Hanna-Barbera Voice Actors in Classic TV Shows

 It's been a while since I did an installment in my "Hanna-Barbera Voices in Advertising" series, so today, I thought I could do something different. Instead of commercials, let's look at some of the Hanna-Barbera voice actors' appearances in the television shows of yesteryear. While we know them best for the various animated characters they portrayed, most did make plenty of onscreen appearances in the TV shows of the time. Starting things off is Jean Vander Pyl, in this short clip from an episode of Leave It to Beaver. Miss Vander Pyl made several appearances in the series, each time as a different character, a practice that wasn't uncommon back then.

You can't have Wilma without Fred, so here's Alan Reed in an episode of The Beverly Hillbillies. Reed made many onscreen appearances, from Breakfast at Tiffany's to the 1966 Batman series, but what's interesting about this series is that all of the principal cast members from The Flintstones appeared in this show. For example, Mel Blanc guest starred as a cab driver in one episode. I could have centered this entire post on this show, but as they say, variety is the spice of life!

One more today, here is Judy Jetson, Janet Waldo, in probably her most famous live-action appearance as the obsessive fan Peggy in I Love Lucy. This was Waldo's first TV role, and, as the video points out, was pregnant at the time of filming this episode, despite playing the role of a teenager. She really was an eternal teenager!

That's all for today, but as I alluded to earlier, there's a lot more to cover. From Howard Morris to John Stephenson to Frank Welker to Allan Melvin, if you can think of a classic Hanna-Barbera actor, the chances are high they at least made one or two onscreen appearances. I'd love to hear from you all if there are any actors or shows you'd like to see covered in a potential follow-up!