61 years ago today, The Beatles became Saturday morning cartoons.
The Beatles animated series premiered on ABC on September 25, 1965, right in the middle of Beatlemania.
John, Paul, George and Ringo didn’t do the speaking voices. Paul Frees voiced John and George, while Lance Percival voiced Paul and Ringo. The actual Beatles recordings were used when they sang.
The show ran for 39 episodes over three seasons. The very first episode featured “A Hard Day’s Night” and “I Want to Hold Your Hand.”
Imagine being a kid in 1965. You heard The Beatles on the radio, then Saturday morning you could turn on the TV and watch them as cartoons.
Did you watch The Beatles animated series?