Alex Anderson, Creator of Rocky and Bullwinkle, Dies at 90
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I used to love this show, even if, as a kid in the 1960s, I didn’t always understand it (there was a lot of political Cold War humor to it).
The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle were the ancestors of such contemporary pop culture faves as The Simpsons, Futurama, and South Park, only perhaps a bit smarter, since it didn’t rely on scatological or sexual jokes. Animation allows the commentators (i.e., the cartoonists) to get away with more than they could with live action. And Rocky and Bullwinkle shared their stage with other fun segments such as “Fractured Fairy Tales” (narrated by Edward Everett Horton) and “Peabody’s Improbable History,” which featured a genius bespectacled dog and his “boy” Sherman who would have adventures with time travel through their WABAC (pronounced Wayback) Machine.
They don’t make ’em like that any more.
In addition to Anderson, New Yorker cartoonist Leo Cullum died at the age of 68.
Cullum was one of those whose work is instantly identifiable, even if you don’t recognize the artist’s name.
How much harder is it to get across a smart idea with humor in one panel?
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I share your sadness about both of these great cartoonists.
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