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Paddy the Pelican - Piggy Bank Robbery

Paddy the Pelican began in 1950 as a local TV puppet show on Chicago's WENR-TV. Paddy's adventures were presented in comic strip drawings done by Sam Singer. In 1954 Paddy appeared in six animated...  
 
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SteveCarras (7 months ago) Show Hide
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Sam Singer went on to do several cartoon series:
"Pow-Wow, The Little Indian Boy"
"Bucky & Pepito"
"Courageous Cat" [as TeleFeatures-Trans Artists]
"Sinbad Jr."[with AIP],taken over by Hanna-Barbera
hairypolack (8 months ago) Show Hide
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even in B&W its better than most Hanna Barbera and most of the junk on afternnon TV
Broadway789 (8 months ago) Show Hide
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My late dad told me he drew Paddy the Pelican, perhaps after Sam Singer passed away?
Broadway789 (8 months ago) Show Hide
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My dad told me he used to draw Paddy the Pelican...maybe after Sam Singer passed away? This was in the early 50s in Chicago.
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Sad thing is Paddy was from Limivady and the son of a Protestant butcher. Shame once he got on the box in American he was type cast. His da played the lambeg. Shame.
Lemon77UG (9 months ago) Show Hide
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Terrible.
BettyBoop4ever25 (10 months ago) Show Hide
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the theme song is catchy
MrBertstown (1 year ago) Show Hide
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I could see someone on here overdubbing these cartoons and maki them cuss like sailors.
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Goddamnit this sucks
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For a time, "PADDY" was seen on ABC's East Coast and Midwest networks as a weekday afternoon series from Chicago in 1950. Perhaps the producers of the series were aiming for a syndicated cartoon version in 1954, in partnership with Sam Singer. It might have worked....

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