Beany and Cecil was an animated cartoon series that ran from 1962 to 1967. The original series title in 1961 was "Matty's Funnies" (for "Matty Mattel" the animated spokesperson for its primary sponsor Mattel Toys)which was later retitled "The Beany and Cecil Show" which aired Saturday mornings on ABC Television. The newer cartoons replaced the Famous Studios cartoons of Casper the Freindly Ghost and Little Audrey among others packaged under the previous title Matty's Funday Funnies. A cartoon is any of several forms of illustrations with varied meanings that evolved from its original meaning. ... 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar). ... 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar (the link is to a full 1967 calendar). ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Mattel Inc. ... The American Broadcasting Company (ABC) operates television and radio networks in the United States and is also shown on basic cable in Canada. ... Famous Studios was the animation studio owned by Paramount Pictures after the company foreclosed on Fleischer Studios and ousted Max and Dave Fleischer in 1942. ... Little Audrey is a fictional character, appearing in Paramount Pictures Famous Studios cartoons from 1947 to 1959. ... Mattys Funday Funnies aired from 1959-1962, and originally featured old Famous Studios cartoons starring Casper the Friendly Ghost and others. ...

Beany and Cecil was created by Bob Clampett. Clampett created Cecil as a boy after seeing the top half of the dinosaur swimming from the water at the end of The Lost World. Clampett originally created the series as a puppet show called Time for Beany, which ran from 1949 to 1954. Time for Beany featured the talents of veteran voice actors Stan Freberg and Daws Butler. Clampett revived the series in the 1960s in animated form, though Freberg and Butler did not reprise their roles. Robert Emerson Bob Clampett (May 8, 1913–May 4, 1984) was an animator, producer, director, and puppeteer best known for his work on the Looney Tunes series of cartoons from Warner Bros. ... The Lost World is a 1925 silent adaptation of Arthur Conan Doyles book of the same name. ... Time for Beany was a television series, with puppets for characters, which aired circa 1949-1955. ... Stanley Victor Freberg (born August 7, 1926 in Los Angeles) is a U.S. voice actor, comedian and advertising creative. ... Daws Butler in 1976. ...

Beany and Cecil, the animated version, ran in prime time during the 1962 TV season, and the 26 shows (including 78 cartoons) were then repeated on Saturday mornings for the next five years. The cartoon featured Beany, a boy, and Cecil the Sea-Sick Sea Serpent embarking on a series of adventures, often to discover ancient civilizations and artifacts. These escapades were rife with cartoon slapstick and countless puns. This was the television schedule on all three networks for the fall season beginning in September 1962. ... Slapstick is a type of comedy involving exaggerated physical violence. ... It has been suggested that dajare be merged into this article or section. ...

The show was revived in 1988 by DiC. Only eight episodes were ever made, and only five episodes ever aired. This incarnation of the show was produced and directed by John Kricfalusi, who would later create Ren and Stimpy. The New Adventures of Beany and Cecil was a revival of Bob Clampetts Beany and Cecil. ... 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... DIC can refer to: Diploma of Imperial College Dubai International Capital DIC Entertainment In chemistry, Diisopropylcarbodiimide Disseminated intravascular coagulation This is a disambiguation page — a list of pages that otherwise might share the same title. ... John Kricfalusi (born Michael John Kricfalusi on September 9, 1955 in Chicoutimi, Quebec) is an Emmy-nominated Canadian animator, better known as John K. He is creator of The Ren & Stimpy Show and The Ripping Friends animated series, The Goddamn George Liquor Program, the first animated series made using Macromedia... Ren and Stimpy are the eponymous characters of two cartoon television series created by Canadian animator John Kricfalusi. ...

Characters

Beany

Beany, a young, cherub-faced boy with a propeller beanie that allows him to fly ( the "Beanycopter", complete with helmet and propeller, became a popularly marketed novelty). Beany is a good-hearted, upbeat lad, and is somewhat obnoxious at the same time. In most episodes, Beany would be kidnapped by the villain, crying "Help, Cecil! Help, help!" to which Cecil would reply "I'm comin', Beany-boy!" as he raced to the rescue. This has become something of a catchphrase. Image File history File links Beany01. ... Image File history File links Beany01. ... A beanie with a large turn-up, worn so that the top of the hat is not stretched over the head. ... A catch phrase is a phrase or expression that is popularized, usually through repeated use, by a real person or fictional character. ...

Cecil, a large green sea serpent with a slight lisp, is fiercely loyal to Beany but not too terribly bright. Cecil's trusting good nature invariably winds up with him being taken advantage of by the villains, and he often ends up absorbing a great amount of physical abuse (getting smashed flat, losing his head, having his skin burned off, being shattered to pieces), all within the laws of cartoon physics. The end of Cecil's tail was never seen: it always extended off-screen, or was hidden behind an obstacle. This is likely a joking reference to the original Cecil, a hand puppet whose tail was likewise hidden (because it didn't exist). Loch Ness Monster (Painting) by Heikenwaelder Hugo Sea serpents are a kind of sea monster either wholly or partly serpentine. ... For the programming language, see Lisp (programming language). ... Cartoon physics is a joking reference to the fact that animation allows regular laws of physics to be ignored in humorous ways for dramatic effects. ...

Cecil also has a superhero alter-ego known as Super-Cecil. In this guise, he wears a modified Superman shirt (complete with cape). For the Aqua Teen Hunger Force episode, see Super Hero (Aqua Teen Hunger Force episode). ...

Captain Horatio Huffenpuff

Captain Horatio Huffenpuff, also called "Uncle Captain", is Beany's kindly uncle and the Captain of the Leakin' Lena, which takes the pals from one destination to the other. The Captain is always willing to instruct Beany and Cecil on their latest assignment, but refuses to put himself in any personal jeopardy, locking himself in the belowdecks for most of the episodes. Image File history File links Huffenpuff01. ... Image File history File links Huffenpuff01. ...

Crowy

Crowy, the navigator of the Leakin' Lena. He is a crow, and unsurprisingly spends most of his time in the crow's nest. He speaks in a squawky voice and has a tendency to faint dead away whenever the ship encounters some sort of hazard. Image File history File links Crowy. ... Image File history File links Crowy. ... Species See text. ... Crows Nest is the name of more than one place: Crows Nest, Indiana, United States Crows Nest, New South Wales, Australia Crows Nest, Queensland, Australia See also: Crowsnest Pass in Canada Crows Nest is also the name given to a structure on top of the mast of a ship...

Dishonest John

Dishonest John, the villain of the piece. He is dressed like a Simon Legree character, and he is constantly scheming to foil Beany and Cecil's adventures. His catchphrase is a sinister "Nya ha ha!". Whenever Dishonest John's schemes are revealed to the heroes, Cecil tends to respond with an aghast "What the heck! D.J., you dirty guy!". When Dishonest John receives his inevitable comeuppance, it is usually just as painful as the abuse Cecil has endured in the rest of the episode. Dishonest John also has a supervillain alter-ego known as The Bilious Beetle. In this guise, he can fly under his own power and sports a painful stinger. "D.J." also appeared disguised on occasion as the mechanical robotic octopus "Billy The Squid" usually in haphazard attempts to simulate seastorms to scare away the crew of the Leakin' Lena when on a treasure hunt. Image File history File links DJ01. ... Image File history File links DJ01. ... Simon Legree menaces Uncle Tom Uncle Toms Cabin (ISBN 0553212184) is a novel by American novelist Harriet Beecher Stowe which treats slavery as a central theme. ... Doctor Doom, one of the most archetypal supervillains and his arch-enemies The Fantastic Four (in background). ...

Trivia

• One episode ("Trip to the Schmoon") had the Leakin' Lena travel in space to "the moon's moon", called the Schmoon, from Yiddish humorous formation. To present the passage as unearthly, the music played as the ship travelled was Tchaikovsky's instantiating celesta piece, Dance of the Sugarplum Fairy.

• The puppet origins and the form of Cecil inspired the famous Science Fiction author Larry Niven to invent an important extra-terrestrial race called Pierson's Puppeteer within his Known Space series of novels and short stories.

• On an episode of the ABC sitcom Full House, Uncle Jesse asks Joey Gladstone what rhymes with Lamborghini and Joey Gladstone replies, "how about Cecil and Beany?"

• Dishonest John inspired Angus Young, Malcolm Young, and Bon Scott (members of the band AC/DC) to write the song Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap.^{[citation needed]}

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External links

• Beany and Cecil at Toonopedia
• Beany and Cecil at TV.com

Beany and Cecil at Big Cartoon Database