# The Beatles (TV series)

| *The Beatles* |
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| Genre | Comedy Musical |
| Created by | Al Brodax |
| Written by | Al Brodax Bruce Howard Heywood Kling Dennis Marks Jack Mendelsohn |
| Directed by | Jack 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 | * Paul Frees
* Lance Percival
* Julie Bennett
* Carol Corbett
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| Theme music composer | Lennon–McCartney |
| Opening theme | * "Can't Buy Me Love" (season 1, full programme)
* "Help!" (season 2, full programme)
* "And Your Bird Can Sing" (season 3, full programme)
* "The Beatles Opening Theme" (animated segments, all seasons)
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| Ending theme | "The Beatles End Theme" (1964) |
| Composer | The Beatles (songs) |
| Country of origin | * United States
* United Kingdom
* Australia
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| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 39 |
| Production |
| Executive producer | Al Brodax |
| Producers | Al Brodax Mary Ellen Stewart George Dunning Leon Becker Jack Gettles |
| Running time | 18
 min (UK Version) 30 Min (Full Version) |
| Production companies | * King Features Syndicate
* Artransa/Graphik
* Canawest Studios
* TVC London
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| Original release |
| Network | * ABC (United States)
* Australian Broadcasting Corporation (Australia)
* ITV (United Kingdom)
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| Release | 25 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. The series started on 25 September 1965 in the United States on ABC. The series ended on 21 October 1967. The series had reruns until September 7, 1969. 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. 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.

The show was the first television series to have animated versions of living people.

## List of episodes

### Season 1 (1965–66)

| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | 1 |  |
| 2 | 2 |  |
| 3 | 3 |  |
| 4 | 4 |  |
| 5 | 5 |  |
| 6 | 6 |  | Jack Stokes |
| 7 | 7 |  |
| 8 | 8 |  |
| 9 | 9 |  |
| 10 | 10 |  |
| 11 | 11 |  |
| 12 | 12 |  |
| 13 | 13 |  |
| 14 | 14 |  |
| 15 | 15 |  | Bob Godfrey |
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The Beatles are in a Roman street festival where Paul wins a dancing bear named Bonnie.

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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.

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Sing Alongs: Don't Bother Me / Can't Buy Me Love  |
| 16 | 16 |  | Graham C. Sharpe and Ron Campbell |
| 17 | 17 |  |
| 18 | 18 |  |
| 19 | 19 |  |
| 20 | 20 |  |
| 21 | 21 |  |
| 22 | 22 |  |
| 23 | 23 |  |
| 24 | 24 |  |
| 25 | 25 |  | Jack Stokes |
| 26 | 26 |  | Jack Stokes |

### Season 2 (1966)

| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 27 | 1 |  | Jack Stokes |
| 28 | 2 |  | Jack Stokes |
| 29 | 3 |  | Jack Stokes |
| 30 | 4 |  | Jack Stokes |
| 31 | 5 |  | Jack Stokes |
| 32 | 6 |  | Jack Stokes |
| 33 | 7 |  | Jack Stokes |

### Season 3 (1967)

| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 34 | 1 |  | Jack Stokes |
| 35 | 2 |  | Jack Stokes |
| 36 | 3 |  | Jack Stokes |
| 37 | 4 |  | Jack Stokes |
| 38 | 5 |  | Jack Stokes |
| 39 | 6 |  | Jack Stokes |

* Axelrod, Mitchell. *Beatletoons: The Real Story Behind The Cartoon Beatles*. Wynn, 1999.
* Lenburg, Jeff. *Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons*. Checkmark Books, 1999.
* Lehman, Christopher P. *American Animated Cartoons of the Vietnam Era: A Study of Social Commentary in Films and Television Programs, 1961–1973*. McFarland, 2007.
* The 39 episodes of The Beatles ABC TV cartoon series (1965-1969). archive.org. Retrieved 19 June 2025.
* The Beatles Episode Guide - King Features Syndicate. The Big Cartoon Database. Retrieved 19 June 2025.

## Other websites

* *The Beatles* on IMDb
* The Beatles cartoon series three season episode guide (1965-1967). Garn's Guides.
* The background of The Beatles cartoon television series.
* Reference Library: Beatles Cartoons.
* Cartoon Beatles artwork.