And we knew that the “Yellow Submarine” design work was fabulous. And we didn't because, you know, Disney had already done some absolutely fabulous feature films. Q: Did you have any idea at the time that “Yellow Submarine” would become such a significant animated work?Ī: No. So toward the end of the production, it was necessary to hurry along and get the middle sections done. Nobody knew what was going to go between the songs. Because the songs were being made while the script was being written. We did about 11 minutes of it, 11 or 12 minutes of the film. And working with my colleague Duane Crowther, we did most of the animation of the Blue Meanies, the Chief Blue Meanie and (his henchman) Max. Q: Your work with “The Beatles” cartoon creator Al Brodax led to “Yellow Submarine.” What sequences did you contribute to in the film?Ī: Well, one of them was the Sea of Time, where (the Beatles) get older and younger. I was in California when I did “Yellow Submarine” and in Australia when I did the cartoon show. Q: So did you ever meet the Beatles during or after your work on the Beatles cartoons or film?Ī: No, I didn't. I think one of the highest ratings was a 67 share, which means out of every 100 TV sets turned on in America, 67 of them were tuned into a stupid little cartoon show. It was an extraordinary rating that the show had. And you could sing to the music, the bouncing ball over the lyrics of the song running along the bottom of the screen.Ī: The response to the Beatles television cartoon show was a phenomenon we will likely never see again. And it had a sing-along thing, which was very popular with the kids, with the bouncing ball. Let's put it this way: It was the first television cartoon show that featured caricatures of living performers. It was simple animation because nobody knew how to make money with television cartoons in those days. Weren't those basically the first cartoon music videos?Ī: I'm racking my brain trying to think if there was something like that. Q: Take us back to working on “The Beatles” animated show in the '60s. We chatted with Campbell about his headlining Beatles work, along with his own long and winding road through animation. Campbell will be in San Antonio to share his picturesque memories, as well as paint and sell his equally vibrant Beatles art, through Sunday at the KZEP Classic Rock Art Show & Sale at Wonderland of the Americas.
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