Original Production Animation Cels of Maleficent and Diablo from "Sleeping Beauty," 1959

Original hand painted and hand inked production animation cels of Maleficent and Diablo set on a lithographic background from "Sleeping Beauty," 1959, Walt Disney Studios; With original Art Corner backing board and Certificate sticker; Size - Maleficent & Diablo: 7 1/2 x 8 1/4", Image 9 x 12"; Unframed.

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"I really felt quite distressed at not receiving an invitation." - Maleficent

"You weren't wanted" - Merryweather

"Not wa...? Oh dear, what an awkward situation. I had hoped it was merely due to some oversight. Well, in that event I'd best be on my way." - Maleficent

I really felt quite distressed|at not receiving an invitation.

Read more: https://www.springfieldspringfield.co.uk/movie_script.php?movie=sleeping-beauty-1959I - Maleficent

 

"Sleeping Beauty" is a Walt Disney animated full length feature film and was based on "The Sleeping Beauty" by Charles Perrault and "Little Briar Rose" by The Brothers Grimm. The film was the sixteenth in the Walt Disney Animated Classics series, and it was released to theaters on January 29, 1959 by Buena Vista Distribution. This was to be the last Disney adaptation of a fairy tale for many years, both because of its initial mixed critical reception, and because of it's under performance at the box office. The Walt Disney studio did not return to the fairy tale genre until 30 years later, with the release of "The Little Mermaid" in 1989.

"Sleeping Beauty" was directed by Les Clark, Eric Larson, and Wolfgang Reitherman, under the supervision of Clyde Geronimi. The story was written by Joe Rinaldi, Winston Hibler, Bill Peet, Ted Sears, Ralph Wright, and Milt Banta. The film's musical score and songs, featuring the Graunke Symphony Orchestra, was under the direction of George Bruns. Arrangements and/or adaptations were derived from numbers from the 1890 "Sleeping Beauty Ballet" by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky. In addition, Igor Stravinsky's music compositions were also adapted into the film. "Sleeping Beauty" was the first animated film to be photographed in the Super Technirama 70 widescreen process, as well as the second full-length animated feature film to be filmed in anamorphic widescreen; following "Lady and the Tramp" four years earlier. In select first-run engagements, the film was presented in Super Technirama 70 and 6-channel stereophonic sound.

Original production animation cel sof Maleficent and Diablo without the background.

The style for "Sleeping Beauty" was based on the art of Eyvind Earle, who was known for his 'Pre-Renaissance' style; accomplished with strong vertical lines combined with Gothic elegance. Earle was involved with the design of all the characters in the film, and he designed and painted most of the backgrounds. The early sketches for Maleficent depicted a hag-like witch, however it was later decided that her final design should be more elegant; as it better suited Earle's backgrounds. The principal animator for Maleficent, Marc Davis, decided to make Maleficent a powerful fairy rather than an old crone that had been described in the original source material. A contributing factor for this decision may have been influenced by the choice of Eleanor Audley to be the voice of the character. Audley had previously worked for Disney by providing the voice for the cold and calculating Lady Tremaine (The Stepmother) in "Cinderella." It is known that Frank Thomas who animated Lady Tremaine and Marc Davis who animated Maleficent, incorporated the facials features of Eleanor into both characters. Audley was also the live-action model for Maleficent, and Marc Davis claimed that her movements and expressions were ultimately incorporated into the animation.

 

Original Art Corner backing board and Certificate sticker.

Marc Davis's design for Maleficent's costume was inspired by a book on Medieval art. One of the images featured was that of a religious figure with long robes, the ends of which resembled flames. Davis incorporated this into Maleficent's final design, and he based the sides of her headdress on the wings of a bat, and the top of her headdress on the horns of a devil. If you ask people to name their favorite Disney Villain, chances are you will one of three answers; The Evil Queen/Witch from "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs," Cruella DeVil from "One hundred and One Dalmatians," or Maleficent from "Sleeping Beauty." Two of the three, Cruella and Maleficent, were created and drawn by the great Walt Disney animator Marc Davis.

This is a two cel setup from the scene when Maleficent appears in King Stefan's castle just as the Three Good Fairies are bestowing spell gifts on the new baby Princess Aurora. A fantastic image of Maleficent, the Mistress of all evil; and her pet raven Diablo. A beautiful piece of vintage Walt Disney history and a centerpiece to any animation art collection! The dialog for the scene is below:

 

"I really felt quite distressed at not receiving an invitation." - Maleficent

"You weren't wanted" - Merryweather

"Not wa...? Oh dear, what an awkward situation. I had hoped it was merely due to some oversight. Well, in that event I'd best be on my way." - Maleficent

 

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Original Production Animation Cel of Cinderella from "Cinderella," 1950

 

Original hand inked and hand painted production animation cel of Cinderella in the Ball Gown from "Cinderella," 1950; With Magic Effects overlay cel, all set on an original hand painted and airbrushed background, Walt Disney Studios; Size - Cinderella: 6 3/4 x 4 3/4", Image 9 1/2 x 12 1/4", Background 10 x 13"; Unframed.

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Cinderella: "Oh, I wasn't... I do so, but... but don't you think my dress..."
Fairy Godmother: "Yes, it's lovely, dear. Love... (sees the ruined dress) Good heavens, child! You can't go in that. Now, uh... let's see, dears. Your size... and the shade of your eyes... Uh-huh. Something simple, but daring too. (Gasping) Just leave it to me! What a gown this will be. Biddidi-bobbidi... bibbidi-bobbidi... Bibbidi-bobbidi... boo!" (Cinderella dress is changed into a silvery-blue dress).

Cinderella: (twirls around) "Oh, it's a beautiful dress! Did you ever see such a beautiful dress? And look, glass slippers. Why, it's a dream, a wonderful dream come true."

The 1950 Walt Disney feature film "Cinderella" was based on the French version of the tale by Charles Perrault, entitled "Cinderella" and written in 1698. The film was the second in the series of great Princess films developed by Disney, the first being Snow White in 1937. The character of Cinderella is usually front and center in the pantheon of Disney Princess merchandise, perhaps because she is the only Princess not to be of a noble blood line who ended up marrying a Prince and becoming royalty.

Cinderella was animated by both Marc Davis and Eric Larson, however the two animators had different perceptions of the character, with Davis preferring elegance and Larson opting for simplicity. This actually worked in the film's favor, resulting in Cinderella being a much more complicated character than her predecessor Snow White. As with other Disney films, the studio hired actress Helene Stanley to perform the live-action reference for Cinderella. She would later return to the studio for the characters of Aurora in "Sleeping Beauty," 1959 and Anita Radcliffe in "One Hundred and One Dalmatians," 1961.

According to Christopher Finch, from his book "The Art of Walt Disney":
"Disney insisted that all scenes involving human characters should be shot first in live-action to determine that they would work before the expensive business of animation was permitted to start. The animators did not like this way of working, feeling it detracted from their ability to create character. The animators understood the necessity for this approach and in retrospect acknowledged that Disney had handled things with considerable subtlety."

About 400 women and girls auditioned for the voice role of Cinderella, but the role ended up going to Ilene Woods. Woods, who at the time worked on the radio and did not know anything about the audition, was asked one day by her colleagues Mack David and Jerry Livingston to sing a song from Cinderella. Without her knowledge, her recording was given by her friends to Disney Studios. After listening to the material Walt Disney immediately decided that he had found the voice with which to speak and sing the character of Cinderella and contacted Ilene.

This is an extremely rare original production cel of Cinderella with Magic Effects overlay cel, that occurs during the dress transformation scene; when her Fairy Godmother changes her torn and tattered pink dress into the silvery-blue Ball Gown. The magical transformation of Cinderella into a Ball Gown and Lady and Tramp eating spaghetti are perhaps, the most utilized sequences of Walt Disney animation in regards to promotional, merchandising, and advertisement in Disney's history. This is the finest cel I have ever had or seen from Cinderella, and represents the absolute height of animation art collecting. The cel occurs in the film, when the Fairy Godmother realizes that Cinderella's torn pink dress has to be transformed into a dress suitable for a King's Ball. The dialog for the scene is below:

Cinderella: "Oh, I wasn't... I do so, but... but don't you think my dress..."
Fairy Godmother: "Yes, it's lovely, dear. Love... (sees the ruined dress) Good heavens, child! You can't go in that. Now, uh... let's see, dears. Your size... and the shade of your eyes... Uh-huh. Something simple, but daring too. (Gasping) Just leave it to me! What a gown this will be. Biddidi-bobbidi... bibbidi-bobbidi... Bibbidi-bobbidi... boo!" (Cinderella dress is changed into a silvery-blue dress).

Cinderella: (twirls around) "Oh, it's a beautiful dress! Did you ever see such a beautiful dress? And look, glass slippers. Why, it's a dream, a wonderful dream come true."

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Original Production Animation Cel of Jessica and Roger Rabbit from "Who Framed Roger Rabbit?," 1988

Original hand painted production animation cel of Jessica Rabbit and Roger Rabbit from "Who Framed Roger Rabbit?," 1988, Walt Disney Studios; Set on a lithographic background; Numbered 23 in ink lower right; Walt Disney Company Seal lower right and with original Walt Disney Company Certificate; Size - Jessica & Roger Rabbit: 7 x 4 1/4", Image 8 1/4 x 13 1/4"; Unframed.

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"Roger, I want you to know I love you. I loved you more than any woman has ever loved a rabbit." - Jessica Rabbit

"Who Framed Roger Rabbit," 1988 is a Walt Disney live-action/animated fantasy featured film that was released on June 22, 1988. The film was produced by Frank Marshall and Robert Watts, written by Jeffrey Price and Peter S. Seaman, and is based on Gary K. Wolf's 1981 novel "Who Censored Roger Rabbit?" The film stars Bob Hoskins, Christopher Lloyd, Charles Fleischer, Stubby Kaye, and Joanne Cassidy. Combining live-action with animation, the story follows a private detective, Eddie Valiant, who must exonerate "Toon" Roger Rabbit who is accused of murdering a wealthy businessman. The film was a blockbuster and critical success wining three Academy Awards and a Special Achievement Award. The film grossed $329,803,958 in 1988, and at the time of release was the twentieth highest grossing film of all time. In 2016 the film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant."

Walt Disney Pictures purchased the film rights for "Who Framed Roger Rabbit" in 1981 and in 1985 the project was revamped by Michael Eisner, the new CEO of Disney. Eisner brought in executive producer Steven Spielberg and his production company Amblin Entertainment. Spielberg convinced Warner Bros., Fleischer Studios, King Features Syndicate, Felix the Cat Productions, Turner Entertainment, and Universal Pictures/Walter Lantz Productions to "lend" their character to appear in the film; although many had stipulations were added about how the characters could be portrayed. For example Disney's Donald Duck and Warner Bros. Daffy Duck would appear as equally-talented dueling pianists; and Mickey Mouse and Bugs Bunny would also share equal time for their first ever animated screen scene together. Spielberg's negotiations contributed to audience admiration for the film because of a large number of famous animated characters appearing together for the first time. The cast of characters, combined with brilliant animation that was integrated with seamless live action, made the film a visual masterpiece!

Original production cel of Jessica and Roger Rabbit showing the cel edges.

Original Walt Disney Company Certificate.

The breakout character of the film was Jessica Rabbit, Roger's beautiful and seductive "Toon" wife. Jessica was animated by Walt Disney supervising animator Richard Williams and by James Baxter; and Kathleen Turner provided the voice of the character, but was uncredited in the film. Amy Irving supplied Jessica's singing voice and Betsy Brantley was the live actress stand-in. Jessica Rabbit was an incredible mix of cartoon and realism that merged in the creation of a modern femme fatale, who captivated male viewers all over the world!
 

Jessica Rabbit first appears in the film when she performs the song "Why Don't You Do Right?" at the "Ink and Paint Club." The name of the club is derived from the Ink and Paint Department of Walt Disney Animation Studios, where all the inking and painting of animation cels occurs. This is an absolutely perfect original production animation cel of Jessica and Roger Rabbit. This cel occurs in the film when Judge Doom and the Toon Patrol capture Jessica and Eddie and bring them to the Acme Factory. Doom tells them that he is the sole shareholder of Cloverleaf and plans to erase Toontown with a Dip-spraying machine so he can build a freeway in its place; and decommission the railway system to force people to use the new freeway. Roger tries but fails to save Jessica and the pair are tied to a large hook and hung in front of the Dip machine's sprayer. One of the best poses of the love couple in the entire film and a spectacular image that is perfect for any Walt Disney animation art collection!

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Original Production Animation Cel of Ichabod Crane from "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" Section of "The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad," 1949

Original hand inked and hand painted production animation cel of Ichabod Crane set on a lithographic background from "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" section of "The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad," 1949, Walt Disney Studios; Numbered 44 in ink lower right; Size -  Ichabod Crane: 8 1/4 x 5 1/4", Image 11 x 10"; Unframed.

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"Oh, Katrina, my love. Who can resist your grace, your charm? And who can resist your father's farm?" - Narrator (Bing Crosby)

 

"The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad," 1949 is an animated package film produced by Walt Disney Productions and released by RKO Radio Pictures. The film consists of two segments – the first is based on the 1908 children's novel "The Wind in the Willows" by British author Kenneth Grahame, and the second is based on the 1820 short story "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow," (named Ichabod Crane in the Disney film) by American author Washington Irving. The famed American singer and actor Bing Crosby provided the voice of Ichabod Crane, Brom Bones, and the Narrator.

The story takes place in October 1790 when Ichabod Crane, a lanky, gluttonous, superstitious yet charming man; arrives in Sleepy Hollow, New York. It's a small village north of Tarrytown and is renowned for its ghostly haunting and Ichabod is to be the town's new schoolmaster. Despite his odd behavior and awkward appearance, he soon wins the hearts of the village's women. Brom Bones, the rough town hero, does his best to bully Ichabod; however he is very good at ignoring Brom's taunts. Soon Ichabod falls in love with eighteen-year-old Katrina van Tassel, the beautiful daughter and only child of Baltus van Tassel who is the richest man in all of Sleepy Hollow. Brom, who is also in love with the beautiful Katrina, begins to compete with the schoolmaster for her affection. However, Ichabod succeeds in winning Katrina over at every opportunity. Unbeknownst to Ichabod, Katrina is only using him to make Brom jealous.

Both Brom and Ichabod are invited to the annual van Tassel Halloween party. While sitting down to dinner, Brom tells Ichabod and the party guests the ghost story of the Headless Horseman, who had lost his head a long time ago during the Revolutionary War. Ever since, on every Halloween night he rides into Sleepy Hollow looking for a new head. The only way to escape him is to cross the covered bridge, as the Headless Horseman's evil powers are limited to within the dark woods.

After the Halloween party ends, Ichabod rides home alone and keeps imagining that he is being followed. He hears strange sounds and then realizes that it's only cattails bumping against a log; Ichabod and his horse begin to hysterically laugh. But then suddenly both stop, as they realize that another laugh has joined them. As Ichabod and his horse slowly turn around, they find the Headless Horseman about to attack them with his sword. The Horseman begins to chase them, laughing all the while. Ichabod gallops for the bridge and barely manages to make it across. As Ichabod turns around, he screams as the Horseman's black horse rears up, and the Headless Horseman throws a flaming jack o' lantern right at him. The very next morning, Ichabod's hat was found next to a shattered pumpkin; however, Ichabod was never heard from again.

This is a very rare and wonderful hand inked and hand painted production cel of Ichabod Crane. A very large, action packed, eyes open, and smiling image of the schoolmaster holding a stack of packages for his love interest Katrina Van Tassel. Original artwork from Walt Disney's "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" is scarce to the market, and this piece would make a great addition to any animation art collection!

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Original Production Animation Cels of Flora, Fauna, and Merryweather From "Sleeping Beauty," 195

Original hand painted and hand inked production animation cels of Flora, Fauna, and Merryweather set on a lithographic background from "Sleeping Beauty," 1959, Walt Disney Studios; Size - Flora, Fauna, & Merryweather: 7 x 15 3/4"; Image 7 1/2 x 15 3/4"; Unframed.

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Flora: "Make it pink!"

Merryweather: "Make it blue!"

Fauna: "Oh, I just love happy endings."

"Sleeping Beauty," 1959 is an animated musical film produced by Walt Disney based on two stories: "The Sleeping Beauty" by Charles Perrault and "Little Briar Rose" by The Brothers Grimm. The film was released to theaters on January 29, 1959, by Buena Vista Distribution. This was the last Disney adaptation of a fairy tale for 30 years because of its initial mixed critical reception and because of under performance at the box office. The next Disney adaption of a fairy tale would not occur until 1989 with "The Little Mermaid."

"Sleeping Beauty" was directed by Les Clark, Eric Larson, and Wolfgang Reitherman; under the supervision of Clyde Geronimi. Additional story work was by Joe Rinaldi, Winston Hibler, Bill Peet, Ted Sears, Ralph Wright, and Milt Banta. The film's musical score and songs, featuring the work of the Graunke Symphony Orchestra under the direction of George Bruns, are arrangements or adaptations of numbers from the 1890 "Sleeping Beauty Ballet" by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky. "Sleeping Beauty" was the first animated film to be photographed in the Super Technirama 70 widescreen process, as well as the second full-length animated feature film to be filmed in anamorphic widescreen (following "Lady and the Tramp" four years earlier). The film was presented in Super Technirama 70 and 6-channel stereophonic sound in first-run engagements.

Flora, Fauna and Merryweather are Princess Aurora's Fairy Godmothers, who appear at baby Aurora's christening to present their gifts to her, as well as go on to become her guardians. The Fairies were voiced by Verna Felton (Flora), Barbara Jo Allen (Fauna), and Barbara Luddy (Merryweather). Verna Felton also voiced Queen Leah, Aurora's mother; and had prior roles as Dumbo's mother in "Dumbo," the Fairy Godmother in "Cinderella," the Queen of Hearts in "Alice in Wonderland," and Aunt Sarah in "Lady in the Tramp." Barbara Luddy had previously voiced Lady in "Lady and the Tramp." The principle animator for the Three Fairies was Ollie Johnston and a little known fact is that one of the actresses who was one of the live action models for the Good Fairies was Frances Bavier, the future Aunt Bee on "The Andy Griffith Show."

Fauna is the middle Fairy and is dressed in a green gown, a green hat, and a green cape clipped with a green triangle. Her gift to Aurora is the gift of song.

Flora is the tallest and oldest Fairy, dressed in a red gown (although she is obsessed with the color pink), a red hat, and a red cape clipped with a yellow square. She is the strongest-willed leader of the group, and her gift to Aurora is the gift of beauty. She also created for Prince Phillip the powerful Sword of Truth and the invulnerable Shield of Virtue, for his escape and battle with Maleficent.

Merryweather is the shortest and youngest Fairy, dressed in a blue gown, a blue hat, and a blue cape clipped with a blue circle. She is the Fairy who is the most verbal and aggressive towards Maleficent, and she is much bolder than the other two Fairies. As Merryweather is about to give her gift, Maleficent makes her appearance and curses Aurora to die when she touches a spinning wheel's spindle before the sun sets on her sixteenth birthday. Merryweather's gift to Aurora is to weaken Maleficent's curse so that instead of death, Aurora will fall into a deep sleep until she is awakened by true love's kiss.

This is a wonderful set of original hand painted and hand inked production animation cels of all three Good Fairies, Flora, Fauna, and Merryweather from the Walt Disney masterpiece "Sleeping Beauty," 1959. All three Fairies are eyes open and large impressive images. This is an extremely beautiful piece of original vintage artwork, that would make a great addition to any animation collection!

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Original production animation cel of Ringo Star from "The Beatles," 1965-67

Original hand painted production animation cel of Ringo Starr from "The Beatles," 1965-67, King Features Syndicate; Numbered 2R in ink lower right; Set on a lithographic background; Size - Ringo Starr: 4 1/2 x 5 3/4", Image 9 1/2 x 12 1/2"; Unframed.

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"I still get a blast out of watching the Beatles cartoons on TV." - John Lennon

 

"I always kind of liked them (the cartoons). They were so bad or silly that they were good, if you know what I mean, and I think the passage of time might make them more fun now." - George Harrison

"The Beatles" (The Beatles Cartoon) is an animated television series featuring the English rock band of the same name that was originally broadcast in the United States on Saturday mornings, from 1965 to 1967 on ABC; with reruns airing until 1969. The series debuted on September 25, 1965 at 10:30 AM EST and ended with the third season airing at 12:00 PM EST and ending on October 21, 1967. The fourth season which aired on Sunday mornings at 9:30 AM EST from 1968 to 1969 consisted of reruns. There were 39 episodes produced and each episode was named after a Beatles song. The plot of each episode was based on the song lyrics, there were sing-along sequences, and the title song was played in the episode. The original series was rebroadcast in syndication by MTV in 1986 and 1987 and on The Disney Channel beginning in 1989 on Fridays at 5PM. "The Beatles" made history as it was the first weekly TV series to feature animated versions of living people.

"The Beatles" showcased the band in their early mop top (or as they called it the Arthur) and suit look, which was also depicted in the 1964 live-action film "A Hard Day's Night;" even though the band had moved beyond this attire during the cartoon series run. The band members were not involved with the production beyond the use of their music recordings. Veteran voice actor Paul Frees performed the roles of John Lennon, George Harrison, and Brain Epstein, along with other characters; while Lance Percival voiced Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr. The female voices were provided by Julie Bennett and Carol Corbett. 

Each Beatles figure was a loose and somewhat exaggerated depiction, with John and Paul wearing a blue collar-less suit and tie and George and Ringo wearing navy blue turtlenecks and light blue blazer jackets. All of them wore matching blue drainpipe trousers and their signature Beatle Boots (the ankle high, black, and pointed toe boot that the group had made popular).

"King Features Syndicate, Inc." is an American content distribution and animation studio that was responsible for "The Beatles" cartoons. Most of the episodes of the series were produced by "Artransa Park Film Studios" in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia and by George Dunning's company "TVC Animation" located in London. A few of the episodes were made in Hollywood, CA.

This is a wonderful original hand painted production animation cel of Ringo Star from "The Beatles," 1965-67. A fantastic full figure, eyes and mouth open image of Ring Starr in an action oriented pose. A great action oriented piece that would be a stand out for any Beatles and/or animation art collection!

 

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Original production animation cel of John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Star from "The Beatles," 1965-67

Original hand painted production animation cel of John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Star from "The Beatles," 1965-67, King Features Syndicate; Numbered 347 in ink lower right; Set on a lithographic background; Size - John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, & Ringo Star: 5 3/4 x 8 1/4", Image 9 3/4 x 12 3/4"; Unframed.

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"I still get a blast out of watching the Beatles cartoons on TV." - John Lennon

 

"I always kind of liked them (the cartoons). They were so bad or silly that they were good, if you know what I mean, and I think the passage of time might make them more fun now." - George Harrison

"The Beatles" (The Beatles Cartoon) is an animated television series featuring the English rock band of the same name that was originally broadcast in the United States on Saturday mornings, from 1965 to 1967 on ABC; with reruns airing until 1969. The series debuted on September 25, 1965 at 10:30 AM EST and ended with the third season airing at 12:00 PM EST and ending on October 21, 1967. The fourth season which aired on Sunday mornings at 9:30 AM EST from 1968 to 1969 consisted of reruns. There were 39 episodes produced and each episode was named after a Beatles song. The plot of each episode was based on the song lyrics, there were sing-along sequences, and the title song was played in the episode. The original series was rebroadcast in syndication by MTV in 1986 and 1987 and on The Disney Channel beginning in 1989 on Fridays at 5PM. "The Beatles" made history as it was the first weekly TV series to feature animated versions of living people.

"The Beatles" showcased the band in their early mop top (or as they called it the Arthur) and suit look, which was also depicted in the 1964 live-action film "A Hard Day's Night;" even though the band had moved beyond this attire during the cartoon series run. The band members were not involved with the production beyond the use of their music recordings. Veteran voice actor Paul Frees performed the roles of John Lennon, George Harrison, and Brain Epstein, along with other characters; while Lance Percival voiced Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr. The female voices were provided by Julie Bennett and Carol Corbett. 

Each Beatles figure was a loose and somewhat exaggerated depiction, with John and Paul wearing a blue collar-less suit and tie and George and Ringo wearing navy blue turtlenecks and light blue blazer jackets. All of them wore matching blue drainpipe trousers and their signature Beatle Boots (the ankle high, black, and pointed toe boot that the group had made popular).

"King Features Syndicate, Inc." is an American content distribution and animation studio that was responsible for "The Beatles" cartoons. Most of the episodes of the series were produced by "Artransa Park Film Studios" in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia and by George Dunning's company "TVC Animation" located in London. A few of the episodes were made in Hollywood, CA.

This is an outstanding original hand painted production animation cel of John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Star from "The Beatles," 1965-67. Fantastic full figure images of all four Beatles, each holding a suitcase. A wonderful piece that would be a stand out for any Beatles and/or animation art collection!

 

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