Friday, November 21, 2014

Evening Entertainment: Pilot for "I am the Greatest: The Adventures of Muhammad Ali" animated series

Oh, sure, Mike Tyson has a new animated series on Adult Swim, because the idea of Mike Tyson solving mysteries is zany, but he's hardly the first pugilist to make the leap into cartoons.  In 1977, the former Cassius Clay did it first, using his own voice and devoid of irony.  Of course, his floating like a butterfly and stinging like a bee didn't do much for audiences, as the show was gone by the end of the year, but c'mon, he fought Superman the next year!  In the pilot, he faces off against an alligator.  Tyson couldn't even win at the board game.




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