The Funtastic World of Hanna-Barbera
TV programming block
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The Funtastic World of Hanna-Barbera is an American animated syndicated live-action weekly programming block produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions. The program ran from 1985 to 1994.[1]
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| Network | Syndication |
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| Launched | September 15, 1985 |
| Closed | 1994 |
| Country of origin | United States |
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Overview
The block premiered on Sunday, September 15, 1985, and included an array of both old and new Hanna-Barbera icons with their original cartoon shows. The series aired on Sundays in most markets, but some stations broadcast it on both Weekdays and Saturdays.[2] The 1985 to 1987 season was hosted by legendary Hanna-Barbera mainstays, Yogi Bear, Quick Draw McGraw, Huckleberry Hound, and Snagglepuss in their live action costumed forms (all voiced by Daws Butler).
Each show included HBTV segments, featuring music videos of Hanna-Barbera cartoon clips. "It's Fun, Fun, Fun, Fun, Funtastic!", was the main theme song for the Funtastic World's first three seasons and it also became the theme for Yogi's newest series, Yogi's Treasure Hunt. Next, "The Down and Dirty Dinosaurs" from the game show Skedaddle hosted the 1988 edition, and then the 1990 edition was hosted by Kenny Ford and Jennifer Love Hewitt.
The shows featured in the animation block had both a superstar and superhero lineup of both old and new H-B animated characters.[1] The block ran from 1985 to 1994 the Funtastic World series originally started out as a 3 & a 1⁄2 hour 5 in 1 cartoon super block which featured Challenge of the GoBots, The Jetsons, Paw Paws, Yogi's Treasure Hunt, and Galtar and the Golden Lance. The block went to a 4 & a 1⁄2 hour in 1986 with the additions of both The Flintstone Kids featuring the return of Captain Caveman and The New Adventures of Jonny Quest. In the block's final year, two of its shows, SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron and 2 Stupid Dogs, also aired on TBS Sunday mornings.
Distribution
The block was originally distributed by Worldvision Enterprises, then moved to Turner Program Services after the sale of the Hanna-Barbera studio to Turner Broadcasting. Most of the shows that aired on the block are now distributed by Warner Bros. Television Distribution. When it first aired, The Funtastic World of Hanna-Barbera could be seen on all independent stations owned by Taft, the parent company of Hanna-Barbera Productions and Worldvision Enterprises at the time.
Stations
When The Funtastic World of Hanna-Barbera first launched on Sunday, September 15, 1985, it was also pre-sold to Taft Broadcasting, Tribune, Metromedia, and Chris-Craft[3] owned stations.
Shows
- The Adventures of Don Coyote and Sancho Panda (1990–93)
- Dastardly and Muttley in Their Flying Machines (1993–94)
- Fantastic Max (1988–92)
- The Flintstone Kids (1988)
- A Pup Named Scooby-Doo (1988-91)
- The Further Adventures of SuperTed (1989–90)
- Galtar and the Golden Lance (1985–87, 1988–89)
- HBTV (1985–87)
- The Jetsons (1993–94)
- Jonny Quest/The New Adventures of Jonny Quest (1986–89)
- Midnight Patrol: Adventures in the Dream Zone (1990–91)
- Paw Paws (1985–87)
- Paddington Bear (1989–90)
- The Pirates of Dark Water (1992–93)
- Richie Rich (1988–92)
- Skedaddle (1988)
- Sky Commanders (1987–88)
- Snorks (1987–89)
- SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron (1993–94)
- 2 Stupid Dogs (1993–94)
- Yogi's Treasure Hunt (1985–88)
- Yo Yogi! (1992–93)
- Young Robin Hood (1991–93)