Hanna-Barbera's 50th: A Yabba Dabba Doo Celebration

Hanna-Barbera's 50th: A Yabba Dabba Doo Celebration
Also known as	A Yabba Dabba Doo Celebration: 50 Years of Hanna-Barbera
Genre	Live-action Animation Variety show
Based on	Characters by Hanna-Barbera Productions
Written by	Marshall Flaum
Directed by	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 of	Greg Burson Henry Corden Don Messick Mel Blanc George O'Hanlon Greg Berg Casey Kasem John Stephenson Jean Vander Pyl Penny Singleton
Country of origin	United States
Production
Executive producers	William Hanna Joseph Barbera
Producer	Marshall Flaum
Running time	94 mins
Production companies	Hanna-Barbera Productions Turner Entertainment (Tom and Jerry and Huckleberry Hound)
Distributor	Worldvision Enterprises
Release
Original network	TNT
Audio format	Dolby Surround
Original release	July 17, 1989 (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 which premiered on TNT on July 17, 1989.^[1]

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 Productions 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:

Celebrities[]

• Tony Danza (host)
• Annie Potts (co-host)
• Betty White
• Big Bird (played by Caroll Spinney)
• Joe Ferguson
• Jonathan Winters
• Phyllis Diller
• Sammy Davis, Jr.
• Shari Belafonte
• Tiffany
• Tommy Lasorda
• Valerie Harper
• Victor Borge
• Whoopi Goldberg

Voices[]

• Greg Burson as Yogi Bear, Huckleberry Hound, Snagglepuss, Quick Draw McGraw, and Snuffles
• Danny Goldman as Brainy Smurf
• Casey Kasem as Shaggy Rogers
• Don Messick as Scooby-Doo, Boo-Boo Bear, Ranger Smith, Astro, Muttley, Droopy, and Papa Smurf
• Greg Berg as Baba Looey and Augie Doggie
• Henry Corden as Fred Flintstone
• Jean Vander Pyl as Wilma Flintstone
• Janet Waldo - Judy Jetson, Josie McCoy, and Penelope Pitstop
• George O'Hanlon as George Jetson
• John Stephenson as Doggie Daddy, Mr. Slate, and Snooper
• Mel Blanc as Barney Rubble and Dino
• Lucille Bliss as Smurfette
• Penny Singleton as Jane Jetson

References[]

External links[]

• Hanna-Barbera's 50th: A Yabba Dabba Doo Celebration at IMDb
• Hanna-Barbera's 50th: A Yabba Dabba Doo Celebration at The Big Cartoon DataBase