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...
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 films done by Singer. The films, while nicely crafted, were essentially pencil tests.
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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
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.
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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"Pow-Wow, The Little Indian Boy"
"Bucky & Pepito"
"Courageous Cat" [as TeleFeatures-Trans Artists]
"Sinbad Jr."[with AIP],taken over by Hanna-Barbera