{"product_id":"the-animated-beatles","title":"The Animated Beatles","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-language: TA;\"\u003eThe Animated Beatles     (release date: Sept. 20, 2026)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-language: TA;\"\u003eMatthew Hahn\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003e288 pages\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003e6x9 size\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003eISBN \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-IN\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-IN; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;\"\u003e9798887719474\u003cspan style=\"mso-tab-count: 1;\"\u003e paperback\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-IN\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-IN; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;\"\u003eISBN 9798887719481 hardback\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-IN\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-IN; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-IN\" style=\"mso-bidi-font-family: Aptos; color: black; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-ansi-language: EN-IN;\"\u003e“We are the originals.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\" style=\"margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;\"\u003e\u003c!-- [if !supportLists]--\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-IN\" style=\"mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; color: black; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-ansi-language: EN-IN;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-list: Ignore;\"\u003e-\u003cspan style=\"font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';\"\u003e          \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--[endif]--\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-IN\" style=\"mso-bidi-font-family: Aptos; color: black; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-ansi-language: EN-IN;\"\u003eJohn Clive as John Lennon, \u003ci\u003eYellow Submarine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\" style=\"margin-left: .5in;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-IN\" style=\"mso-bidi-font-family: Aptos; color: black; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-ansi-language: EN-IN;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\" style=\"margin-left: .5in;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-IN\" style=\"mso-bidi-font-family: Aptos; color: black; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-ansi-language: EN-IN;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-IN\" style=\"mso-bidi-font-family: Aptos; color: black; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-ansi-language: EN-IN;\"\u003eBy 1964, the Beatles had conquered the media of music, radio, television, film, and literature. Little did they expect they were about to dominate animation.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-IN\" style=\"mso-bidi-font-family: Aptos; color: black; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-ansi-language: EN-IN;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-IN\" style=\"mso-bidi-font-family: Aptos; color: black; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-ansi-language: EN-IN;\"\u003eAl Brodax produced \u003ci\u003eThe Beatles Cartoon\u003c\/i\u003e (1965), which\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ewas the first time that likenesses of contemporary personalities were cast as stars in an animated television series. (They beat the Three Stooges by a few weeks.) The premiere scored a 51.9 share, which was hitherto unheard of in daytime TV. Brodax followed up in 1968 with \u003ci\u003eYellow Submarine\u003c\/i\u003e, another first: “. . . extremely real and enormously famous people were going to be animated into a feature film.” It received rapturous critical notices and audiences flocked to the theaters. Today it is recognized as a classic and an alternative to the Disneyfication that had taken over and stagnated animation.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-IN\" style=\"mso-bidi-font-family: Aptos; color: black; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-ansi-language: EN-IN;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-IN\" style=\"mso-bidi-font-family: Aptos; color: black; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-ansi-language: EN-IN;\"\u003eThe Beatles are the most caricatured celebrities of all time, with new fan films coming out daily on YouTube and TikTok. Matthew Hahn, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Animated Marx Brothers\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Animated Peter Lorre\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Animated Universal Classic Monsters, \u003c\/i\u003ehas found hundreds of toons with John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr, and also “Fifth Beatles” Brian Epstein, George Martin, Stuart Sutcliffe, Pete Best, and Billy Preston. They have appeared in computer games, music videos, rides, museum exhibits, virtual reality, and AI. All three surviving Beatles did guest shots on \u003ci\u003eThe Simpsons \u003c\/i\u003e(1989), and John made many posthumous cameos. Other projects include \u003ci\u003eFamily Guy \u003c\/i\u003e(1999), \u003ci\u003eThe Powerpuff Girls \u003c\/i\u003e(1998), \u003ci\u003eRobot Chicken \u003c\/i\u003e(2005), \u003ci\u003eCelebrity Deathmatch \u003c\/i\u003e(1998), \u003ci\u003eBoJack Horseman \u003c\/i\u003e(2014), \u003ci\u003eWalk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story \u003c\/i\u003e(2007), \u003ci\u003eMinions\u003c\/i\u003e (2015), \u003ci\u003ePaul McCartney’s Give My Regards to Broad Street\u003c\/i\u003e (1985), \u003ci\u003eThe Beatles Rock Band \u003c\/i\u003e(2009), unfinished works like the long-gestating remake of \u003ci\u003eYellow Submarine\u003c\/i\u003e, and apocryphal ones like the “Lost Beatles Cartoon Episode.” Creators and voice actors affiliated with Beatle-toons include Paul Frees, Bob Godfrey, Matt Groening, Dan Castellaneta, Hank Azaria, Seth MacFarlane, Simon Pegg, Seth Green, Jake Kasdan, Paul Rudd, Jack Black, Jason Schwartzman, Robert Zemeckis, and Cary Elwes.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-IN\" style=\"mso-bidi-font-family: Aptos; color: black; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-ansi-language: EN-IN;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-IN\" style=\"mso-bidi-font-family: Aptos; color: black; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-ansi-language: EN-IN;\"\u003eIllustrated. Includes index, notes, and bibliography. This book should be on the shelf of all animation aficionados, music lovers, classic movie fans, gamers, pop culture enthusiasts, history buffs, and connoisseurs of fun facts.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-IN\" style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; color: black; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-ansi-language: EN-IN;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BearManor Media","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":52000513720622,"sku":"9798887719474","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":52000513753390,"sku":"9798887719475","price":41.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0115\/5789\/6251\/files\/TheAnimatedBeatles_frontcover96dpi.jpg?v=1777461706","url":"https:\/\/www.bearmanormedia.com\/products\/the-animated-beatles","provider":"BearManor Media ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}