History WesternAnimation / BeanyAndCecil

* TotemPoleTrench: In "Beany and the Boo Birds", the titular Boo Birds disguise themselves as Cecil's conscious by standing on top of each other and hiding in a hand puppet resembling Cecil with wings and a halo.

Beany and Cecil also has one other quirk which almost never happens in media. The listed UsefulNotes/{{copyright}} owner of the cartoons was not some corporate entity or animation company, but Creator/BobClampett personally. Individuals almost never get to own the rights to their creations because they're employees and thus it's a work for hire or they often incorporate their own company and have it own their work for tax reasons.

Clampett first brought the characters to life in 1949 as a [[PuppetShows puppet show]] for TV entitled ''Time for Beany'', which ran until 1955 and proved so popular it eventually received an animated adaptation, also helmed by Clampett. The show was relatively short lived (only 26 episodes on Creator/{{ABC}}, all broadcast in 1962) but has gained a healthy cult following over the years. The Clampett family has also released the entire series on two DVD collections, packed with plenty of supplementary material, including an ultra-rare short Clampett made for Republic Pictures!

Recently, the Clampett family has set up a [[http://beanyandcecil.com/ new website]] for the series, as well as a [[https://www.youtube.com/user/TheBeanyandCecil?feature=mhum Youtube Channel]] and [[http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Official-Beany-and-Cecil-Fan-Group/146266198775437?ref=ts Facebook page]]. They are also releasing an updated version of the first DVD collection.

** "The Fleastone Cop Caper" is an InternalDeconstruction ''and'' Reconstruction. Dishonest John invites himself over to Beany and Cecil's place to watch the latest episode of ShowWithinAShow "The Defective Story", because he read "the bad guy beats the good guy". The episode's villian, The Pincher, kidnaps actress Bridgette Bow-Wow and is seemingly rendered a KarmaHoudini by evading detective Fido Vance's capture and marrying Bridgette. To Beany and Cecil's delight (and D.J.'s disappointment), [[KarmaHoudiniWarranty karma catches up to]] The Pincher as he is shown to be a HenpeckedHusband trapped in an AwfulWeddedLife.

* TheBadGuyWins: Subverted by "The Fleastone Cop Caper". Dishonest John is really excited to see the ShowWithinAShow "Defective Story" because he's read the bad guy in the episode wins. Said bad guy succeeds in kidnapping a beautiful actress and escaping arrest from the detective protagonist, but ends up trapped as a miserable HenpeckedHusband (which the show's narrator calls "a life sentence in solitary confinement").

* TheBadGuyWins: Subverted by "The Fleastone Cop Caper". Dishonest John is really excited to see the ShowWithinAShow "Defective Story" because he's read the bad guy in the episode wins. Said bad guy succeeds kidnapping a beautiful actress and escaping arrest from the detective protagonist, but ends up trapped as a miserable HenpeckedHusband (which the show's narrator calls "a life sentence in solitary confinement").

* TheAllAmericanBoy: Beany.

* TheBadGuyWins: Subverted by "The Fleastone Cop Caper". Dishonest John is really excited to see the ShowWithinAShow "Defective Story" because he's read the bad guy in the episode wins. Said bad guy succeeds kidnapping a beautiful actress and escaping arrest from the detective protagonist, but ends up trapped as a miserable HenpeckedHusband (which the show's narrator calls "a life sentence of solitary confinement").

* TheBadGuyWins: Subverted by "The Fleastone Cop Caper". Dishonest John is really excited to see the ShowWithinAShow "Defective Story" because he's read the bad guy in the episode wins. Said bad guy succeeds kidnapping a beautiful actress and escaping arrest from the detective protagonist, but ends up trapped as a HenpeckedHusband (which the show's narrator calls "a life sentence of solitary confinement").

* TheBadGuyWins: Subverted by "The Fleastone Cop Caper". Dishonest john is really excited to see the ShowWithinAShow "Defective Story" because he's read the bad guy in the episode wins. Said bad guy succeeds kidnapping a beautiful actress and escaping arrest from the detective protagonist, but ends up trapped as a HenpeckedHusband (which the show's narrator calls "a life sentence of solitary confinement").

** "The Fleastone Cop Caper" is an InternalDeconstruction ''and'' Reconstruction. Dishonest John invites himself over to Beany and Cecil's place to watch the latest episode of ShowWithAShow "The Defective Story", because he read "the bad guy beats the good guy. The episode's villian, The Pincher, kidnaps actress Bridgette Bow-Wow and is seemingly rendered a KarmaHoudini by evading detective Fido Vance's capture and marrying Bridgette. To Beany and Cecil's delight (and D.J.'s disappointment), karma catches up to The Pincher as he is shown to be a HenpeckedHusband trapped in an AwfulWeddedLife.

* TheGoodGuysAlwaysWin: Beany and Cecil always triumph over Dishonest John, or any other villain they come across. This is even part of their song.

%% * DastardlyWhiplash: Dishonest John

The characters were first brought to life in 1949 as a [[PuppetShows puppet show]] for TV entitled ''Time for Beany'', which ran until 1955 and proved so popular it eventually received an animated adaptation. The show was relatively short lived (only 26 episodes on Creator/{{ABC}}, all broadcast in 1962) but has gained a healthy cult following over the years. The Clampett family has also released the entire series on two DVD collections, packed with plenty of supplementary material, including an ultra-rare short Clampett made for Republic Pictures!

The characters were first brought to life in 1949 as a [[PuppetShows puppet show]] for TV entitled ''Time for Beany'', which ran until 1955 and proved to be so popular it eventually received an animated adaptation. The show was relatively short lived (only 26 episodes on Creator/{{ABC}}, all broadcast in 1962) but has gained a healthy cult following over the years. The Clampett family has also released the entire series on two DVD collections, packed with plenty of supplementary material, including an ultra-rare short Clampett made for Republic Pictures!

The show started life in 1949 as a [[PuppetShows puppet show]] for TV entitled ''Time for Beany'', which ran until 1955 and proved to be so popular it eventually received an animated adaptation. The show was relatively short lived (only 26 episodes on Creator/{{ABC}}, all broadcast in 1962) but has gained a healthy cult following over the years. The Clampett family has also released the entire series on two DVD collections, packed with plenty of supplementary material, including an ultra-rare short Clampett made for Republic Pictures!

The show started life in 1949 as a [[PuppetShows puppet show]] for TV entitled ''Time for Beany'', which ran until 1955 and proved to be so popular it eventually received a animated adaptation. The show was relatively short lived (only 26 episodes on Creator/{{ABC}}, all broadcast in 1962) but has gained a healthy cult following over the years. The Clampett family has also released the entire series on two DVD collections, packed with plenty of supplementary material, including an ultra-rare short Clampett made for Republic Pictures!

The show began life in 1949 as a [[PuppetShows puppet show]] for TV entitled ''Time for Beany'', which proved to be so popular it eventually received a animated adaptation. The show was relatively short lived (only 26 episodes on Creator/{{ABC}}, all broadcast in 1962) but has gained a healthy cult following over the years. The Clampett family has also released the entire series on two DVD collections, packed with plenty of supplementary material, including an ultra-rare short Clampett made for Republic Pictures!