Saturday, September 7, 1974

[AarHan3]

Hanna-Barbera Productions, Incorporated unleashed 7 new series on the Saturday Morning schedules of The Big 3:


2 CBS entries: Partridge Family 2200 A.D. and Valley Of The Dinosaurs
1 NBC entry: Wheelie and The Chopper Bunch
4 ABC entries: Hong Kong Phooey, Devlin, Korg 70,000 B.C. and These Are The DaysIt was also on this date that the company unleashed its newest production slate: the "Rainbow H-B" logo.

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[Eric Brown]

Ya know, I liked that logo. It didn't last that long. I recall seeing it on some H-B related toy packaging and activity books. You rarely see it anymore on H-B programing.

THANX

[dth1971]

1974's "Korg: 70,000 B.C." was Hanna-Barbera's first all live action Saturday morning kid aimed series to rival against the live action kid show productions of Sid and Marty Krofft (Filmation also launched the all live action kid show the same year with "Shazam!"), but lasted only 1 season on ABC.