Does Rocky and Bullwinkle still hold up?

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I loved rocky and bullwinkle when i was a kid, but i recently watched some episodes (as well as some fractured fairy tales and peabody and sherman shorts) on IN2TV, and while fft and p&s were still as funny as i remembered, the actual bullwinkle cartoons werent as great. Does anyone else feel the same way?
 
Well, yes and no. Yes, considering how much we missed as a child. No, considering how ancient it feels. Oh well, good equals out the bad this time.
 
"Bullwinkle, do you know what an A-bomb is?"
"Why sure, Rocky, "a-bomb" is what some people call our show!"
"I don't think that's very funny."
"Apparently neither do they."

Yeah, I'd say the writing still holds up. :D
 
Rocky and Bullwinkle was the only part I was really that interested in. I didn't mind some of the Mr. Peabody and Sherman bits, or the Dudley Do-Right parts, but I guess I just like Rocky and Bullwinkle more as characters. I also liked their voices more.

My least favourite aspect of the show was always Fractured Fairy Tales though. It always felt like filler.

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Oops, forgot to actually answer the topic question! Hmm, I'd say that the show is still very entertaining, but you can't really watch it now without being aware of how old and low-budget it is. Actually, when I was little, I found the animation on the show really funny, and prefered to full animation.
 
Its been ages since I've watched the show, but I recall the dialogue being spoken extremely fast. Also, the animation never bugged me, except when it was obvious they were just animating lip flaps when there was no action on screen.

The only thing that really bugged me about R&B was that it was seemingly always part of a "to be continued" several episode plot arc, and I would rarely be able to watch them in order. I'd definitely watch the show if it were still on the air.
 
I would say the writing would still hold up this day. Obviously the animation (which was pretty cheap which was also probably the point) and some of the jokes wouldn't but R&C has one of those timeless feels when you're watching it. Although it should be noted though popular with kids in the day, it sure wouldn't hold up with them now. For animation purists and adults who appreciate classic humor yeah but not the standard 2-11 generation now. Should of probably claified that in the first sentance.
 
The show still holds up to me, even if the Cold War stuff is dated (agree with the above poster re: not liking most of the Fractured Fairy Tales as much as Peabody & Sherman/R&B/Dudley Do-Right, though ones like "Sleeping Beauty Land" were a riot). I usually have it tied with "The Simpsons" on my "best TV cartoons ever" lists that people on TZ keep starting about 57 times per year. :-p

Not sure what kids today would make of the show, given how little pre-1990s animation that's not Scooby Doo gets airplay these days outside of Boomerang... though would like to think there'll always be a future audience for awful puns. ;-)

-B.
 
I should really rewatch "Rue Britannia" again. That was definitely my favorite R&B episode. The scene where Boris's plan backfires was hilarious- "And the threatening letter was delivered to the wrong Mu-use!" :D
 
Rocky & Bullwinkle actually feels better than when I remembered it. I personally feel that this was Jay Ward's crowning achievement in writing.

The other two shows are alright, but R&B just feels snappier to me.
 
Perhaps it is dated. But of course, so are Bugs Bunny and Donald Duck cartoons with 1940's references or Tiny Toons with 1990's references. The good stuff is the good stuff no matter what. Hopefully, there will always be a place for Rocky and Bullwinkle as characters (and Jay Ward's always snappy word play).

"Hey Rocky! Some guy just went by all light up!"

"Well, we are near the Club Car, Bullwinkle."

:anime:
 
The only references that never get dated in these types of things are when they break the fourth wall or comment on how stupid their actual show is. Those types of things always age well. Looney Tunes was doing it a long time ago, though Tex Avery was the king of self deprecation and self referential humor. And though some hate it, I thought the Rocky and Bullwinkle live action movie was pretty funny on its own merit, mostly for them acknowledging plot holes and what not.
 
I still enjoy the jokes in R&B as well as the Fractured Fairy Tales, Mr Peabody, Dudley Do-right

It's too bad there wasn't a crossover of R&B with Georges of the Jungle, imagine the good moments of laughing we could have. (although there was a short cameo appearance of Dudley Do-Right in an episode of Tom Slick)
 
I haven't watched the show in a few years(I used to love when it was on Nickelodeon),but from memory,I'd say much of the humor would still hold up,seeing as how they did alot of "breaking the fourth wall" jokes.....As for the series,I liked the stories with Rocky and Bullwinkle best,but also liked some of the Fractured Fairytales and Peabody's Improbable History episodes...
 
I enjoyed watching Rocky and Bullwinkle as a kid and I will always enjoy watching them. I've always looked forward to seeing the Rocky and Bullwinkle segments the most. I don't think kids of today would like it though. My little brother didn't like it when I showed it to him on the Black Family Channel months ago.
 
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