¡Feliz Cumpleaños, Jonathan Swift!

Born November 30, 1667. Died October 19, 1745.

He was a famous Anglo-Irish writer best known for his novel Gulliver's Travels. Ironically, his novel is best remembered for the many wildly inaccurate movie adaptations that have been made with its title, not to mention its 1968 animated TV namesake.

¡Feliz Cumpleaños, Jonathan Swift!

Born November 30, 1667. Died October 19, 1745.

He was a famous Anglo-Irish writer best known for his novel Gulliver's Travels. Ironically, his novel is best remembered for the many wildly inaccurate movie adaptations that have been made with its title, not to mention its 1968 animated TV namesake.

Hey, I Remember This Show: The Adventures of Gulliver

I used to be embarrassed that this classic 1968 TV cartoon series was my first introduction to the classic Jonathan Swift novel Gulliver's Travels, especially since the title character of the series was obviously way younger than the title character of the novel. Plus, I'm pretty sure that Gulliver in the novel didn't have a dog.

However, for a children's show, it's not that bad and it's kinda hard to pretend that Mr. Swift would be more upset with this version than he would be with the recent Jack Black movie.