Re: Sinister: Duckula, Dangermouse, & Close Lobsters
I seem to think that we're missing the point. The cartoon B&S was on BBC. It was around the period of such highbrow cartoon series as Dogtanian & the Three Muskahounds, 80 Days Around the World and Ulysses. I always tired of Dangermouse, but never of such challenging cartoon series that were so close to the books. BBC kids programmes always outclassed ITV. Look at Trumpton! What an outstanding and inpirational programme. I wanted to be a fireman when I was a kid, not a white mouse that drove cars and had battles with a toad! I hope that stirs up some intellectual debate about childrens programmes rather than the obsessive Duckula fans. Duckula pales next to the might of Bagpuss! Dan ----------------------------------------------------------------------- . This message was brought to you by the Sinister mailing list. . To send to the list please mail "sinister@majordomo.net". . For subscribing, unsubscribing and other list information please see . http://www.majordomo.net/sinister . For questions about how the list works mail owner-sinister@majordomo.net . Nee, nee mun pish, chan pai dee kwa -----------------------------------------------------------------------
On Tue, 2 Jun 1998, DMC wrote:
I seem to think that we're missing the point.
Shocking allegation for the sinister list...
The cartoon B&S was on BBC. It was around the period of such highbrow cartoon series as Dogtanian & the Three Muskahounds, 80 Days Around the World and Ulysses. I always tired of Dangermouse, but never of such challenging cartoon series that were so close to the books. BBC kids programmes always outclassed ITV.
The appeal of Dangermouse was that it tested the limits of the genre of cartoon animation: it never patronised or played it safe (eg the "custard episode", or that one which was a spoof of "Fantastic Voyage" set in Colonel K's body). The dubbed Belgian cartoons which you mention took the general idea of the novels upon which they were based, but only as a jumping-off point for a series of linear, generic cartoon adventures. I don't really think "challenging" is the word. Although the way that Dogtanian's nose shone red whenever he tried to talk to Juliet, and it made that "boyoing!" noise was very cute, and I empathise totally (apart from the boing thing). Love, Mark S. PS - It's true, though, Bagpuss _did_ rock my preschool world. And does anyone remember Moschops...? ----------------------------------------------------------------------- . This message was brought to you by the Sinister mailing list. . To send to the list please mail "sinister@majordomo.net". . For subscribing, unsubscribing and other list information please see . http://www.majordomo.net/sinister . For questions about how the list works mail owner-sinister@majordomo.net . Nee, nee mun pish, chan pai dee kwa -----------------------------------------------------------------------
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