Hanna-Barbera Superstars 10 | |
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Genre | Comedy |
Starring | Yogi Bear The Flintstones Scooby-Doo Huckleberry Hound The Jetsons Top Cat |
Music by | Sven Libaek |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
Production | |
Executive producers | William Hanna Joseph Barbera |
Running time | 90-95 minutes |
Production company | Hanna-Barbera Productions |
Original release | |
Network | Syndication |
Release | September 20, 1987[1] – November 20, 1988 [2] |
Hanna-Barbera's Superstars 10 is a series of 10 syndicated made-for-television animated films produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions as part of The Funtastic World of Hanna-Barbera programming block from 1987 to 1988, featuring the studio's popular animated characters: Yogi Bear, The Flintstones, The Jetsons, Scooby-Doo, Huckleberry Hound and Top Cat. [3] The first 8 films used traditional cels, while the last 2 films used digital ink and paint.
Original release date | Title |
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September 20, 1987 [4] | Yogi's Great Escape |
October 18, 1987 [5] | Scooby-Doo Meets the Boo Brothers |
November 15, 1987 [6] | The Jetsons Meet the Flintstones |
November 26, 1987 [7] | Yogi Bear and the Magical Flight of the Spruce Goose |
March 20, 1988 [8] | Top Cat and the Beverly Hills Cats |
May 6, 1988 [9] | The Good, the Bad, and Huckleberry Hound |
September 18, 1988 [10] | Rockin' with Judy Jetson |
October 16, 1988 [11] | Scooby-Doo and the Ghoul School |
November 13, 1988 [12] | Scooby-Doo and the Reluctant Werewolf |
November 20, 1988 [13] | Yogi and the Invasion of the Space Bears |
All of the films except Yogi and the Invasion of the Space Bears were released on VHS shortly after their original broadcasts by Worldvision Home Video (a sister division of then-Hanna-Barbera owner Taft Broadcasting), Invasion of the Space Bears finally saw a VHS release in 1991. To date, the Yogi Bear and Scooby-Doo television films in the series have been released on DVD from Warner Home Video. On December 7, 2010, Warner Bros. released Yogi's Great Escape on DVD via their Warner Archive Collection. This is a Manufacture-on-Demand (MOD) release, available exclusively through Warner's online store and only in the U.S. [14] Warner Home Video also released Scooby-Doo Meets the Boo Brothers on DVD, in Region 1 on May 6, 2003. [15] and Scooby-Doo and the Ghoul School on DVD, in Region 1 on June 4, 2002. [16]
The Jetsons Meet the Flintstones has been released on VHS three times, first by Worldvision Home Video in 1988, [17] then by Kid Klassics, the children's video arm of GoodTimes Entertainment (using the same cassette as the previous release) on October 20, 1989, [18] and later by Warner Home Video on July 3, 2001. [19] The film was finally released on DVD for the first time on June 14, 2011.
On July 28, 1988 , Yogi Bear and the Magical Flight of the Spruce Goose was released on VHS videocassette in the United States. [20] On December 7, 2010, Warner Home Video released Yogi Bear and the Magical Flight of the Spruce Goose on DVD via their Warner Archive Collection, a Manufacture-on-Demand (MOD) label, available exclusively through Warner's online store and only in the U.S. [21] As of August 2011, all of the Hanna-Barbera Superstars 10 episodes are available on DVD through Warner Archive. [22] While all 10 films have appeared on Cartoon Network and Boomerang, two cable channels primarily dedicated to classic Hanna-Barbera material, only the Scooby-Doo films in the series still appear in regular rotation on Cartoon Network and Boomerang, as part of Cartoon Theatre on Cartoon Network and Boomerang Theatre. All 10 films were also released on VHS videocassette since they have aired on Cartoon Network since the 1990's.
As of 2014, all 10 films have been made available on DVD; apart from the Scooby-Doo films, all of the others are available on demand through the Warner Archive Collection, direct from Warner Bros. or Amazon.com.
The Hanna-Barbera Superstars 10 films were released on Blu-ray separately and in a complete boxset through Warner Archive on February 20, 2024. [23] All of the films were remastered in HD.
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