#RUFF AND REDDY IN THE SPACE ADVENTURE

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UK 1991

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Favorite Hanna-Barbera shows (あたしの好きなハンナ・バーベラアニメ)

(In chronological order/年代順に)

The Ruff and Reddy Show (つよいぞラフティ)

Huckleberry Hound (珍犬ハックル)

Pixie and Dixie and Mr. Jinks (チュースケとチュータ)

The Yogi Bear Show (クマゴロー)

Quickdraw McGraw (早射ちマック)

Hokey Wolf (オオカミのホーキー)

The Flintstones (原始家族フリントストーン)

Top Cat (ドラ猫大将)

The Jetsons (宇宙家族ジェットソン)

Wally Gator (ワニのワリー)

Peter Potamus (カバのガバチョ)

Jonny Quest (科学少年J.Q)

The Magilla Gorilla Show (ゴリラのゴンちゃん)

Ricochet Rabbit and Droop-A-Long

Precious Pupp (パップちゃんとスイートおばさん)

Squiddly Diddly (タコのロクちゃん)

Winsome Witch (マジックおばさん)

Space Ghost (宇宙怪人ゴースト) (My Favorite!/お気に入り)

Dino Boy in the Lost Valley (ター坊の冒険（怪獣ロロ）)

Frankenstein Jr. (フランケンロボ)

The Impossibles (スーパースリー)

The Space Kidettes (宇宙わんぱく隊)

Birdman (電子鳥人Uバード)

The Galaxy Trio (銀河トリオ)

Moby Dick (がんばれモビィ)

Mighty Mightor (アストロ超人ジャンボ)

The Herculoids (怪獣王ターガン)

Shazzan (大魔王シャザーン)

Samson and Goliath (怪力サムソン)

Fantastic Four (宇宙忍者ゴームズ)

Arabian Knights (アラビアンナイト)

Micro Ventures

The Three Musketeers (三銃士)

Wacky Races (チキチキマシン猛レース) (I especially love the Japanese dub/あたしは特に日本の吹き替えが大好き)

The Perils of Penelope Pitstop (ペネロッピー絶体絶命)

Scooby Doo, Where Are You? (弱虫クルッパー)

Josie and the Pussycats (ドラドラ子猫とチャカチャカ娘)

The Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm Show (行け行けバンバン恐竜天国)

Josie and the Pussycats in Outer Space (ピッピーの宇宙大冒険)

The New Scooby Doo Movies (スクービードゥーの映画)

Sealab 2020 (シーラブ2020)

Jeannie (ジニー)

Super Friends (スーパーフレンズ)

Hong Kong Phooey (ほえよ! 0011)

Devlin (デヴリン)

Partridge Family, 2200 A.D. (パートリッジファミリー、西暦2200年)

Valley of the Dinosaurs (原始恐竜時代)

Dynomutt, Dog Wonder (珍犬探偵ダイナマット)

Jabberjaw (わんぱくジョーズ)

The All-New Super Friends Hour

The Robonic Stooges

Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels (ムクムクおやじとゴーゴー娘)

Challenge of the Super Friends

Godzilla (ゴジラ)

Galaxy Goof-Ups

Jana of the Jungle

The Super Globetrotters

The Thing

World’s Greatest Super Friends

Pebbles, Dino, and Bamm-Bamm

Super Friends (1980)

Astro and the Space Mutts

Teen Force

Laverne & Shirley

Pac-Man (パックマン)

Shirt Tales

Monchichis (モンチッチ)

Challenge of the GoBots

Super Friends: The Legendary Super Powers Show

Galtar and the Golden Lance

The Super Powers Team: Galactic Guardians

The Flintstone Kids

Foofur

Pound Puppies

Wildfire

All-New Pound Puppies

Sky Commanders

Fantastic Max

The Further Adventures of SuperTed

Paddington Bear (くまのパディントン)

Tom and Jerry Kids (トムとジェリーキッズ)

Midnight Patrol: Adventures in the Dream Zone

The Pirates of Dark Water

Young Robin Hood

Capitol Critters

Fish Police

SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron (スワットカッツ)

The New Adventures of Captain Planet (キャプテン・プラネット)

Space Ghost Coast to Coast (スペース・ゴースト・コースト・トゥ・コースト)

Cave Kids

The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest (JQ)

Dexter’s Laboratory (デクスターズラボ)

The Powerpuff Girls (パワーパフガールズ)

Sorry if there aren’t any Japanese titles for some of the later shows. (いくつかのあとのアニメために日本語タイトルがないなら、ごめん。)

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PinkPossibly’s Cartoon Network Master Post Part 2

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My Gym Partners a Monkey Open Season Open Season 2 Open Season 3 Over the Garden Wall Over the Hedge Ozzy and Drix Paw Paws Penguins of Madagascar Pink Panther and Pals Pinky and the Brain Pinky, Elmyra, and the Brain Pippi Longstocking (Movie) Pippi Longstocking (TV series) Pixie and Dixie and Mr. Jinks Popeye   Porky Chops (Porky Pig) Precious Pupp Puss in Boots Regular Show Season - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 Regular Show The Movie Richie Rich (1980) Richie Rich (1996) Robotboy Robots (2005) Rocky and Bullwinkle and Friends Samurai Jack Seasons - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 Scaredy Squirrel Scooby Doo Where Are You? (1969) - 1, 2, 3, Scooby Doo (2002) Scooby Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed Scooby Doo and Scrappy Doo Scooby Doo and the Alien Invaders Scooby Doo and the Cyber Chase Scooby Doo and the Ghoul School Scooby Doo and the Reluctant Werewolf Scooby Doo and the Witch’s Ghost Scooby Doo Goes Hollywood Scooby Doo in Arabian Nights Scooby Doo Meets Batman Scooby Doo Meets the Boo Brothers Scooby Doo on Zombie Island Scooby Doo and the Legend of the Vampire Scooby Doo Winter Wonder Dog Shark Tale Shrek Shrek 2 Shrek the Third Shrek Forever After Smurfs (TV series) Snagglepuss Snorks Space Jam Space Stars Speed Buggy Squiddly Diddly Squirrel Boy Stoked Super Friends (1973) Super Friends (1980) Super Secret Secret Squirrel Supernoobs Sylvester and Tweety Taz-mania Team Galaxy Teen Titans Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle (1987) The 13 Ghosts of Scooby Doo The Addams Family Series (1992) The Atom Ant Show The Boss Baby The Bugs Bunny Show (1960) The Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Movie  The Croods The Daffy Duck Show (1978) The Flintstones The Flintstone Kids The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy Seasons - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 The Jetsons The Jetsons Meet the Flintstones The Lego Movie The Magilla Gorilla Show The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack Seasons - 1, 2, 3 The Mr. Men Show (2008) The New Batman Adventures The New Scooby and Scrappy Doo Show The New Scooby Doo Movies (1973) The New Scooby Doo Mysteries (1985) The New Shmoo The New Tom and Jerry Show (1977) The New Yogi Bear Show The Pink Panther (1996) The Pink Panther Show (1976) The Power Puff Girls Movie The Power Puff Girls Seasons - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 The Ruff and Reddy Show The Scooby Doo Show (1978) The Smurfs Movie The Smurfs 2 The Space Kidettes The Sylvester and Tweety Mysteries The Yogi Bear Show Tiny Toon Adventures Tiny Toons’ Night Ghoulery   Tom and Jerry Kids Show Tom and Jerry Blast off to Mars Tom and Jerry Classic Collection Tom and Jerry: The Magic Ring Tom and Jerry: The Movie Top Cat Total Drama Island Total Drama Action Total Drama World Tour Total Drama Revenge of the Island Total Drama All Stars Total Drama Pahkitew Island Total Drama Ridonculous Race Totally Spies Seasons - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 Totally Spies the Movie Trolls Tweety’s High Flying Adventure Wacky Races Wait Til Your Father Gets Home Wally Gator We Bare Bears Seasons - 1, 2, 3, 4 Welcome to Wayne Whatever Happened to Robot Jones Who Framed Roger Rabbit Wile E. Coyote and the Road Runner Winsome Witch

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NOVEMBER DC HIGHLIGHTS: Doomsday Clock begins and Dark Nights: Metal continues - it’s all gold for DC fans at the moment!

New MiniSeries

DC » Doomsday Clock #1 (of 12)

DC » Doomsday Clock #1 (of 12) Frank Var Ed

DC » Doomsday Clock #1 (of 12) Lenticular Var Ed

DC » Batman and the Signal #1 (of 3)

DC » Batman Creature of the Night #1 (of 4)

DC » Black Lightning Cold Dead Hands #1 (of 6)

DC » Demon Hell Is Earth #1 (of 6)

DC » Mystik U #1 (of 3)

DC » Batman White Knight #2 (of 7)

DC » Batman White Knight #2 (of 7) Var Ed

DC » Harley & Ivy Meet Betty and Veronica #2 (of 6)

DC » Bane Conquest #7 (of 12)

DC » Kamandi Challenge #11 (of 12)

DC » Mister Miracle #4 (of 12) (MR)

DC » New Talent Showcase 2017 #1

DC » Nightwing the New Order #4 (of 6)

DC » Ragman #2 (of 6)

DC » Wonder Woman Conan #3 (of 6)

DC » Wildstorm Michael Cray #2

DC » Bug the Adventures of Forager #5 (of 6) (MR)

DC » Jetsons #1 (of 6)

DC » Dastardly and Muttley #3 (of 6)

DC » Future Quest Presents #4

DC » Ruff & Reddy Show #2 (of 6)

  November shipping METAL tie ins and Covers

DC » Dark Nights Metal #4 (of 6)

DC » Dark Nights Metal #4 (of 6) Kubert Var Ed

DC » Dark Nights Metal #4 (of 6) Lee Var Ed

DC » Dark Nights Metal #4 (of 6) Romita Var Ed

DC » Dark Nights Metal #1 Directors Cut

DC » Hawkman Found #1

DC » Hawkman Found #1 Var Ed

Full Dark Nights Metal Checklist:

Main Series Dark Nights: Metal Dark Nights: Metal (1 - 6)

Nine One Shots

Batman: The Red Death (tie-in)

Batman: The Murder Machine (tie-in)

Batman: The Dawnbreaker (tie-in)

Batman: The Drowned (tie-in)

Batman: The Merciless (tie-in)

Batman: The Devastator (tie-in)

Batman Lost (tie-in)

The Batman Who Laughs (tie-in)

Hawkman Found (tie-in)

Crossover Tie ins

Teen Titans #12 (tie-in – Gotham Resistance – Part 1)

Nightwing #29 (tie-in – Gotham Resistance – Part 2)

Green Arrow #32 (tie-in – Gotham Resistance – Part 4)

Suicide Squad #26 (tie-in – Gotham Resistance – Part 3)

The Flash #33 (tie-in – Justice Insurgence – Part 1)

Justice League #32 (tie-in – Justice Insurgence – Part 2)

Justice League #33 (tie-in – Justice Insurgence – Part 4)

Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps #32 (tie-in – Justice  

 Annuals & One Shots

DC » Aquaman Annual #1

DC » Batman Annual #2

DC » Green Arrow Annual #1

DC » Super Sons Annual #1

DC » Harley Quinn Be Careful What You Wish For #1 Spc

DC » Injustice 2 Annual #1

 Collected Editions

DC » DC Essentials Graphic Novels 2018

DC » Batman Detective Vol. 4: Deus Ex Machina (rebirth) TP

DC » Batman Vol. 4: The War of Jokes & Riddles (rebirth) TP

DC » Batgirl and the Birds of Prey Vol. 2: Source Code (rebirth) TP

DC » Blue Beetle Vol. 2: Hard Choices (rebirth) TP

DC » Green Arrow Vol. 4: The Rise of Star City (rebirth) TP

DC » Green Lanterns Vol. 4: The First Rings (rebirth) TP

DC » Justice League (2011- ) vs. Suicide Squad : (rebirth) TP

DC » Suicide Squad Vol. 4: Earthlings On Fire (rebirth) TP

DC » Trinity Vol. 1: Better Together (rebirth) TP

DC » Trinity Vol. 2: Dead Space (rebirth) HC

DC » Batman and Robin Adventures Vol. 2 TP

DC » Batman Arkham Jokers Daughter TP

DC » Batman Brave & Bold Bronze Age Omnibus Vol. 1 TP

DC » DC Super Hero Girls Boxed Set TP

DC » DC Universe By John Byrne HC

DC » Green Lantern the Silver Age Omnibus Vol. 2 HC

DC » Injustice Ground Zero Vol. 1 TP

DC » JSA By Geoff Johns Book 1 TP

DC » Justice League of America Bronze Age Omnibus Vol. 2 HC

DC » Kamandi By The Jack Kirby Omnibus HC

DC » New Teen Titans the Judas Contract Dlx Ed HC

DC » New Teen Titans Vol. 8 TP

DC » Robin Vol. 5 TP

DC » Smallville Season 11 Vol. 9: Continuity TP

DC » Scooby Doo Team Up Vol. 4 TP

DC » Shazam A New Beginning 30th Anniv Dlx Ed HC

DC » Suicide Squad Vol. 7: The Dragons Hoard TP

DC » Superman Adventures Vol. 4 TP

DC » Superman Batman Vol. 6 TP

DC » Tales of the Batman Alan Brennert TP

DC » Teen Titans Go Vol. 4: Smells Like Teen Spirit TP

DC » Teen Titans the Silver Age Vol. 1 TP

DC » American Way Those Above and Below #5 (of 6) (MR)

DC » Absolute Preacher Vol. 3 HC (MR)

DC » Unwritten Deluxe Book 2 HC (MR)

Comixology customers can head here to view pull/subscribe & order away. Mk1 will be working our way through the catalogue and posting our findings to the COMING SOON page as per usual.   More info about the Comixology service and Mk1′s mail order options can be found on our FAQ page. Full November 2017 Solicitations from all publishers  can be viewed at Comixology or Previews World.

Links for November 2017 Shipments:

Full Dark Horse Solicitations

Full DC Solicitations

Full IDW Solicitations  

Full Image Solicitations

Full Marvel Solicitations

Full BOOM Solicitations

Full TITAN Solicitations

Full Valiant Solicitations

Everything from every publisher shipping from October  2017.

We will be adding new posts from the November 2017 offerings as we uncover them. Check out these pages for more Mk1 Monthly Previews:  August 2017 ,  September 2017 and October 2017.

The How to Love comics blog has an excellent beginners guide to reading new comic solicitations - check it out here.

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DC Comics News has compiled a list of DC Comics titles and collectibles shipping to comic shops for March 29, 2017.

Check back every Friday with the DC Comics News Pull Box to see all the cool new DC Comics titles and collectibles that will be available at your favorite local comic shop! So, what titles or collectibles will you be picking up this Wednesday? You can sound off in the comments section below! Click on Comic shop Locator to find the comic shop nearest to you!

COMICS

ADAM STRANGE FUTURE QUEST SPECIAL #1 $4.99 BATGIRL ANNUAL #1 $4.99 BOOSTER GOLD FLINTSTONES SPECIAL #1 $4.99 CLEAN ROOM #17  $3.99 DARK KNIGHT III MASTER RACE #8 (OF 9) $5.99 DOOM PATROL DIRECTORS CUT #1  $5.99 GREEN LANTERN SPACE GHOST SPECIAL #1 $4.99 HARLEYS LITTLE BLACK BOOK #6 $4.99 JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #3 $2.99 KAMANDI CHALLENGE #3 (OF 12) $3.99 SUICIDE SQUAD BANANA SPLITS SPECIAL #1 $4.99 TITANS ANNUAL #1 $4.99 UNFOLLOW #17 $3.99

DCN Pull Box Triple Spotlight

SUICIDE SQUAD BANANA SPLITS SPECIAL #1 $4.99

(W) Antony Bedard, Mark Russell (A) Ben Caldwell, Dale Eaglesham (CA) Clyde Caldwell

“SUICIDE SPLITS”! Mistaken for metahumans, thrown in the bowels of Belle Reve, the animal rock band Banana Splits are recruited by Amanda Waller for a secret mission: to save the Suicide Squad! What follows is the weirdest team-up you never thought you’d see! How can Fleegle, Bingo, Drooper and Snorky stand up to Harley, Deadshot, Katana and Croc?! And in the backup feature, Snagglepuss is a Southern gothic playwright working with an ensemble cast of cultural figures, exploring an intensely creative time in the New York City theater scene of the 1950s…

GREEN LANTERN SPACE GHOST SPECIAL #1 $4.99

(W) James TynionIV, Christopher Sebela, Howard Chaykin (A) Howard Chaykin (A/CA) Ariel Olivetti

Trapped in a strange rift in time, Green Lantern and Space Ghost are forced to battle a variety of foes – and each other! And even if they manage to survive, they will be thrown into a world with no concept of interstellar travel – or even what an alien is! Stripped of their weapons by a xenophobic culture, the duo will have to battle to regain them – but what happens when Space Ghost dons the Emerald Ring and Hal Jordan put on the Power Bands? And in the backup feature, Ruff and Reddy were once the toast of nightclubs, variety shows, late night chat fests and Broadway. Learn how they became the comedic duo of yesterday… before they hit rock-bottom today!

ADAM STRANGE FUTURE QUEST SPECIAL #1 $4.99

(W) Marc Andreyko, Jeff Parker, Dan DiDio (A) Phil Winslade (A/CA) Steve Lieber

After the events of the DEATH OF HAWKMAN miniseries, Adam Strange is blasted through multiple dimensions only to land on Earth! There, instead of super-powered beings and legendary crime fighters, he encounters a boy adventurer and his scientist father – and they’re the only ones who can help him return home. Jonny Quest, Hadji, Dr. Quest and Race Bannon have a plan, but it’s going to involve a dangerous trek through Dino Boy’s Lost Valley of prehistoric threats! And in the backup feature starring Top Cat, breaking out of prison is challenging enough for a cat, but sometimes it means stumbling through a cosmic portal to planet Earth… and right into the hands of Batman!

Variant Covers

Note: Variant Prices To Be Determined By Retailer

ADAM STRANGE FUTURE QUEST SPECIAL #1 VAR ED $4.99 BOOSTER GOLD FLINTSTONES SPECIAL #1 VAR ED $4.99 DARK KNIGHT III MASTER RACE #8 (OF 9) (Klaus Janson variant) $5.99 DARK KNIGHT III MASTER RACE #8 (OF 9) (Jim Lee variant)$5.99 DARK KNIGHT III MASTER RACE #8 (OF 9) (Frank Miller variant)$5.99 DARK KNIGHT III MASTER RACE #8 (OF 9) (Riley Rossmo variant)$5.99 DARK KNIGHT III MASTER RACE #8 (OF 9) (Bill Sienkiewicz)$5.99 GREEN LANTERN SPACE GHOST SPECIAL #1 VAR ED $4.99 JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #3 VAR ED $2.99 KAMANDI CHALLENGE #3 (OF 12) VAR ED $3.99 SUICIDE SQUAD BANANA SPLITS SPECIAL #1 VAR ED $4.99

GRAPHIC NOVEL

DOOM PATROL TP BOOK 03 $34.99 HELLBLAZER TP VOL 01 THE POISON TRUTH (REBIRTH) $16.99 SUPERGIRL BY PETER DAVID TP BOOK 02 $29.99 TEEN TITANS BY GEOFF JOHNS TP BOOK 01 $29.99 WONDER WOMAN & THE JUSTICE LEAGUE AMERICA TP VOL 01 $24.99

BOOKS

AGES OF THE JUSTICE LEAGUE SC $19.99 BATGIRL NEW HERO OF THE NIGHT YR SC $5.99 OFF DC SUPER HERO JOKE BOOK WHY DID BATMAN CROSS ROAD SC $12.99 WONDER WOMAN PSYCHOLOGY LASSOING THE TRUTH SC $14.95

MERCHANDISE/COLLECTIBLES

BATMAN 1966 PENGUIN 1/9 SCALE PLASTIC MOD KIT $34.99 BATMAN 1966 ROBIN 1/9 SCALE PLASTIC MOD KIT $34.99 BATMAN SYMBOLS ALL OVER PRINT CREW SOCKS $9.99 DC COMICS BATMAN GEO PATTERN PANEL UMBRELLA $15.99 DC COMICS FLASH SUIT UP BI-FOLD WALLET (RES) $19.99 DC COMICS HARLEY QUINN PANEL UMBRELLA $15.99 DC COMICS THE JOKER PANEL UMBRELLA $15.99 DC COMICS WONDER WOMAN PANEL UMBRELLA $15.99 DC COMICS WONDER WOMAN SILVER TIARA W/ GOLD STAR $20.99 DC HEROES ROBIN COSTUME LONG CAPE $34.99 DC SUPERMAN SHINY CAPE KNEE HIGH SOCKS $9.99 DC WONDER WOMAN SILVER 2PK CUFF BRACELET $23.99 HARRY POTTER DEATHEATER CREW SOCKS $9.99

ACTION FIGURES/STATUES

BATMAN ANIMATED BATMAN ROBIN MUTANT 3 PACK (RES) $70.00 BVS 3-PC SET 5.5IN BENDABLE FIGURE $32.99 BVS BATMAN 5.5IN BENDABLE FIGURE $9.99 BVS SUPERMAN 5.5IN BENDABLE FIGURE $9.99 BVS WONDER WOMAN 5.5IN BENDABLE FIGURE $9.99 DC BOMBSHELLS THE FLASH JESSE QUICK STATUE $125.00 DC COMICS BATMAN & ROBIN ARTFX+ STATUE 2PK $99.99 DC UNIVERSE GREEN LANTERN ARTFX STATUE $119.99 DESIGNER SERIES CONNER SPACESUIT HARLEY QUINN AF $28.00 DESIGNER SERIES CONNER TRADITIONAL HARLEY QUINN AF $28.00 NEW 52 BATMAN 8IN BENDABLE FIGURE $PI NEW 52 CYBORG 8IN BENDABLE FIGURE $PI NEW 52 FLASH 8IN BENDABLE FIGURE $PI NEW 52 JUSTICE LEAGUE 8IN BENDABLE FIGURE BOX SET $PI NEW 52 SUPERMAN 8IN BENDABLE FIGURE $PI NEW 52 WONDER WOMAN 8IN BENDABLE FIGURE $PI POP DC BOMBSHELLS BATGIRL VINYL FIG $10.99 POP DC BOMBSHELLS HARLEY QUINN VINYL FIG $10.99 POP DC BOMBSHELLS KATANA VINYL FIG $10.99 POP DC BOMBSHELLS WONDER WOMAN VINYL FIG $10.99 SDCC 2016 TLS X MOTU BEASTMAN & TRAP JAW MINI FIG 2PK $29.00 SDCC 2016 TLS X MOTU HE-MAN MINI FIG TOY COLOR VAR $16.00 SDCC 2016 TLS X MOTU PRINCE ADAM MINI FIG $16.00 SDCC 2016 TLS X MOTU STRATOS & MAN AT ARMS MINI FIG 2PK $29.00

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DC Comics Pull Box For 3-29-17 (New Comics and Merchandise) DC Comics News has compiled a list of DC Comics titles and collectibles shipping to comic shops for March 29, 2017.

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This week marks the anniversary of the death of animator, producer William Hanna (July 14, 1910 – March 22, 2001). For me that can only mean one thing – it’s time to reminisce about one of my all-time favorite cartoons – and sitcoms, for that matter – The Flintstones.

William Hanna and partner Joseph Barbera became one of the truly legendary pairings in animation history. Together Hanna and Barbera created The Flintstones and a slew of other iconic characters that have been hugely popular and influential since the 1950s. To show their sustaining power here’s an entry on DC Comics from last year focusing on new comic books to be released based on reimaginings of several Hanna-Barbera characters and stories. I’m not much into comic books so this launch may have already happened. As I perused a collection of classic Hanna-Barbera comic books though I realized I’d absolutely love to own some of them. Practically every single classic character had his own comic book series with the Parade series featuring all of them.

Anyway – the characters that launched Hanna-Barbera Productions in the 1950s include Yogi Bear and his Emmy Award-winning series (1958-1962), Huckleberry Hound and Quick Draw McGraw. In the 1960s they brought us The Jetsons in a prime-time slot during the 1962-1963 season, The Magilla Gorilla Show, Ricochet Rabbit and Droop-a-Long, Punkin’ Puss and Mushmouse, Scooby-Doo and many more.

Of all the shows produced by Hanna-Barbera, however, my absolute favorite is The Flintstones, a sit-com-style animated series influenced by The Honeymooners, another show I adore. I grew up watching Fred, Wilma, Barney and Betty along with their prehistoric surroundings and still enjoy watching them whenever time and opportunity allow.

The creators of ‘The Flintstones’ holding a drawing of Fred Flintstone on August 1, 1980

The collaboration between William Hanna and Joseph Barbera began in 1940 when both were working in the animation department at MGM Studios. The two worked on Tom and Jerry cartoons with the first being Puss Gets the Boot (1940). When MGM closed its cartoon department two decades later Hanna and Barbera decided to continue the collaboration with a focus on television.

Having gained a solid reputation in theatrical shorts, Hanna and Barbera approached Columbia’s Screen Gems television studio with a storyboard for a cartoon about the adventures of dog and cat pals Ruff and Reddy. At that point Tom and Jerry cartoons were already enjoying success on television by way of recycled theatrical vehicles so the careers of Hanna and Barbera were on solid ground. The Ruff and Reddy Show followed suit in the popularity department and the two animators were well on their way to making history.

Ruff and Reddy

In 1957 Hanna-Barbera launched The Huckleberry Hound Show, the first cartoon series to receive an Emmy award. Huckleberry Hound marked a huge step in the careers of Bill Hanna and Joe Barbera in several ways. Huckleberry served as a platform for the animators to introduce many characters, several of which became stars in their own series later. In addition, Huckleberry Hound proved a huge hit with audiences, but not the demographic one would think. In 1960 a survey revealed that more adults than children were watching Huckleberry Hound on a regular basis, which prompted Hanna-Barbera to focus its efforts on a primetime animated series. Enter The Flintstones. YABBA DABBA DOO!

  The Flintstones ran from 1960 to 1966 and proved such a big success with audiences of all ages that Hanna-Barbera created a space-age family to join them in prime-time. That family, of course, is The Jetsons. I enjoy The Jetsons as well, but The Flintstones are the bomb diggity with their stone-age “modern” appliances that talk and all else that make it a terrific comedy for people of all ages. The premise of the show parodied popular domestic situation comedies, a familiar, winning formula with the added bonus of skits based on the prehistoric theme. One of my favorite gags is when you see the characters step over a crack in the ground that millions of years later was to become the Grand Canyon.

You might enjoy this brief video, a history of The Flintstones:

Through the years la creme de la creme of voice actors worked on The Flintstones, including the legendary Mel Blanc and radio and television great, Bea Benaderet. Take a look at a complete list of the talents who voiced these characters here. I should note that – for me – the series lost some of its steam in its fifth season when The Great Gazoo started appearing. I’m not such a big fan of the alien in Bedrock. Gazoo was exiled to Earth because he created a doomsday machine on his planet. To me that story line is The Flintstones version of jumping the shark, but The Great Gazoo is voiced by favorite Harvey Korman who also voiced several other characters throughout the series’ run.

1960: The Flintstones voices: Fred Flintstone – Alan Reed Wilma Flintstone – Jean Vander Pyl Betty Rubble – Bea Benaderet Barney Rubble – Mel Blanc

As pop culture icons The Flintstones rank among the most recognizable in the world. They are still referenced in television shows and animated series, like The Simpsons and even became the subject of a hit song by The B-52s who recorded a version of the series’ theme song.

The characters in The Flintstones have also been used in the marketing of different products since they first aired. Among these, vitamins, cereal and beer. I can’t resist sharing the following classic commercial, which aired during the series’ first season. Here we see the characters advocating for Winston Cigarettes, the show’s sponsor on ABC. I’m not advocating smoking, by the way.

Testament to the popularity of The Flintstones is the number of Hollywood and television stars that voiced themselves and/or their characters on the show through the years. My favorite episodes are the ones that featured Hollywood stars. I post the examples I could find below, but among the popular personalities that guest-starred on the series were Ed Sullivan, Elizabeth Montgomery, Raymond Burr and Jack Dempsey. Click on each of the following movie star names to watch a clip:

Ann-Margrock

Stoney Curtis

Rock Quarry

Jimmy Darrock

Unfortunately, I couldn’t find a clip of my favorite of these, Gary Granite, but here’s his picture from episode 6 of season 1, “The Monster from the Tar Pits”

  Another favorite is when Fred does the “Bedrock Twitch”

My favorite cross-over was when Darren and Samantha Stevens from Bewitched appeared on The Flintstones:

Can you blame me for loving this stuff? When classic greats cross-over into classic greats it’s a mash-up made in heaven.

After The Flintstones’ initial run on ABC concluded the show became even more popular as part of Saturday morning cartoon line-ups and in syndication. That’s when I ran into them. Perhaps nothing illustrates The Flintstones popularity, however, than the number of movie adaptations – both animated and live-action – and the spin-offs it begat starting with Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm (1971-1972 and 1975-1976) followed by The Flintstones Comedy Hour (1972-1974) and finally The Flintstones Kids, which appeared in 1986 and ran through 1989.

Without a doubt, The Flintstones is one of the all-time great classic television shows. I put it up there with The Munsters on my list of favorites and I’m sure millions feel just as I do about it. It’s as funny a situation comedy as many consider its live-action counterparts with great scripts and voice acting the likes of which no longer exist. It’s time you revisit this legendary and enjoyable series. I need to spend more time with them myself.

  Hanna-Barbera and The Flintstones This week marks the anniversary of the death of animator, producer William Hanna (July 14, 1910 – March 22, 2001).

[oosteven-universe]

Green Lantern Space Ghost #1

Green Lantern Space Ghost #1 DC Comics Hanna-Barbera 2017 Written by James Tynion IV & Christopher Sebela Illustrated by Ariel Olivetti Lettered by A Larger World Studios    Trapped in a strange rift in time, Green Lantern and Space Ghost are forced to battle a variety of foes—and each other! And even if they manage to survive, they will be thrown into a world with no concept of interstellar travel—or even what an alien is! Stripped of their weapons by a xenophobic culture, the duo will have to battle to regain them—but what happens when Space Ghost dons the Emerald Ring and Hal Jordan put on the Power Bands? And in the backup feature, Ruff and Reddy were once the toast of nightclubs, variety shows, late night chat fests and Broadway. Learn how they became the comedic duo of yesterday…before they hit rock-bottom today!    I’ll say this after reading Suicide Squad The Banana Splits I wasn’t sure what to expect here.  I mean let’s face it Space Ghost has had a long and storied career from cartoon to talk show host to serious comic book series so where in that spectrum was going to lie?   Well the guys when the serious comic series route and honestly I think it makes for one hell of a great story.   Also that it’s also just Hal Jordan and Space Ghost without their teammates or sidekicks made it all the better for me.  This isn’t a silly story and while yes there are great moments where the dialogue makes you chuckle it’s because you know the characters and how they think and what comes out is genuinely funny.   The story itself is pretty genius and the way it unfolds for the reader is among some of the best writing around today!   From concept to execution what the guys are doing here is something that while may be a one-shot is something I’d love to see more of.  It’s just that damn good. Speaking of damn good there’s Olivetti!  I mean the interiors here are absolutely stunning!  The attention to detail blows me away and the way the characters look physically fuels all my macho man crush yearnings.   The “alien” species or Perterran’s are great and their technology is wonderfully showcased and the creativity and imagination on display makes this a sheer delight.  Ariel’s use of page layouts through the angles, perspective and use of backgrounds takes us on a journey that only heightens what the writing does. Yes this kind of follows your traditional meet, fight and team-up formula but then again that’ worked for years so why change it?   What we see, learn and how the pair go about dealing with that and how the use of language here that changes drastically from one culture to the next is poignantly portrayed.   This literally left me wanting more and that’s everything a great story should do.  This team up made sense and worked on so many levels.  It also left the door open for further adventures in my opinion and here’s hoping that we’ll see those.

[sohannabarberaesque]

Meanwhile, back in none other than Wisconsin Dells--

(Mise en scene: Crazy Claws in the House on the Rock-inspired living room of his retreat and guesthouse for fellow Funtastics coming towards Wisconsin Dells, where we find no less than--)

RUFF: I'm Ruff!

REDDY: And I'm Reddy!

CRAZY CLAWS: And I'm crazy to come across you here in Wisconsin Dells--say, how exactly did you arrive in the Dells in the first place?

REDDY: In no less than a rebuilt Cushman scooter we happen to be proud of getting around in!

RUFF: And you'll never guess what adventures we've been up to ... not to mention just sharing the simple joys of life!

REDDY, trying to explain things: You'll have to excuse Ruff's rather excited nature there, Crazy Claws; after all, I found him at an animal shelter after he was rescued from a disreputable "kitten mill" operation!

CRAZY CLAWS, taking bemused fascination: So I take it that you're a pretty crazy pair built for equally-crazy adventures about on a par with what this cat has seen, and experienced! Believe you me, when I came to the Dells some years back, I have to admit that I was at quite the loss for my direction in life ... or, as the Cattanooga Cats put it, "up, down and on the ground"!

[Ruff and Reddy could be discerned chuckling at the item]

REDDY: Meanwhile, have you ever had the feeling like you were on the edge of a UFO flying through interstellar space, hanging on for dear life and realising just how extremely cold it can get, uncertain as to where you were next heading to?

CRAZY CLAWS: I may not have been flying in a UFO like you experienced there, Reddy, but I have to admit that life can get to be rather bewildering at times. Let alone beginning on Friday of a long holiday weekend, come to think of it.

RUFF: Or just on Friday afternoon, come to think of it!

REDDY: I think Ruff got you there, didn't he, Crazy Claws?

CRAZY CLAWS: I think you're better off calling me "CC" just between us here in the hangout....

[Certainly generating quite the bellylaugh.]

And welcome to the Dells, besides.

[sohannabarberaesque]

“Underwater America with Peter Potamus” (episode 6: Lake Tahoe)

[This is a contrived transcript to another episode of Underwater America with Peter Potamus, essentially a travelling SCUBA party with a group of close friends discovering the friendship and fun potential of SCUBA diving on a cross-country journey from California to Maine, with many stops in between.

[This time around, the scene opens with some tacky aerial footage of Lake Tahoe and the surrounds, circling around both the California and Nevada sides of the lake ...]

PETER POTAMUS, on a dive boat just offshore of South Lake Tahoe, Nevada. with a few of the casinos barely visible: State lines, they say, are pretty much arbitrary and not too clearly defined. Heck, they even pass underwater as much as into space ... which perhaps explains the backstory for this week’s diving adventure here on Lake Tahoe, straddling the line between California and Nevada as it does. As a matter of fact, our diving party will basically sense what it feels like crossing a state line underwater ... especially one as is up in the Sierra Nevada.

[As it turns out, we spot the surprise guests for this dive, Ruff and Reddy, coming aboard the dive charter. Peter takes a somewhat surprised double-take at the presence.]

RUFF: My name’s Ruff ...

REDDY: And mine’s Reddy ... and we thought we’d join the dive you’ve set up here on Lake Tahoe ... and just smell that High Sierra air!!

PETER POTAMUS: Which, I admit, is something of an Unexpected Surprise--no less than a cat-and-dog pair of adventurers, as in Ruff and Reddy, who somehow stumbled across this SCUBA party without knowing we were around ... and to whom yours truly is preparing some lessons in SCUBA technique in such incredibly clear (if chilly as well) waters!

[The scene shifts to near shore, where we find Ruff and Reddy getting coached on the procedure for fitting dive gear, making sure the fins are fitted last ... Peter “himself” explaining the “spit-and-rinse” mask-cleaning procedure ... and, leading the two adventurers into the water, while staying close to shore, we can sense the state of clumsiness Reddy encounters when he realises he’s not quite that accustomed to SCUBA.]

PETER POTAMUS, essentially narrating off-camera: I can’t help but admit being the sort who’s fond of introducing the unlikeliest types out there to SCUBA. Especially so such unlikely adventurers as Ruff and Reddy ... and while Reddy may have looked a little unnerved being introduced to SCUBA, I happen to be the sort to take a rather patient approach to introducing other Funtastics to the joy of SCUBA. Which is what this adventure is all about.

RUFF, somewhat excitedly: I do have to admit Lake Tahoe felt a bit on the chilly side of things, but what amazing clarity of water!

REDDY: Perhaps my initial unease could be put down to my not having gone diving serious like in some while ... but believe you me, Peter Potamus has a certain way in making us feel “at home” underwater in a way without needlessly forcing it upon you. And what an experience it was underneath Lake Tahoe ... so clear, so emerald-like the waters happen to be....

PETER POTAMUS: I am certainly a charmer there ... oh yes, the main dive to hand: Though there isn’t any clear marking on the surface of the exact state line between The Golden State and The Silver State, the dive-in was set up so that the dive boat was right on the state line ... and yours truly dived in on the state line, while, thanks to an informal drawing of straws, the rest were divided evenly between the California side and the Nevada side of the lake as much as the boat. [The inevitable underwater-ballet-entrance approach, as captured by Squiddly Diddly just inside Nevada, you might like to know, was One Big Interstate Splasharoo ... particularly considering where we found Breezly Bruin and Wally Gator appearing to be dozing off in a resting position underwater, as if they were sitting in lounge chairs back on dry land.]

WALLY GATOR, recalling the experience: Try picturing yourself on an inflatable beach matteress--only underwater, and just dozing away in blissful serenity while in a SCUBA frame of mind. In such emerald-like waters whose chilliness was enough to jolt you back to your senses if you weren’t careful, don’t you know ...

LIPPY THE LION, himself getting in his quarter’s worth: Just acclimating myself to the sheer body-bracing experience that is Lake Tahoe required quite the cold shower in my motel room the evening before ... and can you just picture the wonderfully unpredictable, sensing some remnants of logging days back in the area.... [You could sense Lippy attempting some stretching exercises not unlike touching toes in sheer weightlessness, and his mypoic partner Hardy Har-Har getting somewhat perplexed at the notion.]

PETER POTAMUS: This may be the first fresh-water diving experience of our tour, but I’m certain Squiddly Diddly managed to adopt to the change in milieu for production purposes.

SQUIDDLY DIDDLY: You can certainly say that again! At least a few hot salt-water baths will certainly ensure my figure is ... well, how shall I put it for an underwater photographer? [The whole team manages to get a chuckle out of that bon mot.]

PETER POTAMUS: Isn’t the diving experience interesting, to say the least?!