Halloween is fast approaching, and as scary as ghouls and goblins can be, you want to know what's really scary? Bad cartoons. And as much as I love their early work, Hanna-Barbera probably produced more bad series than good ones.
These shows, alongside drivel from competitors like Ruby-Spears and Filmation, were the focus of an episode of ToonHeads, an animation-focused docuseries that aired in the early years of Cartoon Network. If you watched ToonHeads back in the day but don't remember this episode, that's for good reason. Despite much of the work being done on it, the episode was ultimately scrapped. Apparently, the execs at CN weren't really comfortable with an episode that lampooned the Hanna-Barbera programs. A little odd, since this was post-Adult Swim, but at the same time, I do understand. Thankfully, the rough cut of the episode has been preserved and uploaded to YouTube. Check it out below, and see what Hanna-Barbera shows were among the best of the worst cartoons.
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