The Jungle-style Thread - Pop Culture Iconography of the Dark Continent - General Tiki

J JOHN-O Tiki Socialite Dogtown, USA Joined: May 16, 2008 Posts: 2721	J JOHN-O Posted posted on Wed, Dec 2, 2009 1:04 PM On 2009-12-02 10:49, little lost tiki wrote: Uh Oh CHONGOOOOOOOOOOOO! OK, I'm going to turn the TV on again for one quick minute. This is kind of embarrassing after Mister Naufrago's thoughtful last post. Actually kids' TV shows in the 1960's weren't always just silly mindless fun. Case in point, the animated show Jonny Quest. This was actually a pretty faithful tribute to the pulp serial adventures of the 1930's and 1940's. It did a great job of mixing science fiction, cold war spy drama, and exotic locales like Africa, South America, Asia, etc. I don't remember if they ever had a Polynesian episode. Another cool jazzy theme..... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_fYTA7bxqP4 And they also had their fair share of dark-skinned natives. I always thought of recurring character, Jezebel Jade, as a cartoon quasi-exotica girl. She certainly harkened back to the "Good Girl Art" of the 1940's (which I'll be posting on soon). Check out the late Dave Steven's rendition of Jezebel on the cover of a Jonny Quest revival comic. BTW, for those members of the "Cult of Bettie" (ATP, I'm talking about you), Dave Stevens was responsible for resurrecting Bettie Page's popularity when he used her as a character in his 1980's comic "The Rocketeer" (far left) and well as creating other "Bettie Revival" artwork. That's when the Bettie floodgates really opened. OK this was just a 1960's (and 1980's revival) detour, I still need to jump back to the 1940's. The TV has now been turned off. :) [ Edited by: JOHN-O 2009-12-02 13:26 ]

On 2009-12-02 10:49, little lost tiki wrote:
Uh Oh CHONGOOOOOOOOOOOO!

OK, I'm going to turn the TV on again for one quick minute. This is kind of embarrassing after Mister Naufrago's thoughtful last post.

Actually kids' TV shows in the 1960's weren't always just silly mindless fun. Case in point, the animated show Jonny Quest. This was actually a pretty faithful tribute to the pulp serial adventures of the 1930's and 1940's. It did a great job of mixing science fiction, cold war spy drama, and exotic locales like Africa, South America, Asia, etc. I don't remember if they ever had a Polynesian episode. Another cool jazzy theme.....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_fYTA7bxqP4

And they also had their fair share of dark-skinned natives.

I always thought of recurring character, Jezebel Jade, as a cartoon quasi-exotica girl. She certainly harkened back to the "Good Girl Art" of the 1940's (which I'll be posting on soon).

Check out the late Dave Steven's rendition of Jezebel on the cover of a Jonny Quest revival comic.

BTW, for those members of the "Cult of Bettie" (ATP, I'm talking about you), Dave Stevens was responsible for resurrecting Bettie Page's popularity when he used her as a character in his 1980's comic "The Rocketeer" (far left) and well as creating other "Bettie Revival" artwork. That's when the Bettie floodgates really opened.

OK this was just a 1960's (and 1980's revival) detour, I still need to jump back to the 1940's.

The TV has now been turned off. :)

[ Edited by: JOHN-O 2009-12-02 13:26 ]

Post #496891 by JOHN-O on Wed, Dec 2, 2009 1:04 PM