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Topic Started: Aug 20 2009, 05:58 AM (319 Views)
Laughing Gravy	Aug 20 2009, 05:58 AM Post #1
Revered in the UK Posts: 11,069 Group: Admin Member #1 Joined: August 31, 2005	http://www.beanyandcecil.com/



rodney	Aug 20 2009, 07:13 AM Post #2
Charter Member Posts: 1,304 Group: Members Member #3 Joined: September 2, 2005	I used to have volume 1, but sold it and used the $70 to pay bills during a tough month.
	Raise a toast to St. Joe Strummer!


cinemalover	Aug 20 2009, 07:34 AM Post #3
Balcony Gang, Foist Class Posts: 73 Group: Members Member #713 Joined: April 1, 2009	I still have my copy of volume one, and it is a fabulous collection. It's nice to see some copies hitting the market again at a reasonable price. I will definitely be adding volume two to my shelf of toons. LG's right, RUN, don't walk, to add these to your collections, you won't regret it. Volume one became hard to find relatively quickly when it was originally released.



Laughing Gravy	Aug 20 2009, 08:32 AM Post #4
Revered in the UK Posts: 11,069 Group: Admin Member #1 Joined: August 31, 2005	As I mentioned elsewhere, ever since Kid Gravy and I watched Vol. 1 when it first came out (nearly 10 years ago - yep, DVD has been around that long) our favorite exclamation around the house has been, "What in the DARN HECK?!?!"



JazzGuyy	Aug 20 2009, 09:24 AM Post #5
Balcony Gang, Foist Class Posts: 2,176 Group: Members Member #110 Joined: June 1, 2006	Laughing Gravy Aug 20 2009, 08:32 AM As I mentioned elsewhere, ever since Kid Gravy and I watched Vol. 1 when it first came out (nearly 10 years ago - yep, DVD has been around that long) our favorite exclamation around the house has been, "What in the DARN HECK?!?!" I've always suspected that that phrase and several other catch phrases from the original show were Stan Freberg's creation.



mort bakaprevski	Aug 20 2009, 09:55 AM Post #6
Soony Roony! Posts: 1,430 Group: Members Member #73 Joined: January 1, 2006	And you'd probably be right!! Am I the only one here old enough to have actually watched the "Time for Beany" puppet show back in the early fifties?? It was light years ahead of its time in terms of sophistication (humor AND production)!!
	�You�ve got to take the bitter with the sour.�


rodney	Aug 20 2009, 11:20 AM Post #7
Charter Member Posts: 1,304 Group: Members Member #3 Joined: September 2, 2005	JazzGuyy Aug 20 2009, 09:24 AM Laughing Gravy Aug 20 2009, 08:32 AM As I mentioned elsewhere, ever since Kid Gravy and I watched Vol. 1 when it first came out (nearly 10 years ago - yep, DVD has been around that long) our favorite exclamation around the house has been, "What in the DARN HECK?!?!" I've always suspected that that phrase and several other catch phrases from the original show were Stan Freberg's creation. Stan said that he and Daws Butler wrote most of the Time For Beany episodes, and Bob Clampett stole credit for them.
	Raise a toast to St. Joe Strummer!


JazzGuyy	Aug 20 2009, 12:41 PM Post #8
Balcony Gang, Foist Class Posts: 2,176 Group: Members Member #110 Joined: June 1, 2006	mort bakaprevski Aug 20 2009, 09:55 AM And you'd probably be right!! Am I the only one here old enough to have actually watched the "Time for Beany" puppet show back in the early fifties?? It was light years ahead of its time in terms of sophistication (humor AND production)!! Nope. I was a regular watcher of Beany in its puppet show incarnation as a kid. And, in spite of the primitive TV technology and the poor quality of the puppets, I think the original shows were far funnier than the later cartoons, primarily because of Freberg and Butler. I acquired my life-long love of puns from watching Beany and Cecil.



mort bakaprevski	Aug 20 2009, 01:42 PM Post #9
Soony Roony! Posts: 1,430 Group: Members Member #73 Joined: January 1, 2006	JazzGuyy Aug 20 2009, 12:41 PM And, in spite of the primitive TV technology and the poor quality of the puppets... Poor quality??? As compared to what?? The puppets of "Beany" were far superior, in design & execution, to anything ever shown on "Howdy Doody", or "Kukla, Fran & Ollie." And the backgrounds utilized were rendered beautifully. I don't think there was ANY network show of the time (including prime-time live shows) that came close, in terms of quality, to this independent. rodney Stan said that he and Daws Butler wrote most of the Time For Beany episodes, and Bob Clampett stole credit for them. Clampett seems to be everyone's favorite whipping boy... & I suppose his purported arrogance deserves all of the contumely heaped upon him. On the other hand, he was an amazingly talented guy. I yield to no one in my appreciation of the talents of Messrs. Butler & Freberg, BUT the show was the brainchild of Clampett & his creative touch was evident in every scene.
	�You�ve got to take the bitter with the sour.�


panzer the great & terrible	Aug 20 2009, 02:58 PM Post #10
Mouth Breather Posts: 10,327 Group: Members Member #13 Joined: September 3, 2005	Well, everybody hates the guy who did Ren and Stimpy, too, and that was a great show. Success and niceness aren't synonymous. Show me somebody who likes Roger McGuinn, for instance. You could have a gathering of Greg Allman's friends in a broom closet and still have room for the brooms. I don't know personally, but my guess is, the same is true for Billy Joel. Only the Good Die Young? Phooey.
	We Wear Short Shorts Flying Purple People Eater


rodney	Aug 21 2009, 07:46 AM Post #11
Charter Member Posts: 1,304 Group: Members Member #3 Joined: September 2, 2005	I think John K and Bob Clampett are both grossly overrated.
	Raise a toast to St. Joe Strummer!


JazzGuyy	Aug 21 2009, 09:10 AM Post #12
Balcony Gang, Foist Class Posts: 2,176 Group: Members Member #110 Joined: June 1, 2006	rodney Aug 21 2009, 07:46 AM I think John K and Bob Clampett are both grossly overrated. Why do you feel that way? I don't think I would put Clampett the most brilliant of the Warner cartoons gang, he certainly was no slouch either. His problem seems to have been a personality few loved and a propensity for taking credit for the work of others but he was a creative force in some of the best of the WB cartoons. As for Mr. K, I don't know his work well enough to comment on, though he appears at this time to be a one-hit wonder but we will have to see.



CliffClaven	Aug 21 2009, 09:43 AM Post #13
Balcony Gang, Foist Class Posts: 230 Group: Members Member #712 Joined: March 30, 2009	Back on thread, I'm looking forward to seeing the "alternate" version of "Beanyland," a clever shot at Disney's park. I remember watching the show as a kid and there was a scene where Uncle Captain makes a wish on a star -- which wears sunglasses and talked like Me West. That wasn't on the Volume One DVD. Of course, with a sometimes dicy show like Beany & Cecil it's an open questions whether the DVD had altered versions, or if they were cut prior to their original runs, or if network interference blocked or changed some things before filming. Volume One included a storyboard for the Madison Avenue parody, ending with Dishonest John cooking in a witch doctor's cauldron. The actual cartoon ends abruptly on Cecil smoking a cigar. Likewise, "So What and the Seven What-Nots" includes a caricature of Louis Armstrong, bizarrely rendered in "whiteface" -- and in several scenes they seem to have replaced him with a generic character. Somebody was afraid that portraying Satchmo as African-American was controversial?



mort bakaprevski	Aug 21 2009, 10:26 AM Post #14
Soony Roony! Posts: 1,430 Group: Members Member #73 Joined: January 1, 2006	rodney Aug 21 2009, 07:46 AM I think John K and Bob Clampett are both grossly overrated. By whom??? Even his staunchest defenders (Michael Barrier?) seem to recognize his negative points... & I don't think I've ever seen anyone claim he was the best animator or director that ever came down the pike. But, he WAS a talented guy... & "Time for Beany" was an incredible show for its time!!!
	�You�ve got to take the bitter with the sour.�


Sgt Saturn	Aug 21 2009, 11:59 AM Post #15
Charter Member Posts: 5,720 Group: Members Member #11 Joined: September 3, 2005	mort bakaprevski Aug 20 2009, 09:55 AM Am I the only one here old enough to have actually watched the "Time for Beany" puppet show back in the early fifties?? It was light years ahead of its time in terms of sophistication (humor AND production)!! I, too, remember the live-action puppet show. I don't remember the cartoon series. I got the first volume for the puppets and shall most likely do the same with this one for the same reason. Edited by Sgt Saturn, Aug 21 2009, 11:59 AM.
	The Ol' Sarge


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