Hanna-Barbera's 50th: A Yabba Dabba Doo Celebration
| Hanna-Barbera's 50th: A Yabba Dabba Doo Celebration | |
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| Also known as | 'A Yabba Dabba Doo Celebration: 50 Years of Hanna-Barbera' |
| Genre |
Live-action Animation Variety show |
| 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 |
Henry Corden Greg Burson Don Messick Mel Blanc George O'Hanlon Greg Berg Casey Kasem John Stephenson Jean Vander Pyl Penny Singleton |
| Country of origin | United States |
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| Executive producer(s) |
William Hanna Joseph Barbera |
| Producer(s) | Marshall Flaum |
| Running time | 94 mins |
| Production company(s) | Hanna-Barbera Productions |
| Distributor | Warner Bros. Television Distribution |
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| Original network | TNT |
| Audio format | Dolby Surround |
| Original release | July 17, 1989 |
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.
The special is hosted by 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 programs along with new animated/live-action wraparounds and a behind-the-scenes on the then-upcoming Jetsons: The Movie.
The special was dedicated to the memory of Daws Butler, who died during this production and 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.
Among the cartoon characters that appear in this special are the following:
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