Several years back, I experienced a 'forgotten memory'; Something primed me to recall a cartoon from my childhood: The Beany and Cecil Show -- the tales of a young boy, who wore a propeller beanie cap, and his 'seasick sea serpent friend as they went on adventures, typically with the amiable Captain Horatio Huffenpuff and the despicable Dishonest John. The shows were full of play-on-words and cultural references, most of which I'm sure I missed as a four-year-old. 'Kind of reminds me of contemporary animations, such as 'Shrek'. I recalled I even had a felt-covered Cecil doll, with a voicebox in it that I activated by pulling a string. During my re-discovery a few years ago, I was somewhat astounded at how I had not thought about the cartoon since my childhood. I ended up searching for it on YouTube and found the intro to the program, and thus created a YouTube account so I could save it. I even used the name of their boat, 'Leakin' Lena', as my YouTube user name. I ultimately got online and purchased a DVD set with all the old episodes and much of the history, including the fact that BandC got their start as a puppet show in 1949.
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