The Beatles — Season 1, Episode 1: A Hard Day's Night/I Want To Hold Your Hand

Episode synopsis

A Hard Days Night: The Beatles try to rehearse at the Transylvania Hilton but gets a bit crowded when all the locals decide to come over to be nosey. John decides they need to find a different place to practice so they find an empty castle, but soon learn that it isn't as empty as they thought. Their music awakens the dead and they soon find out that creatures of the night are Beatles fans, too. SINGALONGS: Not a Second Time & Devil In Her Heart I Want To Hold Your Hand: The Beatles take an ocean cruise to get some peace and relaxation. But they soon discover that this isn't possible as they chased by screaming fans, and to make matters worse, the story narrator keeps letting their hiding locations slip. They hop into a diving bell for cover which is dropped into the water. There they encounter a lovestruck octopus and reunite it with its mate.

About The Beatles

The Beatles is an American animated television series featuring the fanciful and musical misadventures of the popular English rock band of the same name. It ran from 1965 to 1969 on ABC in the US. The series debuted on September 25, 1965 and ended on September 7, 1969. A total of 39 episodes were produced. The series was shown on Saturday mornings at 10:30 AM EST until the 1967 third season when it was moved to 12:00 PM EST. For the fourth season, which consisted of reruns, the series was shown at 9:30 AM EST on Sunday mornings. Each episode has a name of a Beatles song, so the story is based on its lyrics and it is also played at some time in the episode. The original series was rebroadcast in syndication by MTV in 1986 and 1987 and on the Disney Channel. The series was a historical milestone as the first weekly television series to feature animated versions of real, living people.

More episodes from Season 1

• E2Do You Want To Know A Secret/If I Fell
• E3Please Mr. Postman/Devil In Her Heart
• E4Not A Second Time/Slow Down
• E5Baby's In Black/Misery
• E6You've Really Got A Hold On Me/Chains
• E7I'll Get You/Honey Don't
• E8Any Time At All/Twist And Shout
• E9Little Child/I'll Be Back
• E10Long Tall Sally/I'll Cry Instead
• E11I'll Follow The Sun/When I Get Home
• E12Everybody's Trying To Be My Baby/I Should Have Known Better
• E13I Wanna Be Your Man/I'm A Loser