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Max, The 2000-Year-Old Mouse
''Max, the 2000-Year-Old Mouse'' is a 1967 Canadian animated television series produced by Steve Krantz, which originally aired in Canada in 1967 and became popular in several parts of the world, most notably the United States, where it was syndicated on both local and PBS stations between 1969 and 1979, and also the United Kingdom, where it was repeated numerous times on the ITV network between its original transmission in 1969 and its last showing to date in 1992. Overview The series was an educational show, aimed at children, in which still pictures and limited animations told the stories about important figures and key events in Western history. 104 episodes were made in total, each running at five and a half minutes in length. The episodes were filmed quickly and cheaply, and the premise of the show was simple. An episode typically begins in a room in a museum, with artifacts on display while the unseen and unnamed narrator ( Bernard Cowan) introduces the era and historical p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grantray-Lawrence Animation
Grantray-Lawrence Animation was an animation studio active from 1954 to 1968 and founded by Grant Simmons, Ray Patterson (hence "Grant-Ray"), and Robert L. Lawrence. This animation company produced commercials and low-budget animated television shows until it went bankrupt in 1968 and its distributor, Krantz Films, took over production. The best-known of those animated shows are its adaptations of superheroes from Marvel Comics, the earliest such adaptations for electronic media. Before then, it did sub-contracted work on ''Top Cat'', ''The Jetsons'', ''The Dick Tracy Show'', and '' The Famous Adventures of Mr. Magoo''. Filmography References External links * The Big Cartoon DataBase The Big Cartoon DataBase (or BCDB for short) is an online database of information about animated cartoons, Feature film, animated feature films, Animated television series, animated television shows, and cartoon Short film, shorts. The BCDB proj ... entry foGrantray-Lawrence Animation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |