The Rocky and Bullwinkle Book. This item is unavailable.The Rocky and Bullwinkle Book

The adventures of Bullwinkle J. Moose, Rocket J. Squirrel, and their bumbling adversaries, Boris and Natasha, come to life in a detailed account of each episode of the classic animated series, behind-the-scenes anecdotes about its creation, original artwork, and a host of memorabilia.

YA. The popular cartoon show that debuted in 1959 and continued for only five years is remembered as one of the most innovative and beloved series in TV history. The combination of simple unsophisticated drawings of Rocky the Squirrel and Bullwinkle the Moose and their contrasting sophisticated dialogue and that of the voice-over narrator made for wry political and social satire as well as obvious humor. Here is a history of the show, complete with biographies of the main characters; photos of promotion campaigns; discussion of the animation, acting, and directing techniques; and a complete summary of each of the 298 episodes. Lavish illustrations and photographs complement the text, which provides historical as well as artistic background. A browsable reference for cartoon fans, an informative guide for aspiring cartoonists, and a unique history for students of political and social satire.?Jackie Gropman, Kings Park Library, Burke, VA
Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc.

The wry, slightly subversive attitude of the TV cartoons featuring Rocky the flying squirrel and Bullwinkle the moose made so great an impression on the baby boom generation that demand for this lavish tribute will doubtless be high. Granted, the pair's show is one of the few TV cartoon series that warrant coffee-table-book treatment. It lacked the visual lushness of classic theatrical animation, but producer Jay Ward compensated for that cost-dictated limitation with witty satirical scripts and brilliant voice work. Unfortunately, while Chunovic supplies plenty of behind-the-scenes tidbits and other information on the series (including a guide to all 326 episodes), he ignores Ward's career before and after the moose-and-squirrel and says virtually nothing about the show's other characters (perhaps Mr. Peabody, Dudley Do-Right, et al., are being held in reserve for future books of their own). Moreover, he tries too hard to capture the cartoons' wackiness with laboriously jocular prose. As Rocket J. Squirrel himself put it, "That trick never works!" Gordon Flagg