The Hanna-Barbera Superstars 10

[Kolbar]

Back in the late 80s, Hanna-Barbera produced a series of ten syndicated telefilms. The films featured the most prominent and popular characters from the Hanna-Barbera library such as the Flintstones, Yogi Bear, and Top Cat, among others. These ten telefilms, produced between 1986 and 1988, were dubbed the Hanna-Barbera Superstars 10.

The films included:
Yogi's Great Escape (1986)
The Jetsons Meet the Flintstones (1987)
Scooby-Doo Meets the Boo Brothers (1987)
Yogi Bear and the Magical Flight of the Spruce Goose (1987)
Top Cat and the Beverly Hills Cats (1988)
Scooby-Doo and the Ghoul School (1988)
Rockin' With Judy Jetson (1988)
Yogi and the Invasion of the Space Bears (1988)
The Good, the Bad, and the Huckleberry Hound (1988)
Scooby-Doo and the Reluctant Werewolf (1988)

These films have all been released on video, but only the Scooby movies have made their way to DVD so far. They've also been shown both on Cartoon Network and Boomerang for years.

So which ones are your favorites? Which do you like the most? Which ones do you like the least? I'll post my comments later.

[Moto Pete]

Flintstones meet jetsons

[Uncle_Lina]

I've only really seen Reluctant Werewolf and Flinstones meet the Jetsons on Boomerang years ago (when they actually showed classics) and I have a tape of Ghoul School and The Boo Bros in my big box of kids videos.
Any idea where I can find the others?

[ToonFanForever]

I have only seen four of them, but the most memorable for me was "The Jetsons Meet the Flintstones."

[Draft]

out of the four i've seen, i like jetsons meet the flinstones(other 3 s-ds)

anyone know how to obtain copies of the other 6 movies that arent scooby doo or jetsons meet the flinstones?

[Kolbar]

anyone know how to obtain copies of the other 6 movies that arent scooby doo or jetsons meet the flinstones?

Besides tracking down an old VHS tape, Boomerang occasionally airs them on weekends. "Top Cat and the Beverly Hills Cats" airs on Sunday, August 6, and "Yogi's Great Escape" airs on Saturday, August 18. Set your VCRs or your TiVos.

[Draft]

Besides tracking down an old VHS tape, Boomerang occasionally airs them on weekends. "Top Cat and the Beverly Hills Cats" airs on Sunday, August 6, and "Yogi's Great Escape" airs on Saturday, August 18. Set your VCRs or your TiVos.

thanks, sadly i cant get boomerang in my area :(

is it common to find such vhs tapes on amazon/non-bidding online site?

[j3rricab]

I recently watched "Rockin' With Judy Jetson" on Boomerang a couple of Months ago and i think that was the last movie i watched on there (i also own it on video).

The Jetsons Meet the Flintstones is the only other one i remember watching quite a bit. Caught that also on Boomerang a while ago...but the others i haven't seen or don't remember seeing in a while.

[Kolbar]

thanks, sadly i cant get boomerang in my area :(

is it common to find such vhs tapes on amazon/non-bidding online site?
It's possible, but you'd have to buy it used from someone off of Amazon. And then you don't know what the quality of it is. Sometimes, most of them are former rental copies, but it is possible to find the old VHS tapes.

Warner should really put these movies out on DVD. I don't understand why they don't.

[Anthonynotes]

Liked "The Jetsons Meet the Flintstones" the most out of these, but also recall liking the Huckleberry Hound film (but not seen that one in a good number of years...).

[Uncle_Lina]

It's possible, but you'd have to buy it used from someone off of Amazon. And then you don't know what the quality of it is. Sometimes, most of them are former rental copies, but it is possible to find the old VHS tapes.

Warner should really put these movies out on DVD. I don't understand why they don't.

I thought they released some of the Scooby Doo ones while the live action films were out.
Or was it a re-release of them on video?

[Kolbar]

I thought they released some of the Scooby Doo ones while the live action films were out.
Or was it a re-release of them on video?

No, Warner released all three Scooby movies awhile back on DVD. It's in my initial post. Toon Overlord was asking about any of the non-Scooby movies.

Okay, here's my two cents:

Yogi's Great Escape - Only seen this one about once or twice when Boomerang used to show Yogi Bear marathons. I remember beeing very annoyed by the little cub bears. I really need to watch it again though.

The Jetsons Meet the Flintstones - One of my all-time favorites, there's just something I love about seeing characters meet up for the first time. Despite the songs and the movie's length (a problem which has afflicted all of these movies), this would probably rank #4 for me.

Scooby-Doo Meets the Boo Brothers - I must have watched this almost 50 times growing up especially after I got the tape. I just watched the DVD recently too. Arguably the best of the Scooby movies, except for the fact that the Boo Brothers tend to grite on your nerves after awhile. Loved the parts with Scooby and the ape and Shaggy and Sadie Mae (the hillbilly girl). Not to mention Farquard the butler who always makes me crack up. #2 on my list of the HB Superstars.

Yogi Bear and the Magical Flight of the Spruce Goose - Another one of my favroites and not to mention almost all of HB's Golden Age characters. Yogi, Boo Boo, Huck, Snag, Augie, Doggie Daddy, and Quick Draw. Again, despit the length and the inclusion of Berniece, I love this movie to death. Dred Baron and Mumbly (that's Mumbly, not Muttley) appear. I must have watched this so many times, too. Ranks #3

Top Cat and the Beverly Hills Cats - #1: Besides being a huge T.C. fan, this movie is actually funny. No, make that hilarious. Snerdly the butler and Rasputin the dog have some very clever and funny lines. "Mr. Top Cat I presume and his band of merry mercenaries" always cracks me up. This is one of the few where I don't mind the length because I love Top Cat and the gang.

The rest coming later.

[TheBlueHombre]

Okay, here's my twelve cents worth because I got a bonus at work today. I have ranked them in order of my favorite to least favorite.

THE BEST:
#1 - "The Good, The Bad and Huckleberry Hound". I am the world's biggest Huck fan and this movie represents everything that I love about the character. Everything is perfect about this film. I bought the video the day it was released and I have watched it well over fifty times.

#2 - "Top Cat and the Beverly Hills Cats". I like T.C. a lot and there is a lot to like about this movie. The Gang even do a rap song!

#3 - "Yogi Bear and the Magical Flight of the Spruce Goose". It is always good to see Yogi and the Gang in an adventure. It's not the greatest in the world, but it's not a waste of an hour and a half either.

#4 - "The Jetsons Meet The Flintstones". At first the premise is good, but then it just seems to drag on. Also, I like how they animated these characters during the original runs of the shows and the animation is rather bad at times. But, like #3 above, it is not a waste of time.

THE WORST:
#5 - "Yogi's Great Escape." In some ways it's a rehash of "Hey There, It's Yogi Bear." In most ways, it is a long drawn out mess that should not have been released at all. It was good to see Quick Draw McGraw and Wally Gator, but that was it. The cubs were annoying beyond annoying. Skip this one and watch "Hey There, It's Yogi Bear" instead.

THE ABSOLUTE WORST:
#6 - "Yogi Bear and the Invasion of the Space Bears." This was the dumbest idea ever to take fruit at Hanna-Barbera. The aliens are obnoxious. Yogi and Boo Boo are not entertaining either. The writers got themselves into a bind with too much stuff thrown in and took the lame way out by just having the aliens go back to their home planet. I saw this film only once and once was too much.

THE FOUR I HAVE NEVER SEEN:
"Rockin' With Judy Jetson" and all three Scooby-Doo movies. I like Judy and I like Scooby, but I have never taken the time to watch them. I hope to some day.

EDITORIAL:
I have written to WHV about including these movies in the box sets of the characters. It would be great to have "The Good, The Bad and Huckleberry Hound" show up as a bonus feature in a future Huck DVD release. I begged them to include "Top Cat and the Beverly Hills Cats" in the Top Cat box set so that the fans could really have THE COMPLETE TOP CAT COLLECTION. However, no one seems to be listening. Maybe someday they'll come to DVD.

[cartoonseeker]

poor me, any of that cartoons are not available on my country. Anyone can help me where too see the films?

[Manga Scraps]

Ive seen all of the scooby ones and jetsons n flintstones.
All though my fav would be SDBB.

[Draft]

It's possible, but you'd have to buy it used from someone off of Amazon. And then you don't know what the quality of it is. Sometimes, most of them are former rental copies, but it is possible to find the old VHS tapes.

Warner should really put these movies out on DVD. I don't understand why they don't.

ya, thanks for your help on that, i just bought Yogi's Great Escape(ironically shipping was more than the video, but still, shippining was only 2.49)