History YMMV / RockyandBullwinkle

--->'''Bullwinkle''': You want me to...?\\

** In "Upsadaisum", while Boris and Natasha are riding a motorcycle in the desert, the latter sees Rocky and Bullwinkle hitchhiking while the former declares that they were killed in a minefield explosion. When Natasha asks who they just passed, a scared Boris guesses that it was ghosts, to which Natasha skeptically replies, "Hitchhiking?" Guess what one of the most famous features in "Rides/TheHauntedMansion" would be?

* OnceOriginalNowCommon: Given [[UsefulNotes/TheDarkAgeOfAnimation the state of TV animation at the time]] and ''especially'' in the decades to follow, it can be rather shocking to some audiences just how ahead of it's time ''WesternAnimation/RockyAndBullwinkle'' was. For a 1960's cartoon, it was quite an irreverent and biting show, with a style of comedy that relied heavily on snarky dialogue and the satirizing of current events and pop culture. Traits that, with the advent of UsefulNotes/TheRenaissanceAgeOfAnimation, would become the ''standard'' for animated comedies such as ''WesternAnimation/{{Animaniacs}}'', ''WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls'', ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons''[[note]][[Creator/MattGroening the creator]] of which even cites Rocky and Bullwinkle as one of his influences.[[/note]] and the entire genre of AnimatedShockComedy.

** In "Upsadaisum", while Boris and Natasha are riding a motorcycle in the desert, the latter sees Rocky and Bullwinkle hitchhiking while the former declares that they were killed in a minefield explosion. When Natasha asks who they just passed, a scared Boris guesses that it was ghosts, to which Natasha skeptically replies, "Hitchhiking?" Guess what one of the most famous features in "ThemeParks/TheHauntedMansion" would be?

** Mr. Peabody’s Time Machine is called the Wayback Machine (although in the show, it’s spelled as “WABAC”).

* NightmareFuel: Gidney and Cloyd's first appearance in the pilot episode was a bit spooky, with the two fading in and out Cheshire Cat-style with creepy early '60s "spacey" sound effects. The limited animation actually made the scene eerier.

* SeinfeldIsUnfunny: Given [[UsefulNotes/TheDarkAgeOfAnimation the state of TV animation at the time]] and ''especially'' in the decades to follow, it can be rather shocking to some audiences just how ahead of it's time ''WesternAnimation/RockyAndBullwinkle'' was. For a 1960's cartoon, it was quite an irrelevant and biting show, with a style of comedy that relied heavily on snarky dialogue and the satirizing of current events and pop culture. Traits that, with the advent of UsefulNotes/TheRenaissanceAgeOfAnimation, would become the ''standard'' for animated comedies such as ''WesternAnimation/{{Animaniacs}}'', ''WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls'', ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons''[[note]][[Creator/MattGroening the creator]] of which even cites Rocky and Bullwinkle as one of his influences.[[/note]] and the entire genre of AnimatedShockComedy.

* SeinfeldIsUnfunny: Given [[UsefulNotes/TheDarkAgeOfAnimation the state of TV animation at the time]] and ''especially'' in the decades to follow, it can be rather shocking to some audiences just how ahead of it's time ''WesternAnimation/RockyAndBullwinkle'' was. For a 1960's cartoon, it was quite an irrelevant and biting show, with a style of comedy that relied heavily on snarky dialogue and the satirizing of current event and pop culture. Traits that, with the advent of UsefulNotes/TheRenaissanceAgeOfAnimation, would become the ''standard'' for animated comedies such as ''WesternAnimation/{{Animaniacs}}'', ''WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls'', ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons''[[note]][[Creator/MattGroening the creator]] of which even cites Rocky and Bullwinkle as one of his influences.[[/note]] and the entire genre of AnimatedShockComedy.
* UnintentionalPeriodPiece: The show is something of a time capsule of the early 60’s, due to many of it’s jokes and plotlines revolving around then-ongoing events such as the UsefulNotes/ColdWar and UsefulNotes/TheSpaceRace. As well as ribbing on popular celebrities like Creator/WaltDisney, for example, who was still very much alive when the show first aired.

** Bullwinkle himself; considering that the series was originally called ''The Rocky Show'', Rocky was usually given top billing, but as the series progressed Bullwinkle tended to get more spotlight time of the two.

** Mr. Peabody’s Time Machine is called the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wayback_Machine_(Peabody%27s_Improbable_History) Wayback Machine]]. Although here it’s spelled as “WABAC”.

* SeinfeldIsUnfunny: Given [[UsefulNotes/TheDarkAgeOfAnimation the state of TV animation at the time]] and ''especially'' in the decades to follow, it can be rather shocking to some audiences just how ahead of it's time ''WesternAnimation/RockyAndBullwinkle'' was. For a 1960's cartoon, it was quite an irrelevant and biting show, with a style of comedy that relied heavily on snarky dialogue and the satirizing of current event and pop culture. Traits that, with the advent of UsefulNotes/TheRenaissanceAgeOfAnimation, would become the ''standard'' for animated comedies like ''WesternAnimation/{{Animaniacs}}'', ''WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls'', ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons''[[note]][[Creator/MattGroening the creator]] of which even cites Rocky and Bullwinkle as one of his influences.[[/note]] and the entire genre of AnimatedShockComedy.

* SeinfeldIsUnfunny: Given [[UsefulNotes/TheDarkAgeOfAnimation the state of TV animation at the time]] and ''especially'' in the decades to follow, it can be rather shocking to some audiences just how ahead of it's time ''WesternAnimation/RockyAndBullwinkle'' was. For a 1960's cartoon, it was quite an irrelevant and biting show, with a style of comedy that relied heavily on snarky dialogue and the satirizing of current event and pop culture references. A style that, with the advent of UsefulNotes/TheRenaissanceAgeOfAnimation, would become standard for animated comedies like ''WesternAnimation/{{Animaniacs}}'', ''WesternAnimation/DextersLaboratory'', ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons''[[note]][[Creator/MattGroening the creator]] of which even cites Rocky and Bullwinkle as one of the show's influences.[[/note]] and pretty much the entire genre of AnimatedShockComedy.

* SeinfeldIsUnfunny: Given [[UsefulNotes/TheDarkAgeOfAnimation the state of TV animation at the time]] and ''especially'' in the decades to follow, it can be rather shocking to some audiences just how ahead of it's time ''WesternAnimation/RockyAndBullwinkle'' and its writing were. For a 1960's cartoon, it was quite an irrelevant and biting show, with a style of comedy that relied heavily on snarky dialogue and the satirizing of current event and pop culture references. A style that, with the advent of UsefulNotes/TheRenaissanceAgeOfAnimation, would become standard for animated comedies like ''WesternAnimation/{{Animaniacs}}'', ''WesternAnimation/DextersLaboratory'', ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons''[[note]][[Creator/MattGroening the creator]] of which even cites Rocky and Bullwinkle as one of the show's influences.[[/note]] and pretty much the entire genre of AnimatedShockComedy.

* SeinfeldIsUnfunny: Given [[UsefulNotes/TheDarkAgeOfAnimation the state of TV animation at the time]] and ''especially'' in the decades to follow, it can be rather shocking to some audiences just how ahead of it's time ''WesternAnimation/RockyAndBullwinkle'' and its writing were. For a 1960's cartoon, it was quite an irrelevant and biting show, with a style of comedy that relied heavily on pop culture references and the satirizing of current event. Traits that, with the advent of UsefulNotes/TheRenaissanceAgeOfAnimation, would become pretty much ''the'' humor style for animated comedies such as ''WesternAnimation/{{Animaniacs}}'', ''WesternAnimation/RenAndStimpy'', ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons''[[note]][[Creator/MattGroening the creator]] of which even cites Rocky and Bullwinkle as one of the show's influences.[[/note]] and pretty much the entire genre of AnimatedShockComedy.

* SeinfeldIsUnfunny: Given [[UsefulNotes/TheDarkAgeOfAnimation the state of TV animation at the time]] and ''especially'' in the decades to follow, it can be rather shocking to some audiences just how ahead of the game ''WesternAnimation/RockyAndBullwinkle'' and its writing were. For its time, it was quite an irrelevant and biting show, with a style of comedy that relied heavily on pop culture references and the satirizing of current event. Traits that, with the advent of UsefulNotes/TheRenaissanceAgeOfAnimation, would become pretty much ''the'' humor style for animated comedies such as ''WesternAnimation/{{Animaniacs}}'', ''WesternAnimation/RenAndStimpy'', ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons''[[note]][[Creator/MattGroening the creator]] of which even cites Rocky and Bullwinkle as one of the show's influences.[[/note]] and pretty much the entire genre of AnimatedShockComedy.
* UnintentionalPeriodPiece: The show can be seen as a time capsule of the early 60’s, due to many of it’s jokes and plotlines revolving around then-ongoing events such as the UsefulNotes/ColdWar and UsefulNotes/TheSpaceRace. As well as ribbing on popular celebrities like Creator/WaltDisney, for example, who was still very much alive when the show first aired.

* UnintentionalPeriodPiece: The show can be seen as a time capsule of the early 60’s, due to many of it’s jokes and plotlines revolving around then-ongoing events such as the UsefulNotes/ColdWar and UsefulNotes/TheSpaceRace. As well as ribbing on popular celebrities like ''Creator/WaltDisney'', who was still very much alive when the show first aired.

* UnintentionalPeriodPiece: The show can be seen as a time capsule of the early 60’s, due to many of it’s jokes and plotlines revolving around then-ongoing events such as the UsefulNotes/ColdWar and UsefulNotes/TheSpaceRace. As well as ribbing on popular celebrities such as ''Creator/WaltDisney'', who was still very much alive when the show first aired.

UnintentionalPeriodPiece: The show can be seen as a time capsule of the early 60’s, due to many of it’s jokes and plotlines revolving around then-ongoing events such as the UsefulNotes/ColdWar and UsefulNotes/TheSpaceRace. As well as ribbing on popular celebrities such as ''Creator/WaltDisney'', who was still very much alive when the show first aired.

* SeinfeldIsUnfunny: Given [[UsefulNotes/TheDarkAgeOfAnimation the state of TV animation at the time]] and ''especially'' in the decades to follow, it can be rather shocking to some audiences just how ahead of the game ''WesternAnimation/RockyAndBullwinkle'' and its writing were. For its time, it was quite an irrelevant and biting show, with a style of comedy that relied heavily on pop culture references and the satirizing of current event. Traits that, with the advent of UsefulNotes/TheRenaissanceAgeOfAnimation, would become pretty much ''the'' humor style for animated comedies such as ''WesternAnimation/{{Animaniacs}}'', ''WesternAnimation/RenAndStimpy'', ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons''[[note]][[Creator/MattGroening the creator]] of which even cites Rocky and Bullwinkle as one of his favorite shows.[[/note]] and pretty much the entire genre of AnimatedShockComedy.

** Boris and Natasha's homeland of [[{{Ruritania}} Pottsylvania]] paints a rather dim view of Slavic countries, being a very thin guise for the Soviet Union and its eastern European bloc states.