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Aesop and Son

1960–1962 · 4 seasons

A brisk, silly cartoon fable that ends in a pun, easy to dip into and chuckle at.

Created by
Jay Ward, Bill Scott
Genres
Animation, Comedy, Family
Starring
Charles Ruggles, Daws Butler, Paul Frees
Overview
Aesop and Son was a segment on "The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle". It is similar to "Fractured Fairy Tales," except it deals with fables instead of fairy tales.

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Created by
Jay Ward, Bill Scott
Genres
Animation, Comedy, Family
Starring
Charles Ruggles, Daws Butler, Paul Frees
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Tone
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • morality
  • deception
  • identity
Places
None
Era
timeless
Audience
family
Form
  • anthology
  • animated
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour8
Realism1
Romance1
Tension2
Darkness2
Complexity3
Emotional weight2

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Genres
animation, comedy, family
Created by
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Written by
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Starring
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Length
4 seasons, 39 episodes
Network
ABC, NBC

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