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Bullwinkle J. Moose is a
fictional character in the
1959–
1964 animated television series Rocky and His Friends and
The Bullwinkle Show, often collectively referred to as
Rocky and Bullwinkle, produced by
Jay Ward and
Bill Scott. When the show changed networks from
ABC to
NBC, its name was changed to
The Bullwinkle Show, reflecting the popularity of Bullwinkle.
Creation
Ward and his then-assistant
Alex Anderson created Bullwinkle for
The Frostbite Falls Review, a storyboard idea which was never developed into a series. They gave him the name "Bullwinkle" after Clarence Bullwinkel, a car dealer, because they thought it was a funny name. Both Bullwinkle and Rocky were given the middle initial "J" in reference to Ward.
Biography
Bullwinkle shared a house with his best friend
Rocky in the fictional small town of
Frostbite Falls,
Minnesota, a parody of the real-life American town of
International Falls, Minnesota. Bullwinkle's
college alma mater was "
Wossamotta U." In the half Cartoon/live action movie
The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle Bullwinkle receives a Honorary Mooster's Degree from Wossamotta U -due to the nefarious plans of Boris Badenov!
Personality
Bullwinkle was noted for being well-meaning, but also quite dim-witted, which made for a source of jokes during the show's run. Despite this, the so-called "moronic moose" often aided the brains of the "moose-and-squirrel" duo, Rocky, during their various adventures. Although on opposite ends of the
I.Q. scale, he and the "plucky squirrel" had a shared sense of optimism, persistence and traditional ethics and moral standards. Although not as intelligent as Rocky, Bullwinkle often made references
breaking the fourth wall, so he wasn't always as clueless as he appeared.
Bullwinkle also hosted other segments of the program, including: "Mr. Know-It-All," where he tried to demonstrate his supposed expertise at a subject, such as disarming bombs or curing hiccups; "Bullwinkle's Corner," where the moose would attempt to read poetry; and various interstitial drop-ins. In one classic running gag, Bullwinkle would attempt to pull a rabbit out of a top hat (to Rocky's dismissal: "Again?!" or "But that trick
never works!", and Bullwinkle's canonical rejoinder, "Nothing up my sleeve...Presto!" or "This time, for sure! Presto!"), only to pull out something unexpected instead (such as a
bear), and occasionally even Rocky himself. After each failed attempt, Rocky would segue to the next sketch by saying, "And now, here's something we hope you'll
really like!"
Voice
Bill Scott, Ward's partner and head writer of the series, was the original voice of Bullwinkle. In the
2000 Universal Studios film
The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle, Bullwinkle was voiced by Ward fan
Keith Scott (no relation to Bill), as Bill had died of a heart attack in 1985.
Other Appearances
In addition to the television series and movies, Bullwinkle has appeared in television commercials, a newspaper comic strip,
lunch boxes, and a coloring book.
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