The Second Annual Thunderbean Thanksgiving
So, in thinking about Thanksgiving related to animation and art, I went back to look at my article from last year. I’m still thankful for ALL those folks, but I…
Tag Archives: Hanna Barbera
Animation Anecdotes #184
Designing Penelope Pitstop. The female Wacky Racer Penelope Pitstop was a last minute addition to the cast. “I remember sitting in my office while Joe (Barbera) was in a meeting…
More Public Service Announcements
We’re back with another assortment of spots that may actually help to improve life in your town, maybe even the world. (I’m sorry, but we are legally obliged to devote…
Thunderbean Thursday Triple-Play
This week: Three (somewhat) related to animation distractions for this mid-summer Thursday: Nitrate film isn’t our friend (or is it?) I think everyone reading this already knows that Nitrate film…
Casey Kasem’s “Scooby Doo” Records
Casey Kasem, who passed away on Sunday at 82, lives on in hundreds of cartoons, particularly his many Scooby-Doo projects – and yet he only appeared on a few records…
Snagglepuss – the Great and Powerful!
A classic Hanna-Barbera character gives a stellar performance in a surprisingly faithful retelling of Baum’s original Wizard of Oz. Hanna-Barbera Presents SNAGGLEPUSS TELLS THE STORY OF THE WIZARD OF OZ…
Flintstone Bedtime Stories
The entire TV cast of The Flintstones made just a few Hanna-Barbera Cartoon Series albums together, but each was top of the line—superbly written, edited and voiced. THE FLINTSTONES: FLIP…
Public Relations, Education, and Animation
Today we will be looking at a quartet of animated sales and educational films. Hopefully, some of these shorts will be new to you – the names of their animators…
Saving Mr. Flintstone
Hanna-Barbera produced quite a few oddball vinyl records in the ‘60s, but look at this one-of-a-kind wonder—it has Disney songs and HB characters all in one! FRED FLINTSTONE AND BARNEY…
Animation Anecdotes #149
Bye, Bye, Yogi. A Colpix record album jacket (1961) with the huge face of Yogi Bear is propped up on the leg of a chair in the scene (pictured above)…
