THE BEATLES CARTOONS

UPDATED: 3rd November 1997

Season 3 1966-67

EPISODE 34

PENNY LANE

The Beatles are jealous about a famous detective who attracts a crowd of screaming girls whenever he makes an appearance.

The Beatles are walking down the street when they overhear a conversation in a dark alley about "a robbery on Penny Lane". The Beatles make there way to Penny Lane and check out the local inhabitants, The Barber, The Fireman and a nurse selling poppies from a tray. A very well done cartoon.

Singalongs

Good day sunshine:

Rain: Full of psychedelic images, this singalong shows that it wasn't only the feature cartoons to change with the times. The singalong segments were becoming more like todays video clips.

STRAWBERRY FIELDS FOREVER

Quite simply this is my favorite. The characters for each of the band members are well balanced. Nobody is the butt of anyone else's joke. The cartoon captures the images within the song as well as The Beatles own promotional clip for the song. A must see!

The Beatles pay a visit to an old rundown orphanage. Everything about the orphanage lacks color and inspiration. The Beatles see the unhappy faces of the children who live within the orphanage and are determined to do something about it.

EPISODE 35

AND YOUR BIRD CAN SING

One of the more "psychedelic" cartoons. The Beatles are on an expedition to catch a rare musical bird. The bird leeds the expedition on a wild goose chase.

Singalongs

Penny Lane:

Eleanor Rigby: The images within this singalong were in my opinion a little more than just "inspiration" for the later "Yellow Submarine" movie where the same song is featured. I guess since King Features made both the cartoons series and the "Yellow Submarine" movie they are justified in using similar ideas for the same song. It even has bubbles floating across the screen!

GOT TO GET YOU INTO MT LIFE

Similar in style to both the "All my loving" and "I'm looking through you" cartoons. The Beatles look into meditation as an escape from their busy lifestyles. Funny how this cartoons mirrors what happened in their real lives. This meditation also takes place in India.

EPISODE 36

GOOD DAY SUNSHINE

The Beatles arrive at the Coney Island fair. As soon as Ringo arrives it starts to rain. Obviously this has happened a few times before because all the stall holders remark how that when Ringo turns up it always rains. Because of the rain all the people at the fair promptly leave. The stall holders begin to howl for Ringos blood.

Ringo is of course depressed about all this. His fellow Beatles decide to cheer him up by singing.

Of course, the weather fines up, the people return and the stall holders make a killing. And its not Ringo.

Singalongs

Strawberry Fields Forever:

And You Bird Can Sing:

TICKET TO RIDE

George is showing the lads his latest creation, which is a robot. Ringo then explains his hobby, which is bird watching. The female variety of course. Ringo then spots a nice young lass, whom he immediately falls for. He takes chase, ending up on another planet. The planet of Ringos, all of whom have similar hobbies and looks.

EPISODE 37

TAXMAN

Similar in style to several other cartoons in the series. The lads are paying their taxes. They are throwing the bags of money to each other when they are mishandled, and knock each other unconscious. They awake in the times of Robin Hood and find themselves in trouble with the Sheriff of Nottingham.

Singalongs

Got to get you into my life:

Here, there and everywhere:

ELEANOR RIGBY

The Beatles stand up for a lonely old woman whom is taunted by the neighborhood children. The lads put on a party for "all the lonely people" and the kids so that they can get to know each other. Features two Beatles songs.