| Beany and Cecil | |
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 Characters from left to right: Crowy, Captain Horatio Huffenpuff, Cecil, Beany, Dishonest John. | |
| Also known as | The Beany and Cecil Show |
| Created by | Bob Clampett |
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| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 26 |
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| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Production company | Bob Clampett Productions |
| Original release | |
| Network | ABC |
| Release | January 6 – June 30, 1962 |
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Beany and Cecil is an American animated television series created by Bob Clampett for the American Broadcasting Company.[1] The cartoon was based on the television puppet show Time for Beany, which Clampett produced for Paramount Pictures company and its Paramount Television Network beginning 1949. The series was broadcast first as part of the series Matty's Funnies during 1962, later renamed Beany and Cecil.[2] A short-lived revival, The New Adventures of Beany and Cecil, was produced in 1988.
Although a children's show, it incorporated satirical references to current events and personalities that adults found entertaining, and the show also attracted adult viewers. Some of the plots and remarks were recognizable as lampoons of current political issues.
Along with The Jetsons and The Flintstones, it was one of the first three color television series by the ABC television network (the initial season, though, was originally shown in black and white, as ABC was unable to broadcast color programs until September 1962).
- ^ Perlmutter, David (2018). The Encyclopedia of American Animated Television Shows. Rowman & Littlefield. pp. 69–70. ISBN 978-1538103739.
- ^ Erickson, Hal (2005). Television Cartoon Shows: An Illustrated Encyclopedia, 1949 Through 2003 (2nd ed.). McFarland & Co. pp. 124–127. ISBN 978-1476665993.