Submarine cartoon
The radiation from Gamilon's planet bombs forces everyone on Earth underground.
In the first season, Earth is attacked by Gamilon, a distant planet. However, the Japanese saga entails more than just these three television seasons, and part of this missing portion of the saga occurs between Seasons Two and Three, in the movies Yamato: The New Voyage and Be Forever Yamato. Each is an English-language adaption of its Japanese counterpart Space Battleship Yamato. Star Blazers consists of three television seasons. It also dealt with somewhat more mature themes than other productions aimed at the same target audience at the time. It was the first popular English-translated anime that had an overarching plot and storyline that required the episodes to be viewed in order, which paved the way for future arc-based, plot-driven anime translations. Star Blazers was first broadcast in the United States in 1979. “I get to meet the audience that used to watch the cartoons I helped make, and sell my paintings,” Campbell said.Star Blazers is an American animated television series adaptation of the Japanese anime series Space Battleship Yamato I (1974), II (1978), and III (1980) ( 宇宙戦艦ヤマト, Uchū Senkan Yamato). When he retired from the cartoon business, he decided to paint scenes from films he’s worked on, including The Smurfs, Scooby Doo, The Flintstones, and The Jetsons.įriday through Sunday, Campbell’s work will be on display, and for sale, at ArtInsights Animation and Film Gallery, in the Reston Town Center. “I guess they really liked it, as they decided to make an appearance at the end of the film, which was very good for the film,” Campbell said. Lennon, McCartney, Harrison, and Starr made a cameo at the end of the movie. “Far from it, it was a very beautifully designed film.” “When they saw the film, they were quite surprised - I think they were expecting a low-budget production, like we were doing with the Saturday morning cartoon,” Campbell said. Unlike earlier Beatles films - “A Hard Day’s Night,” and “Help!” - John, Paul, George, and Ringo had little interest in participating in the movie. “I sent back pencil drawings, the studio in London did the ink and paint, shot them, and slipped the scenes into the film,” Campbell said. The Beatles show was a ratings success, and ran for four seasons.Įventually, Broadax asked Campbell to help animate the 1968 animated comedy film, based on the music of The Beatles. Ironically, Campbell went on to play a role in The Flintstones series, too. “John was heard to have said ‘Oh, that’s Flintstones s–t,’ not realizing how good The Flintstones actually were.” “All I heard was hearsay,” said Campbell. Initially, the band didn’t like the cartoons. Lance Percival did the voices of Paul and Ringo. Paul Frees, who had been the voice of Boris Badenov in the “Rocky and Bullwinkle” series, was John and George. Two voice actors portrayed the four band members. “Apart from (the music), their involvement in the show was absolute zero,” said Campbell. The weekly 18-minutes episodes, which aired in a 30-minute time slot on ABC, generally included two Beatles songs. “I would do the storyboard, hire the necessary staff, monitor the work, and see that the production went smoothly all the way through.” “Al would send scripts, model sheets, the voice track, and the music track,” said Campbell. Eventually, Broadax asked Campbell to help animate the 1968 animated comedy film, “Yellow Submarine,” based on the music of The Beatles. Within weeks, the cartoon series was in production. “I had heard their music on the radio, but not listening very closely,” Campbell recalled. “I said ‘that’s great, Al, but beetles make terrible characters for children’s cartoons, insects are awful.”īrodax informed Campbell he was referring to the British pop sensations, who days earlier had performed on The Ed Sullivan Show, in front of an estimated 73 million Americans. “It was (producer) Al Brodax - he said ‘Ron, we’d like you to direct The Beatles TV cartoon show,'” said Campbell. WASHINGTON - Ron Campbell’s animation career was in full swing in 1964, with cartoon credits including Beetle Bailey and Krazy Kat, when the phone rang in the middle of the night. Ron Campbell helped animate The Beatles cartoons and 'Yellow Submarine' Business & Finance Click to expand menu.