Hanna-Barbera's 50th: A Yabba Dabba Doo Celebration
| Hanna-Barbera's 50th: A Yabba Dabba Doo Celebration | |
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| Also known as | A Yabba Dabba Doo Celebration: 50 Years of Hanna-Barbera |
| Genre |
Live-action Animation Variety show |
| Written by | Marshall Flaum |
| Directed by | Marshall Flaum |
| Starring |
Tony Danza (Host) Annie Potts (Co-host) Whoopi Goldberg Betty White Sammy Davis, Jr. Tommy Lasorda Jonathan Winters Phyllis Diller Valerie Harper Shari Belafonte Joe Ferguson Tiffany |
| Voices of |
Henry Corden Greg Burson Don Messick Mel Blanc George O'Hanlon Greg Berg Casey Kasem John Stephenson Jean Vander Pyl Penny Singleton |
| Country of origin | United States |
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| Executive producer(s) |
William Hanna Joseph Barbera |
| Producer(s) | Marshall Flaum |
| Production company(s) | Hanna-Barbera Productions |
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| Original channel | TNT |
| Audio format | Dolby Surround |
| Original airing | July 17, 1989 |
Hanna-Barbera's 50th: A Yabba Dabba Doo Celebration (also known as A Yabba Dabba Doo Celebration: 50 Years of Hanna-Barbera) is a 1989 live-action/animated special for television first aired on TNT hosted by Tony Danza and Annie Potts celebrating 50 years of William Hanna and Joseph Barbera's partnership in animation. This is the first animated project to be broadcast in Dolby Surround sound system.
It covers their years working for the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer cartoon studio, and then the history of Hanna-Barbera Productions Inc., which was set up in 1957. It features footage and clips from the studio's various programs along with new animated/live-action wraparounds and a behind the scenes on Jetsons: The Movie.
It was dedicated to the memory of Daws Butler, who died during this production and was also the last television and film project of both Mel Blanc and George O'Hanlon, who died before the special's telecast. Turner Broadcasting System, which owned TNT, would later buy Hanna-Barbera in 1991.
Cartoon characters
Among the cartoon characters that appear in this special are the following:
- Astro
- Augie Doggie and Doggie Daddy
- Baba Looey
- Bamm-Bamm Rubble
- Barney Rubble
- Betty Rubble
- Brainy Smurf
- Breezly Bruin
- Boo Boo
- Cindy Bear
- Choo-Choo
- Dick Dastardly
- Ding-A-Ling Wolf
- Dino
- Elroy Jetson
- Fancy-Fancy
- Fluid-Man
- Fred Flintstone
- Gargamel
- George Jetson
- Hokey Wolf
- Hong Kong Phooey
- Huckleberry Hound
- Jane Jetson
- Judy Jetson
- Magilla Gorilla
- Muttley
- Papa Smurf
- Pebbles Flintstone
- Peter Potamus
- Pixie and Dixie
- Punkin' Puss
- Quick Draw McGraw
- Rosie the Robot Maid
- Ruff and Reddy
- Scrappy-Doo
- Scooby-Doo
- Secret Squirrel
- Shaggy
- Smurfette
- Snagglepuss
- Snooper and Blabber
- Sneezly Seal
- Squiddly Diddly
- Top Cat
- Touche Turtle
- Wally Gator
- Wilma Flintstone
- Yogi Bear
- Jerry Mouse
- Tom Cat
Celebrities
- Tony Danza (co-host)
- Annie Potts (co-host)
- Betty White
- Joe Ferguson
- Jonathan Winters
- Phyllis Diller
- Sammy Davis, Jr.
- Shari Belafonte
- Tiffany
- Tommy Lasorda
- Valerie Harper
- Victor Borge
- Whoopi Goldberg
Voices
- Greg Burson - Yogi Bear, Huckleberry Hound, Quick Draw McGraw
- Danny Goldman - Brainy Smurf
- Casey Kasem - Shaggy
- Don Messick - Boo Boo, Scooby-Doo, Muttley, Papa Smurf
- Greg Berg - Baba Looey, Augie Doggie
- Henry Corden - Fred Flintstone
- Jean Vander Pyl - Wilma Flintstone
- George O'Hanlon - George Jetson
- John Stephenson - Doggie Daddy, Snooper
- Mel Blanc - Barney Rubble
- Lucille Bliss - Smurfette
- Penny Singleton - Jane Jetson
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