REMEMBERING JAY WARD AND ROCKY AND BULLWINKLE TOO

Sometimes life gets so busy that you forget the important stuff...like remembering that Jay Ward--of Rocky and Bullwinkle fame--died on October 12th in 1989......

And that on this date in 1959 "Rocky & His Friends" made their debut on ABC.  Click on the photos and links.

J Troplong "Jay" Ward was an American creator and producer of animated TV cartoon shows. 

Ward produced animated series such as Crusader Rabbit, Dudley Do-Right, Peabody and Sherman, Hoppity Hopper, George of the Jungle, and many others.  But in our house, we knew him best for the Cold War cartoon characters, Rocky and Bullwinkle...and Boris and Natasha.

Ward had an MBA from Harvard University and his first career was in real estate...

Read more about him at https://bit.ly/3kRkE2Y

Click on the second and third photos to see an unused vintage Rocky & Bullwinkle Presto-Sparkle Kit by Kenner, 1962. You don't see this one on the toy market very often! 

AND CHECK OUT THIS A FAB VINTAGE ARTICLE ON BULLWINKLE, ROCKY, JAY WARD, BILL SCOTT AND MORE...CLICK HERE

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