Wednesday, June 24, 2020

Tooniversary: The Beatles in Long Tall Sally (1965)

Everyone knows the late Little Richard made "Long Tall Sally" famous. Al Brodax, head man at King Features Television, thought it might be a good story if they invented a different kind of "Sally", as in a lance, as The Beatles visit another spooky castle in a fog, seeking lodgings.

However, John & Ringo (Paul Frees & Lance Percival) end up inhabiting a pair of cursed suits of armor, ignoring the caretaker (Frees).....

A sing-along of "I'll Follow The Sun" follows:



Way too much use of recycled footage in one episode, particularly Paul & George's reaction shots.

Rating: C.

2 comments:

Silverstar said...

Interestingly enough, John Lennon reportedly hated the Beatles cartoon series. Don't know how he felt about Yellow Submarine.

hobbyfan said...

Probably because of the way he was written and drawn.