The exhibition commemorates the 50th anniversaries of the first appearances of positive Black animation characters in television history. This exhibition features a sampling of original 1970's Animation Artwork from the Museum Of UnCut Funk Collection, which consists of over 800 Original Animation Cels, Drawings and Storyboards featuring Black characters that were used to produce 1970's cartoons. Sixty pieces of artwork from our collection is currently traveling to museums around the country as the Funky Turns 50: Black Character Revolution Exhibition.
Funky Turns 40 Background Video by Museum Of UnCut FunkMuseum Of UnCut Funk
Peter Jones Cartoon Panel (1969-09-06/1971-09-04) by Filmation AssociatesMuseum Of UnCut Funk
Hardy Boys Original Production Cel 1 (1969-09-06/1971-09-04) by Filmation AssociatesMuseum Of UnCut Funk
Original Production Cel Featuring Peter Jones
First Positive Black Male Character And Musician To Appear In A Saturday Morning Cartoon Series
Hey Hey Hey It's Fat Albert Primetime Special Publicity Ad 1 (1969-11-12/1969-11-12) by Campbell-Silver-Cosby CorporationMuseum Of UnCut Funk
Ad Featuring Original Fat Albert Gang
First Positive Black Cast Cartoon / Black Cast Primetime Animated Special To Appear On Television
Hey Hey Hey It's Fat Albert Primetime Special Publicity Photo 1 (1969-11-12/1969-11-12) by Campbell-Silver-Cosby CorporationMuseum Of UnCut Funk
Publicity Photo Featuring Original Fat Albert Character
First Positive Black Cast Cartoon / Black Cast Primetime Animated Special To Appear On Television
Where's Huddles Original Production Drawing 1 (1970-07-01/1970-09-02) by Hanna-BarberaMuseum Of UnCut Funk
Original Production Drawing Featuring Ed Huddles, Freight Train, Bubba McCoy
Freight Train Was The First Positive Black Male Character And Athlete To Appear In A Primetime Cartoon Series
Harlem Globetrotters Original Production Cel 1 (1970-09-12/1972-09-02) by Hanna-BarberaMuseum Of UnCut Funk
Original Production Cel Featuring George “Meadowlark” Lemon, J.C. “Gip” Gibson
First Positive Black Cast Saturday Morning Cartoon Series And First Featuring Black Athletes
Harlem Globetrotters Original Production Cel 2 (1970-09-12/1972-09-02) by Hanna-BarberaMuseum Of UnCut Funk
Original Production Cel Featuring George “Meadowlark” Lemon
First Positive Black Cast Saturday Morning Cartoon Series And First Featuring Black Athletes
Harlem Globetrotters Original Production Cel 3 (1970-09-12/1972-09-02) by Hanna-BarberaMuseum Of UnCut Funk
Original Production Cel Featuring J.C. “Gip” Gibson, Bobby Joe Mason, Pablo Robertson
First Positive Black Cast Saturday Morning Cartoon Series And First Featuring Black Athletes
Valerie Brown Cartoon Panel (1970-09-12/1971-01-02) by Hanna-BarberaMuseum Of UnCut Funk
Josie And The Pussy Cats Original Production Cel 1 (1970-09-12/1971-01-02) by Hanna-BarberaMuseum Of UnCut Funk
Original Production Cel Featuring Valerie Brown
First Black Character In An Archie Comic (1968)
First Positive Black Female Character And Musician In A Saturday Morning Cartoon Series
Soul Train Original Production Cel 1 (1971-10-02/2006-03-25) by Don Cornelius ProductionsMuseum Of UnCut Funk
Original Production Cel Featuring The Soul Train
Soul Train Was The First Syndicated Black Television Series To Feature An Animated Opening Segment
The Soul Train Was Created By Black Animators
Soul Train Original Production Drawing 1 (1971-10-02/2006-03-25) by Don Cornelius ProductionsMuseum Of UnCut Funk
Original Production Drawing Featuring The Soul Train
Soul Train Was The First Syndicated Black Television Series To Feature An Animated Opening Segment
The Soul Train Was Created By Black Animators
Jackson Five Original Production Cel 1 (1971-09-11/1973-09-01) by Motown Productions, Rankin/Bass ProductionsMuseum Of UnCut Funk
Original Production Cel Featuring Michael, Marlon, Jermaine, Tito, Jackie
First Positive Black Cast Saturday Morning Cartoon Featuring Black Musicians
First Television Series Produced By Motown
Jackson Five Original Production Cel 2 (1971-09-11/1973-09-01) by Motown Productions, Rankin/Bass ProductionsMuseum Of UnCut Funk
Original Production Cel Featuring Michael, Marlon, Jermaine, Tito, Jackie
First Positive Black Cast Saturday Morning Cartoon Featuring Black Musicians
First Television Series Produced By Motown
Fat Albert And The Cosby Kids Original Production Cel 1 (1972-09-09/1985-08-10) by Filmation AssociatesMuseum Of UnCut Funk
Original Production Cel Featuring Bill, Fat Albert, Mushmouth, Dumb Donald, Bucky, Russell, Rudy, Weird Harold
Longest Running Positive Black Cast Saturday Morning Cartoon Series
Fat Albert And The Cosby Kids Original Production Cel 2 (1977-10-24/1977-10-24) by Filmation AssociatesMuseum Of UnCut Funk
Original Production Cel Featuring Bill, Fat Albert, Mushmouth, Bucky, Russell, Weird Harold
Longest Running Positive Black Cast Saturday Morning Cartoon Series
Fat Albert And The Cosby Kids Original Model Sheet 1 (1972-09-09/1985-08-10) by Filmation AssociatesMuseum Of UnCut Funk
Original Model Cel Featuring Bill, Fat Albert, Dumb Donald, Russell
Longest Running Positive Black Cast Saturday Morning Cartoon Series
Fat Albert And The Cosby Kids Original Model Sheet 2 (1972-09-09/1985-08-10) by Filmation AssociatesMuseum Of UnCut Funk
Original Model Cel Featuring Mushmouth, Bucky, Rudy, Weird Harold
Longest Running Positive Black Cast Saturday Morning Cartoon Series
Brown Hornet And Fat Albert Original Production Cel 1 (1979-09-08/1981-09-16) by Filmation AssociatesMuseum Of UnCut Funk
Original Production Cel Featuring Fat Albert, Brown Hornet
Brown Hornet Original Model Sheet 1 (1979-09-08/1981-09-16) by Filmation AssociatesMuseum Of UnCut Funk
Original Model Cel Featuring Brown Hornet, Stinger, Tweeter Belle, Space Ship
Kid Power Original Production Cel 1.jpg (1972-09-16/1974-09-01) by Rankin/Bass ProductionsMuseum Of UnCut Funk
Original Production Cel Featuring Diz, Nipper
First Multicultural Saturday Morning Cartoon Series, First Featuring Positive Black Characters From A Syndicated Comic Strip, Morrie Turner’s Wee Pals
Clerow Wilson And The Miracle Of P.S. 14 Publicity Photo 1 (1972-11-12/1972-11-12) by DePatie-Freleng, Clerow ProductionsMuseum Of UnCut Funk
Publicity Photo Featuring Clerow Wilson
First Positive Black Characters From A Television Series, The Flip Wilson Show, To Appear As The Same Characters In A Primetime Cartoon Special
Schoolhouse Rock I Got Six Original Production Cel 1 (1973/1986) by Schoolhouse RockMuseum Of UnCut Funk
Limited Edition Cel Featuring Little Boy From I Got Six
First Black Character In A Schoolhouse Rock Episode
Peanuts Franklin Original Production Cel 1 (1973-03-11/1973-03-11) by Charles SchultzMuseum Of UnCut Funk
Original Production Cel Featuring Franklin Armstrong
First Black Character In A Peanuts Comic Strip (1968) And Peanuts Cartoon Special - There's No Time For Love Charlie Brown (1973)
Star Trek Original Production Cel 1 (1973-09-08/1974-10-12) by Filmation AssociatesMuseum Of UnCut Funk
Original Production Cel Featuring Lt. Uhura
First Positive Black Character From A Television Series, Star Trek, To Appear As The Same Character In A Saturday Morning Cartoon Series.
Verb Cartoon Panel (1974/1986) by Schoolhouse RockMuseum Of UnCut Funk
Schoolhouse Rock Verb Original Production Cel 1 (1974/1986) by Schoolhouse RockMuseum Of UnCut Funk
Original Production Cel Featuring Verb
First Black Male Superhero Character In A Cartoon
Hong Kong Phooey Original Production Cel 1 (1974-09-07/1974-12-21) by Hanna-BarberaMuseum Of UnCut Funk
Original Production Cel Featuring Hong Kong Phooey
First Black Male Superhero Character In A Saturday Morning Cartoon Series
U.S. Of Archie Original Model Cel 1 (1974-09-07/1976-09) by Filmation AssociatesMuseum Of UnCut Funk
Original Production Cel Featuring Chuck Clayton
First Black Male Character In An Archie Comic (1971), First Black Male Character In An Archie Saturday Morning Cartoon Series
Astrea Cartoon Panel (1977-09-10) by Filmation AssociatesMuseum Of UnCut Funk
Space Sentinels Original Production Cel 1 (1977-09-10) by Filmation AssociatesMuseum Of UnCut Funk
Original Production Cel Featuring Astrea
First Black Female Superhero Character In A Saturday Morning Cartoon Series
I Am The Greatest Original Production Cel 1 (1977-09-10/1978-09-02) by Farmhouse Films, Fred Calvert Productions, TCFMuseum Of UnCut Funk
Original Production Cel Featuring Muhammad Ali
Billy Jo Jive Original Production Cel 1 (1978-11-27) by Shearer Visuals, Children’s Television Workshop, PBSMuseum Of UnCut Funk
Original Production Cel Featuring Billy Jo Jive And Smart Susie Sunset
First Positive Cartoon Series Featuring Black Characters To Be Created From A Series Of Children’s Books
Billy Jo Jive Original Production Cel 2 (1978-11-27) by Shearer Visuals, Children’s Television Workshop, PBSMuseum Of UnCut Funk
Original Production Cel Featuring Billy Jo Jive
First Positive Cartoon Series Featuring Black Characters To Be Created From A Series Of Children’s Books
SuperStretch And MicroWoman Original Production Cel 1 (1979-09-09) by Filmation AssociatesMuseum Of UnCut Funk
Original Production Cel Featuring Superstretch and Microwoman - Chris and Christy Cross
First Black Superhero Duo And First Black Husband And Wife Superhero Duo In A Saturday Morning Cartoon Series
Super Globetrotters Original Production Cel 1 (1979-09-22/1979-12-15) by Hanna-BarberaMuseum Of UnCut Funk
Original Production Cel Featuring The Super Globetrotters
First Black Superhero Team In A Saturday Morning Cartoon Series
BeBe's Kids Publicity Cel 1 by Paramount PicturesMuseum Of UnCut Funk
Publicity Cel Featuring The Cast From The Animated Feature Film Bebe's Kids - Robin, Jamika, Leon, PeeWee, Kahlil and LaShawn
First Positive Animated Feature With An Entirely Black Main Cast