Quick Draw Gets Restored

It's one of the great questions asked by many a Hanna-Barbera fan: will Quick Draw McGraw ever come to DVD or Blu-Ray?

For the uninitiated, The Quick Draw McGraw Show has had a rocky history in the world of home video releases. Plans to release the show on DVD go back to 2006, but the plug was pulled for a variety of reasons, the main being the music rights. Like other early HB shows, Quick Draw used cues from a stock library that have since reverted to their original composers. These composers (or their estates, more specifically) vetoed the use of the music, and the release fell apart. For more information, Yowp had a great post about it two years back. He explained the ordeal way better than I ever could!

Recently, however, things have started to change. Huckleberry Hound was released in its entirety on Blu-Ray last year, complete with music from those aforementioned libraries. Last month, Tubi announced that a swarm of Hanna-Barbera series would be coming to the platform throughout the year, and Quick Draw was one of those titles. Many, myself included, were curious if this was an indication that the show had undergone a restoration process, and now, we have an answer.

Last week, Jerry Beck appeared on Stu's Show (which I highly recommend checking out if you haven't already), and confirmed that, yes, Quick Draw McGraw is being cleaned up for both MeTV Toons and a Blu-Ray release. Beck didn't go into any further details so don't expect it in the immediate future, but it is in the works. Rest easy knowing there will come a day when the world can enjoy Snuffles in crystal clear HD!