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

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Hanna-Barbera's 50th: A Yabba Dabba Doo Celebration
Also known asA Yabba Dabba Doo Celebration: 50 Years of Hanna-Barbera
GenreLive-action
Variety show
Based onCharacters
by Hanna-Barbera Productions
Written byMarshall Flaum
Directed byMarshall Flaum
StarringTony 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 ofGreg Burson
Henry Corden
Don Messick
Mel Blanc
George O'Hanlon
Greg Berg
Casey Kasem
John Stephenson
Jean Vander Pyl
Penny Singleton
Country of originUnited States
Production
Executive producersWilliam Hanna
Joseph Barbera
ProducerMarshall Flaum
Running time94 minutes
Production companiesHanna-Barbera Productions
Turner Entertainment (Tom and Jerry and Droopy Dog)
Original release
NetworkTNT
ReleaseJuly 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 written, directed and produced by Marshall Flaum, which premiered on TNT on July 17, 1989.[1] 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

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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

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Among the cartoon characters that appear in this special are the following:

Celebrities

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Voices

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References

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  1. ^ Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. p. 270. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
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