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megamanj2004 · 12-28-2011, 03:55 AM

25 Years Ago this Fall, Hanna-Barbera debuted the following shows:

Pound Puppies for ABC-TV, which was one of the few H-B shows to be based on toys.

Wildfire was a series followed the adventures of Sara, a 13-year-old girl growing up in the American West, as she discovers her true identity as a princess-in-hiding from another realm for CBS-TV.

Foofur was a big, blue dog, who occupied his late master's mansion without human supervision. He did have lots of canine friends, whom he sprang from the local pound, living with him, which debuted for NBC-TV.

Jonny Quest returned as part of Hanna-Barbera's Funtastic World of Hanna-Barbera as The New Adventures of Jonny Quest.

H-B also unveiled their new CGI Swirling Star, which stayed in town at various points in the late '80s-early '90s, returning in 1998 and stuck around until 2001.

Also, most of H-B's shows all began using computerized animation from here on out.

MinervaF · 12-28-2011, 04:39 AM

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MrCleveland · 01-01-2012, 10:17 PM

The 80's was the last time we saw H-B as an Independent Studio.

The 90's saw H-B get bought by Warner Bros.

megamanj2004 · 01-14-2012, 03:52 AM

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Originally Posted by MrCleveland

The 80's was the last time we saw H-B as an Independent Studio.

The 90's saw H-B get bought by Warner Bros.

and they also took some of H-B's staff with them such as Tom Ruegger, Barbara Simon Dierks, Paul B. Strickland and Jean MacCurdy among chief staff members.

MrCleveland · 01-14-2012, 11:52 AM

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Originally Posted by megamanj2004

and they also took some of H-B's staff with them such as Tom Ruegger, Barbara Simon Dierks, Paul B. Strickland and Jean MacCurdy among chief staff members.

I know about Ruegger because he helped-out with Tiny Toons and Animaniacs.

The Warner Brothers Cartoon Library is probably one of the biggest cartoon libraries out there.

simmytbone · 04-14-2020, 05:53 AM

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Originally Posted by MrCleveland

The 80's was the last time we saw H-B as an Independent Studio.

The 90's saw H-B get bought by Warner Bros.

Before Warner Bros. bought H-B, Ted Turner and Turner Broadcasting bought the library which would later be sold to Warner Bros.

12-28-2011, 03:55 AM	#1
megamanj2004 Member Senior Member Join Date: Dec 21, 2004 Posts: 2,357	25 Years Ago: Hanna-Barbera debuted these shows and something else... 25 Years Ago this Fall, Hanna-Barbera debuted the following shows: Pound Puppies for ABC-TV, which was one of the few H-B shows to be based on toys. Wildfire was a series followed the adventures of Sara, a 13-year-old girl growing up in the American West, as she discovers her true identity as a princess-in-hiding from another realm for CBS-TV. Foofur was a big, blue dog, who occupied his late master's mansion without human supervision. He did have lots of canine friends, whom he sprang from the local pound, living with him, which debuted for NBC-TV. Jonny Quest returned as part of Hanna-Barbera's Funtastic World of Hanna-Barbera as The New Adventures of Jonny Quest. H-B also unveiled their new CGI Swirling Star, which stayed in town at various points in the late '80s-early '90s, returning in 1998 and stuck around until 2001. Also, most of H-B's shows all began using computerized animation from here on out.
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