Strawberry Fields Forever
- Studio
- TVC-London, CanaWest, Artransa/Graphik
- Animation studio
- TVC-London
- Distributor
- King Features Syndicate
Synopsis
The Beatles are determined to brighten up a dreary orphanage.
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
- Anne Jolliffe, Tony Cuthbert, John Challis (TVC-London)
Editing
- Editor
- Brian J. Bishop
Crew
- Production Assistant
- Norman D. Kauffman
- Design
- Jack Stokes, Peter Sander
- Backgrounds
- Arthur Butten
Companies and other credits
- Camera: Animation Services Ltd
Production notes
Beatles sing-a-longs in this show: "Good Day Sunshine" and "Rain."
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.
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Reviews
One of the best
One of the very best episodes of the series, one that actually lives up to the greatness of the song itself. An indication of what was to happen when producer Al Brodax and this episode's director George Dunning would bring us YELLOW SUBMARINE soon after.