History WesternAnimation / GeraldMcBoingBoing

* {{Meganekko}}: Janine.

In 2005, he returned in a new series that aired on the Canadian channel Creator/{{Teletoon}}, as well as on Creator/CartoonNetwork's short lived pre-school block, ''Tickle U''. Joined by his family, two speaking friends, Janine and Jacob, and a dog named Burp. It featured short sketches with him interacting with the world around him and his friends, sound checks (with animals and other objects switching sound effects) and fantasy tales in between featuring him, Janine, and Jacob, being told in Seussian Rhyme like the original shorts. This series is now available on Creator/{{Netflix}}.

* DeliberatelyMonochrome: The shorts use the Limited Palette variation, using only two or three colors per scene. The characters' skin was colored the same as the background, and on some scenes the cels were kept clear so the background color would show through the outlines.

''Gerald [=McBoing-Boing=]'' was a [[UsefulNotes/TheGoldenAgeOfAnimation 1950]] 7 minute AnimatedAdaptation of a Creator/DrSeuss record of the same name (originally narrated by Harold Peavy, in character as Radio/TheGreatGildersleeve). It was about a young boy named Gerald [=McCloy=] who only spoke in sound effects. Unlike other cartoons at the time, this used a more cartoonish, simplistic style and LimitedAnimation, although this was more a stylistic choice than a way to save money. It became the first successful theatrical cartoon produced by [[Creator/ColumbiaCartoons UPA]]. Three more Gerald shorts would be produced over the next six years. The complete list:

''Gerald [=McBoing-Boing=]'' was a [[UsefulNotes/TheGoldenAgeOfAnimation 1950]] 7 minute AnimatedAdaptation of a Creator/DrSeuss record of the same name. It was about a young boy named Gerald [=McCloy=] who only spoke in sound effects. Unlike other cartoons at the time, this used a more cartoonish, simplistic style and LimitedAnimation, although this was more a stylistic choice than a way to save money. It became the first successful theatrical cartoon produced by [[Creator/ColumbiaCartoons UPA]]. Three more Gerald shorts would be produced over the next six years. The complete list:

* BlackBestFriend: Jacob.

* [[TheRunaway Running Away From Home]]: Gerald in the first short.
* SuddenlyVoiced: As Tiny Tim in Mr. Magoo's Christmas Carol. Though it is unclear if it is actually is voice, or if Gerald is lip-synching.

->''The best way to identify United Productions of America is to say "They're the people who made 'Gerald Mc Boing-Boing.' " And the best way to identify the quality of their product is to say that every time you see one of their animated cartoons you are likely to recapture the sensation you had when you first saw "WesternAnimation/SteamboatWillie", the early WesternAnimation/SillySymphonies, "Disney/TheBandConcert"--the feeling that something new and wonderful has happened, something almost too good to be true.''

!!Tropes found in "Gerald [=McBoing-Boing=]":

* ScriptSwap: In ''Gerald [=McBoing-Boing=]'s Symphony'', Gerald is asked to stand in for an orchestra for the premiere of a new symphony. Unfortunately, some of the pages from his sound effects script get mixed in with the score, and so the music is often interrupted by sound effects. At first Gerald is fired for his mistake, until messages come pouring in praising this new piece of "avant-guard" music.

* RunningAwayFromHome: Gerald in the first short.

In 2005, he returned in a new series that aired on Creator/CartoonNetwork short lived pre-school block, ''Tickle U''. Joined by his family, two speaking friends, Janine and Jacob, and a dog named Burp. It featured short sketches with him interacting with the world around him and his friends, sound checks (with animals and other objects switching sound effects) and fantasy tales in between featuring him, Janine, and Jacob, being told in Seussian Rhyme like the original shorts. This series is now available on Creator/{{Netflix}}.

->''The best way to identify United Productions of America is to say "They're the people who made 'Gerald Mc Boing-Boing.' " And the best way to identify the quality of their product is to say that every time you see one of their animated cartoons you are likely to recapture the sensation you had when you first saw "WesternAnimation/SteamboatWillie", the early SillySymphonies, "Disney/TheBandConcert"--the feeling that something new and wonderful has happened, something almost too good to be true.''

''Gerald [=McBoing-Boing=]'' was a [[UsefulNotes/TheGoldenAgeOfAnimation 1950]] 7 minute AnimatedAdaptation of a Creator/DrSeuss record of the same name. It was about a young boy named Gerald [=McCloy=] who only spoke in sound effects. Unlike other cartoons at the time, this used a more cartoonish, simplistic style and LimitedAnimation, although this more a stylistic choice than a way to save money. It became the first successful theatrical cartoon produced by [[Creator/ColumbiaCartoons UPA]]. Three more Gerald shorts would be produced over the next six years. The complete list:

* ScriptSwap: In "Gerald [=McBoing-Boing=]'s Symphony", Gerald is asked to stand in for an orchestra for the premiere of a new symphony. Unfortunately, some of the pages from his sound effects script get mixed in with the score, and so the music is often interrupted by sound effects. At first Gerald is fired for his mistake, until messages come pouring in praising this new piece of "avant-guard" music.
* ThumbtackOnTheChair: Prof. Joyce pulls it on poor Gerald in ''How Now, McBoing-Boing'', in an attempt to make him speak involuntarily. Instead of saying "Ouch!" as Prof. Joyce hoped, Gerald instead makes the sound of a car tire blowing out, then gives the professor a DeathGlare.

->''The best way to identify United Productions of America is to say "They're the people who made 'Gerald Mc Boing-Boing.' " And the best way to identify the quality of their product is to say that every time you see one of their animated cartoons you are likely to recapture the sensation you had when you first saw "SteamboatWillie", the early SillySymphonies, "Disney/TheBandConcert"--the feeling that something new and wonderful has happened, something almost too good to be true.''

* "WesternAnimation/GeraldMcBoingBongOnPlanetMoo" (1956)

* ShortDistancePhoneCall: In ''How Now, [=McBoing-Boing=]'', it's discovered that [[spoiler:Gerald's sounds are translated when he speaks through the phone. Thus he is able to communicate with his parents by calling them from the same room.]]

!!Tropes found in the second and third "[=McBoing-Boing=}" cartoons:

!!The original shorts have examples of the following:

* DrivenToSuicide: Professor Joyce in ''How Now, [=McBoing-Boing=]'' is so despondent by his failure to cure Gerald that he considers drinking poison.

* ShortDistancePhoneCall: In ''How Now, [=McBoing-Boing=]'', it's discovered that [[spoiler:Gerald's sounds are translated when he speaks through the phone. Thus he is able to communicate with his parents by calling them from the same room.]]

* ThumbtackOnTheChair: Prof. Joyce pulls it on poor Gerald in ''How Now, McBoing-Boing'', in an attempt to make him speak involuntarily. Instead of saying "Ouch!" as Prof. Joyce hoped, Gerald instead makes the sound of a car tire blowing out, then gives the professor a DeathGlare.

''Gerald [=McBoing-Boing=]'' was a [[UsefulNotes/TheGoldenAgeOfAnimation 1950]] 7 minute AnimatedAdaptation of a Creator/DrSeuss record of the same name. It was about a young boy named Gerald [=McCloy=] who only spoke in sound effects. Unlike other cartoons at the time, this used a more cartoonish, simplistic style and LimitedAnimation, although this more a stylistic choice than a way to save money. It became the first successful theatrical cartoon produced by [[Creator/ColumbiaCartoons UPA]], and three more "Gerald [=McBoing-Boing=]" shorts would be produced over the years, as well as a short lived primetime animated cartoon (the first ever, too, predating ''WesternAnimation/TheFlintstones'' by 3-4 years) in 1956. Aside from a few appearances in a couple of WesternAnimation/MrMagoo shorts, and playing the role of Tiny Tim in ''Mr. Magoo's Christmas Carol'', Gerald would fade to obscurity soon afterwards.

* AliensSpeakingEnglish: The aliens in ''Gerald [=McBoing-Boing=] On the Planet Moo''. Ironically, when they come to Earth they speak like [=McBoing-Boing=], thinking that all Earthlings speak that way.

* MistookTheDominantLifeform: In a variation, the inhabitants of Planet Moo thought Gerald's noises were the Earthlings' native language. When the King of Moo introduced himself to humans with "Boinga-boinga", they thought he was speaking some kind of alien language.

* SuddenlyVoiced: As Tiny Tim in Mr. [=MaGoo=]'s Christmas Carol. Not sure if Gerald [=McBoing-Boing] is actually speaking words or he is actually lip-syncing the dialog.
* ThumbtackOnTheChair: Prof. Joyce pulls it on poor Gerald in ''How Now, [=McBoing-Boing=]'', in an attempt to make him speak involuntarily. Instead of saying "Ouch!" as Prof. Joyce hoped, Gerald instead makes the sound of a car tire blowing out, then gives the professor a DeathGlare.

* [[YouGottaHaveBlueHair You Gotta Have Green Hair]]: Janine's hair is green in one of the fantasy tales.