The Super Friends, courtesy of Kevin Maguire.

Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! (1970)

My favorite part of this Japanese CN bumper is the fact George Jetson literally recoils at the sight of anime.

Animator’s sketch from the Bewitched opening credits. Hanna-Barbera circa 1964.

The reception to Velma has honestly been insane to see. There are plenty of shows that come out and are pretty widely hated but still have their fair share of defenders, stuff like She-Hulk, Ms. Marvel and Big Mouth. Velma isn’t like that. I’ve seen literally nothing but overwhelming negativity towards Velma. I haven’t even seen anyway say it’s mediocre, it’s all been unanimous thumbs down. This might actually be the biggest flop HBO Max has ever had, and maybe ever will have, because think about it: Scooby-Doo might be Warner Bros’ most beloved animated IP next to Looney Tunes. They give it yet another reboot, but this time it’s an HBO Max exclusive, it’s got a bunch of big celebrities behind it, it’s aimed at adults, and it receives a ton of promotion. Then it comes out and literally everyone hates it. WB and HBO Max swung for the fences only to end up not just missing the ball, but for the ball to smack them in the face at 90 MPH.

The fact that WB and HBO Max cancelled and removed a bunch of animated projects that people actually liked only makes Velma’s flop hit harder and reflects really, really poorly on them.

Tom and Jerry: The Night Before Christmas Directors: William Hanna & Joseph Barbera Studio: MGM | USA, 1941

What Scooby Doo/Hanna Barbera Material do u work on?

(via IMDb*)

..Some more info about this work comes up in the GeekDad podcast here:

HTH! :)

*Glancing over it, this list's incomplete. For example, I know I did a lot more scripts than mentioned above: and certainly a whole lot more Captain Caveman than just the one credited above. (Because Mel Blanc was in those, and they're some of my favorites.) But "gang credits" and the amalgamation of shows that once were independents—for example, all the Cavey episodes got reclassified as "Flintstones Comedy Show"—have muddied the waters somewhat. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Barney Rubble & Fred Flintstone, The Flintstones, Hanna-Barbera, 1966

(1962)

Space Ghost #01 (2023)

Art by Francesco Mattina, Jae Lee, Bjorn Barends And Michael Cho

Alex Toth's character sheet of the Fantastic Four in civies for the Hanna-Barbera animated series (1967).

Bewitched opening title animation cel (1970)

Nothing about this commercial feels... right...

“What are these frames for? I don’t remember saving them.”

“...”

“...yes. Right. Ok.”

“That definitely justified saving.”

SALT WATER TABBY (1947)