Rocky and Bullwinkle

Rocky the flying squirrel, and Bullwinkle the moose made their debut in a TV series in the late 1950s. The series lasted a few seasons over five years. How those two appeared in that series has since been their only moments of fame. Fast forward to the year 2000, Rocky and Bullwinkle appeared in their first and only feature film. Unfortunately, that film was a commercial failure as the film's box office numbers were less than its budget. The two guys were pretty much forgotten after this.

After not being heard of for a number of years, Rocky and Bullwinkle would have another shot to regain some lost fame as they are featured in this short film. This short was to appear as an opener for the Mr. Peabody and Sherman feature film. But for some reason, the short was not featured.

As for the short itself, I guess I should be impressed as I have some liking for cutesy stuff. However, I can't say that I'm entertained. What might have been done to make this short movie more appealing? Maybe they should have used a young actor to be Rocky.

Rocky was initially popular in his first few years in the original TV series. Perhaps the use of an old drag king to do his words led to his being eventually upstaged by Bullwinkle.