Chains
- Studio
- TVC-London, CanaWest, Artransa/Graphik
- Animation studio
- TVC-London
- Distributor
- King Features Syndicate
Synopsis
The Beatles go to see "Mutiny on the Bounty," and Ringo gets inspired to be a great captain. He gets knocked on the head at the same time, and dreams that John, Paul and George are planning a mutiny against him. He makes them walk the plank, which is the diving board of a swimming pool.
Characters
John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Ringo Starr, Alan Watermain
Credits
Directing
- Director
- Jack Stokes (TVC-London)
- Assistant Director
- Dave Rich
Producing
- Producer
- George Dunning (TVC-London)
- Executive Producer
- Al Brodax
- Associate Producer
- Mary Ellen Stewart
- Production Manager
- Abe Goodman
Writing
- Writer
- Dennis Marks
Animation
- Animator
- Tom Halley, Mike Stuart, Peter Green (TVC-London)
Voices
- Voice
- Paul Frees (John, George), Lance Percival (Paul, Ringo)
Music
- Music
- John Lennon, Paul McCartney
Editing
- Editor
- Alex Rayment, Brian Bishop - Westrex
Crew
- Design
- Peter Sander
- Backgrounds
- Arthur Butten
Companies and other credits
- Camera: Animation Services Ltd
Production notes
Beatles singalongs in this show: "Slow Down" and "Honey Don't."
The series came about through the efforts of producer Al Brodax at King Features after he was approached by an ABC executive with the idea of producing a Beatles cartoon. Famous toymaker A.C. Gilmer, who envisioned a merchandising goldmine, financed the series.
Animation was sent overseas (TVC of London, which produced the Beatles cult feature, Yellow Submarine, and Astransa, an Australian company, which did the bulk of the animation). Scripts were turned out rather easily, since episodes were based on popular Beatles songs.
The series came about through the efforts of producer Al Brodax at King Features after he was approached by an ABC executive with the idea of producing a Beatles cartoon. Famous toymaker A.C. Gilmer, who envisioned a merchandising goldmine, financed the series.
Animation was sent overseas (TVC of London, which produced the Beatles cult feature, Yellow Submarine, and Astransa, an Australian company, which did the bulk of the animation). Scripts were turned out rather easily, since episodes were based on popular Beatles songs.
