I'm Down
- Studio
- TVC-London, CanaWest, Artransa/Graphik
- Animation studio
- TVC-London
- Distributor
- King Features Syndicate
Synopsis
While the Beatles are taking a tour of a French vineyard, Ringo knocks over a vat of wine. They have two hours to refill the vat with grapes or else the winery will be forced to close, causing the workers to lose their jobs.
Characters
John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Ringo Starr, Alan Watermain
Credits
Directing
- Director
- Jack Stokes (TVC-London)
Producing
- Producer
- George Dunning (TVC-London)
- Executive Producer
- Al Brodax
- Associate Producer
- Mary Ellen Stewart
- Production Manager
- Abe Goodman
Writing
- Writer
- Dennis Marks
Voices
- Voice
- Paul Frees (John, George) Lance Percival (Paul, Ringo)
Music
- Music
- John Lennon, Paul McCartney
Animation
- Animation Director
- Reg Lodge
- Animator
- Anna Joillffe, Tony Cuthbert, Len Lewis (TVC-London)
Art Department
- Backgrounds
- Millicent McMillian
- Design
- Peter Sander
Editing
- Editor
- Brian J. Bishop
Production Management
- Production Assistant
- Norman D. Kauffman
Companies and other credits
- Camera: Animation Services
- Camera: Ltd
Production notes
Beatles singalongs in this show: "Eight Days a Week" and "Paperback Writer."
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.
