The New Adventures of Beany and Cecil

Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox television The New Adventures of Beany and Cecil is an American animated series. Produced by DIC Animation City, It is a revival of Bob Clampett's Beany and Cecil. Five half-hour episodes aired out of the thirteen in production during its original run. This short-lived incarnation of the show was developed, produced, and directed by Canadian animator John Kricfalusi, later known for founding Spümcø and creating The Ren & Stimpy Show.

Production

ABC had been negotiating for the production of the show with the Clampett family, who insisted that John Kricfalusi, a devoted fan and friend of Bob Clampett, be part of the production. The program was part of a 1988 initiative at ABC to reintroduce legacy characters older children or their parents would recognize (A Pup Named Scooby-Doo and The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh were among the other new cartoons that fall) to take advantage of the adoption of the people meter, which it had blamed for the failure of its preschool-aged programming such as The Little Clowns of Happytown and Care Bears the year before. The long negotiations delayed the start of production to mid-July, causing much of the animation to be rushed in order to meet the September deadline.

Tensions rose between Kricfalusi and ABC over the tone of the show, leading to an uncomfortable atmosphere for the show's crew. The more ABC tried to soften up the show, the more Kricfalusi pushed for shocking and offensive material. Clampett's widow Sody insisted on having non-animation writers edit the stories, hiring a despondent Chuck Lorre, who was affected by the 1988 Writers Guild of America strike and could only find animation work, to edit the stories and provide stock music; he had rejected a similar offer for the series previously. Despite gaining support from ABC for his attempts to tone down Kricfalusi's crude humor, he was immediately shunned by practically everyone else involved for the quality of his work and lack of passion. He was fired after an argument with Sody and Rob Clampett over this regard after complaints from crew members, with his work remaining unused. Future Spümcø animators Eddie Fitzgerald and Jim Smith, alongside Bruce Timm, were allowed their first directorial roles.

The Clampett family were ultimately not happy with the cartoon, but remained supportive of Kricfalusi. ABC cancelled the show after a handful of episodes as they found the humor not suitable for children's programming. As a result, ABC replaced it with reruns of Hanna-Barbera's The Flintstone Kids, a series that had originally been planned to be retired following its two-season run.

Episodes

Thirteen half-hours were proposed, but only the first five were broadcast:

Nº	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date

Cast

• Mark Hildreth – Beany
• Maurice LaMarche – Dishonest John, King Muckamuck (in "The Framed Freep"), Film Director (in "Cecil Meets Clambo")
• Jim MacGeorge – Captain Horatio Huffenpuff
• Billy West – Cecil, Dentist (in "Radio with a Bite"), DJ (in "Radio with a Bite"), Brotherhood of B.L.E.C.H. Member (in "Brotherhood of B.L.E.C.H."), Pinocchio (in "D.J.'s Disappearing Act"), Clambo (in "Cecil Meets Clambo"), Movie Trailer Announcer (in "Cecil Meets Clambo"), Head Waitress (in "The Golden Menu")

Additional voices

• Jane Mortfee
• Laura Harris
• Cree Summer-Francks

External links

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