The Moose That Roared: The Story of Jay Ward, Bill Scott, a Flying Squirrel, and a Talking Moose

For those of us who love The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show, these names conjure up memories of some of the wittiest, most inspired, and relentlessly hilarious half-hours of animation ever produced. There was a kind of gleeful magic to the shows, a cumulative joy that transcended the crude animation and occasionally muddy sound, and it's this quality that was the essence of the legendary Jay Ward and Bill Scott. Jay Ward was the magnificent visionary, the outrageous showman who lobbied Washington for statehood for Moosylvania, and invited the press to a picnic on the floor of the Plaza Hotel's august Grand Ballroom. Bill Scott was the genial, brilliant head writer, coproducer, and all-purpose creative whirlwind, often described as the "soul" of the shows. In fact, Scott even provided the voices for most of the star characters, giving life to Bullwinkle J. Moose, Mr. Peabody, Dudley Do-Right, and George of the Jungle. From their tiny, oddball animation studio, Jay Ward Productions, they created some of the most memorable animation of all time, and gave birth to a family of characters whose undying popularity has cast them forever into the pop culture firmament. With their distinctively unorthodox, artist-friendly philosophy, Ward and Scott attracted some of the most talented writers and voice actors in the industry, and for a time, Jay Ward Productions was a kind of Camelot of cartoons. Now, through exclusive interviews with Bill Scott, Tiffany Ward, June Foray, and dozens of others intimately involved with the Ward epoch, as well as access to original scripts, artwork, story notes, letters, and memos, Keith Scott has created the definitive history of Jay Ward Productions, including episode guides and voice credits for all the Jay Ward cartoons. From the first "Hey Rocky, watch me pull a rabbit out of a hat!" to the last "Watch out for that tree!" this is not only the record of a legendary chapter in animation history, but also the story of a rare and magical relationship between two artists who were wildly, exuberantly ahead of their time, and the fascinating story of the struggle to bring their vision of bad puns and talking animals to unforgettable life.

Humor & Entertainment

Scott, Keith

Television

Thomas Dunne Books

The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show featured some of the wittiest, most inspired, and relentlessly hilarious animation ever created. The legendary Jay Ward and Bill Scott produced the gleeful wonder and cumulative joy that transcended the crude drawings and occasionally muddy sound. Jay Ward was the magnificent visionary, the outrageous showman, while Bill Scott was the genial, brilliant head writer, coproducer, and all-purpose creative whirlwind. With exclusive interviews, original scripts, artwork, story notes, letters and memos, Keith Scott has written the definitive history of Jay Ward Productions.
The Moose That Roared tells the story of a rare and magical relationship between two artists wildly, exuberantly ahead of their time, and a fascinating account of the struggle to bring their vision of bad puns and talking animals to unforgettable life.

Biographies & Memoirs

Arts & Literature

St. Martin's: Griffin

Homoeopathy: The Potent Force of the Minimus Dose

Health, Fitness & Dieting

HarperCollins (paper)

The Buzz on Professional Wrestling is your ticket inside the squared-circle and to everything you need to know about the hottest thing in sports entertainment.

The Buzz on Professional Wrestling

Sports & Outdoors

John Craddock

Rusty Fischer

Individual Sports

UNKNO

Locations of where the author finds bear from Denali National Park and Kodiak Island in Alaska , from the west coast of Canada to Wapusk National Park in Manitoba. This is a book of his adventures with pages of color photographs

Magnificent Bears of North America: And Where to Find Them

Science & Math

Biological Sciences

Hancock House

A look into the author's personal encounters with the bears of Hyder, Alaska, and Stewart BC. This composition is complemented with extensive colour and black and white photography throughout.

The Great Bears of Hyder, Alaska & Stewart, B.C.: The World's Greatest Bear Display That You Can Get to by Car

Grizzly bears can climb trees; black bears can be brown - or even white, and some coastal bears will not hibernate at all. These facts, and the vibrant photographs of bears, underscore The Bear Man's true message, which is: learn how to behave around bears; know proper 'bear manners' and you - and the bear - will survive an encounter. Armed with just bear spray and the knowledge he has acquired in nearly forty years of studying bears in their natural habitat, Keith Scott hikes the wilds of Canada and Alaska, looking for bears, living where they live. His adventures and experience have made him a specialist on bear habitats and behaviour, and his commitment is to teach people about these misunderstood and magnificent animals.

Coastal Bears

Keith Scott shares his fascination and personal experiences with North American bears. Few people have spent as many years observing these magnificent creatures in the wilderness areas where they live, and the book is filled with tales of adventure and close encounters with bears. Scott has studied bears in the rain forests of British Columbia, the Rocky Mountains, Alaska, and the Yukon.

Hiking in Bear Country

Nimbus Pub Ltd

What if God is hiding in plain sight? This is the question that author Keith Scott asks in his book about finding God’s presence in our lives. Here I Am flips the response that Abraham and Moses gave to God’s call, imagining it as God’s response to our question, “Where are you?” The book shows that God reveals himself in human nature, history, science, classical and popular culture, and in our common customs and habits. Along the way the reader also discovers answers to some of the most vexing issues facing believers, like the problem of evil, Darwin’s theory of evolution, and the meaning of salvation. Here I Am looks for the answers and finds them—and him—all around us.

Here I Am: How God Reveals Himself in Everything from Science and Suffering to Birthdays and Baseball

Religion & Spirituality

Religious Studies

Resource Publications

Natural Home Pharmacy: A Concise Reference Guide to Natural Therapies and Self-Help Treatments for You and Your Family

Alternative Medicine

Sterling_Publishing

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