We are sad to hear that the iconic statue of Rocky and Bullwinkle up on the Sunset Strip has been wrested from that location. It was in front of a building that used to house the Jay Ward studio and when that building was sold, the new owner allowed Moose and Squirrel to remain on the premises. But the statue is in need of serious repair so it's just been moved to an undisclosed location where the Dreamworks folks — who are now involved in producing films of the Ward characters — can have it fixed.
Where will it go then? There's talk of the TV Academy complex out in North Hollywood and that would certainly be appropriate…but I dunno. I'd like to see it go to a sillier and more visible location. I'd like to see it somewhere where people would pass it every day…like one of those buildings along Highland where it leads up to the Hollywood Bowl and Hollywood Freeway. Or along Hollywood Boulevard. Isn't there a place for it over in front of the Hollywood/Highland complex? Or near Sunset and Vine? How about that little park at the intersection where Wilshire Boulevard and Santa Monica Boulevard cross in Beverly Hills?
I won't complain if it's the TV Academy…but it just seems to me like the ideal place for a huge statue of Rocky and Bullwinkle is exactly where it shouldn't be. If you know what I mean…