Blog # 8

Rocky and Bullwinkle

"Rocky: Do you know what an A-bomb is?Bullwinkle: Certainly. A bomb is what some people call our show." A famous one liner from the show created over 50 years ago. What is so interesting about this line, is the content of information, about a weapon. Well the creation of this show was during the WWII era so the main ideas of many of the sketches were of weapons or militia. There is much we dont know about this show however, but I am willing to share some of my secrets.
The setting for this show was named Frostbite Falls, Minnesota. However fake the place sounds, it really is named after an actual place in Minnesota called International Falls. It is named International because of its location in Minnesota. It is located in the upper northern corner near Canada. The name for Rocky and Bullwinkles place is named frostbite because after one reporter returned from International Falls they claimed it was Icebox America.
If you heard the name Bullwinkle most people would not spell the name as seen on the TV. Im sure if I heard the name i would spell it bullwinkel. However, the writers and creators did this typo on purpose. The moose is named after a man who owned a Ford dealership. He had a big nose and a funny personality so Ward and Anderson thought that would be perfect for the moose.
The accredited executive producer of Rocky and Bullwinkle, doesn't exist. The crew at the studio thought it would be a funny joke if they made up a fake biogrpahy to give reporters when they called the studio. they often sent out the bio for Ponsonby Britt O.B.E. It was embellished with a life filled with adventure and excitement . the plan worked out well and everyone got a laugh out of it.
This show has many undercover secrets that are waiting to be undercovered. It explains a lot about how the show worked and why some things are the way they are.