Saturday Morning “Car”-toon: The 55th Anniversary of “Wacky Races”
Originally conceived as a game show, where contestants would bet on the racer, it eventually became a popular Saturday morning show.
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Creepy, Kooky and Cartoony: Addams Animated Adventures on TV
Wednesday used to be on Saturday Morning – when Hanna Barbera made The Addams Family.
The Spy Who “Rock”-ed Me: Celebrating “The Man Called Flintstone”
Psssst! The greatest mashup up of Bedrock and Bond you’re likely to see opened this summer over 55 years ago.
Why Wasn’t There a KISS Cartoon?
It seems there were multiple attempts – so let’s take a look at what might have been, as well as what actually was.
In His Own Words: Willie Ito on his Animation Career
“I saw those dwarfs marching across that log bridge, and I was hooked. I knew I wanted cartooning to be my life’s work.”
A Pretty Pig Deal: The 50th Anniversary of “Charlotte’s Web”
Charlotte’s Web would be the third theatrical feature from Hanna-Barbera, and the first not to feature one of their famous television stars.
We, Robots! (Part 15): H/B Ho Hum, and Disney’s Afternoon Automatons
The 70’s were a decidedly fallow period for robots, with Hanna-Barbera still primarily in command of the airwaves.
Josie and the Pussy Cats
Because Filmation owned the rights to the Archie characters, the Hanna-Barbera Pussycats series had to be divorced from that Archie universe and its characters.
We, Robots! (Part 12): H-B Goes Haywire
Hanna-Barbera LOVED robots! Following is an array from their later series, all taking their respective jumps onto the mechanical bandwagon.
The Birth of Hanna-Barbera’s “Smurfs”
Producer Joe Barbera said in 1982, “Even though they’re a happy little group of Smurfs, they have problems too.”
