Thread: Arthur-60's cartoon

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Wasn't there an Arthur strip cartoon in the TV Comic or other comic like that?

Quote: Originally Posted by paul kersey Never mind Arthur, who remembers Sir Prancealot ? great music, wonder who played it ?. While we are on the subject, who also remembers Astronut and Deputy Dawg ? They were all so much better that than the cheap garbage that the children are shown today. Wonder if todays Children will be nostalgic for todays TV when they are our age ? Of couse they will. And if they saw what we watched, all they'd...

I seem to remember without Googling or anything that it looked a bit like "The Wizard of Id" cartoons? There's a similar knight errant/King Arthur cartoon on now with a slightly-Pugwashesque animation technique which my daughter enjoyed when it was on - don't know what its called though. Pretty funny.

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Quote: Originally Posted by HIPPIEDAVE Anyone remember a late 60's cartoon about King Arthur, I think was American. The knights were very hippie types in their speech. Could have been called Camelot, but cannot find any mention of it, had a very groovy theme tune - Arthur the King of Camelot etc etc.. It used to be shown quite late in the evening for a cartoon as I seem to remember it could be a bit risque(for the 60's).Probably not...

This'll be Arthur and the Square Knights Of The Round Table. It's Australian (I think Rod Hull scripted some), and was made circa 66-68. It's out on UK DVD - the whole lot, I think; £4.99 from HMV.com!

link: Arthur! and the Square Knights of the Round Table - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Never mind Arthur, who remembers Sir Prancealot ? great music, wonder who played it ?. While we are on the subject, who also remembers Astronut and Deputy Dawg ? They were all so much better that than the cheap garbage that the children are shown today. Wonder if todays Children will be nostalgic for todays TV when they are our age ?

Can you remember how Sir Lancelot used to speak? He used to whistle when he pronounced his S sounds, particularly when saying 'Yesss Sssire!'