Last year, I wrote up a post discussing the obscure and short-lived Hanna-Barbera stores, the studios' answer to Disney's then newly-launched retail locations. If you haven't seen that post and are interested, check it out here. Today, I return to this topic to present this newspaper ad for the grand opening of the first location, found inside LA's West Pavilion Mall. Fittingly enough, this weekend marked 34 years since it opened! Attendees could meet both Fred Flintstone and his current voice actor, see the Flintmobile, and grab goodies based on Jetsons: The Movie, which had just been released in theaters. It definitely sounded like a great opening for what could've been a great line of stores. You can thank Ted Turner for nipping that in the bud!
Unfortunately I wasn't able to attend the grand opening, but I was able to go to the store a couple of times, before it was unceremoniously closed. I purchased a very handsome, mens' wrist watch, with a black band and Scooby at the top position, Huck Hound at 3, Yogi Bear at 6, and Fred Flintsone at 9. I wore that watch, very proudly for many years.
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