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Roberts spent much of his early career in [[New York City]] as a freelance commercial artist and director. He also worked as a photographer, with work displayed at the 1964 [[New York World's Fair|World's Fair]], and contributed cartoons to ''[[Playboy]]'' and ''[[The New Yorker]]''. He soon became a popular designer for animation, creating character model sheets for Terrytoons and UPA projects. Roberts' style, reflecting his commercial illustration background, involved flat but appealing forms and a minimal color palette; most of his characters were white blobs with occasional splashes of color. |
Roberts spent much of his early career in [[New York City]] as a freelance commercial artist and director. He also worked as a photographer, with work displayed at the 1964 [[New York World's Fair|World's Fair]], and contributed cartoons to ''[[Playboy]]'' and ''[[The New Yorker]]''. He soon became a popular designer for animation, creating character model sheets for Terrytoons and UPA projects. Roberts' style, reflecting his commercial illustration background, involved flat but appealing forms and a minimal color palette; most of his characters were white blobs with occasional splashes of color. |
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| − | For the ''Sesame Street'' comic strip, Roberts created [[Jasper and Julius]], a comedy duo who would engage in debates over body parts, as well as [[Christopher Clumsy]] and |
+ | For the ''Sesame Street'' comic strip, Roberts created [[Jasper and Julius]], a comedy duo who would engage in debates over body parts, as well as [[Christopher Clumsy]] and Miss Fortune. These characters were eventually brought over to the show in [[Season 4 (1972-1973)|season 4]]. |
Roberts later worked on the Saturday morning cartoons ''[[The Smurfs]]'', ''[[Scooby-Doo]]'' and ''[[The Pink Panther]]'', and illustrated the [[Langston Hughes]] book ''The First Book of Jazz''. He retired in 1993. |
Roberts later worked on the Saturday morning cartoons ''[[The Smurfs]]'', ''[[Scooby-Doo]]'' and ''[[The Pink Panther]]'', and illustrated the [[Langston Hughes]] book ''The First Book of Jazz''. He retired in 1993. |
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Image:1095i.jpg|[[I've Got a Mind]] |
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Image:IThoughtaBigThought.jpg|[[I Thought a Thought]] |
Image:IThoughtaBigThought.jpg|[[I Thought a Thought]] |
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Image:CRoberts.Mouseelephant.jpg|What if a mouse and an elephant switched bodies? {{first|0212}} |
Image:CRoberts.Mouseelephant.jpg|What if a mouse and an elephant switched bodies? {{first|0212}} |
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Image:Anteatergiraffe.jpg|What if an Anteater Mutated into a Giraffe? {{first|0422}} |
Image:Anteatergiraffe.jpg|What if an Anteater Mutated into a Giraffe? {{first|0422}} |
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| + | Image:Whatif.rabbit-turtle.jpg|What if a turtle and a rabbit switched bodies? {{first|0451}} |
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1246-Fortune.jpg|Miss Fortune and a dog {{first|0483}} |
1246-Fortune.jpg|Miss Fortune and a dog {{first|0483}} |
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Image:FullChickens.jpg|Full, fuller and fullest chickens {{eka|0506}} |
Image:FullChickens.jpg|Full, fuller and fullest chickens {{eka|0506}} |
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Image:BirdBalloonSub.jpg| Balloon Subtraction {{eka|0530}} |
Image:BirdBalloonSub.jpg| Balloon Subtraction {{eka|0530}} |
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Image:Wearaseatbelt.jpg|Wear Your Seat Belt {{eka|1446}} |
Image:Wearaseatbelt.jpg|Wear Your Seat Belt {{eka|1446}} |
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Image:1710n.jpg|Alphabet Interruption {{eka|1710}} |
Image:1710n.jpg|Alphabet Interruption {{eka|1710}} |
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+ | L.Lizard.CliffRoberts.jpg|Various [[L]] words {{first|1833}} |
Image:CRoberts.Horse.jpg|[[H]] for Horse and other things {{eka|1927}} |
Image:CRoberts.Horse.jpg|[[H]] for Horse and other things {{eka|1927}} |
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Image:Stopjuggling.jpg|Stop Juggling {{eka|2773}} |
Image:Stopjuggling.jpg|Stop Juggling {{eka|2773}} |
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Image:CFesqueAWords.jpg|{{eka|4064}} |
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Revision as of 05:03, 2 July 2020
Cliff Roberts, ca. 1950s
A color reprint of a Sesame Street comic strip as seen in Sesame Street Magazine June 1973.
Cliff Roberts (1929-1999) was a cartoonist and animator who worked on inserts for Sesame Street as well as the spin-off comic strip.
Roberts spent much of his early career in New York City as a freelance commercial artist and director. He also worked as a photographer, with work displayed at the 1964 World's Fair, and contributed cartoons to Playboy and The New Yorker. He soon became a popular designer for animation, creating character model sheets for Terrytoons and UPA projects. Roberts' style, reflecting his commercial illustration background, involved flat but appealing forms and a minimal color palette; most of his characters were white blobs with occasional splashes of color.
For the Sesame Street comic strip, Roberts created Jasper and Julius, a comedy duo who would engage in debates over body parts, as well as Christopher Clumsy and Miss Fortune. These characters were eventually brought over to the show in season 4.
Roberts later worked on the Saturday morning cartoons The Smurfs, Scooby-Doo and The Pink Panther, and illustrated the Langston Hughes book The First Book of Jazz. He retired in 1993.
Roberts' title card for
the Sesame Street comic strip
the Sesame Street comic strip
Sketches
- see also: Poverty Pictures segments
Buying apples (First: Episode 0132)
What if a mouse and an elephant switched bodies? (First: Episode 0212)
What if a dog looked like a bird? (First: Episode 0226)
Harold and Howard (First: Episode 0284)
Dry and Wet (By the Pool) (First: Episode 0309)
Dry and Wet (Washing the Dog) (First: Episode 0309)
Dry and Wet (Elephant) (First: Episode 0309)
Dry and Wet (At the Beach) (First: Episode 0309)
Dry and Wet (Shark Fishing) (First: Episode 0309)
Boy and Jellybeans (First: Episode 0322)
Dry and Wet (In the Rain) (First: Episode 0344)
Two ears, two eyes, two arms, and two legs. (First: Episode 0406)
What if a frog and a fly switched bodies? (First: Episode 0406)
What if an Anteater Mutated into a Giraffe? (First: Episode 0422)
What if a turtle and a rabbit switched bodies? (First: Episode 0451)
Miss Fortune and a dog (First: Episode 0483)
Full, fuller and fullest chickens (EKA: Episode 0506)
Up and down (First: Episode 0526)
Balloon Subtraction (EKA: Episode 0530)
(EKA: Episode 0793)
The Post Office (EKA: Episode 0799)
Wear Your Seat Belt (EKA: Episode 1446)
Alphabet Interruption (EKA: Episode 1710)
Stop Juggling (EKA: Episode 2773)
(EKA: Episode 4064)
(EKA: Episode 4071)