The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show is the collective name for
two separate American television animated series (Rocky
and His Friends and The Bullwinkle Show) that originally
aired from 1959 to 1964. Rocky & Bullwinkle enjoyed
great popularity during the 1960s, and is still found
in reruns in the United States. Much of the success of
the series was due to its ability to work on two distinct
levels. As an animated series with zany characters and
plots, it appealed to children; its clever use of puns
and topical references appealed to adults. The animation
is quite limited while the scripts and audio are inventive
and sometimes sophisticated. Some critics at the time
described the effect as being like a well-written radio
program with illustrations.
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