Turner Classic Movies has got plenty in store for fans of Hanna-Barbera this December. On December 3rd and 10th, viewers will be treated to a trio of feature films from the animation studio. The films will be presented by TCM regular Jacqueline Stewart and animation historian Greg Ehrbar. You may also know Greg for his fantastic podcast and last year's excellent Hanna-Barbera, the Recorded History.
December 3rd will see the channel air Hey There, It's Yogi Bear, The Man Called Flintstone, and A Christmas Story. Then, a week later, viewers can check out Jack and the Beanstalk, Charlotte's Web, and The Gathering. All six films will be airing for the first time on the network.
Considering the HB library and TCM are under the same umbrella, it's a little crazy that something like this hasn't happened before. Regardless, I'm quite excited for this, and I'm sure a lot of you will be as well. I'm particularly interested in seeing what insight Stewart and Ehrbar will bring when discussing the movies.
They're even showing "Baxter!" an obscure little 1973 movie about a disturbed young boy (Scott Jacoby, who specialized in such parts) with an Elmer Fudd-like speech impediment brought to live in London with his selfish, uncaring mother; starring Patricia Neal as a kindly speech therapist. Hanna-Barbera was somehow behind its production.
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ReplyDeleteYeah, I was wondering where that one was.
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