Trivia / The Beatles (1965)

• Accidentally-Correct Writing: "I'll Cry Instead" features Japanese shops using pictures for signboards. In Edo-period Japan, some of the signboards shaped like the things that the shop dealt with, occasionally albeit with some sort of riddles.
• Approval of God: While the rest of the Beatles hated the cartoon at the time due to its poor quality, George Harrison stated in a 1999 interview that he had always sort of liked the cartoon, albeit in a So Bad, It's Good way. John Lennon has also admitted in a 1972 interview that the cartoon grew on him over time.
• Bury Your Art: Despite having owned the show since the '90s, Apple Corps (the owner of the Beatles) seems to hold this attitude towards it, as it has not released the show on any home media and only barely acknowledges the show on occasion.
• Disowned Adaptation: Aside from George Harrison — who had always liked the cartoon in a So Bad, It's Good sense — The Beatles themselves hated the cartoon at the time due to its poor quality and how they're depicted in it. Their distaste for it is a big part of why they distanced themselves from Yellow Submarine (which had many of the same people from the cartoon involved) for most of its production.^note Unlike the cartoon, however, they ended up loving the film. That said, John Lennon would admit in a 1972 interview that the cartoon grew on him over time.
• Keep Circulating the Tapes: The show has not seen any official rerelease on home media, meaning your best chance of seeing the cartoon is through bootleg recordings on YouTube or elsewhere.
• Real Song Theme Tune: "Can't Buy Me Love" for season 1, "Help!" for season 2 and "And Your Bird Can Sing" for season 3.

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