CN and its cartoon libraries

[Dark Spider]

What cartoon libraries does Cartoon Network own exactly?

I know that CN owns Hanna-Barbera library (I don't know if they own the ENTIRE one though), the Warner Brother Classic Cartoon library, and possibly the Sunbow animation library (they haven't done anything with it yet though). What other libraries do they own?

[GL2k2]

Ted Turner owns the entire Hanna Barbera library, and rest assured if everything they own has not been shown at least once, I'd be very surprised. Warner Bros. I'm not so sure about, because this is kinda recently only about two years since the acquisition. I'm pretty sure they own everything that is WB too. Also, I think they own everything Ruby-Spears which was bought out by HB. Ruby Spears made stuff like Centurions and the Plastic Man Adventure Hour.

[mbaker]

Personally, I think Cartoon Network should buy back Animaniacs, and Pinky & the Brain from Nick. They should also bring back Tazmania. One of the most highly underrated WB shows from the silver age. I also have A question. Since the Fonz was made by Hanna-Barbera, why did it air on TV Land? Did it have to do with the fact that it was A joint venture between H-B, and Paramount at the time? Also, why did Cartoon Network only air the Space Ace segment from Saturday Supercade, and none of the others? Dose it have to do with the owners of the original games holding them back? Please let me know.

[Thad Komorowski]

CN has rights to all of the Popeye cartoons as well.


-Thad

[Jon Cooke]

Originally posted by Thad K
CN has rights to all of the Popeye cartoons as well.

That's just the theatrical Max Fleischer and the Famous Studios Popeye cartoons. The 1960s and 1980s made-for-TV Popeye cartoons are owned by King Features Sydnicate.

CN also owns all the MGM cartoons (Tom & Jerry, Droopy, etc.).

Some of the shows that Hanna-Barbera did that featured pre-existing characters (like the Fonz, Popeye, Laurel & Hardy) are not controlled by H-B. But rather by Paramount, King Features, Larry Harmon Productions, or whoever currently holds the rights to that particular show/character. However, that isn't ALWAYS the case, H-B did retain the rights to such shows as Richie Rich, Casper & The Angels, Josie & The Pussycats, Pac-Man, and others.


-Jon

[Thad Komorowski]

CN used to have rights to the Walter Lantz cartunes (Woody Woodpecker, Andy Panda, Chilly Willy) and the DePatie-Freleng cartoons (Pink Panther, The Inspector, Ant & Aarvark). Both were eliminated years ago, due to certain reasons.


-Thad

[mbaker]

Hanna-Barbera did make A Laurel & Hardy series (As well as an Abbot & Costello series) in the 60's. Laurel & Hardy also appear in "The New Scooby-Doo Movies" (Which kinda puzzles me, but oh well.) However, since Bill Hanna & Joe Barbera created Tom & Jerry, Filmation, and Film Roman did use the characters in A basterdised way without them. ("The Tom & Jerry Comedy show" in the early 80's, and "Tom & Jerry: The Movie") The only good exception to this would be the shorts that Chuck Jones worked on. Bill & Joe's post MGM projects with the Cat & Mouse were "The Tom & Jerry/ Grape Ape show", and "Tom & Jerry Kids".