying, "We had no executive producer, so we felt we should make one up." Britt even had an "official" biography used in press releases.
I sit corrected.....I think I saw that in Wiki (toda, in fact).......Now, I am hoping that somebody somewhere will YouTube some interstitials from the 59-60 season (e.g., Bullwinkle messing up a projector).
The DVD version of this credit sequence had the 1961 closing theme playing under it instead of the 1959 theme, and also had the newer Bullwinkle logo in place of the old one
The reason being that the Frank Comstock theme music couldn't be cleared for DVD release so the Fred Steiner theme was dubbed over the original title sequences.
Chris Jenkyns is listed as a writer, but sketched all through his life. Was a 1941-42 graduate of North Hollywood High School, went off to the war, spent the fifties in Paris...you know the usual GI generation experiences.
Where on earth did you get this? Classic! Do you, or does anyone, have the closing sequence w/the tall hour-glass and a talking-General Mills logo on a swing I think? It's been 40 years, but I really remember something like that. Would love to see it.
By the hourglass sequence, I think you're referring to the "mine must be a little slow" closing...Don't remember the swinging logo, but I think they re-ran the "Gee, what Goodness!" jingle they used in the opening after 1959...
These were the original closing credits (with the General Mills' sponsor billboard) seen only on ABC during the 1959-'60 season. Daws Butler was never credited on-screen [for Ward] after season one because of his "exclusive" contract with Kellogg's, who sponsored the Hanna-Barbera shows he provided more than half the voices for, AND for which he did their "integrated" commercials!
I wish that, for the season sets, they would've restored the episodes (as much as possible) to how they originally aired, with these old openings & closings on there just as they were when they aired.
felixbunke 7 months ago
In another first season network print (when General Mills wasn't the day's primary sponsor), the sponsor I.D. was replaced at :17 by a 10 second ABC I.D. {featuring a map of the U.S.}, with announcer Dick Tufeld proclaiming, "...The American Broadcasting Company and its affiliated stations, throughout the United States and North America!". The credits resumed at :37....
fromthesidelines 10 months ago
Rare footage from the babyboomer era, i cant believe ,id ever say that , this was on tv all the time , kids must have seen this 1000 times back then , now its a rare film , . Just think about in the future ,having the rare opening to Family Guy , that someone found on a strange silver disk .
1952kid 11 months ago
0:20
Bullwinkle: "General Mills, where better breakfases begin!"
Rocky: "That's 'breakfasts!''"
Bullwinkle: "That's what I said - breakfases."
dnm728part3 1 year ago
=_=
stupid google i meant the MOVIE credits goddamnit
btw lmao @ General Mills
KatMiko11 2 years ago
CORRECTION TO MY PREVIOUS POSTING:
I did some double checking. The Al Shean in the credits is a different Al Shean. Sorry.
MFPhoto1 2 years ago
I noticed the name Al Shean in the credits. He was one half of Gallagher and Shean, one of the most successful comedy teams in the history of Vaudeville. He was also the uncle of the Marx Brothers, writing much of their early comedy material.
MFPhoto1 2 years ago
ponsonby britt was a pseudonym used by jay ward.
baritonesilver 2 years ago
I may not have this quite correct, but Ward was told that an "executive producer" or other had to be listed, so Ward made up that name & stuck it on......The name P.B. was also shown in a Fractured Fairy Tale, I think. A character saw the name and went into a store---"I'd like to see Mr. Britt, please!"
cd637299 2 years ago
Nope ... here's the real deal...In 1959, Jay Ward and Bill Scott invented the name "Ponsonby Britt, Limited" as the new title of their corporation. Britt eventually became an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) and was retained in the cartoon's closing credits as an in-joke. Bill Scott was quoted as saying, "We had no executive producer, so we felt we should make one up." Britt even had an "official" biography used in press releases.
baritonesilver 2 years ago
I sit corrected.....I think I saw that in Wiki (toda, in fact).......Now, I am hoping that somebody somewhere will YouTube some interstitials from the 59-60 season (e.g., Bullwinkle messing up a projector).
cd637299 2 years ago
PONSONBY BRITT????
Is that an anagram?
Pookatube 3 years ago
Oh, so THIS was how it ended...A Host of others (voices)..kinda like Linus the Lionhearted with tis "Bashful Bigshots".
SteveCarras 3 years ago
The DVD version of this credit sequence had the 1961 closing theme playing under it instead of the 1959 theme, and also had the newer Bullwinkle logo in place of the old one
wiley207 4 years ago
The reason being that the Frank Comstock theme music couldn't be cleared for DVD release so the Fred Steiner theme was dubbed over the original title sequences.
SeanElGatoTelevision 2 years ago
"Val-Mar Studios" was reorganized as "Gamma Productions" in 1960.
fromthesidelines 4 years ago
Chris Jenkyns is listed as a writer, but sketched all through his life. Was a 1941-42 graduate of North Hollywood High School, went off to the war, spent the fifties in Paris...you know the usual GI generation experiences.
powergirl901 3 years ago
At first I thought Val-Mar and Gamma were two separate companies, but now I know they were both the same studio, they just changed their name
wiley207 3 years ago
And also, Jenkyns was a storyboard director on 1979's "The Plastic Man Comedy/Adventure Show."
ClassicTVFan82 3 years ago
Another writer credited there was Chris Hayward who later went on to co-create The Munsters, and write for Get Smart, Barney Miller and Alice.
144wychwood 2 years ago
Where on earth did you get this? Classic! Do you, or does anyone, have the closing sequence w/the tall hour-glass and a talking-General Mills logo on a swing I think? It's been 40 years, but I really remember something like that. Would love to see it.
DeeGirlNYC 4 years ago
By the hourglass sequence, I think you're referring to the "mine must be a little slow" closing...Don't remember the swinging logo, but I think they re-ran the "Gee, what Goodness!" jingle they used in the opening after 1959...
bongomanfromdalou 3 years ago
"Some of the people who made this show IMPOSSIBLE!" Love it!!
RoyFive 5 years ago
These were the original closing credits (with the General Mills' sponsor billboard) seen only on ABC during the 1959-'60 season. Daws Butler was never credited on-screen [for Ward] after season one because of his "exclusive" contract with Kellogg's, who sponsored the Hanna-Barbera shows he provided more than half the voices for, AND for which he did their "integrated" commercials!
fromthesidelines 5 years ago
Ah yes, the early design of Rocky. I like this design better than the current one. He looks more cute this way.
KazuyaPrower 5 years ago