The Moose That Roared The Story of Jay Ward, Bill Scott, a Flying Squirrel, and a Talking Moose

by Scott, Keith

• ISBN13: 9780312199227
• ISBN10: 0312199228
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2000-07-21
• Publisher: Thomas Dunne Books

Summary

Timed to coincide with the release of the new movie, "The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle", this book offers a fascinating behind-the-scenes history of the creation of the original Rocky and Bullwinkle series, covering Jay Ward's battles with network censors, the impact of the show on 1960s culture (and counterculture), and much more. 40 photos.

Author Biography

Keith Scott is a veteran voice artist and animation historian who, beginning in his late teens, became friends with his childhood idols Jay Ward and Bill Scott. He has worked extensively in animation and radio as an expert voice mimic. He recently narrated Disney's live action movie based on the Jay Ward creation George of the Jungle, and is now starring as the voice of Bullwinkle J. Moose for Universal Pictures' Summer 2000 motion picture.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	ix
Foreword	xiii
Chris Hayward
Introduction	xv
Watch me Pull a Rabbit Outta My Hat, or Here's Lookin' Up Your Ancestors	1	(13)
Crusader Rabbit: His Rise and Fall, or You Are Now Entering Frostbite Falls	14	(17)
Time for That Jolly Juggler, Bullwinkle, or Bill Scott, Moose of Letters	31	(13)
The Rocky Road to Television, or That Voice, Where Have I Heard That Voice?	44	(21)
Sponsored Squirrel, or How Green Was My Contract	65	(9)
How to Cut Cartoon Corners, or Mexico City Mishmash	74	(12)
Gringos, Hepatitis, and Mucho Loma, or You Can't Make Fun of Pancho Villa	86	(11)
Squirrel on the Tube, or Watts Gnu with You?	97	(8)
Starring that Supersonic Speedster, or Time for That Dancin' Fool, Bullwinkle	105	(12)
And a Host of Others, or Now It's Time for Another Special Feature	117	(13)
1960: Ponsonby, Pilots, and a Super Pullet	130	(13)
Ad Agency, Network, and Sponsor, or You Think I Want Every Tom, Dick, and Gordon In On the Plot?	143	(17)
1961: Bullwinkle Hits the Big Time, or Don't Go Getting Swelled Antlers	160	(21)
Bullwinkle Meets the Press, or All the Moose That's Fit to Print	181	(9)
1962: It's My Party and I'll Laugh If I Want To, or Moosylvania Mania	190	(21)
1963: A Day at the Nut House, or What Do They Do on a Rainy Night in Coney Island?	211	(13)
Silents Is Golden, or The Greatest Waste of TV Time Since The Bullwinkle Show (Fractured Flickers)	224	(10)
Bullwinkle's Last Stand, or It's a Frog-Eat-Frog World	234	(9)
This Is What I Really Call A Message! or 'Twas on the Good Ship Guppy (The Quaker Commercials)	243	(13)
TV Or Not TV, or Watch Out for That Tree!	256	(21)
Our Fearless Leader, or What Was Jay Ward Really Like?	277	(17)
Well, Bullwinkle, it Looks as if Our Time has Just About Run Out, or But, Rock, I Need Retirement Like a Moose Needs a Hat Rack	294	(139)
Appendix 1. A Who's Who of Jay Ward Productions	315	(32)
Appendix 2. Revisiting the day Ward Recording Sessions	347	(19)
REFERENCE SECTION
Synopses and Voice Credits for the Jay Ward Cartoons	366	(44)
Fractured Flickers Episodes and Voice Credits	410	(5)
On-screen Credits	415	(3)
Miscellaneous Material and Extra Show Animation	418	(2)
Pilot Films	420	(1)
Miscellaneous TV Commercials	421	(2)
Commercials for the Quaker Oats Company	423	(3)
Glossary of Animation Terms	426	(2)
Bibliography	428	(5)
Index	433