# List the Hanna-Barbera Formulas! **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [March 8, 2001, 12:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-the-hanna-barbera-formulas/57214 "2001-03-08T12:06:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![SterlingNorth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8dc957/32.png) [@SterlingNorth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SterlingNorth)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2001, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-the-hanna-barbera-formulas/57214/41 "2001-03-23T17:25:13Z")
> [@](#): > > Originally posted by \*\*racerx \*\* > I think crapulence is the hallmark of early, mass-produced cartoons by Hanna Barbara. But I don’t think we can look down on Joseph and William because their mass production pushed cartoons into main stream. Without a constant onslaught of new, short-lived series with outrageous characters, I don’t think cartoons would be where they are today, on Fox Sunday nights. 😉 And hey, how did the boys know what crazy series would work? They just kept throwin’ em out and some were hits like Scooby Doo and Jonny Quest. I don’t think Scooby Doo and Jonny Quest were technically better than the other cartoons (well, maybe some of 'em) I just think these were more popular and had a chance to develop. Just MHO. This is probably one of the best tribute one can make for Bill Hanna [and Joe Barbera]. ---
**Author:** ![mobo85](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b19c9b/32.png) [@mobo85](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mobo85)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2001, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-the-hanna-barbera-formulas/57214/42 "2001-03-24T01:11:40Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by jr8 \* > \*\*Anyone mention (bawk bawk **bawk** ) _Super Chicken_? > > And who was responsible for _George of the Jungle_, _Clue Club_ and the cartoon versions of _The Osmonds_ and _The Jackson 5_? Were they H-B cartoons too? \*\* _Clue Club_ was H-B, but _George of the Jungle_ and _Super Chicken_ were Jay Ward. Not sure about Osmonds and Jackson 5. ---
**Author:** ![screech-owl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/82dd89/32.png) [@screech-owl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/screech-owl)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2001, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-the-hanna-barbera-formulas/57214/43 "2001-03-24T01:30:59Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by mobo85 \* > **…Not sure about Osmonds and Jackson 5.** Rankin-Bass, I believe. ---
**Author:** ![Fern\_Forest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/71c47a/32.png) [@Fern\_Forest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fern_Forest)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2001, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-the-hanna-barbera-formulas/57214/44 "2001-03-24T02:01:47Z")
This has been said but I’ll repeat, anything with “kids” in it you knew would suck. The Flintstone Kids and others I still shudder at how bad they were. Hey, wasn’t Thundar the Barbarian a HB cartoon? That one rocked, I still like it. ---
**Author:** ![soulmurk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b782af/32.png) [@soulmurk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/soulmurk)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2001, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-the-hanna-barbera-formulas/57214/45 "2001-03-24T02:07:54Z")
> [@](#): > > Ah, yes. GI-Joe. This show featured HUGE battles with THOUSANDS of soldiers shooting laser guns at each other, but NOT ONE of them ever got hit IN THE ENTIRE HISTORY OF THE SHOW! IIRC, in the movie, the snake leader (Serpentor?) threw a snake type weapon and hit (Hank, Frank?) in the chest and there was blood! And is it just me, or were there only about 5 or 6 voice actors for all the HB cartoons? Agreed Mel Blanc did TONS of voices, but you hardly ever recognized them. I swear Shaggy was reincarnated in 100 different cartoons over the years. ---
**Author:** ![soulmurk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b782af/32.png) [@soulmurk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/soulmurk)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2001, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-the-hanna-barbera-formulas/57214/46 "2001-03-24T02:11:21Z")
I should clarify, I know Mel Blanc was WB and not HB, but my point was that he was able to do tons of voices and almost never be recongnizable. ---
**Author:** ![GargoyleWB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gargoylewb/32/199_2.png) [@GargoyleWB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GargoyleWB)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2001, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-the-hanna-barbera-formulas/57214/47 "2001-03-24T03:41:03Z")
“I’d hate to have to correct someone whose…” Yes, the fault of my own hazy memory. I have a tendency to equate the 1970’s with HB. ---
**Author:** ![SterlingNorth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8dc957/32.png) [@SterlingNorth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SterlingNorth)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2001, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-the-hanna-barbera-formulas/57214/48 "2001-03-24T17:26:09Z")
> [@](#): > > _Originally posted by **soulmurk** _ > I should clarify, I know Mel Blanc was WB and not HB, but my point was that he was able to do tons of voices and almost never be recongnizable. Don’t fret youself. [Mel Blanc](http://www.evanier.com/COL133.htm) did do a couple of voices for HB toons. Barney Rubble (Flintstones) and Mr. Spacely (Jetsons) immediately come to mind. ---
**Author:** ![SterlingNorth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8dc957/32.png) [@SterlingNorth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SterlingNorth)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2001, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-the-hanna-barbera-formulas/57214/49 "2001-03-24T17:31:23Z")
> [@](#): > > _Originally posted by **SterlingNorth** _ > Don’t fret youself. Mel Blanc did do a couple of voices for HB toons. Barney Rubble (Flintstones) and Mr. Spacely (Jetsons) immediately come to mind. \*\* Let me try that link again. . . [Mel Blanc](http://www.evanier.com/COL133.htm) did do a couple of voices. . . . ---
**Author:** ![detop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bcef8e/32.png) [@detop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/detop)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2001, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-the-hanna-barbera-formulas/57214/50 "2001-03-24T20:39:59Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Spoons \* > \*\*HB also had something about two mice–Pixie and Dixie–who were always being chased by the cat Mr. Jinks. What show were they all in? > > And last but not least, who (besides me) remembers “Ruff and Reddy”? > \*\* Pixie & Dixie where on the Huckleberry Hound show. I remember “Ruff & Reddy”, but I think they where only a segment on another show. ---
**Author:** ![DKW](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dkw/32/3118_2.png) [@DKW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DKW)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2001, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-the-hanna-barbera-formulas/57214/51 "2001-03-25T20:04:24Z")
G.I. Joe: Those guns (which _must_ have been a ripoff of the blasters in the Star Wars movies) were amazing. On the rare occasions one of those shots actually hit someone, they barely left a burn mark, but that same shot absolutely _demolished_ a vehicle, even a tank. There were more than a few injuries, but no fatalities that I know of. Of course, there’s a reason you don’t want too many casualties…'cause you can’t use them in later episodes! The Pirates of Dark Water: I happened to enjoy this cartoon very much. I’ve always thought that animation was the ideal medium for fantasy adventure (Xena: Warrior Princess notwithstanding), and PODW was wonderfully entertaining. Some of the episodes were almost disturbing for a cartoon (I’ll always remember A Drop of Darkness…I was dazed for hours), and I was thrilled to find a cartoon that daring. I believe Conan the Adventurer was also on at this time, and it was terrific as well (before it was replaced by that execrable “kid friendly” version). Any and all “kids” remakes - Bleah, blech, yuck. Several hundred times over. I absolutely despised these unfunny, contrived, mindless wastes of time. As far as I’m concerned, Tiny Toon Adventures remains the only “kiddified” show that was anything but awful. ---
**Author:** ![Rilchiam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/2bfe46/32.png) [@Rilchiam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rilchiam)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2001, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-the-hanna-barbera-formulas/57214/52 "2001-04-02T03:54:36Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by soulmurk \* > \*\*And is it just me, or were there only about 5 or 6 voice actors for all the HB cartoons? Agreed Mel Blanc did TONS of voices, but you hardly ever recognized them. I swear Shaggy was reincarnated in 100 different cartoons over the years. \*\* Paul Frees was one of their regulars, was he not? Or was he too busy being every animated cereal mascot? (Not a slam—he did great work.) ---
**Author:** ![theendisnear](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a4c791/32.png) [@theendisnear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/theendisnear)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2001, 4:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-the-hanna-barbera-formulas/57214/53 "2001-04-02T04:35:19Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Spoons \* > \*\*“Cool McCool” – Cartoon detective. Not sure what the formula for this one is. Not even sure if it was an HB production. But for some reason, I was able to remember it–does anybody else? > > \*\* 60’s? hmmm i’m only 23 but i remember Cool McCool, i only liked watching the parts where they showed his dad though 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Jophiel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jophiel/32/66_2.png) [@Jophiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jophiel)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2001, 6:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-the-hanna-barbera-formulas/57214/54 "2001-04-02T06:01:55Z")
> [@](#): > > Let’s not forget the “Teenage Garage Band” and “Hip Groovy Musical Interlude” formulas… And in that list, let’s not forget Kidd Video, the charming story of a real life garage band turned into cartoon on the Flypside who are then assisted by a leg warmer wearing pixie. Also in the 80’s was the famed cartoons made from arcade games including: Q\*Bert Pac-Man Pitfall Pole Position Donkey Kong And probably one or two more I can’t recall at the moment. ---
**Author:** ![Flypsyde](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/f0a364/32.png) [@Flypsyde](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flypsyde)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2001, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-the-hanna-barbera-formulas/57214/55 "2001-04-02T15:27:17Z")
I don’t really have anything to add, except that my username does NOT derive from the cartoon mentioned in Joph’s post. Thank you. ---
**Author:** ![xizor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/xizor/32/102_2.png) [@xizor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xizor)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2001, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-the-hanna-barbera-formulas/57214/56 "2001-04-02T15:49:31Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by brother rat \* > \*\*Hey, wasn’t Thundar the Barbarian a HB cartoon? That one rocked, I still like it. > \*\* Speak the word, brother rat! That cartoon was so cool, I used to set an alarm clock to wake up on Saturday mornings to watch it. “In the year 1994, from out of space, comes a runaway planet, hurtling between the Earth and the moon, unleashing cosmic destruction. Man’s civilization is cast in ruin. Two thousand years later, Earth is reborn. A strange new world rises from the old. A world of savagery, super-science, and sorcery. But one man bursts his bonds to fight for justice. With his companions, Ookla the Mok and Princess Ariel, he pits his strength, his courage, and his fabulous sunsword, against the forces of evil. He is Thundarr, the Barbarian!” ---
**Author:** ![Hometownboy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/5e9695/32.png) [@Hometownboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hometownboy)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2001, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-the-hanna-barbera-formulas/57214/57 "2001-04-02T16:06:43Z")
Daws Butler did a HUGE amount of work for H-B, particularly in the early days. It was noticible even to we kiddies that Yogi Bear, Huckleberry Hound, Snagglepuss, Quickdraw McGraw, Elroy Jetson and others sounded remarkably similar. (No slight to the man - he was one of the best) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-the-hanna-barbera-formulas/57214.md?page=2)