The Next H-B Revival?

[Zen Man]

Well we've seen it with the successful revival of Scooby-Doo and to a lesser extent, The Banana Splits. So I guess now we can wonder which other famous Hanna-Barbera property is likely to see a revival and possibly gain a new generation of fans?

You can vote for more than one franchise.

[Racattack!Force]

The Flintstones
Adult animation is currently on the rise, and I can see the possibly of Cartoon Network or Boomerang reviving this show. Some changes would have to possibly be made, but I feel it can work. Could possibly be a Boomerang original. The New Flinstones could be a possible title.

Jonny Quest
Yeah, Cartoon Network seems to be pretty interested in action/adventure these days, so not revive this one?

Tom and Jerry
New shorts would fit in nicely on CN and/or Boomerang.

[hobbyfan]

I voted for Space Ghost. DC did a miniseries a while back that filled out the backstory behind SG, for those of us who are not fond of the Letterman parody that SG was turned into several years back. We wanted the real Space Ghost, and by God, we got him. If CN can be convinced to use that miniseries as a template for a new Space Ghost series, it would be awesome!!

As for the others....

Tom & Jerry was done already. Unfortunately, "Tom & Jerry Tales" got the short shrift, cancelled after 2 seasons. Too bad CN suits have their heads in the sand, otherwise T&JT would be on their schedule.

Flintstones? Well, the 50th anniversary is coming up in 2010. That would be a good time to do a new series, but with respect to the original. We know that Pebbles & Bamm-Bamm are now married, but I'm not sure if they've already got kids of their own. A made-for-TV movie would be a good start.

Jonny Quest? Real Adventures ended production 11 years ago, and was alternately praised and panned, depending on who you talked to. Suffered from a mid-season cast overhaul. I'd bring it back within a year or two as well, but my vision has Jonny now much older and married (if not to Jessie Bannon, whom? I don't know), carrying on the family business. They missed the boat by not having Jonny & Jessie hook up.

[Silverstar]

Several months ago, I read that there was going to be a new Wacky Races, but as a webtoon.

[Brainatra]

Flintstones? Well. the 50th anniversary is coming up in 2010. That would be a good time to do a new series, but with respect to the original. We know that Pebbles & Bamm-Bamm are now married, but I'm not sure if they've already got kids of their own. A made-for-TV movie would be a good start.


Assuming a new series picked up from the adult-Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm setting, the two are married with two twin infant children, Chip (red-headed boy) and Rocksy (white-haired girl with Bamm-Bamm's strength). More likely, I suspect any future Flintstones spinoff would either use the traditional infant/toddler settings for Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm, or make them grade-schoolers or preteens (the two eras of their lives not shown yet, besides one or two specials) given that grade-school or middle-school aged children being front-and-center is all but mandatory for TV cartoons these days...


-B.

[Kenny E. McCall]

If they can work with DC Comics on that Space Ghost animated series based on that miniseries, then go for it because it would be good for the You Are Here block on Cartoon Network.

Another one that needs an upgrade is the Impossibles. Set this series in the DC Universe, most likely in the Teen Titans continuity so that they can interact with the teen supergroup. Have Fluid Man, Coil Man, and Multi-Man be agents of the Department of Extranormal Operations under Director Bones, who sends the musicians-turned-superheroes on missions dealing with dangerous DC Comics villains, superheroes, and other superpowered rock bands! Hey, even the Hex Girls (from Scooby Doo) would make an appearance in that series!

I've got an idea for the Teen Angels (of Captain Caveman fame) that's sure to freak people out. You see, DC Comics had a trio of girls that appeared in the Superboy books that could be dead ringers for Brenda, Dee Dee, and Taffy! These modern-day Teen Angels are called the DNAngels, and they are a group of superpowered clones who are government agents! even the diminutive Captain Caveman gets a modern-day look for the 21st century as General Good! Just set this series in the Superman continuity, and all would be right with the world as they become allies of the heroes of the DC Universe!

(Note: Cherub, Epiphany and Seraph, the Brenda, Taffy, and Dee Dee analogues who form the DNAngels, appeared in Superboy (2nd series) #88 (July 2001).

Now, imagine a more superheroic Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels like that for the twenty-first century in an animated series done by Bruce Timm for Cartoon Network!

[Silverstar]

Another one that needs an upgrade is the Impossibles. Set this series in the DC Universe, most likely in the Teen Titans continuity so that they can interact with the teen supergroup.

The CN Teen Titans show wasn't technically part of the DC Animated Universe (DCAU). And I'd rather it not be part of that universe, since I'm personally not into crossovers, but that's just me.

If anyone were to ever bring back The Impossibles, I'd like to offer one suggestion: add a female team/band member. It's the 21st century, the ladies can kick bad guy butt too, and I personally can't stand shows which are strictly boys' clubs.

OK, here's another suggestion: either depict Multi-Man actually using that shield of his once in a while or lose the thing altogether.

[greg!]

I would like to see some of the Scooby clones get an update. with all the ghost hunters type shows on now Goober & the Ghost Chasers could really be done well. Also if secret agent Butch Cassidy were involved in James Bond type adventures & stopped to do a number now & then it could be great. Even an update on Yogi's Gang would be good.

[Super Leviathan]

If CN could put him on a much tighter leash this time around, a full-blown John K. Yogi series might be worth seeing.

Jeff Harris talked a while back about how Warner Animation was prepping a Wacky Races revival. I'd like to see that (mostly because, unlike Yogi or the Flintstones, it'd be fresh material that hasn't already been spun off a million times before)l.

Johnny Quest and Space Ghost have already gotten really good revivals (Real Adventures and Coast to Coast, respectively). Those would be tough acts to follow.

[hobbyfan]

If they can work with DC Comics on that Space Ghost animated series based on that miniseries, then go for it because it would be good for the You Are Here block on Cartoon Network.

Another one that needs an upgrade is the Impossibles. Set this series in the DC Universe, most likely in the Teen Titans continuity so that they can interact with the teen supergroup. Have Fluid Man, Coil Man, and Multi-Man be agents of the Department of Extranormal Operations under Director Bones, who sends the musicians-turned-superheroes on missions dealing with dangerous DC Comics villains, superheroes, and other superpowered rock bands! Hey, even the Hex Girls (from Scooby Doo) would make an appearance in that series!

I've got an idea for the Teen Angels (of Captain Caveman fame) that's sure to freak people out. You see, DC Comics had a trio of girls that appeared in the Superboy books that could be dead ringers for Brenda, Dee Dee, and Taffy! These modern-day Teen Angels are called the DNAngels, and they are a group of superpowered clones who are government agents! even the diminutive Captain Caveman gets a modern-day look for the 21st century as General Good! Just set this series in the Superman continuity, and all would be right with the world as they become allies of the heroes of the DC Universe!

(Note: Cherub, Epiphany and Seraph, the Brenda, Taffy, and Dee Dee analogues who form the DNAngels, appeared in Superboy (2nd series) #88 (July 2001).

Now, imagine a more superheroic Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels like that for the twenty-first century in an animated series done by Bruce Timm for Cartoon Network!

1. The Impossibles could be brought back. The 40th anniversary was 2 years ago, and CN didn't even bother to honor them, the idiots. I'd reboot them into the present as ordinary struggling musicians who are involved in some secret experiment that gives them their powers. I think you can guess what follows......

2. Capt. Caveman? Other than to take a swipe at GEICO, I don't think this would work in this age. The Teen Angels, on the other hand, are a different story. We can say that Cavey went back to his own time (which technically is true with the early 80's appearances on the Flintstone Comedy Show), and the Angels continued to function on their own. Hmmm, that's an idea for another thread.......

[Kenny E. McCall]

The CN Teen Titans show wasn't technically part of the DC Animated Universe (DCAU). And I'd rather it not be part of that universe, since I'm personally not into crossovers, but that's just me.

If anyone were to ever bring back The Impossibles, I'd like to offer one suggestion: add a female team/band member. It's the 21st century, the ladies can kick bad guy butt too, and I personally can't stand shows which are strictly boys' clubs.

OK, here's another suggestion: either depict Multi-Man actually using that shield of his once in a while or lose the thing altogether.

Word Up! Give Multi-Man an actual shield he could throw at his foes! And for the female Impossible, good idea, man! I would make her a beautiful vocalist similar to Cassidy (from the New Batman Adventures), and give her the codename "Flame Girl" with the power to shoot high concentrated flame. She would be Fluid-Man's ass-kicking girlfriend (or sister, if you like), and a perfect counterpart to him.

[Kenny E. McCall]

I would like to see some of the Scooby clones get an update. with all the ghost hunters type shows on now Goober & the Ghost Chasers could really be done well. Also if secret agent Butch Cassidy were involved in James Bond type adventures & stopped to do a number now & then it could be great. Even an update on Yogi's Gang would be good.

Speaking of Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kids, I like the James Bond idea. In fact, set them up in the DC Universe, most preferably in the Justice League Unlimited continuity under the auspices of King Faraday, and it would be gold!

[Jack_6428]

Man, how could you forget "The Swat Kats" ???
They are a must revival! There are 3 un-aired episodes..they could start off the revival with those..im sure it would work..if it was done well

[Kenny E. McCall]

Man, how could you forget "The Swat Kats" ???
They are a must revival! There are 3 un-aired episodes..they could start off the revival with those..im sure it would work..if it was done well

Total action gold! There's still a good four seasons left in that show, so it needs it bad! Just make Felina Feral the third Swat Kat, and we're straight!

[Silverstar]

Total action gold! There's still a good four seasons left in that show, so it needs it bad! Just make Felina Feral the third Swat Kat, and we're straight!

It's funny that you'd say that, because that's what I thought was going to happen at the end of season 2. I figured Felina was going to step out of line, Feral would drum her out of the Enforcers, and by season's end she was going to assume the role of Swat Kat #3.

[Blackstar]

Assuming a new series picked up from the adult-Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm setting, the two are married with two twin infant children, Chip (red-headed boy) and Rocksy (white-haired girl with Bamm-Bamm's strength). More likely, I suspect any future Flintstones spinoff would either use the traditional infant/toddler settings for Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm, or make them grade-schoolers or preteens (the two eras of their lives not shown yet, besides one or two specials) given that grade-school or middle-school aged children being front-and-center is all but mandatory for TV cartoons these days...


-B.

I tend to think that a new Flintstones series would just be more adventures with Fred, Wilma, Barney and Betty rather than pick up where H-B left off with "Hollyrock-A-Bye Baby". And if they did, I'd say definitely make Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm grade schoolers or pre-teens, since we've already seen them as babies and as teenagers. H-B wouldn't need to make Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm the new stars, however. They could just focus on them every few episodes or so to give the audience a break from the usual Honeymooners-esque stuff. At the very least, P&BB could have B plots running alongside of the adults' A plots.

[Jack_6428]

Total action gold! There's still a good four seasons left in that show, so it needs it bad! Just make Felina Feral the third Swat Kat, and we're straight!

Indeed! They really need to bring it back...i remember when the show premiered in 93..and i was just 3yrs old man..ill never forget the golden age of CN...Felina was damn sexy lol

[Deadman]

i think that the flintstones is most likely to get revived. the 50th anniversary is coming up soon, and its one of their most popular shows.

[Eleanor Hugbees]

Jonny Quest has a movie due out in 2010, so there's your answer. Also the Jetsons from what I saw.

[Zen Man]

Jonny Quest has a movie due out in 2010, so there's your answer. Also the Jetsons from what I saw.

Warner's is also doing a Yogi Bear movie along with The Jetsons and Jonny Quest movies. I can see all three of them getting revived just based on that... especially if their respective movies do big numbers at the box office.

I agree that Space Ghost has a lot of untapped potential and maybe The Herculoids and Birdman.

[Chiptooth]

As for the serious sci-fi/action stuff, I say bring'em all back. Space Ghost is overdue to get the comedy stink taken off him.

As for the not-so-serious, I'm surprised we haven't seen Josie & The Pussycats or Hong Kong Phooey yet.

[Burdette25159]

The Wacky Races is WAY OVERDUE for a revivial with some changes including adding some characters including Googie from "Scooby Doo and the Reluctant werewolf", Film Flam from "The 13 Ghosts of Scooby Doo" Frankenstein Jr and The Impossibles

Speaking of Frankenstein Jr and the Impossibles, they are WAY OVERDUE for a revivial as well as a hour-long program, the FJR half would feature Buzz Conroy's 8-10 year old daughter who builds a more powerful Frankenstein Jr, think of it as Frankenstein Jr: The Next Generation

The impossibles half would feature a now 5 person group, the three originals (Multi Man, Fluid Man, and Coil Man) and 2 new characters (Sport Girl and Ninja Man)

Another revivial I would like to see is "A Pup Named Scooby Doo" provided that a kid version of Googie join the gang

[Mek]

If anyone were to ever bring back The Impossibles, I'd like to offer one suggestion: add a female team/band member. It's the 21st century, the ladies can kick bad guy butt too, and I personally can't stand shows which are strictly boys' clubs.

Normally I'm not into the idea of shoehorning in a girl in a revival/remake for the sake of having a chick in there, but having watched The Impossibles as a kid, I'd love to see a female in the group.

But please... don't make her the now-stereotypical smarter-than-thou know-it-all type. D=

[Rick Jones]

I'd love to see any of the Super Adventures stuff revisited. WHether it's Birdman, Galaxy Trio, Mightor, Moby Dick, Herculoids, Impossibles, Space Ghost, Samson and Goliath, Shazzan, Frankenstein Jr, whatever. I'll always love all of that stuff. I remember seeing an Alex Ross painting a couple of years back featuring all of them and that had me thinking that a team up movie featuring the H-B heroes would be cool. I wonder why they don't do any H-B dtv's outside of Scooby Doo ? Is nothing else commercially viable ? Anyways I'd love to see something like Clue Club or JabberJaws revisted too but that will probably never be likely. Last but not least by any means, I'd love to see new Top Cat anything.

I don't count it as revival but I was reading about a Flintstones Broadway show last night and immediately thought of this thread.

[Kenny E. McCall]

I'd love to see any of the Super Adventures stuff revisited. WHether it's Birdman, Galaxy Trio, Mightor, Moby Dick, Herculoids, Impossibles, Space Ghost, Samson and Goliath, Shazzan, Frankenstein Jr, whatever. I'll always love all of that stuff. I remember seeing an Alex Ross painting a couple of years back featuring all of them and that had me thinking that a team up movie featuring the H-B heroes would be cool. I wonder why they don't do any H-B dtv's outside of Scooby Doo ? Is nothing else commercially viable ? Anyways I'd love to see something like Clue Club or JabberJaws revisted too but that will probably never be likely. Last but not least by any means, I'd love to see new Top Cat anything.

I don't count it as revival but I was reading about a Flintstones Broadway show last night and immediately thought of this thread.

Rick, I would to use the concept of Seaboard City from the Justice League cartoon as a way to bring back all of the Super Adventures characters as a superteam like the Justice Guild. Hell, let all the Earth-bound H-B superheroes be the new Justice Guild Unlimited! Here's my roster:

Birdman (Harvey Ray Randall, H-B's Hawkman analogue)
Blue Falcon (Radley Crown, H-B's Batman analogue)
Mighty Samson (Samson Young, H-B's Captain Marvel analogue)
The Hooded Claw (Penelope Pitstop, taking over from where her uncle left off, but with martial-arts skills and a heroic personality. Think of her as H-B's Black Canary analogue)
Frankenstein Jr. (Kevin "Buzz" Conroy, think Steel or S.T.R.I.P.E. for this one, plus I named Buzz Conroy after the Batman voice actor, since he would be an adult in this one!?
Mightor (Think prehistoric Superman)
Jana of the Jungle (H-B's Wonder Woman of the Jungle)

Dr. Jonathan and Jessica Quest (Jonny and Jessie are married, and are the brains behind the new Justice Guild.)

The junior league:

Dino Boy
Birdboy and Birdgirl
Moby Dick (with Tom and Tubb)
Lady Frankenstein (a new female Frankenstein robot, piloted by Buzz Conroy's 12-year-old daughter, Eliza.)
Sparrow (Rebecca Crown, Blue Falcon's daughter)

Seaboard City musical superheroes:

The Impossibles
The Hex Girls
The Drak Pack (revamped as a monster-themed boy band to counter the Hex Girls, who are from Scooby-Doo and the Witch's Ghost.)
The Teen Angels (revamped as a musical girl group to replace Josie and the Pussycats)
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kids

International H-B heroes:

Shazzan (This time, with Hadji as his master)
The Arabian Knights

Intergalactic heroes:

Space Ghost
Galaxy Trio
The Herculoids
Teen Force
Galtar

That's how I would introduce the new Hanna-Barbera superhero universe!

[hobbyfan]

If CN could put him on a much tighter leash this time around, a full-blown John K. Yogi series might be seeing.

Jeff Harris talked a while back about how Warner Animationwas prepping a Wacky Races revival. I'd like to see that (mostly because, unlike Yogi or the Flintstones, it'd be fresh material that hasnm't already been spun off a million times before)l.


1. Uh, I don't think so. A John K. version of Yogi would be ticketed automatically for Adult Swim, and Yogi does not belong there.

2. Wacky Races actually has been through the revival cycle before, under different titles, first as Yogi's Space Race (1978), then the Fender Bender 500 (Wake, Rattle, & Roll, 1990).

[hobbyfan]

Rick, I would to use the concept of Seaboard City from the Justice League cartoon as a way to bring back all of the Super Adventures characters as a superteam like the Justice Guild. Hell, let all the Earth-bound H-B superheroes be the new Justice Guild Unlimited! Here's my roster:

Birdman (Harvey Ray Randall, H-B's Hawkman analogue)
Blue Falcon (Radley Crown, H-B's Batman analogue)
Mighty Samson (Samson Young, H-B's Captain Marvel analogue)
The Hooded Claw (Penelope Pitstop, taking over from where her uncle left off, but with martial-arts skills and a heroic personality. Think of her as H-B's Black Canary analogue)
Frankenstein Jr. (Kevin "Buzz" Conroy, think Steel or S.T.R.I.P.E. for this one, plus I named Buzz Conroy after the Batman voice actor, since he would be an adult in this one!?
Mightor (Think prehistoric Superman)
Jana of the Jungle (H-B's Wonder Woman of the Jungle)

Dr. Jonathan and Jessica Quest (Jonny and Jessie are married, and are the brains behind the new Justice Guild.)

Hot damn!!! Ken, you're on my wavelength on this! Only I'd give Penelope's alter ego the name Golden Claw, complete with bodysuit and cowled mask, and Frankenstein III would be the new gen FJ. By the way, Syl Sneakly was Pen's guardian, not her uncle, in the original Perils.

The junior league:

Dino Boy
Birdboy and Birdgirl
Moby Dick (with Tom and Tubb)
Lady Frankenstein (a new female Frankenstein robot, piloted by Buzz Conroy's 12-year-old daughter, Eliza.)
Sparrow (Rebecca Crown, Blue Falcon's daughter)

Seaboard City musical superheroes:

The Impossibles
The Hex Girls
The Drak Pack (revamped as a monster-themed boy band to counter the Hex Girls, who are from Scooby-Doo and the Witch's Ghost.)
The Teen Angels (revamped as a musical girl group to replace Josie and the Pussycats)
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kids

Disagree on the Angels. I'd say, since you're setting this in the future, use the Neptunes (Jabberjaw), only with a different name because of the real-life hip hop group by that name (Pharrell Williams' group). Keep the Angels as detectives, and the Pack as covert ops agents instead of a boy band. I know you're thinking of a latter-day analogue of Filmation's Groovie Ghoulies in that regard, but it won't work.

International H-B heroes:

Shazzan (This time, with Hadji as his master)
The Arabian Knights

Intergalactic heroes:

Space Ghost
Galaxy Trio
The Herculoids
Teen Force
Galtar

That's how I would introduce the new Hanna-Barbera superhero universe!

Is Galtar set on a distant planet? I don't think it was IIRC. A Shazzan/Knights team-up is something I do want to see happen. This year marks the Knights' 40th anniversary, and, yup, the morons at CN/Boomerang have paid no attention.

[Zen Man]

Rick, I would to use the concept of Seaboard City from the Justice League cartoon as a way to bring back all of the Super Adventures characters as a superteam like the Justice Guild. Hell, let all the Earth-bound H-B superheroes be the new Justice Guild Unlimited! Here's my roster:

Birdman (Harvey Ray Randall, H-B's Hawkman analogue)
Blue Falcon (Radley Crown, H-B's Batman analogue)
Mighty Samson (Samson Young, H-B's Captain Marvel analogue)
The Hooded Claw (Penelope Pitstop, taking over from where her uncle left off, but with martial-arts skills and a heroic personality. Think of her as H-B's Black Canary analogue)
Frankenstein Jr. (Kevin "Buzz" Conroy, think Steel or S.T.R.I.P.E. for this one, plus I named Buzz Conroy after the Batman voice actor, since he would be an adult in this one!?
Mightor (Think prehistoric Superman)
Jana of the Jungle (H-B's Wonder Woman of the Jungle)

Dr. Jonathan and Jessica Quest (Jonny and Jessie are married, and are the brains behind the new Justice Guild.)

The junior league:

Dino Boy
Birdboy and Birdgirl
Moby Dick (with Tom and Tubb)
Lady Frankenstein (a new female Frankenstein robot, piloted by Buzz Conroy's 12-year-old daughter, Eliza.)
Sparrow (Rebecca Crown, Blue Falcon's daughter)

Seaboard City musical superheroes:

The Impossibles
The Hex Girls
The Drak Pack (revamped as a monster-themed boy band to counter the Hex Girls, who are from Scooby-Doo and the Witch's Ghost.)
The Teen Angels (revamped as a musical girl group to replace Josie and the Pussycats)
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kids

International H-B heroes:

Shazzan (This time, with Hadji as his master)
The Arabian Knights

Intergalactic heroes:

Space Ghost
Galaxy Trio
The Herculoids
Teen Force
Galtar

That's how I would introduce the new Hanna-Barbera superhero universe!

Man if that's not a kick-ass scenario than I don't know what is!

I kinda regret not watching most of H-B's action shows outside of Jonny Quest, Space Ghost and The Herculoids as a kid. Half of them I didn't even know existed.

[Kenny E. McCall]

Hot damn!!! Ken, you're on my wavelength on this! Only I'd give Penelope's alter ego the name Golden Claw, complete with bodysuit and cowled mask, and Frankenstein III would be the new gen FJ. By the way, Syl Sneakly was Pen's guardian, not her uncle, in the original Perils.

Golden Claw, nice! I see a glittery golden bodysuit with cape and cowl that can refract light, making Penelope invisible at times, among her various weapons, etc.


Disagree on the Angels. I'd say, since you're setting this in the future, use the Neptunes (Jabberjaw), only with a different name because of the real-life hip hop group by that name (Pharrell Williams' group). Keep the Angels as detectives, and the Pack as covert ops agents instead of a boy band. I know you're thinking of a latter-day analogue of Filmation's Groovie Ghoulies in that regard, but it won't work.

I agree. I think that "Jabberjaw and the Aquatones" would be a better name at this juncture. I had suggested the Angels as superpowered detectives in an earlier post. And, the Drak Pack as metahuman covert ops agents is another good idea.


Is Galtar set on a distant planet? I don't think it was IIRC. A Shazzan/Knights team-up is something I do want to see happen. This year marks the Knights' 40th anniversary, and, yup, the morons at CN/Boomerang have paid no attention.

Either that, or in a pre-Arthurian alternate timeline for Galtar. Shazzan would officially be a member of the Knights, since at first Hadji would gain the magic coin before returning it (and the genie) to Prince Turhan and Princess Nida (who would be brother and sister in this update).

I bet you, if either Joe or Bill were alive, and Ted was still running CN, they would have gotten some serious respect!

[hobbyfan]

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Golden Claw, nice! I see a glittery golden bodysuit with cape and cowl that can refract light, making Penelope invisible at times, among her various weapons, etc.



I agree. I think that "Jabberjaw and the Aquatones" would be a better name at this juncture. I had suggested the Angels as superpowered detectives in an earlier post. And, the Drak Pack as metahuman covert ops agents is another good idea.



Either that, or in a pre-Arthurian alternate timeline for Galtar. Shazzan would officially be a member of the Knights, since at first Hadji would gain the magic coin before returning it (and the genie) to Prince Turhan and Princess Nida (who would be brother and sister in this update).

I bet you, if either Joe or Bill were alive, and Ted was still running CN, they would have gotten some serious respect!

1. I am so digging. Too bad the morons at CN/Da Boom couldn't come up something this cool!

2. Jabberjaw & the Aquatones has a great ring to it.

3. IIRC, I believe in the original Knights, Turhan & Nida were in fact brother & sister. Most of the eps are available for viewing on YouTube, so one of us will have to verify.

[Kenny E. McCall]

Agreed, Hobbyfan. Now for the villain team of this new Justice Guild of Seaboard City, which I will call the Lords of Injustice!

Among the roster:

Mentok, the Mind-Taker - Sworn enemy of Birdman, whose mental abilities would prove far more dangerous for the entire Hanna-Barbera Justice Guild.

The Red Vulture and Pink Flamingo - Don't even ask me how I came up with this pair, but this father-daughter villain team is the opposite number of Blue Falcon and Sparrow. Plus, there's a twist: Flamingo's the best friend of Sparrow, and is secretly helping the heroes bring down her father.

Delilah Darkthorne - Sorry, but this villainous witch is my own creation. She would be a Poison Ivy/Tala amalgam from a dark dimension who covets Samson's strength for evil ends. Somewhat similar to the tale of the biblical Samson and Delilah. Plus, this Gothic girl's in love with Mighty Samson in the worst way!

Roxy Rocket - I'm bringing in this Batman D-Level villainess for good reason: With the original Hooded Claw long since deceased, Penelope needs a perfect rival to give her some competition, so Ms. Roxanne Sutton is the girl to give it to her! Plus, I'm thinking that both Penelope Pitstop and Roxy Rocket have a history with each other in the past when they were rival stuntwomen in Hollywood. My idea for Roxy would also connect her to Dick Dastardly (maybe as her father?), which could lead her to form a new version of the Screaming Vultures in the future!

Arachnis, the Spyder-Man - In the entire run of the Frankenstein Jr. series, there was an arachnid-like villain called "The Spyder-Man" (how's that for originality). This futuristic version of one of the giant robot's more offbeat villains would get a 21st-century makeover as a mad scientist who employs different types of high-tech mechanical spiders, from gigantic robot spider-warriors to tiny nanobot spiders that can disable even the most complex systems, including Frankenstein III and Lady Frankenstein themselves!

King Tyrannor and Brutor the Barbarian - These two prehistoric villains are two of the Mighty Mightor's most dangerous foes, especially with Tyrannor and Brutor becoming Mightor's own version of Bizarro and General Zod!

The Serpent Queen - She's another Mightor villain. But she's been augumented for Jana of the Jungle as she is a shapeshifter who can assume the form of any type of serpent or reptile at will, and whose venom or magic spells can harm Jana within the slightest contact.

The Fly Girls and the Moondancers - These two girl groups originally are from the DC Universe, with the Fly Girls: Dragonfly, Silken Spider and Tiger Moth, originally a real all-female rock group that got upstaged by Poison Ivy in the Batman femme fatale's own backup feature in the comics. The Moondancers - Harvest Moon, Crescent Moon, and New Moon, were a team of ecological warriors that once fought Superman, Batman, and Wonder Woman in their own books. In my update, the Moondancers and Fly Girls will become rival bands of the Impossibles and Hex Girls before becoming allies in the future.

Space Spectre - An evil version of Space Ghost, who could be his long-lost twin brother. In my version, he may have two additional partners of his own, probably an alternate-universe version of the Wonder Twins: Zan and Jayna, who will be villainous twin teens.

Uglorr - This is Hanna-Barbera's Darkseid analogue. a long-standing threat to the entire H-B superhero universe, especially the Galaxy Trio and the Teen Force! He would also be the leader of his own army of supervillains, most of them fought Space Ghost in the past!

Tormack - Galtar's main enemy. A warlord who could prove a threat to this universe if he enters the modern world of Seaboard City, unless Galtar and Goleeta can stop him.

Madame Zin - The oldest daughter of Dr. Zin, Anaya Zin is the leader of the Lords of Injustice. She still has a grudge against the Quests for destroying her father years ago. Her sister, Melana, has since denounced her father's evil ways and is now married to Hadji.

More fun later;)

[hobbyfan]

A quick check of Wikipedia reveals that in fact Prince Turhan & Princess Nida are cousins, and so it should remain in an update.

[hobbyfan]

Agreed, Hobbyfan. Now for the villain team of this new Justice Guild of Seaboard City, which I will call the Lords of Injustice!

Among the roster:

Mentok, the Mind-Taker - Sworn enemy of Birdman, whose mental abilities would prove far more dangerous for the entire Hanna-Barbera Justice Guild.

The Red Vulture and Pink Flamingo - Don't even ask me how I came up with this pair, but this father-daughter villain team is the opposite number of Blue Falcon and Sparrow. Plus, there's a twist: Flamingo's the best friend of Sparrow, and is secretly helping the heroes bring down her father.

Delilah Darkthorne - Sorry, but this villainous witch is my own creation. She would be a Poison Ivy/Tala amalgam from a dark dimension who covets Samson's strength for evil ends. Somewhat similar to the tale of the biblical Samson and Delilah. Plus, this Gothic girl's in love with Mighty Samson in the worst way!

So far so good. If you can do character designs, it'd be even better.



Roxy Rocket - I'm bringing in this Batman D-Level villainess for good reason: With the original Hooded Claw long since deceased, Penelope needs a perfect rival to give her some competition, so Ms. Roxanne Sutton is the girl to give it to her! Plus, I'm thinking that both Penelope Pitstop and Roxy Rocket have a history with each other in the past when they were rival stuntwomen in Hollywood. My idea for Roxy would also connect her to Dick Dastardly (maybe as her father?), which could lead her to form a new version of the Screaming Vultures in the future!

Here, you're off base. Roxy is not evil, just misguided, and if memory serves, she did reform


Arachnis, the Spyder-Man -In the entire run of the Frankenstein Jr. series, there was an arachnid-like villain called "The Spyder-Man" (how's that for originality). This futuristic version of one of the giant robot's more offbeat villains would get a 21st-century makeover as a mad scientist who employs different types of high-tech mechanical spiders, from gigantic robot spider-warriors to tiny nanobot spiders that can disable even the most complex systems, including Frankenstein III and Lady Frankenstein themselves!

King Tyrannor and Brutor the Barbarian - These two prehistoric villains are two of the Mighty Mightor's most dangerous foes, especially with Tyrannor and Brutor becoming Mightor's own version of Bizarro and General Zod!

The Serpent Queen - She's another Mightor villain. But she's been augumented for Jana of the Jungle as she is a shapeshifter who can assume the form of any type of serpent or reptile at will, and whose venom or magic spells can harm Jana within the slightest contact.

Ok. Now you're back on track.


The Fly Girls and the Moondancers - These two girl groups originally are from the DC Universe, with the Fly Girls: Dragonfly, Silken Spider and Tiger Moth, originally a real all-female rock group that got upstaged by Poison Ivy in the Batman femme fatale's own backup feature in the comics. The Moondancers - Harvest Moon, Crescent Moon, and New Moon, were a team of ecological warriors that once fought Superman, Batman, and Wonder Woman in their own books. In my update, the Moondancers and Fly Girls will become rival bands of the Impossibles and Hex Girls before becoming allies in the future.

Not entirely familiar with either combo. I'd leave the Moondancers as they were, misguided eco-activists, except they'd be an analogue for Capt. Planet's Planeteers.


Space Spectre -An evil version of Space Ghost, who could be his long-lost twin brother. In my version, he may have two additional partners of his own, probably an alternate-universe version of the Wonder Twins: Zan and Jayna, who will be villainous twin teens.

Now you're asking for trouble. Remember, Space Ghost has Jan & Jace, so Spectre's sidekicks would be their evil dopplegangers.


Uglorr-This is Hanna-Barbera's Darkseid analogue. a long-standing threat to the entire H-B superhero universe, especially the Galaxy Trio and the Teen Force! He would also be the leader of his own army of supervillains, most of them fought Space Ghost in the past!

Tormack - Galtar's main enemy. A warlord who could prove a threat to this universe if he enters the modern world of Seaboard City, unless Galtar and Goleeta can stop him.

Madame Zin - The oldest daughter of Dr. Zin, Anaya Zin is the leader of the Lords of Injustice. She still has a grudge against the Quests for destroying her father years ago. Her sister, Melana, has since denounced her father's evil ways and is now married to Hadji.

More fun later;)

Ugglor has a nephew, Pugglor, who was a bumbling failure, such that even Astro & the Space Mutts beat him. ;) :p :D Mme. Zin & Lord Tormack would be good fits, too.

Now, wait until you see what I'm going to come up with....

[Kenny E. McCall]

Go for it. Thanks for the clarification on Roxy. Gives me a chance to bring her in as both a rival and ally in Penelope's own update.

Zan and Jayna was way out there. Besides, I was never a fan of the Wonder Twins.

That's why the Moondancers will become allies later on. Me, I want them as allies in a Captain Planet update.

[Racattack!Force]

You could pitch this idea to the network you know. Maybe...possibly.

[hobbyfan]

You could pitch this idea to the network you know. Maybe...possibly.

At a time like this, I like to quote the late Gorilla Monsoon. "Highly unlikely".

[Kenny E. McCall]

But we can dream, dude. We can dream.

[greg!]

Hey Kenny, what does your signature mean? I absolutely love Marlene Aaragon's voice as the Cheetah on Challenge of the Superfriends, but I thought I was the only one who knew who whe was. I actually came accross an e-mail address for Britta Phillips (the singing voice for Jem) & told her how much I loved her singing. She wrote me a very nice thankyou. I wish I still had that.....:shrug:

[Kenny E. McCall]

Hey Kenny, what does your signature mean? I absolutely love Marlene Aaragon's voice as the Cheetah on Challenge of the Superfriends, but I thought I was the only one who knew who whe was. I actually came accross an e-mail address for Britta Phillips (the singing voice for Jem) & told her how much I loved her singing. She wrote me a very nice thankyou. I wish I still had that.....:shrug:

It was a little in-joke that I did for the Presidential election, just to say that if Marlene Aragon ever quit voice work and ran for national office with the help of Samantha and Britta on the Republican ticket, she could beat John McCain, and then go on to beat Obama and Biden. One of my many Jem dreams, I guess!

[rainstorm46]

I would like to see a revival of Magilla Gorilla, Huckleberry hound, or even Loopy De Loop. Id like several of there shows revived. They made alot of great cartoons.

[Mickialla]

Without a doubt The Flintstones. I don't know if it will, all I know is it should. Cartoon Network has already revived the Flintstones characters (as well as other H-B characters and T&J), but not in the form of a full-fledged episode. Cartoon Network made "Flintstones on the Rocks", a new Flintstones movie, using new, fresh designs that were a throwback to the original retro designs of The Flintstones, with a touch of the classic Cartoon Network design style. The designs were done by the awesome Craig Kellman, who also did the art direction for the H-B produced episoded of Powerpuff Girls. Craig Kellman is awesome, he's probably my favorite modern day character designer. I never actually saw The Flintstones on the Rocks, but it aired at around 2001 and was directed by Genndy Tartakovsky. The character designs looked awesome and I wish Cartoon Network would make a new show using Kellman's designs. They were so retro and mixed the H-B and Cartoon Network style together so well (The Cartoon Network style was already influenced by H-B anyway). In reality, I wish Cartoon Network would revive ALL of the more well known H-B characters like The Jetsons, Yogi Bear, Top Cat, Tom and Jerry (kinda H-B characters). Not in the form of shows, but in the form of shorts. Instead of airing those horrid Wedgies why not air separate, new shorts featuring the H-B characters? This way the H-B characters stay alive and keep the variety on the network diverse too. There was one new Tom and Jerry short (The Mansion Cat) made at Cartoon Network back in 2001, and it was really good. It's so weird, I feel like Cartoon Network was planning on reviving the old characters at one time, but gave up on it for some reason. It must've been an unfortunate change in suits. Back when Fred Seibert was at H-B/CN iat around 1997, he had Craig Kellman create the new Flintstones designs as a kind of big thing, like he was planning to do something with them. Then, he left the network and H-B was sadly absorbed into WB; whatever he was working on ended. But Kellman's designs were revived in 2001 on The Flintstones on the Rocks, and the idea of keeping the characters alive by Cartoon Network Studios producing new shorts of the H-B characters was also continued with the Tom and Jerry short. That was an awesome idea that I think would really work.

[hobbyfan]

Sad to say, neither "Mansion Cat" nor "Flintstones on the Rocks" has seen the light of day much, if at all, since they were first broadcast 7 years ago. Since then, of course, there was a new T & J series (Tom & Jerry Tales, 2006-08) and a DTV movie or two. The change in organizational attitude at CN has been discussed and debated here many times since.

As for your suggestion of creating new shorts for the classic H-B characters to air on either CN or Boomerang, especially to replace those annoying bits they play over and over again, I'm all for it.

[Zen Man]

Based on what we've seen, you can assume some figureheads in the CN organization have grudges against old H-B favorites outside of Scooby. Though Warner's is a mixed bag when talking about their handling of the H-B library, they're showing some love to the rest of the H-B gang with Yogi, Jonny Quest and The Jetsons each getting big screen treatment respectively in the next few years.

[rainstorm46]

Based on what we've seen, you can assume some figureheads in the CN organization have grudges against old H-B favorites outside of Scooby. Though Warner's is a mixed bag when talking about their handling of the H-B library, they're showing some love to the rest of the H-B gang with Yogi, Jonny Quest and The Jetsons each getting big screen treatment respectively in the next few years.

But I feel that other Hanna Barbera shows like Huckleberry Hound and Pixie and Dixie dont get the right amount of respect.

[Mickialla]

Based on what we've seen, you can assume some figureheads in the CN organization have grudges against old H-B favorites outside of Scooby. Though Warner's is a mixed bag when talking about their handling of the H-B library, they're showing some love to the rest of the H-B gang with Yogi, Jonny Quest and The Jetsons each getting big screen treatment respectively in the next few years.

Personally, I think CN should have the rights to H-B and their characters. WB's Scooby and T&J series were rather mediocre. When I compare "The Mansion Cat" to T&J Tales, the latter pales in comparison. And I can't see anyone doing a better revival of The Flintstones than what Cartoon Network did with The Flintstones on the Rocks. But that stuff was coming from Genndy Tartakovsky and Craig Kellman, and it was also directed by David Smith and Chris Savino, who are also pretty awesome.

[Zen Man]

Personally, I think CN should have the rights to H-B and their characters. WB's Scooby and T&J series were rather mediocre. When I compare "The Mansion Cat" to T&J Tales, the latter pales in comparison. And I can't see anyone doing a better revival of The Flintstones than what Cartoon Network did with The Flintstones on the Rocks. But that stuff was coming from Genndy Tartakovsky and Craig Kellman, and it was also directed by David Smith and Chris Savino, who are also pretty awesome.


You have a point, btw isn't Cartoon Network Studios originally Hanna-Barbera?

[JeffBreakdown]

What about Wait Till Your Father Gets Home? Minus the canned laughter. I don't think we have enough animated sitcoms featuring overweight husbands with their wives, who makes fun of and talk down to his 3 kids (1 son, 1 daughter, 1 younger/baby), a family dog. I think this would fit pretty well on [adult swim] or Fox.

[hobbyfan]

What about Wait Till Your Father Gets Home? Minus the canned laughter. I don't think we have enough animated sitcoms featuring overweight husbands with their wives, who makes fun of and talk down to his 3 kids (1 son, 1 daughter, 1 younger/baby), a family dog. I think this would fit pretty well on [adult swim] or Fox.

We don't need to do "Father" again. Seth MacFarlane has the market cornered with Family Guy and to a lesser extent American Dad. Gotta figure he used "Father" as the template.

[Mickialla]

You have a point, btw isn't Cartoon Network Studios originally Hanna-Barbera?

Yea, they were. Which is why I think CN should pretty much own H-B, since they are pretty much the child of H-B.