The Funky Phantom: Hanna-Barbera’s Ghostly Scooby-Doo Clone
Some forgotten Saturday morning cartoons deserve a second look. The Funky Phantom is near the top of that list. The premise sounds…
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Uncover the history, iconic characters, and forgotten gems of Hanna-Barbera animation. Your ultimate hub for everything Flintstones, Jetsons, and beyond.
Long before streaming platforms dominated our living rooms, two animation visionaries, William Hanna and Joseph Barbera, completely transformed how the world watched television.
Founded in 1957 after their legendary run on Tom and Jerry at MGM, Hanna-Barbera Productions grew into the single most influential TV animation studio in history, defining the golden era of Saturday morning cartoons for generations.
Hanna-Barbera’s Scooby-Doo Clones: How the Formula Worked
After Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! became a hit in 1969, Hanna-Barbera returned to the same basic idea again and again. The teenagers…
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Did Yogi Berra Sue Hanna-Barbera Over Yogi Bear?
The story has circulated for decades. Yogi Berra supposedly sued Hanna-Barbera because Yogi Bear borrowed his famous nickname. Depending on the version,…
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Rise and Fall of Hanna-Barbera: Saturday Morning Kings
For more than thirty years, two names sat at the centre of American television animation: William Hanna and Joseph Barbera. From the…
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The Jetsons Characters: Meet Everyone in Orbit City
In 1962, Hanna-Barbera launched a family one hundred years into the future, and the Jetsons characters have lived there ever since. George,…
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The Herculoids: Hanna-Barbera’s Boldest Sci-Fi Cartoon
The first time I found The Herculoids in reruns, I was convinced I had landed on the wrong channel. There was no…
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Huckleberry Hound: The First Animated Series to Win an Emmy
In 1960, an animated television series won an Emmy for the first time. Its star was a slow-talking blue dog in a…
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Elroy Jetson: Age, Voice Actors and Best Episodes
Every imagined future needs one child who understands it better than the adults. In Orbit City, that child is Elroy Jetson. George…
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Astro the Jetsons Dog: Tralfaz, Voice & Scooby-Doo Link
Every television family eventually gets a dog. The Jetsons got one who could argue back. Astro, the Jetsons’ dog, speaks in a…
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