Hanna-Barbera

Hanna-Barbera was a prolific animation studio which, between 1957 and 2001, produced scores of animated television series and specials, as well as a few forays into theatrical films. The company took its name from William Hanna and Joseph Barbera, who first teamed as co-directors of the Tom and Jerry theatrical shorts for MGM. 
When MGM closed its doors, Hanna and Barbera struck out on their own, producing limited animation television products which came to dominate network Saturday morning slots for decades. Their earliest series was Ruff and Reddy, followed by Huckleberry Hound, Yogi Bear, The Flintstones, The Jetsons and Scooby-Doo, amongst others. They produced the various iterations of the DC Comics-based Superfriends series, as well as licensed spin-offs of live-action sitcoms like Happy Days, Laverne & Shirley, and The Partridge Family. One of their more notable successes in the 1980s came from licensing a group of popular Belgian comic characters for a long-running animated series, The Smurfs.
In 1990, Hanna Barbera was one of several companies which collaborated on Cartoon All-Stars to the Rescue, with the Smurfs sharing screentime with the Muppet Babies. Its extensive sound-effects library is still in wide use and has been heard in several Muppet/Henson contexts, including Sesame Street inserts and the Muppet Babies animated series.
Jim Henson's Creature Shop supplied animatronic dinosaurs and other prehistoric characters for the live-action film version of The Flintstones and its prequel The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas. William Hanna and Joseph Barbera made cameo appearances in both films. Additionally, the Creature Shop did some uncredited pre-production work on the 2002 Scooby-Doo film.
==References==
* As part of a Sam and Friends storyline where Sam runs for President of the United States, the September 28, 1960 broadcast has the cast listening to a rival campaign song, that of Huckleberry Hound extracted from the 1960 album Huckleberry Hound for President.Shemin, Craig. Sam and Friends: The Story of Jim Henson's First Television Show. BearManor Media, 2022.
* In a sketch from the December 5, 1963 broadcast of The Jimmy Dean Show, Rowlf the Dog mentions Huckleberry Hound among the graduates of the Animal Actors' Academy.
* A Sesame Street animated insert in which a boy makes his dog happy with a treat is based on the behavior of Quick Draw McGraw's dog Snuffles, who would go into paroxysms of joy, hugging himself, and finally floating into the air and landing in a state of pure bliss.
* The script for Sesame Street Episode 1257 calls for Telly Monster, when listing TV shows that start with M, to say Magilla Gorilla. The aired episode uses Mickey Mouse instead.
* The 1987 stage show Muppet Babies: Magic Box includes a Western fantasy, with Baby Rowlf as Quick Draw McDawg (referencing Quick Draw McGraw).
* The Mouse Family in The Muppet Christmas Carol, in the opening song "Scrooge," sing the lyric "No cheeses for us meeces." "Meeces" is a term coined by Mr. Jinks to refer to Pixie and Dixie.
* In the Sesame Place stage show, The Not-Too-Spooky Howl-o-ween Radio Show, Grover (dressed as a pumpkin) must leave the scene after The Count's "Five Little Pumpkins" poem. Before he leaves, he utters "Exit Grover, stage left!," referencing the catchphrase of Snagglepuss.
For more references, appearances, or connections see the following pages: 
*Tom and Jerry
*Yogi Bear
*The Flintstones
*The Jetsons
*Scooby-Doo
*The Smurfs
*Foofur
*Go-Bots
*Charlotte's Web
==Muppet Mentions==
* In the first episode of the short-lived 1992 prime-time Hanna-Barbera series Fish Police, Inspector Gil tells waitress Pearl "You know how I feel about you" and winds up repeating "How..." when at a loss for words. Pearl asks why he talks like that, and Gil retorts that "all the great couples talk like that... uh, Fred and Wilma, Kermit and Miss Piggy, Rocky and Bullwinkle..."
* In the season one Space Ghost Coast to Coast episode "Spanish Translation" (the series using footage and designs from the original Hanna-Barbera series), a commercial for "Zorak and Moltar Sing Your Favorite Lullabies" has a song titled "It's Not Easy Being Mean."
* In the Cartoon Planet episode "Tomfoolery," Space Ghost mentions Blip carries around a Kermit the Frog toothbrush.
* In the season five Space Ghost Coast to Coast episode "Cahill," Space Ghost asks guest Garrett Morris where Zorak is, and Morris asks if he's talking about Kermit the Frog.
* In the third season Sealab 2021 episode "Splitsville" (again reusing designs from an earlier HB series), one of the rock bands at the Battle of the Bands is named the Ocean Bottom Nightmare Band, a reference to the Riverbottom Nightmare Band in Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas. Furthering the similarity, they consist of animatronic weasels.
* In the fourth season Sealab 2021 episode "Craptastic Voyage," the crew undergoes a mission of entering Captain Shanks' body and destroying a tumor. Stormy comments, "Wow, a shrink ray. Just like that time on Muppet Babies! You know, when Scooter had spinal meningitis?" (Referencing the third season episode "Scooter's Uncommon Cold"). Shortly afterwards, Stormy sets up a Tonight Show-style talk show but fails to show a video clip from the episode.
==Connections==
Several voice actors in Hanna-Barbera series were also heard in Sesame Street inserts.
*Bob Arbogast had voice roles on Monchhichis and Galtar and the Golden Lance
*Daws Butler voiced Yogi Bear, Huckleberry Hound, Augie Doggie, Quick Draw McGraw and dozens of others for Hanna-Barbera.
*Nancy Cartwright had voice roles on Richie Rich, Shirt Tales and other 1980s HB series. 
*Joan Gerber voiced Irma Boyle on Wait Til Your Father Gets Home, Mrs. Kelp on The Snorks, and others
*Kathy Gori, the voice of Rosemary on Hong Kong Phooey, recorded the songs "It's a Lovely Eleven Morning" and "If You've Lost Your 'L', Look Around".
*Casey Kasem voiced Shaggy on Scooby-Doo, Alexander Cabot on Josie and the Pussycats and Robin on Superfriends.
*Howard Morris voiced Atom Ant, Mushmouse and Mr. Peebles on The Magilla Gorilla Show, and others.
*Gary Owens voiced Space Ghost, the Blue Falcon, Commander Feral on SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron, and various narrators.
*Hal Smith voiced Yappy and the king on Yippee, Yappee and Yahooey, Santa Claus in multiple HB specials and episodes, Coil Man on The Impossibles and others.
*Arnold Stang voiced Top Cat
Other actors who lent their voices or appeared in Muppet/Creature Shop productions also had Hanna-Barbera connections, as did some animators and other crew.
*Cynthia Adler was heard in various Hanna-Barbera cartoons including the special Robin Hoodnik (Maid Marian) and The Amazing Chan and the Chan Clan
*Edward Asner voiced Chief Abalone on Fish Police
*Victor Borge appeared in Hanna-Barbera's 50th: A Yabba Dabba Doo Celebration
*Peter Cullen voiced Dog Foot, Snarl, Scratch, and Rover on The Biskitts, Mantus on The Pirates of Dark Water and others
*Tim Curry voiced Konk on The Pirates of Dark Water, Sharkster on Fish Police, and others
*Tony Danza hosted Hanna-Barbera's 50th: A Yabba Dabba Doo Celebration
*Dom DeLuise voiced Mr. Evictus on The Roman Holidays
*Phyllis Diller appeared in Hanna-Barbera's 50th: A Yabba Dabba Doo Celebration
*Micky Dolenz voiced Skip on The Funky Phantom, Wally on Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kids, and others
*Jodie Foster voiced Pugsley on The Addams Family and Anne Chan on The Amazing Chan and the Chan Clan
*Ben Ryan Ganger voiced the title role on Fantastic Max
*Brad Garrett voiced Rocinante on The Adventures of Don Coyote and Sancho Panda and Big Dog on 2 Stupid Dogs
*Whoopi Goldberg appeared in Hanna-Barbera's 50th: A Yabba Dabba Doo Celebration
*Buddy Hackett voiced Crabby the cabbie on Fish Police
*Ron Haddrick lent his voice to the HB animated version of 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
*Terri Hardin was a puppeteer for the pilot The B.B. Beagle Showhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NSWZGd5yNqg The B.B. Beegle Show (1979 Hanna-Barbera pilot)
*Valerie Harper appeared in Hanna-Barbera's 50th: A Yabba Dabba Doo Celebration
*Gordon Hunt was voice director, and occasionally voice actor, on many Hanna-Barbera projects including several Yogi Bear series and specials
*Don Knotts voiced himself on Wait Til Your Father Gets Home and Mr. Lichen in the Fish Police episode "The Two Gils"
*Paul Lynde voiced the Hooded Claw on The Perils of Penelope Pitstop, Mildew Wolf on Help, It's the Wolf!, and Claude Pertwee on Where's Huddles?
*Rick Moranis voiced Mr. Schneider in Gravedale High
*Megan Mullally voiced Pearl on Fish Police
*Rob Paulsen voiced Corky on The Snorks, Hadji on The New Adventures of Jonny Quest, D.E.C.K.S. on Wake Rattle and Roll, and Dickie Dastardly on Yo, Yogi!
*John Ritter voiced Inspector Gil on Fish Police
*Avery Schreiber voiced Benny the Ball in Top Cat and the Beverly Hills Cats and played Grandpa Quirk on Wake Rattle and Roll
*Martin Short voiced Ed Grimley on The Completely Mental Misadventures of Ed Grimley
*John Stephenson voiced Fancy Fancy and the sergeant on Top Cat, Dr. Benton Quest on Jonny Quest, Doggie Daddy in several productions, and others
*Sally Struthers was heard on Fish Police and others
*Russi Taylor voiced Pac-Baby on Pac-Man
*John Vernon voiced the title role on Wildfire
*Jessica Walter voiced Lady Diabolyn on Wildfire
*Frank Welker voiced Dynomutt, Jabberjaw, Bandit on The New Adventures of Jonny Quest, Mussles Marinara and Doc Croaker on Fish Police, and many others
*Mo Willems directed a Quick Draw McGraw short, "City-E-Scape", for Cartoon Network.
*Jonathan Winters voiced himself and Maude Frickert on Wait Til Your Father Gets Home, Mayor Cod on Fish Police, Coach Cadaver on Gravedale High, and others, and appeared in Hanna-Barbera's 50th: A Yabba Dabba Doo Celebration
*William Woodson voiced the sheriff on the C.B. Bears segment "Posse Impossible" and various announcers
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