The Funtastic World of Hanna-Barbera

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The Funtastic World of Hanna-Barbera
Genre Animation
Country of origin United States
Language(s) English
Production
Running time 120 minutes
Production company(s) Hanna-Barbera Productions
Distributor Warner Bros. Television Distribution
Broadcast
Original channel Syndication
Original run 1985 – 1993

The Funtastic World of Hanna-Barbera was a syndicated block of animated television programming and new original shows produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions.

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Format

A weekly programming block combining older Hanna-Barbera shows and new originals, The Funtastic World of Hanna-Barbera was aired on Sundays in most markets, although some stations showed the block on Saturdays. The block premiered on September 15, 1985 and ran through the 1993-1994 television season. Originally,The Funtastic World of Hanna-Barbera ran for ninety minutes, later becoming a two hour block after it proved to be successful. They were often glued together with filler segments like HBTV, which featured music videos that were composed of classic Hanna-Barbera cartoon clips (similar to Disney's D-TV). Such radio hits included songs such as Creedence Clearwater Revival's "Bad Moon Rising" and Rockwell's "Somebody's Watching Me". In 1990, the show was hosted by Kenny Ford and Jennifer Love Hewitt. Both hosted the series while their regular series Kids Incorporated was off the air for 1990, and later returned to Disney once Kids resumed production.

Distribution

Originally distributed by Worldvision Enterprises, distribution moved to Turner Program Services after the sale of H-B to Turner Broadcasting System (the primary reason why The Funtastic World of Hanna-Barbera finally ended in 1994 was so that Turner could refocus the studio to produce new shows exclusively for the Turner-owned networks, especially Cartoon Network). Today, most of the shows that aired as part of The Funtastic World of Hanna-Barbera are now distributed by Warner Bros. Television Distribution. When it first aired, The Funtastic World of Hanna-Barbera could be seen on all independent stations owned by Taft Broadcasting, the parent of Hanna-Barbera and Worldvision at the time.

Shows

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Children's television blocks in the United States
Current
Past
@DK (Discovery Kids) · ABC Family Action Block (ABC Family) · Animation Station (Sci Fi) · BKN (syndicated) · Cartoon Quest (Sci Fi) · CBS Kidshow (CBS) · The CW4Kids (CW) · DiC Kids Network/The Incredible World of DIC/Cookie Jar Kids Network (syndicated) · Discovery Kids on NBC (NBC) · The Disney Afternoon (syndicated) · Disney's One Too (UPN) · Fox Box/4Kids TV1 (Fox) · Fox Kids (Fox) · The Funtastic World of Hanna-Barbera (syndicated) · Jetix (ABC Family/Toon Disney) · KOL Secret Slumber Party/KEWLopolis (CBS) · Kids' WB2 (WB, CW) · Marvel Action Universe (syndicated) · The Marvel Action Hour (syndicated) · Miguzi (Cartoon Network) · Nick Jr.3 (Nickelodeon) · Nick on CBS/Nick Jr. on CBS (CBS) · Nick Rewind (Nickelodeon) · Disney's One Saturday Morning/ABC Kids (ABC) · PBS Kids Bookworm Bunch (PBS) · PAX Kids (PAX) · Pillow Head Hour (WB/CW) · Playhouse Disney (Disney Channel) · Ready Set Learn (TLC/Discovery Kids) · SNICK (Nickelodeon) · TNBC (NBC) · TEENick3 (Nickelodeon) · Toonami (Cartoon Network) · Toonami on Kids' WB (WB) · UPN Kids (UPN) · USA Action Extreme Team (USA) · USA Cartoon Express (USA) · Nickelodeon en Telemundo (Telemundo)
Network history
Notes
1 This block is now online as of December 27, 2008.
2 This block is now online as of April 28, 2008.
3 These are now names for channels devoted to the same genre as the block was.
See also
Television blocks

BKN • Cookie Jar Kids Network • The Disney Afternoon • The Funtastic World of Hanna-Barbera • The Marvel Action Hour • Marvel Action Universe

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Series
2 Stupid Dogs (1993) • The Adventures of Don Coyote and Sancho Panda (1990) • Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventures (1990) • Fantastic Max (1988) • The Flintstone Kids (1986) • The Further Adventures of SuperTed (1989) • Galtar and the Golden Lance (1985) • Jonny Quest (1986) • Midnight Patrol: Adventures in the Dream Zone (1990) • Paw Paws (1985) • Paddington Bear (1989) • The Pirates of Dark Water (premiered in 1991 on ABC; moved over to first-run syndication for its second season in the 1992-93 season) • Richie Rich (originally aired on ABC from 1980–1984) • Young Robin Hood (1991) • Skedaddle (1988) • Sky Commanders (1987) • Snorks (premiered in 1984 on NBC; moved over to first-run syndication for its third season in 1987) • SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron (1993) • Wake, Rattle, and Roll (1990) • Yogi's Treasure Hunt (1985) • Yo Yogi! (1991)
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