KING FEATURES NEW BEATLES CARTOONS . . . OCTOBER 30, 1965

A MCRFB NEWS brief: 1965

Beatles Cartoon Ratings Success Saturday Mornings on ABC-TV

 

 

 

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NEW YORK — King Features is reportedly planning another TV cartoon series based on a popular recording group. The company’s “The Beatles Series,”aired over Saturday morning over ABC-TV, has been running over a month, and, according to the Nielsen ratings, is reaching over 50 per cent of the audience with sets turned on in their time period. The series, produced in London by TV Cartoons, LTD., uses the English-accented animated-sounding voices of the Fab Four and the actual Beatles hit recordings in every episode as well. END

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 (Information and news source: Billboard; October 30, 1965)

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This copyrighted Beatles cartoon image was created by Kail Tescar. All rights reserved. Used by permission.

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A MCRFB NOTE: The Beatles cartoon series premiered on the ABC Television Network, Saturday September 25, 1965. The last Beatles cartoon episode aired on April 20, 1969. Al Brodax and the King Features team created the cartoon series in New York.

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