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[[File:Cliff Roberts strip SSmag June73.png|thumb|300px|A color reprint of a ''Sesame Street'' comic strip as seen in ''[[Sesame Street Magazine]]'' June 1973.]]
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'''Cliff Roberts''' (1929-1999) was a cartoonist and animator who worked on inserts for ''[[Sesame Street]]'' as well as the [[Sesame Street (comic strip)|spin-off comic strip]] and ''[[Sesame Street Magazine]]''. 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.
  
   
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'''Cliff Roberts''' (1929-1999) was a cartoonist and animator who worked on inserts for ''[[Sesame Street]]'' as well as the [[Sesame Street (comic strip)|spin-off comic strip]].
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For ''Sesame Street'', Roberts created [[Jasper and Julius]], two characters who would engage in debates over body parts, as well as [[Christopher Clumsy]]. These characters were brought over to Roberts' ''Sesame Street'' strip, alongside [[Big Bird]], [[Oscar the Grouch]] and [[Cookie Monster]].
  
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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.
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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 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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Out loud near a kid.jpg|Roberts' title card for<br>the [[Sesame Street (comic strip)|''Sesame Street'' comic strip]]
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Image:Christopherclumsy.jpg|[[Christopher Clumsy]]
  
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Image:Folge1a.jpg|Buying apples {{first|0132}}
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Image:CRoberts.Mouseelephant.jpg|What if a mouse and an elephant switched bodies? {{first|0212}}
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Image:haroldhoward.jpg|Harold and Howard {{first|0284}}
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Image:Drywet.elephant.jpg|Dry and Wet (Elephant) {{first|0309}}
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Image:Cartoontwoeyes.jpg|Two ears, two eyes, two arms, and two legs. {{eka|0406}}
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Frogflycartoon.jpg|What if a frog and a fly switched bodies? {{eka|0406}}
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CRoberts-Jellybeans.jpg|Boy and Jellybeans {{first|0322}}
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Image:Cartoontwoeyes.jpg|Two ears, two eyes, two arms, and two legs. {{first|0406}}
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Image:CRoberts.Mouseelephant.jpg|What if a mouse and an elephant switched bodies? {{eka|1044}}
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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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Image:Anteatergiraffe.jpg|What if an Anteater Mutated into a Giraffe? {{eka|1156}}
  
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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}}
  
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Image:Hineighbor.jpg|Letter [[N]] Salesman {{first|1804}}
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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}}
  
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* [http://fun-all-around.blogspot.com/2006/01/cliff-roberts.html Early work for FORD TIMES magazine]
  
* [http://fun-all-around.blogspot.com/2006/01/cliff-roberts.html Early work for FORD TIMES magazine]
   
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Revision as of 00:46, 8 October 2020

Cliffroberts

Cliff Roberts, ca. 1950s

Cliff Roberts strip SSmag June73

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.

Sketches

see also: Poverty Pictures segments

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