Jay Ward

J. Troplong "Jay" Ward (September 20, 1920–October 12, 1989) was a creator and producer of animated television cartoons. He is known for producing animated series based on characters such as Crusader Rabbit, Rocky & Bullwinkle, Dudley Do-Right, Peabody and Sherman, Hoppity Hooper, George of the Jungle, Tom Slick and Super Chicken. His company, Jay Ward Productions, also designed the trademark characters for Cap'n Crunch, Quisp, and Quake breakfast cereals and made commercials for those products, among others.

Trivia

In a running joke tribute to Jay Ward, many of his cartoon characters had the middle initial "J.", presumably standing for "Jay" (although this was never stated explicitly). The creator of The Simpsons, Matt Groening, gave his cartoon character Homer Simpson the middle name "Jay" as a tribute to Jay Ward cartoons.

Related Topics:
The Simpsons - Matt Groening - Homer Simpson

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Bullwinkle was named for the owner of a car dealership in Oakland, California which stood on the corner of Claremont and College Aves. There is a Safeway supermarket at this location now.

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