Carlton, Your Doorman (Animated Pilot)

[@DeathNeff]

Old is gold R.I.P. Lorenzo Music the Legend

[@gilliankingston8259]

I always loved "Carlton" he was as much an essential character as Rhoda, Brenda and Ida (their Mother) in "Rhoda"; RIP Lorenzo Music🌹

[@LowellLucasJr.]

RIP Lorenzo Music! Loved this pilot and would've loved to see more!( Guessing the network wasn't ready for this animated adult comedy!) Still, you've always wowed me as Garfield, Tummy, Peter and Dunder!( just to name a few!) We will miss you dearly! ❤

[@NeurospicyBitch88]

The Flintstones aired in Prime Time when it was new and was sponsored by Winston Cigarettes for the first season. Not to mention the show had lots of subtle adult jokes The Looney Tunes, and Popeye used to cuss, smoke, drink, and use violence in all their old cartoons Heavy Metal was 1 year away (as for the original comics, that was a different story from several years prior) And Rocky and Bullwinkle relied on the most relevant (for the time) political humour... Tell me again how you think the world was apparently not ready for adult animation 🙃

[@thezenitsufan1249]

If this was being done today Adult Swim or even Comedy Central would have probably pick this up as a series

[@kahliatangazi448]

Am I the only one sad that this didn't become a thing?? Carlton is hilarious !

[@guidadiehl9176]

I really love it. It's a huge shame imo that it didn't go any further than a pilot. Carlton is a really likeable character, and the '70s vibe gives this show a really memorable atmosphere.

[@bigbubba29]

I would have loved seeing his life explored even if it was a cartoon.

[@joeybaseball7352]

I'm glad it didn't become a show. Because if it does, Lorenzo Music never becomes Garfield.

[@AlTheRelic]

I'm a nearly 18 year Doorman & this cartoon is the story of our life.

[@sugarmagnolia876]

This is Fantastic!😂 We finally see Carlton!!!

[@fucheduck]

and he thinks "All cats land on their feet." maybe Garfield but not Carlton!

[@christopherlansdowne1295]

Way back when, my family had a Betamax and on the only airing of this cartoon we recorded it off the TV. Much to my mother’s chagrin, I loved this cartoon and watched it perhaps several dozen times over the years. I haven’t seen this since the 80’s and it really brought back memories. Thanks for sharing!

[@WieldingEminator]

I never thought that I would hear Lorenzo Music's voice once more!

[@OofusTwillip]

Lurene Tuttle (Carlton's Mother) was one of the top radio actresses in the 1940s-60s. Many of these radio shows are on KZbin. There's an episode of "Suspense", in which she plays twins, and one twin kills the other. She did the show *live*, swithching between the characters.

[@TalkBeliefs]

Now here is a rarity! I have vague memories of this being made.

[@asnrobert]

I remember seeing this on TV back in the day. Thanks for posting!

[@eriksturdevant6857]

This should have been a thing!

[@shawnswint1521]

I Agree.

[@ELAW67]

...very cool...i remember this but never saw the full episode...thanks for uploading this

[@LivLaRaj]

Was looking for this special! Saw this back when before I knew anything about Carlton on Rhoda! Thanks!

[@vincenzo082]

Semi lost media like this is also so interesting to me.

[@bigbubba29]

I agree. I always appreciated underdog shows.

[@donaldhsmiley5723]

This has some merit to be, at least, a mid season replacement for something. We never get tired of animated series.

[@Tantamani]

Wow I remember this from a very very young age. I also remember laughing at the scene @19:14. back then.

[@iSuRRendeReDuK]

Anyone else getting memories of Fritz the cat or Jungle Burger animation vibes?

[@samclark379]

I was thinking of Ralph Bakshi myself.

[@NeurospicyBitch88]

This was actually handled by Fred Wolf - An animation studio known for the first Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles cartoon, The Toxic Crusaders (based on the x-rated Toxic Avengers movie), and James Bond Jr. They also made that Tootsie Pop commercial with the naked boy and the owl

[@iSuRRendeReDuK]

@@NeurospicyBitch88 Thanks for that :) Have a loverly day and all the best from Blighty

[@sheg1969]

Jungle Burger? What is that?

[@thomasworden4139]

One of my favorite creative artifacts of the Carter 80's (i.e. 1980)

[@maidenmarian1]

What a surprise to find something like this!

[@sanidan2010]

Who would’ve thunk that Mary Tyler Moore show would result in a cartoon spinoff

[@drewski1535]

I could see this show being on at least 3 maybe 5 seasons i love the material a cartoon for 80s adults i love this animation

[@zorenxam4693]

So cool . Thanks for posting this 😊

[@MountainHawkPYL]

I watched this when it aired. Today I somehow remembered it, and the elevator scene at the end where he calls Carlton a dog killer, so I had to come here to watch it.

[@moatguy4471]

Believe it or not Lorenzo Music's preformance of Carlton was what gave Jim Davis the idea to voice Garfield so I'm not surprised they called Carlton a dog killer here when Garfield's a dog hater. :D

[@nickalkire1187]

22:54 Come on….meow!!! Damn cat!!

[@ThatGreenSpy]

Murakami-Wolf Productions, the studio that animated this, also animated the 3 TV specials of Puff The Magic Dragon.

[@NeurospicyBitch88]

And the original Ninja Turtles cartoon and James Bond Jr and Toxic Crusaders and the 1993 American Speed Racer reboot. They also did that Tootsie Pop commercial with the naked boy and the owl

[@BaronVonFisticuffs]

And The Point, working with Henry Nilssen!

[@edreid7872]

They never showed Carlton during the Rhoda run.... he looks nothing like I imagined..lol..

[@LarryLeeMoniz]

He doesn't even look like the real man who voiced him here!

[@fucheduck]

I thought he had dark hair and a dull stare.-well I got the dull stare right.

[@OofusTwillip]

@@LarryLeeMonizThat's how voice acting works. The actors look nothing like the characters they play. That's why I love doing voice acting.

[@Alicetheamethyst]

Thank you

[@shawnswint1521]

I Like to think this is How Lorenzo Music got the Role of Garfield. LOL!!!

[@mattmon6118]

This was fun. He looks like a light haired Beatle.

[@Theatrekid01]

No he doesn’t

[@TheTrueThanos]

@@Theatrekid01 Yes he does

[@kathyflorcruz552]

Nah. He looks like every 60s to 70s era hippie type stoner.

[@tammyross7227]

Oh wow that's Carlton the doorman from The Rhoda show

[@OofusTwillip]

Kay Cole (Carlton's Girlfriend) was the original Maggie, in "A Chorus Line", on Broadway.

[@HauntFreak13]

I totally would’ve watched this

[@zemxxi2765]

I guess in 1980, America wasn't quite yet ready for primetime animated shows aimed at adults.

[@NeurospicyBitch88]

Yeeeeeah... About that.... The Flintstones (during its first run), The Original Looney Tunes Shorts (where they cussed, smoked, drank and shot off guns), and Rocky and Bullwinkle (which was essentially just an adult show masquerading as a Saturday Morning kid's cartoon. Made lots of Cold War jokes and obscure references only the surviving War Generation (at this point) would get) would like to have a word with you. Tell them again how you think America was not ready for Adult Animation

[@zemxxi2765]

@@NeurospicyBitch88 Sorry. Nice try. There is always that one who will push those examples as evidence that America didnt always think cartoons were kidvid. For all intents and purposes, they were still toons for general audiences. Flintstones was an animated version of the Honeymooners which wasn't exactly a show that kids weren't supposed to watch. Weren't the old looney tunes theatrical shorts? Appearing in general audience mainstream theaters? Not in porn theaters. And they werent exactly cussing as we define it. "Cotton pickin" and other stand- ins for real profanity are not the same thing as dropping f-bombs. The reason why there was things like smoking and drinking alcohol in those old cartoons was simply because in those days, there were different standards regarding what was not suitable for children (standards that definitely tightened by the 70s just like they did with comic books post 1953). Those old cartoons may have had elements that went over kids heads but nothing that was completely unsuitable for kids. Still a far cry from truly not suitable for kids shows like Aeon Flux, Southpark, or Beavis and Butthead.

[@TheEman590]

​​@@NeurospicyBitch88 That was all in previous decades. The animation business in the 1980s was full speed ahead on making every show for kids. Either it was made to sell a toy like G.I. Joe or Masters of the Universe or My Little Pony, or it had to be based on a well known product like the Smurfs or the Care Bears, or Muppet Babies or Super Mario Bros. The Simpsons broke the norm and set a new standard for future animated adult shows like King of the Hill or Home Movies. I guess a more appropriate statement would be 1980s America wasn't ready to give a chance to a primetime animated show for adults again.

[@sheg1969]

I saw this on a saturday afternoon through our local CBS affiliate

[@CROSSTATT]

I think Carlton's face should've been shown on "Rhoda" at least a few times. Music could've worn a wig.

[@treyjohnson4035]

Fan made dvd for sale out there,there's a Mad Magazine special and coneheads

[@VJFranzK]

0:55 😸 Cat premonition? For the future voice of Garfield!

[@johnny-becker]

This would have been a awesome cartoon... might have even surpassed The Simpsons in seasons (OK, not really... but nice to consider)

[@mariameere5807]

Why not?!? The Simpsons really evolved, this could have too!!! 💜🙏💫🙏💜

[@ChristyMcDaniel-ge9gl]

More like, Hello, this is Garfield, your doorcat

[@geekmin-old]

It’s a shame this didn’t get green-lit.

[@jamesduval8586]

Top hit from England

[@blushflush]

Anyone watching this channel please archive all the data on alternative video websites like daily motion, rumble etc .. In next 4 years, KZbin will start removing and censoring inactive channels. Everything will be behind a pay wall.

[@guywilliams6569]

Get it... because he's an alcoholic... and that's FUNNY, RIGHT??!!!

[@johndalton3180]

I'm gonna say this aired in the summer, maybe in June, in 1979 on CBS at 8pm. Once in a while, they"d put on random, unsold pilots. They also did this with a godawful MASH spinoff starring Radar called W*A*L*T*E*R. I kid you not. Victoria Jackson was in it. Carlton was much better.

[@LarryLeeMoniz]

So... A dog dies in the pilot? Wow, great cartoon! I kind of wish they would have at least had a reference of Rhoda in this. It's interesting that we see Carlton's mother. Ruth Gordon played her in an episode of Rhoda. This Mom looks nothing like her! Not that continuity is a thing here. Still this is a treasure!

[@kathyflorcruz552]

I don't ever remember Ruth Gordon as the mother!

[@jamesduval8586]

Ned Beatty (1937 - 2021)

[@sheg1969]

He did a voice?

[@davidfraher1292]

Spin-off from another Spin-off not the first time

[@cityhawk]

Good Times

[@peskylisa]

garfield the cat!

[@Launchpad05]

'TV Trash' sent me here.

[@drmegaman]

this might have gotten picked up if they didn't kill a dog in the pilot, lmao way to make it as offputting as possible. damn shame too, this show had lots of potential

[@mrbvisaconsultancy]

Come on meow

[@Mrshoujo]

Come on NYAO

[@babymoondancer]

Yep, he looks just like he sounds. Total stoner.

[@williamharrell3622]

That s old cartoon

[@devinmceachern]

22:55 I'm not Mimsie and I don't give a fuck.

[@mrbvisaconsultancy]

Why is people laughing

[@Mrshoujo]

It's a laugh track.

[@StrongnBeautiful]

Soo, this obviously wasn't for kids. He was ahead of his time with a cartoon for adults. Seems to me Lorenzo was a pervert.

[@fucheduck]

just because he plays a character who is doesn't mean the actor is! cmon man!

[@Trainboy452]

Does that mean Garfield was a pervert?

[@NeurospicyBitch88]

You say that as if adult animation never existed prior to this... Because last time I checked, In the original Looney Tunes shorts, the characters cussed, smoked, drank, and used violence to solve their problems. Rocky and Bullwinkle was essentially a show for adults as it was for kids (relying heavily on Cold War jokes and references only the Depression and War Generations (well, what's left of either generation) would get). It's "don't play down to anyone" concept paved the way for the likes of Rugrats, Ren & Stimpy, Animaniacs, Rocko's Modern Life, Disney's Recess, and SpongeBob. The Flintstones (which aired in Primetime) was sponsored by Winston Cigarettes in its early years. Not to mention there were times Fred acted more adult than later iterations. In the early 1970s, a movie based on the hit adult comic franchise Fritz the Cat came out. and Heavy Metal became the first R Rated Animated film in 1981. Sooooo yeah... Adult animation has always been around. The clueless types just didn't notice because they only watched to be entertained

[@NeurospicyBitch88]

Also, if Lorenzo really was a pervert, he would have barred from the industry (which would have meant no voices of Tummi Gummi, Garfield, or Peter Venkman). If you think he's a pervert, it just goes to show what fucked up mind you got there

[@guidadiehl9176]

​@@NeurospicyBitch88There's no need to type out this same comment in every comment thread, we get it.

[@guywilliams6569]

This is literally one of the WORST things I've EVER seen!

[@danorthsidemang3834]

Animation blows.

[@treyjohnson4035]

Hand done animation is better than cg

[@ninjabuffet]

By today's standards it's not good. However, considering that it's a tv special made on a shoestring budget, it's not that bad. Personally, I like it. The style is very evocative of the period in which it was made.

[@sheg1969]

Is that so many guys like it. Because it blows?