The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle and Friends is the title of an American animated television series that originally aired from November 19, 1959, to June 27, 1964, on the ABC and NBC television networks.Rocky and Bullwinkle is known for quality writing and wry humor. Mixing puns, cultural and topical satire, and self-referential humor, it appealed to adults as well as children. It was also one of the first cartoons whose animation was outsourced.yet the series has long been held in high esteem by those who have seen it; some critics described the series as a well-written radio program with pictures. An animated feature film adaptation of the "Peabody's Improbable History" segment, Mr. Peabody & Sherman, was released to positive reviews in 2014. In 2013, Rocky and His Friends and The Bullwinkle Show were ranked the sixth-greatest TV cartoon of all time by TV Guide.