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The Beatles
GenreComedy
Musical
Created byAl Brodax
Written byAl Brodax
Bruce Howard
Heywood Kling
Dennis Marks
Jack Mendelsohn
Directed byJack Stokes
Graham Sharpe
Ron Campbell
Jim Hiltz
Ray Leach
John Dunn
Bob Godfrey
Tony Gearty
Tom McDonald
Frank Andrina
Barry Helmer
Mike Jones
Voices of
Theme music composerLennon–McCartney
Opening theme
Ending theme"The Beatles End Theme" (1964)
ComposerThe Beatles (songs)
Country of origin
  • United States
  • United Kingdom
  • Australia
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons3
No. of episodes39
Production
Executive producerAl Brodax
ProducersAl Brodax
Mary Ellen Stewart
George Dunning
Leon Becker
Jack Gettles
Running time18 min (UK Version)
30 Min (Full Version)
Production companies
Original release
Network
Release25 September 1965 (1965-09-25) –
21 October 1967 (1967-10-21)
Related
Yellow Submarine
(1968)

The Beatles, also called the The Beatles Cartoon, is an animated television series. It was about The Beatles band.[1] The series started on 25 September 1965 in the United States on ABC. The series ended on 21 October 1967.[2] The series had reruns until September 7, 1969.[3] 39 episodes were made. The series was shown on Saturdays at 10:30 AM EST from 1965 until 1967. Then, it was shown at 12:00 PM EST. The show had reruns from 1968 to 1969 at 9:30 AM EST on Sundays.[4] Every episode is named after songs made by the Beatles. All of the episodes had plots based on its lyrics. The song is also played in the episode.The series was rerun on MTV in 1986 and 1987 and on The Disney Channel beginning in 1989.[4][5]

The show was the first television series to have animated versions of living people.[6][7]

List of episodes

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Season 1 (1965–66)

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No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleDirected by
11"A Hard Day's Night"Graham C. Sharpe
"I Want to Hold Your Hand"Jack Stokes
22"Do You Want To Know A Secret"John Dunn
"If I Fell"Ray Leach
33"Please Mr. Postman"Jack Stokes
"Devil In Her Heart"Graham C. Sharpe
44"Not A Second Time"Jack Stokes
"Slow Down"Graham C. Sharpe
55"Baby's In Black"Graham C. Sharpe
"Misery"John Dunn
66"You've Really Got A Hold On Me"Jack Stokes
"Chains"
77"I'll Get You"Snav Sniekus
"Honey Don't"Graham C. Sharpe
88"Any Time At All"Jack Stokes
"Twist and Shout"Tony Gearty
99"Little Child"Graham C. Sharpe
"I'll Be Back"Ray Leach
1010"Long Tall Sally"Tom McDonald
"I'll Cry Instead"Graham C. Sharpe and Ron Campbell
1111"I'll Follow the Sun"John Dunn
"When I Get Home"Jack Stokes
1212"Everybody's Trying To Be My Baby"Graham C. Sharpe and Ron Campbell
"I Should Have Known Better"Jack Stokes
1313"I'm A Loser"Jack Stokes
"I Wanna Be Your Man"Snav Sniekus
1414"Don't Bother Me"Jack Stokes
"No Reply"Ray Leach
1515"I'm Happy Just To Dance With You"Bob Godfrey
"Mr. Moonlight"
The Beatles are in a Roman street festival where Paul wins a dancing bear named Bonnie.
The Beatles meet Professor Ludwig Von Brilliant, who is on a mission to view an eclipse. After being adrift at sea, they escape from an island on a submarine.
Sing Alongs: Don't Bother Me / Can't Buy Me Love
1616"Can't Buy Me Love"Graham C. Sharpe and Ron Campbell
"It Won't Be Long"
1717"Anna (Go to Him)"Graham C. Sharpe and Ron Campbell
"I Don't Want To Spoil The Party"Frank Andrina
1818"Matchbox"Graham C. Sharpe and Ron Campbell
"Thank You Girl"Snav Sniekus
1919"From Me To You"Graham C. Sharpe and Ron Campbell
"Boys"Jack Stokes
Sing Alongs: Please Mr. Postman / I Saw Her Standing There
2020"Dizzy Miss Lizzy"Graham C. Sharpe and Ron Campbell
"I Saw Her Standing There"Bob Godfrey
2121"What You're Doing"Graham C. Sharpe and Ron Campbell
"Money (That's What I Want)"Jack Stokes
2222"Komm Gib Mir Deine Hand"Ray Leach
"She Loves You"Snav Sniekus
2323"Bad Boy"Graham C. Sharpe and Ron Campbell
"Tell Me Why"Jack Stokes
2424"I Feel Fine"Jack Stokes
"Hold Me Tight"Barrie Helmer and Mike Jones
2525"Please Please Me"Jack Stokes
"There's A Place"
2626"Roll Over Beethoven"Jack Stokes
"Rock and Roll Music"

Season 2 (1966)

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No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleDirected by
271"Eight Days A Week"Jack Stokes
"I'm Looking Through You"
282"Help!"Jack Stokes
"We Can Work It Out"
293"I'm Down"Jack Stokes
"Run For Your Life"
304"Drive My Car"Jack Stokes
"Tell Me What You See"
315"I Call Your Name"Jack Stokes
"The Word"
326"All My Loving"Jack Stokes
"Day Tripper"
337"Nowhere Man"Jack Stokes
"Paperback Writer"

Season 3 (1967)

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No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleDirected by
341"Penny Lane"Jack Stokes
"Strawberry Fields Forever"
352"And Your Bird Can Sing"Jack Stokes
"Got To Get You Into My Life"
363"Good Day Sunshine"Jack Stokes
"Ticket To Ride"
374"Taxman"Jack Stokes
"Eleanor Rigby"
385"Tomorrow Never Knows"Jack Stokes
"I've Just Seen a Face"
396"Wait"Jack Stokes
"I'm Only Sleeping'"

References

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  1. ↑ Perlmutter, David (2018). The Encyclopedia of American Animated Television Shows. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 69. ISBN 978-1538103739.
  2. ↑ Woolery, George W. (1983). Children's Television: The First Thirty-Five Years, 1946-1981. Scarecrow Press. pp. 43–44. ISBN 0-8108-1557-5. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
  3. ↑ The Beatles Cartoon. Retrieved 17 June 2025.
  4. 1 2 Reference Library: Beatles Cartoons. Retrieved 19 June 2025.
  5. ↑ "Boca Raton News - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com.
  6. ↑ Whitaker, Sterling. "How The Beatles Became Sunday Morning Cartoon Characters". September 25, 2015. Ultimate Classic Rock. Retrieved 17 June 2025.
  7. ↑ Tady, Scott. "'Yellow Submarine' Artist Headed to Pittsburgh to Share His Work at Show". The Times (Beaver County, PA), August 31, 2014. Retrieved 17 June 2025.

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