The Hanna-Barbera Hall of Fame: Yabba Dabba Doo II

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The Hanna-Barbera Hall of Fame: Yabba Dabba Doo II
Written by Len Janson
Directed by Robert Guenette
Starring Bill Bixby
Voices of Daws Butler
Music by Hoyt Curtin
Country of origin United States
Original language English
Production
Executive producers Joseph Barbera
William Hanna
Producer Robert Guenette
CinematographyGil Hubbs
EditorPeter Wood
Running time45 minutes
Production companies Hanna-Barbera Productions
Robert Guenette Productions
Release
Original network CBS
Original releaseOctober 12, 1979 (1979-10-12)
Chronology
Preceded by Yabba Dabba Doo! The Happy World of Hanna-Barbera

The Hanna-Barbera Hall of Fame: Yabba Dabba Doo II is a 1979 live-action/animated television special produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions which aired on CBS on October 12, 1979. [1] It is a sequel to the 1977 special Yabba Dabba Doo! The Happy World of Hanna-Barbera .

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Summary

Bill Bixby hosts a behind-the-scenes look at some of the most famous stars of the animated-cartoon world of Hanna-Barbera's "Hall of Fame" of animal heroes and villains and the careers of William Hanna and Joseph Barbera.

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References

  1. Lenburg, Jeff (2009). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons (3rd ed.). New York: Checkmark Books. p. 413. ISBN   978-0-8160-6600-1.