On this day (Sept. 25) in 1965: The Beatles animated cartoon series premiered on ABC-TV in the US; the first story was titled I Want To Hold Your Hand & had the group exploring the ocean floor in a diving bell, where they encounter a lovesick octopus; the series ran until September 1969 (only 1965-67 was first run; later transmissions were re-runs); a total of 39 episodes were produced; the series was a historical milestone as the first weekly TV series to feature animated versions of real, living people; the band members themselves had nothing to do with the series production beyond the use of their music recordings - the voices were done by actors…
Posted on: Fri, 26 Sep 2014 03:02:49 +0000