Tuesday, June 11, 2024

More Hanna-Barbera Studio Store Goodies

 Back last fall, I made a post discussing the Hanna-Barbera studio store (which you can find here), which showed a couple of the many items sold at the store during its short life. Now, I come back with even more Hanna-Barbera memorabilia that only those who worked for the company could claim! Starting things off, we have some keychains. The first is a set of four Flintstones keychains, which rock the same designs seen in the 1994 Flintstones style guide. The second one is based on Muttley from Wacky Races, who we will be seeing again in this post.



If keys aren't your thing, then what about mugs? Around 1996, the store offered a line of three mugs, each based on different characters and series. You had Fred Flintstone (sporting his Craig Kellman design, the style of the time), Scooby-Doo, and once again, that nefarious Muttley. It would have been cool to see the latter two also in the Kellman art style, but I guess they wanted to go more classic for them here. Speaking of Kellman's designs...




Here are two baseball caps for Snagglepuss and Huckleberry Hound, both based off of Kellman's redesigns. When I made a post focused on these designs last year, I mentioned there wasn't really any merchandise for the non-Flintstones characters. To date, this is the only stuff I've ever found that does use Kellman's versions of the other HB characters. The designs are essentially the same, save for the character of course, which makes me wonder if there were more in this line.




Last but not least, I've got two ties to show off. Last time, I featured an Atom Ant one, and now, I have two for Space Ghost and Bandit of Jonny Quest. Both look fresh, and it's interesting to see Space Ghost merch released alongside Coast to Coast's original run, but still in the style of the original series. Also, note how they goofed up and colored his hands red instead of the usual white.



That's it for today, but I am 100% sure that the store had a lot more than what these two posts have shown. Researching this store can be a bit tricky, as many get it confused with not just the store for the Hanna-Barbera ride at Universal, but also the WB stores, and even Hanna-Barbera's own short-lived chain of stores (yes, those were a real thing. Check out this post for more). If any former HB employees are reading this blog, I'd love to hear your memories of the store and its offerings in the comments below! 

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