Dudley Do-Right Emporium
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The Dudley Do-Right Emporium was a small, eccentric gift shop named after that fearless Canadian Mountie, Dudley Do-Right
located on the Sunset Strip
in West Hollywood, California
.
The emporium was founded and run by Jay Ward
, creator of the "The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show
" series (1959-73). The gift shop was located at 8200 Sunset Boulevard
, next door to the former Jay Ward Productions
(8217 Sunset Blvd.), the tiny studio building where the cartoons were produced and across the street from the Chateau Marmont Hotel
. The Dudley Do-Right Emporium opened in 1971 and closed its doors in April 2005.
The shop was filled with toys, stuffed animals, trinkets, hats, t-shirts, wristwatches, original animation cells, cartoon scripts, recordings of TV themes, and assorted souvenirs, all bearing the likenesses of Dudley Do-Right
, Rocky & Bullwinkle, Peabody and Sherman, Hoppity Hooper
, George of the Jungle
, Tom Slick
, Super Chicken
, Boris & Natasha, Snidely Whiplash
and the other famous, wacky creations of Jay Ward Studios.
In front of the Dudley Do-Right Emporium and Jay Ward Productions was a 15-foot-tall statue of Bullwinkle J. Moose holding Rocky the Flying Squirrel. The statue was unveiled to the public at a kick-off party to commemorate "The Bullwinkle Show" joining NBC
on September 24, 1961. The statue still stands.
The rotating statue of Bullwinkle holding Rocky was made to mimic the rotating statue of a Las Vegas
showgirl
on top of a giant billboard for the Stardust Hotel across Sunset Boulevard at the eastern side of the Sunset Strip. A picture of this showgirl statue can also be found as the cover of Gore Vidal's Myra Breckinridge.
Dudley Do-Right
Dudley Do-Right, created by Alex Anderson, is the eponymous hero of a segment on The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show which parodied early 20th century melodrama and silent film in the form of the Northern genre....
located on the Sunset Strip
Sunset Strip
The Sunset Strip is the name given to the mile-and-a-half stretch of Sunset Boulevard that passes through West Hollywood, California. It extends from West Hollywood's eastern border with Hollywood at Harper Avenue, to its western border with Beverly Hills at Sierra Drive...
in West Hollywood, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
.
The emporium was founded and run by Jay Ward
Jay Ward
J Troplong "Jay" Ward was an American creator and producer of animated television cartoons. He produced animated series based on such characters as Crusader Rabbit, Rocky & Bullwinkle, Dudley Do-Right, Peabody and Sherman, Hoppity Hooper, George of the Jungle, Tom Slick, and Super Chicken...
, creator of the "The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show
The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show
The Rocky & Bullwinkle Show is an American animated television series that originally aired from November 19, 1959 to June 28, 1964 on the ABC and NBC television networks...
" series (1959-73). The gift shop was located at 8200 Sunset Boulevard
Sunset Boulevard
Sunset Boulevard is a street in the western part of Los Angeles County, California, that stretches from Figueroa Street in downtown Los Angeles to the Pacific Coast Highway at the Pacific Ocean in the Pacific Palisades...
, next door to the former Jay Ward Productions
Jay Ward Productions
Jay Ward Productions was an Amercian animated television cartoon series production company, founded in 1949 by American animator Jay Ward. It made extensive use of limited animation techniques....
(8217 Sunset Blvd.), the tiny studio building where the cartoons were produced and across the street from the Chateau Marmont Hotel
Chateau Marmont Hotel
The Chateau Marmont is a hotel at 8221 Sunset Boulevard in West Hollywood, California. Built in 1927, and modeled loosely after the Château d'Amboise, in France's Loire Valley. It has served as the backdrop for a number of events in the lives of well-known rock stars and actors.-History:Fred...
. The Dudley Do-Right Emporium opened in 1971 and closed its doors in April 2005.
The shop was filled with toys, stuffed animals, trinkets, hats, t-shirts, wristwatches, original animation cells, cartoon scripts, recordings of TV themes, and assorted souvenirs, all bearing the likenesses of Dudley Do-Right
Dudley Do-Right
Dudley Do-Right, created by Alex Anderson, is the eponymous hero of a segment on The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show which parodied early 20th century melodrama and silent film in the form of the Northern genre....
, Rocky & Bullwinkle, Peabody and Sherman, Hoppity Hooper
Hoppity Hooper
Hoppity Hooper is a 1964 animated television series produced by Jay Ward, originally broadcast on ABC and co-sponsored by General Mills and Topper Toys.-Series premise:...
, George of the Jungle
George of the Jungle
George of the Jungle was an American animated series produced by Jay Ward and Bill Scott, who created The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show. The character George was inspired by the legend of Tarzan. It ran for 17 episodes on Saturday mornings from September 9 to December 30, 1967, on the American TV...
, Tom Slick
Tom Slick (cartoon)
Tom Slick is the cartoon star of a series of shorts that aired within the half-hour, animated television series George of the Jungle...
, Super Chicken
Super Chicken
Super Chicken is a segment that ran on the animated television series George of the Jungle. It was produced by Jay Ward and Bill Scott, who earlier had created the Rocky and Bullwinkle cartoons...
, Boris & Natasha, Snidely Whiplash
Snidely Whiplash
Snidely Whiplash is the cartoon arch-villain to Dudley Do-Right in the tongue-in-cheek Dudley Do-Right of the Mounties segments of The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show by American animation pioneer Jay Ward....
and the other famous, wacky creations of Jay Ward Studios.
In front of the Dudley Do-Right Emporium and Jay Ward Productions was a 15-foot-tall statue of Bullwinkle J. Moose holding Rocky the Flying Squirrel. The statue was unveiled to the public at a kick-off party to commemorate "The Bullwinkle Show" joining NBC
NBC
The National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago...
on September 24, 1961. The statue still stands.
The rotating statue of Bullwinkle holding Rocky was made to mimic the rotating statue of a Las Vegas
Las Vegas Strip
The Las Vegas Strip is an approximately stretch of Las Vegas Boulevard in Clark County, Nevada; adjacent to, but outside the city limits of Las Vegas proper. The Strip lies within the unincorporated townships of Paradise and Winchester...
showgirl
Showgirl
A showgirl is a dancer or performer in a stage entertainment show. Showgirl is also often used as a term for a promotional model in trade fairs and car shows, etc...
on top of a giant billboard for the Stardust Hotel across Sunset Boulevard at the eastern side of the Sunset Strip. A picture of this showgirl statue can also be found as the cover of Gore Vidal's Myra Breckinridge.