J Troplong "Jay" Ward (September 20, 1920 – October 12, 1989) was an American creator and producer of animated television cartoons. He is known for producing animated series based on characters such as Crusader Rabbit, Rocky & Bullwinkle, Dudley Do-Right, Peabody and Sherman, Hoppity Hooper, George of the Jungle, Tom Slick and Super Chicken. His company, Jay Ward Productions, also designed the trademark characters for Cap'n Crunch, Quisp and Quake breakfast cereals and made commercials for those products, among others. is the 263rd day of the year (264th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1920 (MCMXX) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 285th day of the year (286th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar). ... The bouncing ball animation (below) consists of these 6 frames. ... An animated series or cartoon series is a television series produced by means of animation. ... Crusader Rabbit and his friend, Rags the Tiger Crusader Rabbit was the first animated series produced especially for television. ... The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show (also known as Rocky and His Friends and The Bullwinkle Show) was a television animated series created and produced in the USA by Jay Ward. ... Dudley Do-Right, was the eponymous hero of a segment on The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show which parodied early 20th century melodrama and silent film in the form of the Northern genre. ... Sherman (left) and Mr. ... Hoppity Hooper was an animated television series produced by Jay Ward in 1964, originally broadcast on ABC and later syndicated under the name Uncle Waldo. ... George of the Jungle was a Saturday-morning animated television program produced by Devon Corey, Jay Ward, and Bill Scott, the same people responsible for Rocky & Bullwinkle. ... Tom Slick is the cartoon star of a series of shorts that aired within the half-hour, prime time animated television series George of the Jungle (ABC, 1967-1970). ... Super Chicken was an animated television series produced by Jay Ward and Bill Scott, who earlier had created the Rocky and Bullwinkle cartoons. ... Jay Ward Productions is an animated cartoon studio, founded in 1949 by American animator Jay Ward. ... For information on the phone phreak called Captain Crunch, see John Draper. ... box of Quisp cereal TV commercial with Quisp and Quake Quisp (Quick Server Pages) is also the name of a web application framework with its own embedded SQL database [1] Quisp and Quake were two sugar-sweetened breakfast cereals originally released in 1966 in the U.S. by the Quaker...

Jay Ward was married to Ramona "Billie" Ward. He had three children: Ron, Carey, and Tiffany.

Early life and career

Jay Ward was born in Berkeley, California, and earned an undergraduate degree at the University there. He also received an MBA from Harvard University. His first chosen career was real estate. Even when his animation company was at the height of its success, he continued to own his own real estate firm as a "fallback" business. Berkeley is a city on the east shore of San Francisco Bay in Northern California, in the United States. ... Sather tower (the Campanile) looking out over the San Francisco Bay and Mount Tamalpais. ... MBA redirects here. ... Harvard redirects here. ... Real estate is a legal term that encompasses land along with anything permanently affixed to the land, such as buildings. ...

Animation career

Ward moved into the infant medium of television with the help of his childhood friend, animator Alex Anderson. Anderson was the nephew of Terrytoons founder Paul Terry, and had unsuccessfully tried to sell Terry a concept for a cartoon series made specifically for the new medium. Together, Ward and Anderson took the character, Crusader Rabbit, to NBC and pioneering TV-program distributor Jerry Fairbanks. They put together a pilot film, The Comic Strips of Television, featuring Crusader; a parody of Sherlock Holmes named "Hamhock Bones"; and a bumbling Mountie named Dudley Do-Right. Popular press redirects here; note that the University of Wisconsin Press publishes under the imprint The Popular Press. Mass media is a term used to denote a section of the media specifically envisioned and designed to reach a very large audience such as the population of a nation state. ... Alex Anderson is a cartoonist who created the characters of Rocky the Flying Squirrel, Bullwinkle, and Dudley Do-Right, as well as the more obscure Crusader Rabbit. ... Mighty Mouse, the signature character of the studio. ... Mighty Mouse, the signature character of the studio. ... Crusader Rabbit and his friend, Rags the Tiger Crusader Rabbit was the first animated series produced especially for television. ... This article is about the television network. ... A portrait of Sherlock Holmes by Sidney Paget from the Strand Magazine, 1891 Sherlock Holmes is a fictional detective of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, who first appeared in publication in 1887. ... Dudley Do-Right, was the eponymous hero of a segment on The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show which parodied early 20th century melodrama and silent film in the form of the Northern genre. ...

NBC and Fairbanks were unimpressed with all but Crusader Rabbit (though Dudley would make his appearance, finally, 10 years later). Crusader Rabbit premiered in 1949 and ended its initial run in 1952. Adopting a serialized, mock-melodrama format, the series followed the adventures of Crusader and his dim-witted sidekick Rags the tiger. It was, in form and content, much like the series that would later gain Ward fame, Rocky and His Friends. Year 1949 (MCMXLIX) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1952 (MCMLII) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Serials in television and radio are series, often in a weekly prime time slot, that rely on a continuing plot that unfolds in a serial fashion, episode by episode. ... Poster for The Perils of Pauline (1914). ...

Ward and Anderson, through a series of legal maneuvers, lost the rights to the character, and a new color Crusader series under a different producer premiered in 1956. An unsold series idea from his Crusader Rabbit days would eventually earn Ward a permanent place in animation history. Taking place in a TV studio in the North Woods, the series featured a cast of eccentrics such as newsman Oski Bear and two minor characters named Rocky the Flying Squirrel and Bullwinkle, described in the script treatment as a "French-Canadian moose." This was the genesis of what would become Rocky and His Friends and later, The Bullwinkle Show, when NBC gave Rocky's sidekick top billing. A car from 1956 Year 1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Oski or Oski the Bear (named after the Oski Wow-Wow yell) is the official mascot of the University of California, Berkeley and was introduced in 1941. ... Rocky the Flying Squirrel. ... Bullwinkle J. Moose Bullwinkle J. Moose is a fictional character in the 1959–1964 animated television series Rocky and His Friends and The Bullwinkle Show (often collectively referred to as Rocky and Bullwinkle), produced by Jay Ward and Bill Scott. ...

Premiering on ABC in 1959 (and moving to NBC two years later) the series reached a level of sophistication in its humor rarely seen in cartoons before. Thanks to Ward's genial partner Bill Scott (who contributed to the scripts and voiced Bullwinkle and other characters) and a corps of top comedy writers, puns reached new heights (or depths) of shamelessness: in a "Fractured Fairy Tales" featuring Little Jack Horner, upon pulling out the plum, Jack announced, "Lord, what foods these morsels be!" Self-referential humor was another trademark: in one episode, the breathless announcer (played by William Conrad) gave away the villain's plans, prompting the villain to grab the announcer from offscreen, bind and gag him, and deposit him visibly within the scene. It skewered popular culture mercilessly, taking on such subjects as advertising, college sports, the Cold War, and television itself. The hapless duo from Frostbite Falls, Minnesota blundered into unlikely adventures much as Crusader and Rags had before them, pursued by "no-goodnik" spies Boris Badenov and Natasha Fatale, perennially under orders to "keel moose and squirrel." The segments were serialized, generally ending with a cliffhanging peril; the announcer would urge the viewer to "tune in next time" for the next adventure, featuring two dreadful puns in the titles, like "Mine Eyes Have Seen the Gory, or Moose's in the Cold, Cold Ground" and "The Traitor Game" or "Pantomime Quisling." Year 1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Look up Humour in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Bill Scott (August 2, 1920 - November 29, 1985), born William John Scott in Philadelphia, died in Tujunga, California, was a voice actor, writer and producer for animated cartoons, primarily associated with Jay Ward. ... For other uses, see Pun (disambiguation). ... Self-referential humor relies on a subject making light of itself in some manner. ... Conrad in Cannon William Conrad (September 27, 1920 – February 11, 1994), born William Cann, was an American actor and narrator in radio, film and television noted for his gifted use of a marvelous baritone voice, as well as for his sizable girth. ... College athletics refers to a set of physical activities comprising sports and games put into place by colleges. ... For other uses, see Cold War (disambiguation). ... Frostbite Falls, Minnesota is a fictional small town seen on the American animated series Rocky and His Friends and The Bullwinkle Show. ... From left to right, Boris Badenov, Natasha Fatale, and Fearless Leader. ... From left to right, Boris Badenov, Natasha Fatale, and Fearless Leader. ...

In a running joke tribute to Jay Ward, many of his cartoon characters had the middle initial "J.", presumably standing for "Jay" (although this was never stated explicitly). One contributor to this entry wrote to Jay Ward in 1961 and asked him what the J stood for in Rocket J. Squirrel and Bullwinkle J. Moose. Ward wrote back that the J stood for George.^{[citation needed]} The cartoonist, Matt Groening, later gave the middle initial "J." to many of his characters as a tribute to Jay Ward.^{[citation needed]} Matthew Abram Groening is an American cartoonist (Life in Hell) and the Emmy Award-winning creator of the animated series, The Simpsons and Futurama. ...

Who is Jay Ward

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Publicity hound

Ward fought many heated battles over content with the network and sponsor, but had little fear of censorship or lawsuits. In fact, he begged organizations to sue him, quipping, "We need the publicity." A television network is a distribution network for television content whereby a central operation provides programming for many television stations. ... For other uses, see Censor. ...

An eccentric and proud of it, Ward was known for pulling an unusual publicity stunt that happened to coincide with a major national crisis. Jay Ward bought an island in the area near his home and dubbed it "Moosylvania," based upon the home of his most famous TV character Bullwinkle. He and publicist Howard Brandy crossed the country in a circus wagon, gathering signatures on a petition for statehood for Moosylvania. They then visited Washington, D.C. and attempted to gain an audience with President John F. Kennedy. Unfortunately, they arrived at the White House just at the time of the Cuban Missile Crisis and were escorted off the grounds at gunpoint. The media itself often stage stunts for movies and television shows. ... For other uses, see Washington, D.C. (disambiguation). ... John Kennedy and JFK redirect here. ... For other uses, see White House (disambiguation). ... President Kennedy in a crowded Cabinet Room during the Cuban Missile Crisis. ...

Early in his career, Ward was involved in two nearly-fatal incidents. He was run over by a car just outside his office, and later received incorrect medical treatment while hyperventilating on an airplane. He subsequently developed agoraphobia. Ironically, friends and family believe his elaborate pranks and costumes were his way of dealing with his fears. In medicine, hyperventilation is the state of breathing faster or deeper than necessary, and thereby reducing the carbon dioxide concentration of the blood below normal. ... Agoraphobia is an anxiety disorder precipitated by the fear of having a symptom attack or panic attack in a setting from which there is no easy means of escape. ...

After his death

Jay Ward died of kidney cancer in Hollywood, California in 1989. He was then interred in the Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery in Glendale, California. Jay Ward Productions (now managed by members of his family) is still located across the street from the Chateau Marmont on the Sunset Strip. Until it closed in 2005, the Dudley Do-Right Emporium, which sold souvenirs based on his many characters and was largely staffed by Ward and his family, was on Sunset Boulevard also. Renal cell carcinoma, a form of kidney cancer that involves cancerous changes in the cells of the renal tubule, is the most common type of kidney cancer in adults. ... Greetings from Hollywood Hollywood is a district of the city of Los Angeles, California, U.S.A., that extends from Vermont Avenue on the east to just beyond Laurel Canyon Boulevard above Sunset and Crescent Heights Boulevards on the west; the north to south boundary east of La Brea Avenue... Year 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar). ... Gates of Forest Lawn Forest Lawn Memorial Park is a cemetery in Glendale, Los Angeles County, California. ... Nickname: Location of Glendale within Los Angeles County and the State of California. ... The Chateau Marmont is a hotel in Los Angeles, California in 1929 and modeled after the Chateau Amboise in Frances Loire Valley. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... The Dudley Do-Right Emporium was a small, eccentric gift shop named after that fearless Canadian Mountie, Dudley Do-Right located on the Sunset Strip in West Hollywood, California. ... For other uses, see Souvenir (disambiguation). ... Sunset Boulevard (officially known as West Sunset Boulevard, except in Beverly Hills) is a street in the western part of Los Angeles County, California, that stretches from Figueroa Street in downtown Los Angeles to the Pacific Coast Highway at the Pacific Ocean in the Pacific Palisades. ...

In 2000, he was recognized with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, paid for as part of the publicity for the live-action and animation film The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle. Buskers perform on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. ... This article is about motion pictures. ... The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle was a critically and financially unsuccessful movie released in 2001. ...

In 2002, Jay Ward Productions established a partnership with Classic Media called Bullwinkle Studios; the partnership produced DVDs of the first two seasons of Rocky & Bullwinkle & Friends in 2003 and 2004, and DVD collections of "Best of" segments from the series starting in 2005. Classic Media, Inc. ...

Book

The authorized reference book encompassing the entire Jay Ward story is The Moose that Roared by Keith Scott, ISBN 0312283850.

External links

• Jay Ward at the Internet Movie Database
• Shows produced by Jay Ward Productions, also from IMDb
• Bullwinkle Studios
• Rocky & Bullwinkle DVDs Pulled Out of a Hat, a June 2003 article from Video Business
• Frostbite Falls Page extensive fan site, not updated since 2003
• Toonzone
• Jay's album: The Moosylvania Jazz Festival
• Jay Ward Studios Catalog
• Jay Ward's Gravesite