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| rdfs:comment | - Gerald McBoing-Boing
- Gerald McBoing-Boing is a character created by Dr. Seuss. He can't talk like other people, so he communicates by making sounds. The character first appeared on a record issued by Capitol Records in 1950 and than an animated short film by UPA, released the same year, which won an Academy Award for Best Animated Shot. Three other shorts were made Gerald McBoing-Boing's Symphony (1953), How Now Boing Boing (1954), and Gerald McBoing-Boing on the Planet Moo (1956).
- It was adapted by Phil Eastman and Bill Scott from a story by Dr. Seuss, directed by Robert Cannon, and produced by John Hubley. In 1994, it was voted #9 of The 50 Greatest Cartoons of all time by members of the animation field, making it the highest ranked UPA cartoon on the list. In 1995, it was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".
- Gerald McBoing-Boing is American Television Series Based on Dr. Seuss Books.
- Although Mr. Magoo debuted UPA's distinct graphic style, Gerald McBoing-Boing was the short that truly made UPA famous. The short was directed by [[Robert Cannon] and was released in 1951. It went on to win the oscar for best cartoon short subject in 1951 as well as other awards from BAFTA (special award, 1952) and the National Film Preservation Board (National Film Registry, 1995). Cannon would go on to make three follow-up Boing-Boing shorts, Gerald McBoing Boing's Symphony (1953), How Now Boing Boing (1954), and Gerald McBoing Boing on the Planet Moo (1955), which was a nominated for an oscar. These later shorts were not as significant because they did not debut UPA's innovative style.
- Gerald McBoing-Boing was a 1950 7 minute Animated Adaptation of a Dr. Seuss Book of the same name. It was about a young boy named Gerald McCloy who only spoke in sound effects. Unlike other cartoons at the time, this used a more cartoonish, simplistic style and Limited Animation, although this was more Doing It for the Art than making a cheap cartoon. It became the first successful theatrical cartoon produced by UPA, and three more "Gerald Mc boing boing" shorts would be produced over the years, as well as a short lived primetime animated cartoon (the first ever, too, predating The Flintstones by a 3-4 years) in 1956. Aside from a few appearances in a couple of Mr. Magoo shorts, and playing the role of Tiny Tim in Mr. Magoo's Christmas Carol, Gerald would fade to obscurity soon afterwards.
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| Caption | - A scene from UPA's Gerald McBoing-Boing.
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| Followed By | - Gerald McBoing-Boing
- Gerald McBoing-Boing on Planet Moo
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| abstract | - Gerald McBoing-Boing
- Gerald McBoing-Boing is a character created by Dr. Seuss. He can't talk like other people, so he communicates by making sounds. The character first appeared on a record issued by Capitol Records in 1950 and than an animated short film by UPA, released the same year, which won an Academy Award for Best Animated Shot. Three other shorts were made Gerald McBoing-Boing's Symphony (1953), How Now Boing Boing (1954), and Gerald McBoing-Boing on the Planet Moo (1956).
- It was adapted by Phil Eastman and Bill Scott from a story by Dr. Seuss, directed by Robert Cannon, and produced by John Hubley. In 1994, it was voted #9 of The 50 Greatest Cartoons of all time by members of the animation field, making it the highest ranked UPA cartoon on the list. In 1995, it was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".
- Although Mr. Magoo debuted UPA's distinct graphic style, Gerald McBoing-Boing was the short that truly made UPA famous. The short was directed by [[Robert Cannon] and was released in 1951. It went on to win the oscar for best cartoon short subject in 1951 as well as other awards from BAFTA (special award, 1952) and the National Film Preservation Board (National Film Registry, 1995). Cannon would go on to make three follow-up Boing-Boing shorts, Gerald McBoing Boing's Symphony (1953), How Now Boing Boing (1954), and Gerald McBoing Boing on the Planet Moo (1955), which was a nominated for an oscar. These later shorts were not as significant because they did not debut UPA's innovative style. The short is based on Dr. Seuss` short story of the same name. The animated shot was written by Bill Scott, famous for his work on The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show. The short is about a young boy Gerald McBoing-Boing who can only speak in sound effects. His parents are greatly annoyed by Gerald's "handicap". They try to teach Gerald how to speak normally but to no avail. Gerald is made fun of at school, and runs away from home, but when boarding a train, a radio station hears Gerald's talent and he quickly rises to fame. The McBoing Boing short was so significant because it highlighted the fresh UPA style. Although the Mr. Magoo series had introduced the style, McBoing Boing brought it to the fore front. The bold lines, highly stylized figures and backgrounds, and the distinct use of limited animation greatly contrasted the contemporary animation styles of Disney, Warner Brothers, and MGM.
- Gerald McBoing-Boing is American Television Series Based on Dr. Seuss Books.
- Gerald McBoing-Boing was a 1950 7 minute Animated Adaptation of a Dr. Seuss Book of the same name. It was about a young boy named Gerald McCloy who only spoke in sound effects. Unlike other cartoons at the time, this used a more cartoonish, simplistic style and Limited Animation, although this was more Doing It for the Art than making a cheap cartoon. It became the first successful theatrical cartoon produced by UPA, and three more "Gerald Mc boing boing" shorts would be produced over the years, as well as a short lived primetime animated cartoon (the first ever, too, predating The Flintstones by a 3-4 years) in 1956. Aside from a few appearances in a couple of Mr. Magoo shorts, and playing the role of Tiny Tim in Mr. Magoo's Christmas Carol, Gerald would fade to obscurity soon afterwards. Recently, in 2005, he returned in a new series with his family, two speaking friends, Janine and Jacob, and a dog named Burp. It featured short sketches with him interacting with the world around him and his friends, sound checks (with animals and other objects switching sound effects) and fantasy tales in between featuring him, Janine, and Jacob, being told in Seussian Rhyme like the original shorts.
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