Hanna-Barbera’s “Cattanooga Cats” & “The Impossibles”
Of these well-remembered pop-themed Hanna Barbera Saturday Morning cartoons, only one resulted in a commercially released soundtrack album. Which one, and why?
Of these well-remembered pop-themed Hanna Barbera Saturday Morning cartoons, only one resulted in a commercially released soundtrack album. Which one, and why?
This week, we take a Spin with groovy Granny Sweet and her Muttley/Mumbly-voiced dog, Precious, on a stellar example of Hanna-Barbera vinyl virtuosity.
The Banana Splits was one of Saturday Morning’s most popular shows – but it was also a very mixed bag. However, it featured songs created by some of the best pop music talents in the industry. Let’s take a spin.
The only appearance of the clumsy cartoon cephalopod from The Atom Ant / Secret Squirrel Show is on the cover of this peppy album of original ‘60s surf tunes. Hanna-Barbera…
The recently passed John Stephenson was a ubiquitous presence on and especially off screen, but nowhere was his impact stronger than at Hanna-Barbera, where one of his most front-and-center roles…
Back when global warming was still a local issue, the modern Stone Age “Dr. Jane Goodrock” told the story of nature and renewal in the face of human naughtiness. Earth…
The first and only theatrical Flintstones animated feature resulted in a highly prized — and slightly bogus — Hanna-Barbera soundtrack album. Hanna-Barbera Presents THE MAN CALLED FLINTSTONE A Columbia Pictures…
Atom Ant takes on giant ants from outer space before offering his personal views on diet and fitness for those who over-indulged a bit during the 1964 holiday season. Hanna-Barbara…
A full orchestra moves into Bedrock, Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm go all “balloon boy” and Hanna-Barbera records head into the Sunset of the ‘60s. Hanna-Barbera Presents THE FLINTSTONES MEET THE ORCHESTRA…
Check out Jean Vander Pyl’s well-earned lead role as a helpful, huggable harpy in this HBR album based on The Atom Ant Secret Squirrel Show segment. Hanna-Barbara Presents WINSOME WITCH…