Origins of Gerald McBoing-Boing
The Dr. Seuss character Gerald McBoing-Boing appeared in only 4 theatrical short films produced by UPA in the 1950s. (listed and linked below)
But he started out on a children's story record, for which his sound-effects shtick was specially tailored by Seuss. You can read the full story of the project at Cartoon Research.
And then there was The Gerald McBoing-Boing Show, produced for TV by UPA in 1956–57, which reran the existing cartoons and introduced new character segments.
Finally, in 1959, Gerald appeared in a crossover episode of the UPA TV series Mister Magoo Show. (linked below) There would be no more Gerald McBoing-Boing animation until 2005 on Cartoon Network.
Gerald McBoing Boing (1950)
Gerald McBoing Boing's Symphony (1953)
How Now Boing Boing (1954)
Gerald McBoing Boing on Planet Moo (1956)
Magoo meets McBoing Boing (1959)
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