Excelsior
- Studio
- Jay Ward Productions
Synopsis
Bullwinkle climbs a mountain and yells "Excelsior!" because he works for Smith, Jones & Jakes- which is a lumber company- and excelsior is a product that it sells.
Characters
Bullwinkle J. Moose, Rocket J. Squirrel, Villager
Credits
Directing
Producing
- Producer
- Jay Ward, Bill Scott, Ponsonby Britt O.B.E
Writing
Animation
Voices
- Voice
- Bill Scott (Bullwinkle J. Moose, Villager), June Foray (Rocket J. Squirrel)
Music
- Music
- Sheldon Allman
Editing
- Editor
- Skip Craig, Roger Donley
Production notes
In The Stupor Salesman, Daffy Duck melts a bank robber's gun with Excelsior polish.
Reviews
EXCELSIOR by Bullwinkle
I remember seeing the "Excelsior" takeoff and enjoying it years ago. Now I have a further reason for wanting to see it again. "Excelsior" was the most important catch-word of the American humorist Jean Shepherd. For him, it was an ironic comment on the foolishness of such idealistic thought ("onward and upward") when not based in reality. My book about Shepherd (Applause Books, 2005) is titled EXCELSIOR, YOU FATHEAD! THE ART AND ENIGMA OF JEAN SHEPHERD. I discuss Shepherd's use of the word and I note that some parodies of the poem are by A. E. Housman, Edward Lear, and a visual take on excerpts of it by James Thurber. In my new book manuscript about Shepherd, I'd like to comment on the Bullwinkle version, but I can't find it anywhere. Is it in one of the DVD sets for sale? I note the date June 4, 1962. Would it be included in that DVD set for the first season?
Cheers and Excelsior!