Rocky and Bullwinkle

This was one cool show. I know the plots were cheesy, and the villains were a little, well lame. But this show broke down barriers in the cartoon world. Matt Groening (creator of The Simpsons and Futurama for those who don't know) has said himself that if it weren't for Rocky and Bullwinkle, he would never have taken up being a cartoonist.
What impressed him with Rocky and Bullwinkle was that it was funny, had adult humor in it, and most importantly, the animation wasn't the greatest, even for it's time. You see, Matt Groening didn't think he was the greatest at drawing (see The Simpsons first season, and you'll agree) but it inspired Matt to create something that was truly funny, and pushed the limit to what could and could not be on television. Without Rocky and Bullwinkle, there would be no Simpsons, Family Guy, American Dad, even Spongebob Squarepants.

I remember watching old re-runs of Rocky and Bullwinkle's crazy adventures against the blatantly anti-soviet villains Boris Badenov and Natasha Fatale, who were from the fictional nation Pottsylvania. Boris and Natasha worked for Mr. Big and Fearless Leader. The plot was random and zany in variety, and it always had a message at the end of the show. The thing about Rocky and Bullwinkle is that it was crazy enough for kids to watch, but would have ridiculously funny puns and innuendos that appealed to an adult audience, so the whole family could watch it and have a good time.

Rocky and Bullwinkle broke the ice for The Simpsons, which in-turn brought about the cartoons we have today, and remains one of the funniest cartoons on television to date. What would TV look like without Rocky and Bullwinkle? We will never know, but I for one am glad it existed, oh and the movie doesn't count, I think that it sucked.





Cheers,


Amos13