The Beatles
1965
📺 3 Seasons
🎬 39 Episodes
📅 Ended
🌐 EN
⏱️ 30 min/episode
AnimationComedy
The Beatles is an American animated television series featuring the fanciful and musical misadventures of the popular English rock band of the same name. It ran from 1965 to 1969 on ABC in the US. The series debuted on September 25, 1965 and ended on September 7, 1969. A total of 39 episodes were produced. The series was shown on Saturday mornings at 10:30 AM EST until the 1967 third season when it was moved to 12:00 PM EST. For the fourth season, which consisted of reruns, the series was shown at 9:30 AM EST on Sunday mornings. Each episode has a name of a Beatles song, so the story is based on its lyrics and it is also played at some time in the episode. The original series was rebroadcast in syndication by MTV in 1986 and 1987 and on the Disney Channel. The series was a historical milestone as the first weekly television series to feature animated versions of real, living people.
Seasons
Season 1
A Hard Days Night: The Beatles try to rehearse at the Transylvania Hilton but gets a bit crowded when all the locals decide to come over to be nosey. John decides they need to find a different place to practice so they find an empty castle, but soon learn that it isn't as empty as they thought. Their music awakens the dead and they soon find out that creatures of the night are Beatles fans, too.
SINGALONGS: Not a Second Time & Devil In Her Heart
I Want To Hold Your Hand: The Beatles take an ocean cruise to get some peace and relaxation. But they soon discover that this isn't possible as they chased by screaming fans, and to make matters worse, the story narrator keeps letting their hiding locations slip. They hop into a diving bell for cover which is dropped into the water. There they encounter a lovestruck octopus and reunite it with its mate.
Season 2
Eight Days A Week: The Beatles visit Gigantic Studios and run into a leading lover of the ""silver screen"" that has lost his ability to kiss. Paul busts a gut to step in and take his place and the leading lady of the film falls head over heels crazy about Paul.
SINGALONGS: Run For Your Life & Girl
I'm Looking Through You: While in Egypt the Beatles decide they need a nice place to rehearse. They look everywhere and end up in a tomb. Ringo encounters a ghost that wants his body and pushes Ringo's soul out of the body in order to get it.
Season 3
The Beatles try to stop a robbery occurring in Penny Lane, after discovering that a detective named James Blond has surpassed them in popularity. / The band use music to bring color and joy to the children living at a derelict orphanage.
Cast
Paul Frees
John Lennon / George Harrison (voice) (uncredited)
Lance Percival
Paul McCartney / Ringo Starr (voice) (uncredited)
Julie Bennett
(voice) (uncredited)
Carol Corbett
(voice) (uncredited)
John Lennon
Self (vocals musical segments) (uncredited)
Paul McCartney
Self (vocals musical segments) (uncredited)
Crew
Writer/Creator
Bruce Howard, Al Brodax, Dennis Marks
Producer
Al Brodax, George Dunning
Network
ABC
Production
King Features Syndicate, TVC London
Keywords
lightheartedabsurdwhimsicalcomforting