Bullwinkle J. Moose is a fictional character and one of the two main protagonists of 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 in 1961, the series moved to NBC and was retitled The Bullwinkle Show , where it stayed until 1964. It then returned to ABC, where it was in repeats for nine more years. It has been in syndication ever since.
25-546: Bullwinkle or Bullwinkel may refer to: Bullwinkle J. Moose , a character in the television shows Rocky and His Friends and The Bullwinkle Show Captain Horatio Bullwinkle, Tugboat Annie 's antagonist in films and a TV series Vivian Bullwinkel (1915–2000), Australian Army nurse and lieutenant colonel, survivor of a Japanese World War II massacre Bullwinkel or Bullwinkle, former name of Crannell, California ,
50-596: A Hollywood director to bilk Bullwinkle out of his life savings in " The Last Angry Moose " or usurping Santa Claus by taking advantage of a freak polar drift in " Topsy Turvy World "). Separately from the television series, a commercial for the Rocky and Bullwinkle Show featuring Boris established that he was an active member of Local 12 of the Villains, Thieves, and Scoundrels Union. During this commercial, Boris also claims to be "the world's greatest nogoodnik ". Boris
75-513: A 1980 live tour production, Bullwinkle's Call of the Wild Show . He would later reprise the role in the form of WYME TV animated skits Wilson personally produced for Bullwinkle's Restaurants around 1996. Bullwinkle was voiced by Tom Kenny for the short film Rocky and Bullwinkle , which was to be premiered with Mr. Peabody & Sherman , but the short was cancelled and was replaced with an alien-themed short called Almost Home , based on
100-636: A former settlement Bullwinkle (oil platform) , in the Gulf of Mexico Bullwinkle's Restaurant , a chain of family entertainment centers Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Bullwinkle . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bullwinkle&oldid=1072321756 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
125-434: A lion, tiger, bear, rhinoceros and occasionally even Rocky himself. After each failed attempt, Rocky segued to a commercial by saying, "Now, here's something we hope you'll really like." Bill Scott , Ward's partner and head writer of the series, was the original voice of Bullwinkle. According to Scott, Ward simply assumed that Scott would play the role. Scott would voice the character for many years, even after production of
150-518: A secret rocket fuel formula to eliminating all television from the United States as part of Pottsylvania's various attempts to seize power. Boris, who is thoroughly dedicated to (and takes delight in) all manners of nefarious deeds, also sometimes engages in his own schemes, such as starting his own organized crime gang and hiring himself out as a professional executioner, and frequently conspires schemes simply to get rich (such as by posing as
175-407: A yellow in contrast to the rest of his body; originally they were brown. Bullwinkle shared a house with his best friend Rocket "Rocky" J. Squirrel in the fictional small town of Frostbite Falls, Minnesota , a spoof of the real-life American town of International Falls, Minnesota . Bullwinkle attended college at "Wossamotta U" (a play on "What's the matter with you") on a football scholarship. He
200-511: Is " Raskolnikov !" (a reference to the novel Crime and Punishment by Dostoevsky ), spoken in his Pottsylvanian accent (a mock- Russian accent). Boris would also say, "Sharrup you mouth!" to Natasha when his schemes failed. However, in the final segment of " Greenpernt Oogle ", when he and Natasha were stuck in their own mine field, he says to her, "Natasha, next time I get fiendish plan, do me big favor? Sharrup my mouth!" She does indeed do this in one episode, saying those very words to Boris as
225-600: Is a long-time supporter of the Bull Moose Party , and at one time was the part-owner, part-governor of the island of Moosylvania . Bullwinkle is shown at numerous times to be quite wealthy. In seasons 1 and 2, he makes reference to having an Uncle Dewlap, who bequeathed Bullwinkle vast amounts of wealth (in the form of a cereal boxtop collection and an Upsidaisium mine); he also has a large petty cash stockpile hidden in his mattress that he accumulated delivering newspapers (as revealed in " The Last Angry Moose "). In
250-515: Is a pun on that of 16th-century Russian tsar Boris Godunov (i.e., "good enough" vs. "bad enough"). His accent and explosive temper are a homage to Hollywood actor Akim Tamiroff , especially his role in The Great McGinty . Boris is a spy from the fictional nation of Pottsylvania , and takes orders from the strongman known as Fearless Leader (and occasionally the rarely seen Mr. Big). Boris's missions range from trying to steal
275-517: Is also quite proud that the nicest thing Fearless Leader ever did for him was sending a picture of himself to Boris inscribed "Drop Dead — Fearless Leader". He is a master of disguise and aliases. According to the Rialto Theater's " Moosebill " for "Downhill: The Musical" (a special table of contents insert created for the DVD box set Rocky and Bullwinkle & Friends, The Third Season ), Boris
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#1732773275218300-545: Is an antagonist character in the 1959–1964 animated series Rocky and His Friends and The Bullwinkle Show , so often appearing with his devious accomplice, Natasha Fatale , that the two are usually grouped together, as Boris and Natasha, a reference to Boris Drubetskoy and Natasha Rostova in Tolstoy ’s War and Peace . He was originally voiced by Paul Frees . The character was created by Bill Scott , who based his appearance on that of Gomez Addams . Badenov's name
325-402: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Bullwinkle J. Moose In 1996, Bullwinkle was ranked #32 on TV Guide ' s 50 Greatest TV Stars of All Time. Jay Ward and his business partner Alex Anderson created Bullwinkle for The Frostbite Falls Review , a storyboard idea which was never developed into a series. They gave him
350-553: The Fireside Crook Book . He is also a charter member of the Van Gogh Society, a Pottsylvanian club whose members collect human ears. Early in the series, Boris was taller and had red eyes. After the first episodes, he changed to his normal short stature, but still retained the red eyes until a few episodes afterwards. Humorously, they changed from red to white after he had woken up from a long slumber, as if
375-786: The Moose. Boris's attempts at killing "moose and squirrel" (as he refers to them) also always end in failure, usually by his own scheme backfiring on him. "Of course, I've got plan!" he says. "I've always got plan! They don't ever work, but I've always got one!" As Boris expresses his plight in one promo: "I send in lady spy with package which is really bomb. Door gets locked, she can't get out, who gets blown up? Me!" Boris appeared in all but three Rocky and Bullwinkle storylines: The Three Moosketeers , The Ruby Yacht , and Mucho Loma . Boris often appeared in segments of Bullwinkle's Corner , Mr. Know-It-All , and The Rocky and Bullwinkle Fan Club . Boris's main catch phrase (spoken when frustrated)
400-529: 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 brainy as Rocky, Bullwinkle often made references breaking the fourth wall , so he was not always as clueless as he appeared. His apparent lack of brilliance also had positive side effects, making him immune to mind-numbing chemicals in "Goof Gas Attack" and being
425-485: The first season of The Wuzzles . Following Bill's death, Bullwinkle would then be voiced by Australian voice actor Keith Scott (no relation to Bill) throughout the 1980s and 1990s. Keith's most famous portrayal of the character was in the 2000 Universal Pictures film The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle . Scott Wilson (best known for his Chuck E. Cheese's voice work) voiced the Bullwinkle character for
450-403: The half-cartoon, half-live-action movie The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle , Bullwinkle receives an Honorary Mooster's Degree from Wossamotta U, due to the nefarious plans of Boris Badenov . Bullwinkle was noted for being well-intentioned, but also quite foolish, which made for a source of jokes and plot devices during the show's run. Despite this, the so-called "moronic moose" often aided
475-464: The moose would attempt to read poetry, notably " I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud " (The Daffodils) of William Wordsworth ; and various interstitial drop-ins. In one 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
500-538: The name "Bullwinkle Jay Moose" after Clarence Bullwinkel, who owned a Ford dealership at College and Claremont, in Oakland, California , because they thought it was a funny name. Both Bullwinkle and Rocky were given the middle initial "J" in reference to Jay Ward . From his debut along with Rocky, Bullwinkle's gloves were blue. Later in the second story arc and for the rest of the series, they become white. Also, in contemporary promotion art, Bullwinkle's antlers are
525-489: The only person able to properly handle the Kirwood Derby hat in " Missouri Mish Mash ". His voice is nasally, with a slight lisp added. Bullwinkle also hosted other segments of the program, including: "Mr. Know-It-All," where he tried to demonstrate his supposed (albeit nonexistent) expertise on a variety of subjects, such as disarming bombs, curing hiccups or escaping from Devil's Island ; "Bullwinkle's Corner", where
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#1732773275218550-430: The original series ended in 1964. One post-series project involving Scott would be an animatronic stage show for Bullwinkle's Family Food N' Fun Restaurant (often shortened to Bullwinkle's Restaurant). The show's soundtracks would mark one of Bill's final roles as Bullwinkle and Dudley Do-Right , as he died of a heart attack in 1985. At the time of his death, Bill had finished voicing another Moose character, Moosel, for
575-490: The redness was caused by sleep deprivation. Boris is nearly always accompanied by his fellow spy, Natasha Fatale, an iconic femme fatale with an icy smile who wears a slit dress. The first time he appeared without her was in the story arc "Buried Treasure". The first story arc in which neither appeared was " The Three Moosketeers ". Usually, Boris' misdeeds are thwarted by Rocky the Flying Squirrel and Bullwinkle
600-462: The then-upcoming film from DreamWorks , Home . However, the short is available in both 2D and 3D on the Blu-ray 3D disc of Mr. Peabody & Sherman . Kenny also voiced Bullwinkle in a GEICO commercial on the same year to promote the short. In the 2018 Amazon Video series The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle , Bullwinkle was voiced by Brad Norman. Boris Badenov Boris Badenov
625-552: Was educated in the Pottsylvania public schools before taking a scoundrelship to U.S.C. (the University of Safe Cracking), from which he graduated magna cum louse . He has a strong stomach and because of it was one of only three survivors of the ruling clique of Pottsylvania, the other two being his superiors Fearless Leader and Mister Big. Boris enjoys light reading; his favorite book is an anthology of fiendish plans called
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