zoombie
08-13-2007, 05:57 PM
I am going to do my best to break down Hanna Barbara's history, label each era, and than we can discuess opinions on what my defentions of its history is, and what eras do you like the best.
Late 1950's
Golden Age - this was when Hanna Barbara broke away from MGM and went on their own. Their first show was a show called Ruff and Ready Show, this show had a live action show. HB second show and what was their first true hit was the Huckleberry Hound Show. Huckleberry Hound was the first cartoon show to win an Emmy, and HB was dominating satruday mornings.
Early 1960's
Platinum Age - ABC debuted a show called the Flintstones in prime time. It was a hit show (it would really become a bigger hit in syndication reruns years later). With its success HB tried other shows in prime time, while they would go on to become classics, the Jetsons and Johnny Quest were flops in prime time. Despite its attempts at prime time success, HB didn't forget about satruday mornings and had a spinoff of Huckleberry Hound show called the Yogi Bear show that was a hit.
Mid 1960's
Dark Ages - While the Flintstones was still successful, HB seemed to lose its formula of success for creating hit cartoon shows. And its attempt into leaping into action cartoons were derailed by parental outrage. HB was in decline.
Late 1960's, Early 1970's
Silver Age / Renascense Era - HB cameback in a huge way on satruday mornings in 1969 called Scooby Doo Where Are You!, much like Huckleberry Hound it reestablished HB's presience on saturday mornings, and gave HB its momentum that it had lost in the mid 60's. HB followed up with the adaption of the popular comic book Josie and Puzzycats, using the same Scooby formula. Which is much in the same way they followed up the Flintstones with the creation of the Jetsons.
Mid to Late 1970s
Dark Ages 2 - Like a rollicoaster, HB went on a downword spiral. It had trouble creating hit original cartoons. Its biggesst success were inferriour gimicky spinoffs of popular past shows such as the Flintstones, Scooby Doo, and Yogi Bear.
1980's
Bronze Age / Renascense 2 - The rollicoaster goes up now, HB had a resuragences thanks to cartoons adaption taking established characters from gretting cards, books, comics, and video games, and giving them their own cartoon shows such Richie Rich, Pac Man, the Smerfs. Rejubernating its Scooby Doo franchise with a character named Scrappy Doo in 1979.
Everything old was new again as besides the adaption, HB had hits with established characters from the 50's, 60's , and 70's. It had a big hit with a flop series from 20 years earlier called the Jetsons. And a hit with the new Yogi Bear show.
The decade closed with an original hit with the show called the Snorks, and a couple of shows that are products of the babyification fade of the late 80's with the babyfications of two two HB iconic franchises the Flintstones and Scooby Doo with the Flintstones Kids and Pup Named Scooby Doo.
1990's
The End - The 1990's marked the end for Hanna Barbara as we know it. HB became a products of its own success, as Ted Turner bought the company and slowly subsidited it into part of Turner Company, which later was subsidited into Time Warner. HB still made originals shows and had a handful of hits such as 2 Stupid Dogs, Powerpuff Girls, and Dexter's Labitory. But things just weren't the same now that Turner took over.
I hope you liked this retelling of Hanna Barbara history, I did my best. Now that I define the eras, which ones were your favorities.
Late 1950's
Golden Age - this was when Hanna Barbara broke away from MGM and went on their own. Their first show was a show called Ruff and Ready Show, this show had a live action show. HB second show and what was their first true hit was the Huckleberry Hound Show. Huckleberry Hound was the first cartoon show to win an Emmy, and HB was dominating satruday mornings.
Early 1960's
Platinum Age - ABC debuted a show called the Flintstones in prime time. It was a hit show (it would really become a bigger hit in syndication reruns years later). With its success HB tried other shows in prime time, while they would go on to become classics, the Jetsons and Johnny Quest were flops in prime time. Despite its attempts at prime time success, HB didn't forget about satruday mornings and had a spinoff of Huckleberry Hound show called the Yogi Bear show that was a hit.
Mid 1960's
Dark Ages - While the Flintstones was still successful, HB seemed to lose its formula of success for creating hit cartoon shows. And its attempt into leaping into action cartoons were derailed by parental outrage. HB was in decline.
Late 1960's, Early 1970's
Silver Age / Renascense Era - HB cameback in a huge way on satruday mornings in 1969 called Scooby Doo Where Are You!, much like Huckleberry Hound it reestablished HB's presience on saturday mornings, and gave HB its momentum that it had lost in the mid 60's. HB followed up with the adaption of the popular comic book Josie and Puzzycats, using the same Scooby formula. Which is much in the same way they followed up the Flintstones with the creation of the Jetsons.
Mid to Late 1970s
Dark Ages 2 - Like a rollicoaster, HB went on a downword spiral. It had trouble creating hit original cartoons. Its biggesst success were inferriour gimicky spinoffs of popular past shows such as the Flintstones, Scooby Doo, and Yogi Bear.
1980's
Bronze Age / Renascense 2 - The rollicoaster goes up now, HB had a resuragences thanks to cartoons adaption taking established characters from gretting cards, books, comics, and video games, and giving them their own cartoon shows such Richie Rich, Pac Man, the Smerfs. Rejubernating its Scooby Doo franchise with a character named Scrappy Doo in 1979.
Everything old was new again as besides the adaption, HB had hits with established characters from the 50's, 60's , and 70's. It had a big hit with a flop series from 20 years earlier called the Jetsons. And a hit with the new Yogi Bear show.
The decade closed with an original hit with the show called the Snorks, and a couple of shows that are products of the babyification fade of the late 80's with the babyfications of two two HB iconic franchises the Flintstones and Scooby Doo with the Flintstones Kids and Pup Named Scooby Doo.
1990's
The End - The 1990's marked the end for Hanna Barbara as we know it. HB became a products of its own success, as Ted Turner bought the company and slowly subsidited it into part of Turner Company, which later was subsidited into Time Warner. HB still made originals shows and had a handful of hits such as 2 Stupid Dogs, Powerpuff Girls, and Dexter's Labitory. But things just weren't the same now that Turner took over.
I hope you liked this retelling of Hanna Barbara history, I did my best. Now that I define the eras, which ones were your favorities.