Hanna-Barbera's 50th: A Yabba Dabba Doo Celebration
{{short description|1989 American live-action/animated television special}}
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{{Infobox television
| image = Hanna-Barberas 50th A Yabba Dabba Doo Celebration promo.jpg
| alt_name = A Yabba Dabba Doo Celebration: 50 Years of Hanna-Barbera
| genre = Live-action
Variety show
| producer = Marshall Flaum
| director = Marshall Flaum
| based_on = {{Based on|Characters|Hanna-Barbera Productions}}
| writer = Marshall Flaum
| starring = Tony Danza (Host)
Annie Potts (Co-host)
Whoopi Goldberg
Betty White
Sammy Davis Jr.
Tommy Lasorda
Jonathan Winters
Phyllis Diller
Valerie Harper
Shari Belafonte
Joe Ferguson
Tiffany
| voices = Greg Burson
Henry Corden
Don Messick
Mel Blanc
George O'Hanlon
Greg Berg
Casey Kasem
John Stephenson
Jean Vander Pyl
Penny Singleton
| executive_producer = William Hanna
Joseph Barbera
| company = Hanna-Barbera Productions
Turner Entertainment (Tom and Jerry and Droopy Dog)
| country = United States
| runtime = 94 minutes
| network = TNT
| released = {{Start date|1989|07|17}}
}}
Hanna-Barbera's 50th: A Yabba Dabba Doo Celebration (also known as A Yabba Dabba Doo Celebration: 50 Years of Hanna-Barbera) is a 1989 American live-action/animated television special written, directed and produced by Marshall Flaum, which premiered on TNT on July 17, 1989.{{cite book |last1=Lenburg |first1=Jeff |title=The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons |date=1999 |publisher=Checkmark Books |isbn=0-8160-3831-7 |access-date=6 June 2020 |url=https://archive.org/details/isbn_9780816038312/page/270/mode/2up |page=270}} It is hosted by Tony Danza, along with Annie Potts; it also stars Whoopi Goldberg, Betty White, Sammy Davis Jr., Tommy Lasorda, Jonathan Winters, Phyllis Diller, Valerie Harper, Shari Belafonte, Joe Ferguson and Tiffany.
Summary
The special is hosted by that night's guest stars Tony Danza and Annie Potts celebrating 50 years of William Hanna and Joseph Barbera's partnership in animation. This is the first animated project to be broadcast in Dolby Surround sound system.
It covers their years working for the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer cartoon studio and then the history of Hanna-Barbera, which was set up in 1957. It features footage and clips from the studio's various cartoons along with new animated/live-action wraparounds and a behind-the-scenes segment on the then-upcoming Jetsons: The Movie.
The special was dedicated to the loving memory of Daws Butler, who died during its production, and it was also the last television and film project of both Mel Blanc and George O'Hanlon, who died before the special's telecast. Turner Broadcasting System, which owned TNT, would later purchase Hanna-Barbera in 1991.
Cartoon characters
Among the cartoon characters that appear in this special are the following:
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- Astro
- Augie Doggie and Doggie Daddy
- Baba Looey
- Bamm-Bamm Rubble
- Barney Rubble
- Betty Rubble
- Boo-Boo Bear
- Brainy Smurf
- Breezly Bruin
- Choo-Choo{{Broken anchor|date=2024-06-29|bot=User:Cewbot/log/20201008/configuration|target_link=Top Cat#Choo-Choo|reason= The anchor (Choo-Choo) has been deleted.}}
- Cindy Bear
- Dick Dastardly
- Ding-A-Ling Wolf
- Dino
- Dum Dum
- Elroy Jetson
- Fancy-Fancy
- Fluid-Man
- Fred Flintstone
- George Jetson
- Hokey Wolf
- Hong Kong Phooey
- Huckleberry Hound
- Jane Jetson
- Jerry Mouse
- Judy Jetson
- Magilla Gorilla
- Mildew Wolf
- Muttley
- Papa Smurf
- Pebbles Flintstone
- Peter Potamus
- Pixie and Dixie
- Punkin' Puss
- Quick Draw McGraw
- Rosie the Robot Maid
- Ruff and Reddy
- Scooby-Doo
- Scrappy-Doo
- Secret Squirrel
- Shaggy Rogers
- Smurfette
- Snagglepuss
- Sneezly Seal
- Snooper and Blabber
- Snuffles
- Squiddly Diddly
- Tom Cat
- Top Cat{{Broken anchor|date=2024-06-29|bot=User:Cewbot/log/20201008/configuration|target_link=List of Top Cat characters#Top Cat|reason= The anchor (Top Cat) has been deleted.}}
- Touché Turtle
- Wally Gator
- Wilma Flintstone
- Winsome Witch
- Yogi Bear
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Celebrities
Voices
- Greg Burson as Yogi Bear, Huckleberry Hound, Quick Draw McGraw, and Snuffles
- Danny Goldman as Brainy Smurf
- Casey Kasem as Shaggy Rogers
- Don Messick as Scooby-Doo, Boo-Boo Bear, Muttley and Papa Smurf
- Greg Berg as Baba Looey and Augie Doggie
- Henry Corden as Fred Flintstone
- Jean Vander Pyl as Wilma Flintstone
- George O'Hanlon as George Jetson
- John Stephenson as Doggie Daddy and Snooper
- Mel Blanc as Barney Rubble
- Lucille Bliss as Smurfette
- Penny Singleton as Jane Jetson
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{IMDb title|1358673}}
{{Hanna-Barbera}}
{{Yogi Bear}}
{{The Flintstones}}
{{Huckleberry Hound}}
{{Scooby-Doo}}
{{Quick Draw McGraw}}
{{The Smurfs Series}}
{{Magilla Gorilla}}
{{Top Cat|Top Cat & WWE: New York Smackdown=Warner Bros. Animation}}
{{The Jetsons}}
{{Tom and Jerry}}
{{Wacky Races}}
{{Wally Gator}}
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