Hanna-Barbera ruled television animation for decades, from producing such classics as The Flintstones and Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! to more weird offerings like The Herculoids and Space Ghost and Dino Boy, but in 1964 they did the unthinkable and released not only their first theatrical feature but also the first animated theatrical film based on…
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Scooby-Doo! in Arabian Nights (1994) – Review
In the history of Scooby-Doo movies, which does cover a lot of ground, Scooby-Doo! in Arabian Nights has two very key noteworthy points, number one being that this would be the last movie production to be produced by its original creators at Hanna-Barbera Cartoons, afterwards, they would be produced by Warner Bros. Animation, and secondly,…
The Herculoids (1967-1969) – Review
In the late 1960s, Saturday morning cartoons were populated by flashy superheroes or teen sleuths, not to mention whatever animal sidekick they had on hand, but in 1967 there was one particular show created by legendary American artist Alex Toth which stood apart from the rest. For those not in the know, Alex Toth worked…
The Jetsons (1962-1963) – Review
With the popularity of the prime time animated series The Flintstones garnering both praise and a great amount of revenue for Hanna-Barbera Productions that they would try and capture lightning in a bottle a second time should be a surprise to no one, but where The Flintstones lived in a fanciful version of the stone age,…
A Pup Named Scooby-Doo (1988-1991) – Review
In an ultimate prequel to the original Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! the network took the eighth incarnation of the long-running Hanna-Barbera Saturday morning cartoon back in time to when the Scooby gang were pre-teens. A Pup Named Scooby-Doo was the final television series in the franchise in which Don Messick would portray Scooby-Doo before his…