mines would be two stupid dogs. that was one of the most pointless and awful cartoons i had seen. plus, it wasn't even funny and the jokes where the big dog would eat the little girl, or the red haired boy who is such a wuss were terrible. hanna barbera made some awesome cartoons but this wasn't one of them

pretty much anything they made from the late 70s until they came up with the Powerpuff Girls

In the seventies, Hanna-Barbera (like Filmation) relied a little too much on
recycling live-action shows with cartoon versions (e.g., THE FONZ & THE
HAPPY DAYS GANG, LAVERNE & SHIRLEY IN THE ARMY, MORK & MINDY, etc.),
which indicates a lack of originality. When it was announced that H-B was
going to do a cartoon version of the popular DUKES OF HAZZARD show, one
critic observed: "How do you make a cartoon out of a show that already is one?"
:lol:

In the seventies, Hanna-Barbera (like Filmation) relied a little too much on
recycling live-action shows with cartoon versions (e.g., THE FONZ & THE
HAPPY DAYS GANG, LAVERNE & SHIRLEY IN THE ARMY, MORK & MINDY, etc.),
which indicates a lack of originality. When it was announced that H-B was
going to do a cartoon version of the popular DUKES OF HAZZARD show, one
critic observed: "How do you make a cartoon out of a show that already is one?"
:lol:

i didn't know they were responsible for those shows. didn't they do a gary coleman one as well?

I'll go with Two Stupid Dogs.

i didn't know they were responsible for those shows. didn't they do a gary coleman one as well?

Here's a complete list of the H-B cartoons based on TV shows (courtesy of Bill
Hanna's excellent autobiography "A CAST OF FRIENDS"):

JEANNIE (1973)
THE ADDAMS FAMILY (1973)
THE PARTRIDGE FAMILY: 2200 A.D. (1974)
FONZ & THE HAPPY DAYS GANG (1980)
LAVERNE & SHIRLEY (1981)
MORK & MINDY (1982)
THE DUKES (1983)

Yes, there was also THE GARY COLEMAN SHOW (1982), but it wasn't based
on his sit-com DIFF'RENT STROKES but rather on his character in the TV-
movie "The Kid with the Broken Halo." H-B also did toon versions of Laurel
& Hardy, Abbott & Costello and the Three [Robonic] Stooges. And, of
course, there were original shows that were influenced by popular sit-coms:
THE FLINTSTONES (derived from THE HONEYMOONERS), TOP CAT (from
SGT. BILKO), THE JETSONS (from BLONDIE), and WAIT TILL YOUR FATHER
GETS HOME (from ALL IN THE FAMILY). THESE ARE THE DAYS was inspired
by THE WALTONS, a popular TV drama series.

Here's a complete list of the H-B cartoons based on TV shows (courtesy of Bill
Hanna's excellent autobiography "A CAST OF FRIENDS"):

JEANNIE (1973)
THE ADDAMS FAMILY (1973)
THE PARTRIDGE FAMILY: 2200 A.D. (1974)
FONZ & THE HAPPY DAYS GANG (1980)
LAVERNE & SHIRLEY (1981)
MORK & MINDY (1982)
THE DUKES (1983)

Yes, there was also THE GARY COLEMAN SHOW (1982), but it wasn't based
on his sit-com DIFF'RENT STROKES but rather on his character in the TV-
movie "The Kid with the Broken Halo." H-B also did toon versions of Laurel
& Hardy, Abbott & Costello and the Three [Robonic] Stooges. And, of
course, there were original shows that were influenced by popular sit-coms:
THE FLINTSTONES (derived from THE HONEYMOONERS), TOP CAT (from
SGT. BILKO), THE JETSONS (from BLONDIE), and WAIT TILL YOUR FATHER
GETS HOME (from ALL IN THE FAMILY). THESE ARE THE DAYS was inspired
by THE WALTONS, a popular TV drama series.

speaking of the addams family there was also a 90s cartoon version as well, of which remembered fondly. this one was also made by hanna barbera

My guess will be when Hanna-Barbera made cartoons for the Taft Corporation. (The Taft family seem to screw things up. Long story.)

THESE ARE THE DAYS was inspired
by THE WALTONS, a popular TV drama series.
I remember this one, I really liked it alot. The Mom was voiced by June Lockhart from Lost In Space.

Another H-B dramatic cartoon series that I liked a lot was DEVLIN, an original
series about three orphaned siblings (Ernie, Todd and Sandy) who earned
money on a motorcycle stunt circuit while trying to remain together as a
family. The voice cast included Micky Dolenz of THE MONKEES.

In the seventies, Hanna-Barbera (like Filmation) relied a little too much on
recycling live-action shows with cartoon versions (e.g., THE FONZ & THE
HAPPY DAYS GANG, LAVERNE & SHIRLEY IN THE ARMY, MORK & MINDY, etc.),
which indicates a lack of originality. When it was announced that H-B was
going to do a cartoon version of the popular DUKES OF HAZZARD show, one
critic observed: "How do you make a cartoon out of a show that already is one?"
:lol:
exactly....in the 70s H-B seemed to forget the word "originality" and became a very lazy, plagueristic and sloppy studio.

exactly....in the 70s H-B seemed to forget the word "originality" and became a very lazy, plagueristic and sloppy studio.

Yes, and when they weren't swiping ideas from old TV shows, they borrowed
from comic books (THE FANTASTIC FOUR, SUPER FRIENDS, JOSIE & THE
PUSSYCATS, RICHIE RICH, THE SMURFS) movies (LAUREL & HARDY, ABBOTT & COSTELLO, THE ROBONIC STOOGES, GODZILLA, THE LITTLE RASCALS), sports (THE HARLEM GLOBETROTTERS), and even other cartoon studios (POPEYE, THE PINK PANTHER & SONS, POPEYE & SON). The irony is that
these later shows had better animation than the early product, but they
lacked the originality and creativity of RUFF & REDDY, HUCKLEBERRY HOUND,
QUICK DRAW McGRAW, YOGI BEAR, and others from the late '50s to early
'60s. Perhaps, as is so often the case in Hollywood, they were victims of
their own success. Once they became the "new kings of animation" (as
Gene Kelly described them), Bill & Joe had nothing to prove and became, as
you said, lazy and sloppy.

I loved Two Stupid Dogs! :lol: It was so pointless!!! :lol:

Yes, and when they weren't swiping ideas from old TV shows, they borrowed
from comic books (THE FANTASTIC FOUR, SUPER FRIENDS, JOSIE & THE
PUSSYCATS, RICHIE RICH, THE SMURFS) movies (LAUREL & HARDY, ABBOTT & COSTELLO, THE ROBONIC STOOGES, GODZILLA, THE LITTLE RASCALS), sports (THE HARLEM GLOBETROTTERS), and even other cartoon studios (POPEYE, THE PINK PANTHER & SONS, POPEYE & SON). The irony is that
these later shows had better animation than the early product, but they
lacked the originality and creativity of RUFF & REDDY, HUCKLEBERRY HOUND,
QUICK DRAW McGRAW, YOGI BEAR, and others from the late '50s to early
'60s. Perhaps, as is so often the case in Hollywood, they were victims of
their own success. Once they became the "new kings of animation" (as
Gene Kelly described them), Bill & Joe had nothing to prove and became, as
you said, lazy and sloppy.

Many of the H-B cartoons in the 50's and 60's were influenced by other TV Shows.

Ruff and Reddy-Crusader Rabbit
Huckleberry Hound-Andy Griffith (More of an influence.)
Quick Draw McGraw-Zorro and Cisco Kid
Snagglepuss-Cowardly Lion
Loopy de Loop-Charlie Chaplin
Flinstones-Honeymooners
Top Cat-Sgt. Bilko (Also used for Yigi Bear, Breezly and Sneezly, and Hokey Wolf.)
Wally Gator-Tennesse Tuxedo (Another Influence.)
Lippy and Hardy-Laurel and Hardy
Touche Turtle-Count of Monte Cristo
Magilla Gorilla-Wally Gator (Sams as Squidly Didly)
Pixie and Dixie-Tom and Jerry
Augie Doggy-Spike and Tyke
Snooper and Blabber-Duffy's Tavern
Yakky Doodle-Donald Duck (Without the temper)
Peter Potamus-W.C. Fields
Yippy, Yappy, and Yahooey-Three Musketeers
Atom Ant-Batman
Secret Squirrel-James Bond
Precious Pupp-Mutley (Another Influence.)
Hilbily Bears-Bevery Hilbilies (Before they struck oil.)
Winsome Witch (Witch from Hansel and Gretel.)

But...this is my opinion, I'm not that dead-on.

As you have said, all those shows were "influenced" (being the keyword here)
-- but the later shows were blatant and direct takeoffs (albeit licensed, I'm
sure, by the copyright owners). At least the early shows were variations of
earlier characters or premises. (Someone said, in effect, that there only three
or four basic story premises.). The longest-running TV sitcom on the air
today--THE SIMPSONS--has similarly been linked, in one way or another, to
such popular predecessors as DENNIS THE MENACE (imagine Bart meeting
Dennis Mitchell!), THE HONEYMOONERS (Homer, like Fred Flintstone, shares a
lot in common with Ralph Kramden, and Chester Riley, for that matter), and one writer even compared Marge Simpson to Donna Stone (THE DONNA REED SHOW), saying both were "glamor girls." Come to think of it, Marge, June
Cleaver and Wilma Flintstone are all housewives who are never seen without
pearls! Like the old saying: "there's nothing new under the sun."

Many of the H-B cartoons in the 50's and 60's were influenced by other TV Shows.

Ruff and Reddy-Crusader Rabbit
Huckleberry Hound-Andy Griffith (More of an influence.)
Quick Draw McGraw-Zorro and Cisco Kid
Snagglepuss-Cowardly Lion
Loopy de Loop-Charlie Chaplin
Flinstones-Honeymooners
Top Cat-Sgt. Bilko (Also used for Yigi Bear, Breezly and Sneezly, and Hokey Wolf.)
Wally Gator-Tennesse Tuxedo (Another Influence.)
Lippy and Hardy-Laurel and Hardy
Touche Turtle-Count of Monte Cristo
Magilla Gorilla-Wally Gator (Sams as Squidly Didly)
Pixie and Dixie-Tom and Jerry
Augie Doggy-Spike and Tyke
Snooper and Blabber-Duffy's Tavern
Yakky Doodle-Donald Duck (Without the temper)
Peter Potamus-W.C. Fields
Yippy, Yappy, and Yahooey-Three Musketeers
Atom Ant-Batman
Secret Squirrel-James Bond
Precious Pupp-Mutley (Another Influence.)
Hilbily Bears-Bevery Hilbilies (Before they struck oil.)
Winsome Witch (Witch from Hansel and Gretel.)

But...this is my opinion, I'm not that dead-on.

as you mentioned yakky doodle, that also reminds me of quacker from tom and jerry. atom ant was more reminiscent of superman because like him he was strong and that he could fly

Well, Yogi bear was deffinately based on Ed Norton from the Honeymooners, not Sargeant Bilko (Even has the hat), and As Wai said, Yakky Doodle was really the same duck as the baby duck in the Tom & Jerry cartoons, they apparently kept the rights to the character when they opened their own studio; he was identical except for colour and he gained a new name.....even the voice was the same.

As you have said, all those shows were "influenced" (being the keyword here)
-- but the later shows were blatant and direct takeoffs (albeit licensed, I'm
sure, by the copyright owners). At least the early shows were variations of
earlier characters or premises. Like the old saying: "there's nothing new under the sun."
Excellent points! :cow: yup,yup!

Well, Yogi bear was deffinately based on Ed Norton from the Honeymooners, not Sargeant Bilko (Even has the hat), and As Wai said, Yakky Doodle was really the same duck as the baby duck in the Tom & Jerry cartoons, they apparently kept the rights to the character when they opened their own studio; he was identical except for colour and he gained a new name.....even the voice was the same.

Well, technically, the Yakky Doodle voice was similar to Little Quacker in the
Tom & Jerry cartoons (and to Iddy Biddy Buddy in the Yogi Bear and Pixie &
Dixie cartoons on THE HUCKLEBERRY HOUND SHOW). But both Little Quacker
and Iddy Biddy Buddy were voiced by a man named Red Coffee. He was
replaced by Jimmy Weldon, a ventriloquist who had appeared with his dummy
(a duck) on an early kids' show called WEBSTER WEBFOOT (NBC, 1954). I
think the reason they replaced Coffee was because Weldon's pronunciation
was easier to understand; and when the duck evolved into the star Yakky
Doodle, he had more dialogue whereas the earlier duck was just a supporting character.

Yeah, i'll buy that, makes sense to me ^^^

Well, technically, the Yakky Doodle voice was similar to Little Quacker in the
Tom & Jerry cartoons (and to Iddy Biddy Buddy in the Yogi Bear and Pixie &
Dixie cartoons on THE HUCKLEBERRY HOUND SHOW). But both Little Quacker
and Iddy Biddy Buddy were voiced by a man named Red Coffee. He was
replaced by Jimmy Weldon, a ventriloquist who had appeared with his dummy
(a duck) on an early kids' show called WEBSTER WEBFOOT (NBC, 1954). I
think the reason they replaced Coffee was because Weldon's pronunciation
was easier to understand; and when the duck evolved into the star Yakky
Doodle, he had more dialogue whereas the earlier duck was just a supporting character.

There was also a similar duck in a Loopy de Loop cartoon called "This is my Ducky Day".

There was also a similar duck in a Loopy de Loop cartoon called "This is my Ducky Day".

And the last cartoon that Bill Hanna created, "Hard Luck Duck," aired on the
Cartoon Network in 1994. I haven't seen it so I don't know what the voice
sounded like--but in the photo (in Bill Hanna's autobiography), he (or she)
looks a lot like Yakky.

And the last cartoon that Bill Hanna created, "Hard Luck Duck," aired on the
Cartoon Network in 1994. I haven't seen it so I don't know what the voice
sounded like--but in the photo (in Bill Hanna's autobiography), he (or she)
looks a lot like Yakky.

in addition, hard luck duck was one of the many cartoon shorts of hanna barbera's short-lived 'what a cartoon' series, which i loved watching back then. the voice of the crocodile, lucky is by none other than brad garett from the sitcom 'everybody loves raymond'. he also did the voice-over as the big dog in two stupid dogs

in addition, hard luck dark was one of the many cartoon shorts of hanna barbera's short-lived 'what a cartoon' series, which i loved watching back then. the voice of the crocodile, lucky is by none other than brad garett from the sitcom 'everybody loves raymond'. he also did the voice-over as the big dog in two stupid dogs

Speaking of Brad Garrett, he has many voice credits. Among them: Fred in
"The Country Bears," Fatso in "Casper," and Hulk Hogan in HULK HOGAN'S ROCK 'N' WRESTLING. Among his face credits is the role of the minister who
wed Lois Lane and Clark Kent in the 1996 episode "I Now Pronounce You ..." of LOIS & CLARK: THE NEW ADVENTURES OF SUPERMAN.

That Hanna and Barbera RIPPED off the names of TOM & JERRY for their cat and mouse team? The original Tom & Jerry were a HUMAN cartoon team from a decade earlier, by the Van Buren studios....VB closed its doors when their distributor RKO Radio pictures (King Kong) signed a long-term deal with Disney to distribute their cartoon shorts, instead.

http://www.cartoonresearch.com/tomjerry/

That Hanna and Barbera RIPPED off the names of TOM & JERRY for their cat and mouse team? The original Tom & Jerry were a HUMAN cartoon team from a decade earlier, by the Van Buren studios....VB closed its doors when their distributor RKO Radio pictures (King Kong) signed a long-term deal with Disney to distribute their cartoon shorts, instead.

http://www.cartoonresearch.com/tomjerry/

Simon and Garfunkel used the name Tom and Jerry for their duo in the early 60's. (Garfunkle was Tom and Simon was Jerry.)

yeah....I expect they took the names from the cat and mouse team, but, i cant be sure :lol:

Anything Go-Bots:)

I love the character of Scooby Doo but I hated it when making a sequel they decided to add Scrappy Doo. Good Lord, I couldn't stand that puppy.

Pac Man.

Oh my God what a terrible show.

I love the character of Scooby Doo but I hated it when making a sequel they decided to add Scrappy Doo. Good Lord, I couldn't stand that puppy.

yeah, he was one annoying little mutt that deserved to be put down. i don't blame scooby and shaggy. god, he is soo embarassing :lol:

I love the character of Scooby Doo but I hated it when making a sequel they decided to add Scrappy Doo. Good Lord, I couldn't stand that puppy.

I totally agree! Scooby Doo is a staple at my house, but we NEVER watch the Scrappy episodes, lol. Although I did love those episodes with Scooby Dumb, he was funny! :lol:

I could never get into Magilla Gorilla. i liked jabber jaw better.

I could never get into Magilla Gorilla. i liked jabber jaw better.

actually, i like both of them. they are both very different shows but they are very good too, well that's me

Personally, I preferred The Magilla Gorilla Show, because it followed the
three-segment approach begun with The Huckleberry Hound Show. A
show with three short cartoons just offers more variety than a half-hour story format. I also think the character was more original. Jabberjaw, like Speed Buggy and The Funky Phantom, was basically another Scooby-Doo clone with the same cooky-cutter teenage sidekicks (who would have been interchangeable among any of those shows). And Jabberjaw's voice (patterned after Curly of The Three Stooges) was more
derivative than Magilla's. So, for originality, I'd have to vote for Magilla
(although, truthfully, neither one is one of my top favorites). [Of course, one
could argue that Magilla was a Yogi Bear/Wally Gator clone, I suppose. But
then almost every show H-B did was somewhat patterned after something
that came before (Tom & Jerry/Pixie & Dixie & Mr. Jinks, The Honeymooners/
The Flintstones, Sgt. Bilko/Top Cat, Dobie Gillis/Scooby-Doo, etc., etc.]

Personally, I preferred The Magilla Gorilla Show, because it followed the
three-segment approach begun with The Huckleberry Hound Show. A
show with three short cartoons just offers more variety than a half-hour story format. I also think the character was more original. Jabberjaw, like Speed Buggy and The Funky Phantom, was basically another Scooby-Doo clone with the same cooky-cutter teenage sidekicks (who would have been interchangeable among any of those shows). And Jabberjaw's voice (patterned after Curly of The Three Stooges) was more
derivative than Magilla's. So, for originality, I'd have to vote for Magilla
(although, truthfully, neither one is one of my top favorites). [Of course, one
could argue that Magilla was a Yogi Bear/Wally Gator clone, I suppose. But
then almost every show H-B did was somewhat patterned after something
that came before (Tom & Jerry/Pixie & Dixie & Mr. Jinks, The Honeymooners/
The Flintstones, Sgt. Bilko/Top Cat, Dobie Gillis/Scooby-Doo, etc., etc.]

also adding to that list wacky races/fender bender 500. you're right though almost every HB cartoon was based on or influenced by another creation- be it HB or not-. josie and pussycats reminds me of jabberjaw, without the shark himself, snooper and blabber was reminiscent of sherlock holmes and dr watson and el kabong- the alter ego of quick draw mcgraw was based on the adventures of zorro

Many of the H-B cartoons in the 50's and 60's were influenced by other TV Shows.

Ruff and Reddy-Crusader Rabbit
Huckleberry Hound-Andy Griffith (More of an influence.)
Quick Draw McGraw-Zorro and Cisco Kid
Snagglepuss-Cowardly Lion
Loopy de Loop-Charlie Chaplin
Flinstones-Honeymooners
Top Cat-Sgt. Bilko (Also used for Yigi Bear, Breezly and Sneezly, and Hokey Wolf.)
Wally Gator-Tennesse Tuxedo (Another Influence.)
Lippy and Hardy-Laurel and Hardy
Touche Turtle-Count of Monte Cristo
Magilla Gorilla-Wally Gator (Sams as Squidly Didly)
Pixie and Dixie-Tom and Jerry
Augie Doggy-Spike and Tyke
Snooper and Blabber-Duffy's Tavern
Yakky Doodle-Donald Duck (Without the temper)
Peter Potamus-W.C. Fields
Yippy, Yappy, and Yahooey-Three Musketeers
Atom Ant-Batman
Secret Squirrel-James Bond
Precious Pupp-Mutley (Another Influence.)
Hilbily Bears-Bevery Hilbilies (Before they struck oil.)
Winsome Witch (Witch from Hansel and Gretel.)

But...this is my opinion, I'm not that dead-on.

I think that was pretty much HB's modus operandi, they would take a popular sitcom and put an animated spin on it. The 60's was clearly the high point of HB cartoons, most of their stuff from the 70's is rather lame. Hong Kong Phooey. I am amazed they put that one out on DVD! :lol:

I for one don't blame HANNA-BARBARA too much for the "lack" of quality nor originallity.One must remember the parents groups that were out there(Esspecially in the 70's)trying to ban cartoons or for that matter,anything fun for us kids.It wasn't as if theses shows were bad because IMO,they weren't.And I don't think anyone care if they did "borrowed" ideas from other shows or studieos;they never got sue for it!And if you would have read the book SATURDAY MORNING FEAVER,you would have known that they would have done much better cartoons,but the budgets wouldn't allow for it,plus I must reinterrate,the parents groups out there were working against them.

The Robotic Stooges and Godzilla along with the Super Globetrotters were the worst shows of that era cheap cash ins on the popularity of The Three Stooges, the Godzilla franchise, and the Harlem Globetrotters.

In the seventies, Hanna-Barbera (like Filmation) relied a little too much on
recycling live-action shows with cartoon versions (e.g., THE FONZ & THE
HAPPY DAYS GANG, LAVERNE & SHIRLEY IN THE ARMY, MORK & MINDY, etc.),
which indicates a lack of originality. When it was announced that H-B was
going to do a cartoon version of the popular DUKES OF HAZZARD show, one
critic observed: "How do you make a cartoon out of a show that already is one?"
:lol:
And they had too many "David Cassidy/Archies as characters as well.."

Popeye And Son! God, it still galls me that WWL-TV Channel 4 (my local CBS afilliate) was able to block The All-New Popeye Hour in 1978 (in favour of its own Popeye And Pals) but not this dreck! It just didn't seem to fit. :o

I never quite warmed to The Super Globetrotters, either. :confused:

Flintstones and Jetsons are HB's best cartoons. I'm surprised the Jetsons original series only lasted that one season. I know they made some new Jetsons episodes in the 80's, but I really don't give those any attention. I just ordered the DVD's of the Pebbles & Bamm Bamm show. These aren't as good as the Flintstones ones and the episodes are only 20 minutes long, but still good for a few laughs.

I have the Top Cat DVD's too, but don't really care for those. The animation is classic HB, but the episodes have poor writing and the characters are not likable except for Benny The Ball. Officer Dibble has to be the stupidest policeman in the history of television, that includes all shows both real and animated. I can't see anyone watching these Top Cat episodes more than once, they have some nostalgia value but that's about it.

I also have the Josie And The Pussycats DVD. These episodes run shorter too about 21 minutes each. It's slightly better than Top Cat but again these episodes don't have much rewatchable quality. The music in the episodes perks things up a bit.

Huckleberry Hound, Yogi Bear, Magilla Gorilla, I didn't like the mixed format of those shows. The segments are too short, I likely won't be buying these DVD's.

Wacky Races, Dastardly & Muttley, Penelope Pitstop, all pretty much bland repetitive stuff and I'll pass on those also. Wacky Races is of mild interest, I remember watching those back in the day on Saturday morning TV.

Scooby Doo never interested me at all and I never understood what made it popular. Some people also rave about Jonny Quest and Space Ghost. I never really cared for shows like these so unless the curiosity bug bites me I won't be adding these DVD's to my collection either.

Wait Till Your Father Gets Home is one show I would buy but I'm waiting to see if they will issue the last 24 episodes. The first 24 are out, they need to complete the series and then I would buy both sets.

Popeye And Son! God, it still galls me that WWL-TV Channel 4 (my local CBS afilliate) was able to block The All-New Popeye Hour in 1978 (in favour of its own Popeye And Pals) but not this dreck! It just didn't seem to fit. :o

I never quite warmed to The Super Globetrotters, either. :confused:

oh the horror of horrors, how i hated popeye and son :o . what a load of tripe. the son has arms just like his dads, after he eats spinach. i thought to myself 'WTH'?