Limited-edition (one of only 500) sericel, 14"H x 14"W overall image area, unmatted/unframed. Shipped in deluxe presentation folder.
This sericel, titled "Moonlight Boat", is a recreation of a production cel used in the 15th episode of the series (which first aired in the U.S. on New Year's Day, 1966) in a segment titled "Mister Moonlight", which featured the song of the same name. The segment has the Beatles looking to escape fans during a vacation cruise by hiding in a lifeboat, which is then set adrift. They end up watching an eclipse with island natives. The first segment of that show was titled "I'm Happy Just To Dance With You" and showsthe Beatles, after experiencing plane trouble, finding themselves in an Italian street fair, where Paul wins a very affectionate dancing bear in a contest...
Sing alongs in this episode included the songs "Don't Bother Me" and "Can't Buy Me Love".
About Rock'NToons/DenniLu products and The Beatles Cartoon series - These limited-edition cels depicting The Beatles, George, John, Paul, and Ringo, are inspired by The Beatles Saturday morning cartoon series. The show premiered on September 25th, 1965 on ABC television and ran until April 20th, 1969. In all, thirty-nine episodes of The Beatles cartoon were produced by Al Brodax and his King Features team.
As part of his effort to make the show more appealing to an American audience, Brodax decided to use well-regarded voice talent (Paul Frees for John and George, Lance Percival for Paul and Ringo), with the actors using simple British accents versus the Beatles' own Liverpudlian ones. UK audiences - and the Beatles - were unhappy with this fact, and so the series got very little airtime there, whereas in the U.S., the show proved to be VERY popular!
Each color used in the re-creation of this image has been screen-printed with exact precision, one color at a time, onto the cel. The lithographed background accompanying this cel has been printed on premium acid-free paper.
This work of art is from a general edition of 500 sericels. In addition, there are 50 "publisher's proofs" numbered PP 1/50 to PP 50/50 and 5 hors de commerce numbered, HC 1/5 to 5/5, bringing the total of all images to 555 pieces. Conforming to the practice of fine art printing, the elements used to create the edition are destroyed when the edition is closed.
The original art cels for both the cel and the background are archived with the publisher. No additional multiples of the sericel version of this image, including proofs, have been produced in this limited edition except only as necessary to replace pieces in this edition that are damaged in production or shipment, but still maintaining the stated edition size.
The prints are created, designed and licensed by the DenniLu Company, and manufactured and distributed by RockNToons Animation Studios, LLC. These collectibles are officially authorized and licensed by Apple Corp, Ltd. |
