Jean Vander Pyl

The New Fred and Barney Show is a 30-minute Saturday morning revival of "The Flintstones" cartoon series.

This was a 16-episode Hanna-Barbera animated series that first aired in 1974. Penrod Pooch(Penry for short) is a mild mannered canine janitor at a police station and whenever help is needed he dives into a file cabinet and emerges as a karate fighting, super hero named Hong Kong Phooey. Accompanied by his trusty feline companion Spot, Hong Kong Phooey fights crime while double checking his trusty textbook The Hong Kong Book of Kung Fu.Bumbling through solving crimes it is Spot who is inaudibly muttering the clues while Penry takes credit.

"Yogi's Gang" is a 30-minute animated series produced by Hanna-Barbera which aired 16 half-hour episodes on ABC from September 8, 1973, to December 29, 1973. The show began as "Yogi's Ark Lark," a special TV movie on "The ABC Saturday Superstar Movie" in 1972.

Inch High, Private Eye was a 1973 Saturday morning cartoon produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions. The titular character of Inch High, Private Eye was a miniature detective (literally one inch high). Inch often enlisted the help of his niece Lori (sometimes written "Laurie"), her muscle-bound friend Gator, and their dog Braveheart to help solve mysteries. Their primary mode of transportation was the Hushmobile, a streamlined car that made virtually no noise while being driven, making it perfect for following criminals unnoticed. The small Inch worked for The Finkerton Detective Agency (a wordplay lampoon of The Pinkerton Detective Agency), where the boss (Mr. Finkerton) constantly dreamed of the day that he would fire him.

"Where's Huddles?" was an animated series produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions in 1970. It was similar in style to "The Flintstones" and used several of the same plots and voice actors. Also, like "The Flintstones," it aired in the evening during prime time, had a laugh track, and had somewhat adult themes. The show's premise involved a professional football quarterback named Ed Huddles (voiced by Cliff Norton) and his neighbor, Bubba McCoy (voiced by Mel Blanc). They played for a team called The Rhinos. Other characters included Ed's wife Marge (voiced by Jean Vander Pyl) and their rather jovial if acerbic neighbor Claude Pertwee (voiced by Paul Lynde). The Rhinos' football announcer was voiced by actual sportscaster Dick Enberg, who at the time was the voice of the Los Angeles Rams. Alan Reed had a recurring role as Mad Dog Maloney, the Rhinos' coach. In addition, the Huddles had a dog named Fumbles (voiced by Don Messick) that often would laugh at someone's misfortune.

Magilla Gorilla was about a gorilla for sale in a pet store that no one wants to buy. With voice talents including Mel Blanc (Looney Tunes: Voice Artist) and Don Messick, this show was an instant classic.

The Jetsons are a family living in the future. They have all manner of technological appliances to help around the house. George Jetson works at Spaceley's Sprockets, doing his best for his family.

The Flintstones was a parody on modern suburban life, set in the Stone Age. The characters in the cartoon series all behaved and spoke in a contemporary manner, though they lived in the prehistoric city of Bedrock.