Yabba-Dabba-Doo! The Happy World of Hanna-Barbera
| Yabba-Dabba-Doo! The Happy World of Hanna-Barbera | |
|---|---|
| Written by | Marshall Flaum |
| Directed by | Marshall Flaum |
| Starring |
Gene Kelly Cloris Leachman Jonathan Winters Lorne Greene |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Louis M. Heyward |
| Producer(s) |
William Hanna Joseph Barbera Marshall Flaum |
| Running time | 120 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Hanna-Barbera |
| Release | |
| Original network | CBS |
| Original release | November 24, 1977 |
| Chronology | |
| Followed by | The Hanna-Barbera Hall of Fame: Yabba-Dabba-Doo 2 |
Yabba-Dabba-Doo! The Happy World of Hanna-Barbera is a 1977 retrospective television special celebrating the 20th anniversary of William Hanna and Joseph Barbera's partnership in animation which aired on CBS on Thanksgiving Day, November 24, 1977.[1]
Summary
A salute to William Hanna and Joseph Barbera, hosted by Gene Kelly, Jonathan Winters, Cloris Leachman and Lorne Greene, which covers Hanna-Barbera creations from their first collaboration effort in 1938 to Heidi's Song, an animated theatrical feature that was currently in production at the time, which would see release five years later, in 1982. It includes film clips of the team's cartoon characters as well as information on the technical and creative aspects of their art.
The special spotlights several animated characters as The Flintstones, Ruff and Reddy, Yogi Bear, Huckleberry Hound, Quick Draw McGraw, The Jetsons, Scooby-Doo, Tom and Jerry and many others, feature-length pieces including Jack and the Beanstalk (1967), Charlotte's Web (1973), Cyrano (1974) and movies in which the team pioneered the technique of mixing animation with live-action such as Anchors Aweigh (1945) and Dangerous When Wet (1953).
A sequel special, The Hanna-Barbera Hall of Fame: Yabba-Dabba-Doo 2 (hosted by Bill Bixby), was broadcast on CBS in 1979.
Home video
Yabba-Dabba-Doo! The Happy World of Hanna-Barbera has never been released on any physical format in the United States by current rightsholder Warner Home Video.
References
- ↑ Terrace, Vincent, Television Specials: 5,336 Entertainment Programs, 1936–2012, 2d ed., retrieved July 16, 2015.
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