Jim and Judy in Teleland
Jim and Judy in Teleland is a 1949 American syndicated animated television series. It was one of the first cartoon series made for television, and was featured regularly as a part of children's shows on local television.[1] The series was later shown in 1959 under the title Bob and Betty in Adventureland.[2]
Jim and Judy in Teleland | |
---|---|
The series titlecard | |
Created by | Paul N. Peroff |
Written by | Paul N. Peroff |
Directed by | Paul N. Peroff |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language(s) | English |
No. of episodes | 52 |
Production | |
Producer(s) | Paul N. Peroff Charles Basch |
Running time | 5 minutes approx. |
Production company(s) | Television Screen Productions, Film Flash Productions |
Distributor | Syndication |
Release | |
Original release | September 1949 |
In the show, Jim and Judy, two all-American kids, climbed into their TV set to have adventures in Teleland. The show used "a melange of cutout animation (jogging cardboard figures past the screen to create the illusion of movement) and limited cel art."[3]
History
Peroff created 52 episodes of the series in 1949-50 but had a difficult time finding distribution for his product. The show was later sold to Venezuela in 1954, to Deadwood, South Dakota in 1954 and to Japan in 1956. In the cartoon Jim and Judy used to enter their television for adventures.
References
- Perlmutter, David (2018). The Encyclopedia of American Animated Television Shows. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 317. ISBN 978-1538103739.
- "Jim and Judy in Teleland". Toonarific. Retrieved 2011-10-05.
- Erickson, Hal (2005). Television Cartoon Shows: An Illustrated Encyclopedia, 1949-2003. McFarland & Company. pp. 10–11. ISBN 978-0786420995. Retrieved 5 March 2020.