Hanna-Barbera Superstars 10
Animated film series
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Hanna-Barbera Superstars 10 is a series of 10 syndicated made-for-television animated films produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions as part of The Funtastic World of Hanna-Barbera programming block from September 20, 1987 to November 20, 1988, featuring the studio's most popular animated characters: Yogi Bear, Scooby-Doo, The Jetsons, The Flintstones, Top Cat and Huckleberry Hound.[3] The first 8 films used traditional cel animation and were mastered on 35mm film, while the last 2 films used digital ink and paint and were mastered on videotape.[4]
| Hanna-Barbera Superstars 10 | |
|---|---|
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| Genre | Comedy drama |
| Starring | Yogi Bear Scooby-Doo The Jetsons The Flintstones Top Cat Huckleberry Hound |
| Music by | Sven Libaek |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | William Hanna Joseph Barbera |
| Running time | 90–95 minutes |
| Production company | Hanna-Barbera Productions |
| Original release | |
| Network | Syndication |
| Release | September 20, 1987[1] – November 20, 1988[2] |
Films
Crew
- Executive Producers: William Hanna and Joseph Barbera
- Directors: Arthur Davis, Oscar Dufau, Bob Goe, John Kimball, Don Lusk, Charles A. Nichols, Ray Patterson, Jay Sabry, Paul Sommer, Carl Urbano, Rudy Zamora
- Executive in Charge of Production: Jayne Barbera
- Creative Designer: Iwao Takamoto
- Show Editor: Gil Iverson
- Supervising Director: Ray Patterson
- Character Designer: Scott Jeralds
- Casting Director: Andrea Romano
- Recording Director: Gordon Hunt
- Graphics Iraj Paran, Tom Wogatzke
- Music Composed and Conducted by: Hoyt Curtin, Sven Libaek
- Director of Music Supervision: Joanne Miller
Home media
All of the films except for Scooby-Doo and the Reluctant Werewolf and Yogi and the Invasion of the Space Bears were released on VHS shortly after their original broadcasts by Worldvision Home Video (a sister division of then-Hanna-Barbera owner Taft Broadcasting), Scooby-Doo and the Reluctant Werewolf and Yogi and the Invasion of the Space Bears finally saw VHS releases in 1991 and 1992 by Goodtimes Home Video. On December 7, 2010, Warner Bros. released Yogi's Great Escape on DVD via the Warner Archive.[14] Warner Home Video also released Scooby-Doo Meets the Boo Brothers on DVD on May 6, 2003.[15] and Scooby-Doo and the Ghoul School on DVD on June 4, 2002.[16]
The Jetsons Meet the Flintstones has been released on VHS four times, first by Worldvision Home Video on April 7, 1988,[17] then by Hanna-Barbera Home Video on January 26, 1989, then by Kid Klassics on October 20, 1989,[18] and later by Warner Home Video on July 3, 2001.[19] The film was finally released on DVD for the first time on June 14, 2011.
On July 28, 1988, Yogi Bear and the Magical Flight of the Spruce Goose was released on VHS videocassette in the United States.[20] On December 7, 2010, Warner Home Video released Yogi Bear and the Magical Flight of the Spruce Goose on DVD via the Warner Archive.[21] As of August 2011, all of the Hanna-Barbera Superstars 10 episodes are available on DVD through Warner Archive.[22] While all 10 films have appeared on Cartoon Network and Boomerang, two cable channels primarily dedicated to classic Hanna-Barbera material, only the Scooby-Doo films in the series still appear in regular rotation on Cartoon Network and Boomerang, as part of Cartoon Theatre on Cartoon Network and Boomerang Theatre. All 10 films were also released on VHS videocassette since they have aired on Cartoon Network since the 1990s.
The Hanna-Barbera Superstars 10 films were released on Blu-ray separately and in a complete boxset through Warner Archive on February 20, 2024, along with Scooby Goes Hollywood and Yogi's Ark Lark as bonus features.[23] All of the films were remastered in HD, with the cel animated films being re-scanned from 35mm film in high definition, and the digitally painted films being upscaled and detelecined from their 1-inch videotape masters.[4]