The Hanna-Barbera New Cartoon Series, a.k.a. The New Hanna-Barbera Cartoon Series or The Wally Gator Show, was a syndicated television package of animated cartoon series produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions, starting in 1962.[1] The show included three unrelated short cartoon segments featuring talking animal characters:
| The Hanna-Barbera New Cartoon Series | |
|---|---|
| Also known as | The New Hanna-Barbera Cartoon Series The Wally Gator Show Cartoon Zoo (WPIX) |
| Genre | Cartoon series |
| Directed by | William Hanna Joseph Barbera |
| Voices of | Daws Butler Bill Thompson Mel Blanc Alan Reed Don Messick |
| Country of origin | United States |
| No. of episodes | 52 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Producers | William Hanna Joseph Barbera |
| Running time | 30 min. |
| Production company | Hanna-Barbera Productions |
| Original release | |
| Network | Syndication |
| Release | September 3, 1962 – August 26, 1963 |
The package consisted of 52 episodes, each with three individual segments and no bridge animation. Each individual cartoon segment had its own opening theme and closing title.[5]
The title The New Hanna-Barbera Cartoon series was an off-screen promotional title to distinguish this package from other Hanna-Barbera cartoons available at the time (such as The Ruff and Reddy Show, The Huckleberry Hound Show and The Yogi Bear Show, all of which had bridge animation between the cartoons). For example, WGN-Channel 9 in Chicago ran the three segments in a half-hour timeslot under the name Wally Gator. In New York, WPIX-TV originally used the segments for a local series, Cartoon Zoo, featuring Milt Moss as host and "Zookeeper", with life-sized cutouts of the characters in "cages" as a backdrop.
The package was originally syndicated by Screen Gems, the TV division of Columbia Pictures. The Hanna-Barbera studio was later purchased by the Taft Broadcasting Company, which distributed the studio's product first through Taft-HB Program Sales, and later through Worldvision Enterprises. Over time, the studio regained control of many of its earlier productions and distributed them through Worldvision. The elements of The New Hanna-Barbera Cartoon Series were split up, with Wally Gator airing as a segment on Magilla Gorilla and Friends on USA Network's Cartoon Express from 1987 through 1991. Meanwhile, Touche Turtle and Lippy the Lion were part of another package of cartoons aired on The Family Channel. Following the purchase of the Hanna-Barbera library by Turner Entertainment, these shorts eventually appeared on Cartoon Network and later Boomerang.
Episode list edit
| Nº | Wally Gator | Touché Turtle | Lippy & Hardy | Air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Droopy Dragon" Animation: Dick Lundy |
"Whale of a Tale" Animation: Unknown |
"See-Saw" Animation: Kenneth Muse |
September 3, 1962 |
| 2 | "Gator-Napper" Animation: Unknown |
"Zero Hero" Animation: Kenneth Muse |
"Water-Melon Felon" Animation: William Keil |
September 10, 1962 |
| 3 | "Swamp Fever" Animation: George Goepper |
"Dilly of a Lilly" Animation: George Nicholas |
"Scare to Spare" Animation: William Keil |
September 17, 1962 |
| 4 | "White Tie and Frails" Animation: Jack Ozark |
"Missing Missile" Animation: George Nicholas |
"Gulp and Saucer" Animation: Bob Carr |
September 24, 1962 |
| 5 | "Escape Artist" Animation: Jack Carr |
"Lake Serpent" Animation: Kenneth Muse |
"Map Happy" Animation: William Keil |
October 1, 1962 |
| 6 | "California or Bust" Animation: George Goepper |
"You Bug Me" Animation: Ed Parks |
"Smile the Wild" Animation: William Keil |
October 8, 1962 |
| 7 | "Frame and Fortune" Animation: Harry Holt |
"Roll-A-Ghoster" Animation: Unknown |
"Charge of the Fright Brigade" Animation: Unknown |
October 15, 1962 |
| 8 | "Tantalizin' Turnips" Animation: Ed Parks |
"Giant Double-Header" Animation: George Nicholas |
"Film Flam" Animation: Bob Carr |
October 22, 1962 |
| 9 | "Over the Fence Is Out" Animation: Hugh Fraser |
"Loser Take All" Animation: Bob Carr |
"Gunflighter" Animation: Ed Parks |
October 29, 1962 |
| 10 | "Bear with Me" Animation: Unknown |
"Takes Two to Tangle" Animation: Unknown |
"Hick Hikers" Animation: Bob Carr |
November 5, 1962 |
| 11 | "Outside Looking In" Animation: Dick Lundy |
"Mr. Robots" Animation: George Nicholas |
"A Thousand and One Frights" Animation: Robert Bentley |
November 12, 1962 |
| 12 | "Bachelor Buttons" Animation: Unknown |
"Touché at Bat" Animation: Kenneth Muse |
"Double Trouble" Animation: Ed Parks |
November 19, 1962 |
| 13 | "Which Is Which Witch" Animation: Don Patterson |
"Billy the Cad" Animation: Jerry Hathcock |
"Laugh a Loaf" Animation: Don Williams |
November 26, 1962 |
| 14 | "Pen-Striped Suit" Animation: Allen Wilzbach |
"Dog Daze" Animation: Unknown |
"Genie Is a Meany" Animation: Unknown |
December 3, 1962 |
| 15 | "Ship Shape Escape" Animation: Robert Bentley |
"Ant and Rave" Animation: Ed Love |
"Banks for Everything" Animation: Bob Carr |
December 10, 1962 |
| 16 | "Semi Seminole" Animation: George Goepper |
"Black Is the Knight" Animation: Ed Love |
"Fiddle Faddled" Animation: Ed Love |
December 17, 1962 |
| 17 | "Little Red Riding Gator" Animation: Don Patterson |
"Dragon Along" Animation: Ed Love |
"Kidnap Trap" Animation: Ed Love |
December 24, 1962 |
| 18 | "Ice Cube Boob" Animation: Carlo Vinci |
"Satellite Fright" Animation: Ed Love |
"Witch Crafty" Animation: Unknown |
December 31, 1962 |
| 19 | "The Forest's Prime Evil" Animation: Unknown |
"Sheepy-Time Pal" Animation: Hugh Fraser |
"Gas Again" Animation: Don Patterson |
January 7, 1963 |
| 20 | "Snooper Snowzer" Animation: Harry Holt |
"Hex Marks the Spot" Animation: Ed Parks |
"Horse and Waggin" Animation: Ed Love |
January 14, 1963 |
| 21 | "Unconscious Conscience" Animation: Unknown |
"Catch as Cat Can" Animation: Dick Lundy |
"Baby Bottled" Animation: Bob Carr |
January 21, 1963 |
| 22 | "Gator-Baiter" Animation: Unknown |
"Sea for Two" Animation: Ed Love |
"Hard Luck Hardy" Animation: Ed Love |
January 28, 1963 |
| 23 | "False Alarm" Animation: Unknown |
"High Goon" Animation: Unknown |
"Snow Use" Animation: John Boersema |
February 4, 1963 |
| 24 | "Phantom Alligator" Animation: Unknown |
"Grandma Outlaw" Animation: Don Williams |
"Injun Trouble" Animation: Don Patterson |
February 11, 1963 |
| 25 | "Puddle Hopper" Animation: George Goepper |
"Duel Control" Animation: Don Williams |
"Mouse in the House" Animation: Ed Love |
February 18, 1963 |
| 26 | "Baby Chase" Animation: Hugh Fraser |
"Rapid Rabbit" Animation: Kenneth Muse |
"Crazy Cat Capers" Animation: Bob Carr |
February 25, 1963 |
| 27 | "Gosh Zilla" Animation: Allen Wilzbach |
"Thumb Hero" Animation: Ed Love |
"Phoney Pony" Animation: Ed Love |
March 4, 1963 |
| 28 | "Camera Shy Guy" Animation: Unknown |
"Kat-Napped" Animation: Unknown |
"Egg Experts" Animation: Don Patterson |
March 11, 1963 |
| 29 | "Rebel Rabble" Animation: George Goepper |
"Romeo, Touché, and Juliet" Animation: Hugh Fraser |
"Rabbit Romeo" Animation: Bob Carr |
March 18, 1963 |
| 30 | "No More Mower" Animation: Harry Holt |
"The Big Bite" Animation: Don Patterson |
"Bird in the Hand" Animation: Harry Holt |
March 25, 1963 |
| 31 | "Knight Nut" Animation: Unknown |
"Flying Saucer Sorcerer" Animation: Allen Wilzbach |
"Legion Heirs" Animation: Unknown |
April 1, 1963 |
| 32 | "Ape Scrape" Animation: George Goepper |
"Aladdin's Lampoon" Animation: Don Patterson |
"Hoots and Saddles" Animation: Unknown |
April 8, 1963 |
| 33 | "Gator-Imitator" Animation: Unknown |
"Haunting License" Animation: Unknown |
"Monster Mix-Up" Animation: William Keil |
April 15, 1963 |
| 34 | "Safe at Home" Animation: Unknown |
"The Phoney Phantom" Animation: Ed Love |
"Bye-Bye Fly-Guy" Animation: Harry Holt |
April 22, 1963 |
| 35 | "Balloon Buffoon" Animation: William Keil |
"Touché's Last Stand" Animation: Hugh Fraser |
"Wooden Nickels" Animation: Ed Love |
April 29, 1963 |
| 36 | "Rassle Dazzle" Animation: Unknown |
"Chief Beef" Animation: Ed Love |
"Two for the Road" Animation: Edwin Aardal |
May 6, 1963 |
| 37 | "Sea Sick Pals" Animation: Carlo Vinci |
"Like Wild, Man" Animation: Unknown |
"King's X" Animation: Carlo Vinci |
May 13, 1963 |
| 38 | "Accidentally on Purpose" Animation: Unknown |
"Dum de Dum Dum" Animation: Unknown |
"Amusement Park Lark" Animation: Robert Bentley |
May 20, 1963 |
| 39 | "Whistle Stopper" Animation: Unknown |
"Et Tu Touché?" Animation: Unknown |
"T for Two" Animation: Don Williams |
May 27, 1963 |
| 40 | "Birthday Grievings" Animation: Harry Holt |
"Dragon Feat" Animation: Allen Wilzbach |
"Tiny Troubles" Animation: Ed Love |
June 3, 1963 |
| 41 | "Medicine Avenue" Animation: Hugh Fraser |
"Red Riding Hoodlum" Animation: Unknown |
"Flood for a Thought" Animation: Bob Carr |
June 10, 1963 |
| 42 | "Marshall Wally" Animation: Allen Wilzbach |
"Dough Nuts" Animation: Unknown |
"Hocus Focus" Animation: Unknown |
June 17, 1963 |
| 43 | "One Round Trip" Animation: Don Patterson |
"Save the Last Trance for Me" Animation: Unknown |
"Shamrocked" Animation: Ed Love |
June 24, 1963 |
| 44 | "Gopher Broke" Animation: Hugh Fraser |
"Waterloo for Two" Animation: Hugh Fraser |
"Old Fuddy Duds" Animation: Bob Carr |
July 1, 1963 |
| 45 | "Gladiator Gator" Animation: Unknown |
"Robin Hoodlum" Animation: Unknown |
"Chow You Feeling" Animation: Carlo Vinci |
July 8, 1963 |
| 46 | "Bubble Trouble" Animation: Unknown |
"The Shoe Must Go On" Animation: Don Williams |
"Easy Doesn't It" Animation: Bob Carr |
July 15, 1963 |
| 47 | "Ice Charades" Animation: Unknown |
"Quack Hero" Animation: Unknown |
"Drop Me a Lion" Animation: Ed Love |
July 22, 1963 |
| 48 | "Creature Feature" Animation: Unknown |
"Aliblabber and the Forty Thieves" Animation: Unknown |
"Map Sap" Animation: Harry Holt |
July 29, 1963 |
| 49 | "Squatter's Rights" Animation: John Boersema |
"Out of This Whirl" Animation: John Boersema |
"Shark Shock" Animation: John Boersema |
August 5, 1963 |
| 50 | "The Big Drip" Animation: Ed Parks |
"Hero on the Half Shell" Animation: Unknown |
"No Spooking Allowed" Animation: Unknown |
August 12, 1963 |
| 51 | "Gourmet Gator" Animation: Hugh Fraser |
"Tenderfoot Turtle" Animation: Unknown |
"Me-My-Mine" Animation: Unknown |
August 19, 1963 |
| 52 | "Carpet Bragger" Animation: Hugh Fraser |
"Peace and Riot" Animation: Jerry Hathcock |
"Together Mess" Animation: Ed Love |
August 26, 1963 |
Home media edit
The first episode of the three cartoons is on the DVD Saturday Morning Cartoons: 1960's - Vol. 2.[6]
Wally Gator was released separately as a mod DVD from Warner Archive as Wally Gator: The Complete Series on June 25, 2019.[7]
Lippy the Lion followed on July 9 as Lippy the Lion and Hardy Har Har: The Complete Series.[8]
Touché Turtle has yet to be released by Warner Archive, though it was considered to be released soon after the other two; as of February 2024, Warner Archive has yet to announce a release for the series.
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Sennett, Ted (1989). The Art of Hanna-Barbera: Fifty Years of Creativity. Studio. p. 121. ISBN 978-0670829781. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
- ^ Erickson, Hal (2005). Television Cartoon Shows: An Illustrated Encyclopedia, 1949 Through 2003 (2nd ed.). McFarland & Co. pp. 895–896. ISBN 978-1476665993.
- ^ Erickson, Hal (2005). Television Cartoon Shows: An Illustrated Encyclopedia, 1949 Through 2003 (2nd ed.). McFarland & Co. p. 867. ISBN 978-1476665993.
- ^ Erickson, Hal (2005). Television Cartoon Shows: An Illustrated Encyclopedia, 1949 Through 2003 (2nd ed.). McFarland & Co. p. 501. ISBN 978-1476665993.
- ^ Yowp (2012-04-25). "Mr. Barbera, When's My Birthday?". Yowp. Retrieved 2019-07-11.
- ^ "Saturday Morning Cartoons: 1960's - Volume 2 DVD Review - IGN". IGN. 3 November 2009. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
- ^ "Wally Gator: The Complete Series (MOD)". WB Shop. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
- ^ "Lippy the Lion and Hardy Har Har: The Complete Series (MOD)". WB Shop. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
