tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5403931334822730200.post4877303832893693727..comments2024-03-28T21:16:57.556-07:00Comments on Yowp: The Failure That Really WasYowphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09264605351878574044noreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5403931334822730200.post-89612280913391207882023-07-26T17:17:08.276-07:002023-07-26T17:17:08.276-07:00I'm searching some info on a particular episod...I'm searching some info on a particular episode, really scary. It's like the student showcase jerome, in black n white, about a girl fighting with a noodle monster that want to be eaten.<br />It has been broadcasted once in france. Have someone got this episode ? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5403931334822730200.post-24183714881715299092021-10-04T01:04:34.380-07:002021-10-04T01:04:34.380-07:00Uploading the second episode now, should be ready ...Uploading the second episode now, should be ready in a couple of hours - https://youtu.be/RdCynP_fakg Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17292208205003541880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5403931334822730200.post-61062943217367420402020-01-21T14:35:47.592-08:002020-01-21T14:35:47.592-08:00It was aired in France too. It was aired in France too. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5403931334822730200.post-60374795950967978592018-11-12T10:51:19.190-08:002018-11-12T10:51:19.190-08:00Thank you, Yowp. :)Thank you, Yowp. :)bgraumanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07481033911573623806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5403931334822730200.post-50466945773669832992017-10-05T18:00:29.035-07:002017-10-05T18:00:29.035-07:00I am very very willing to buy a copy from you.
Kin...I am very very willing to buy a copy from you.<br />Kindly respondSven Hoganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03502671918229661186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5403931334822730200.post-67946973230915183072016-11-27T05:24:59.846-08:002016-11-27T05:24:59.846-08:00Searching for decades! Would you be willing to sel...Searching for decades! Would you be willing to sell a copy- my grandmother used to record these for me when I was a kid. I was totally inspired and addicted. Especially the short with the goofy knight and the hungover princess in the tower. amazing!Sven Hoganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03502671918229661186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5403931334822730200.post-6219672083264353242012-11-28T15:54:01.531-08:002012-11-28T15:54:01.531-08:00At least some country bought this!At least some country bought this!Chris Sobieniakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09838106041175506925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5403931334822730200.post-30597136907455586052012-05-21T18:07:48.297-07:002012-05-21T18:07:48.297-07:00Thanks for the info on this obscure Hanna-Barbera ...Thanks for the info on this obscure Hanna-Barbera program.<br /><br />Here's the theme song<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HIRsmoVAesMBrubakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10741995395720022279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5403931334822730200.post-79698073185913339952012-05-19T15:31:51.181-07:002012-05-19T15:31:51.181-07:00Thanks, Tom. That makes sense. I do have about 7 e...Thanks, Tom. That makes sense. I do have about 7 episodes on tape but I haven't watched them yet. I'm sure it was canned after the third episode -- I do remember that much. I guess I have some rare stuff here. Who knew!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5403931334822730200.post-32474258536669512022012-05-19T14:44:51.802-07:002012-05-19T14:44:51.802-07:00Here in Brazil, these animated vignettes were broa...Here in Brazil, these animated vignettes were broadcasted by the late Manchete TV, at its first year of broadcast (1983), in the prime time intervals.rodineisilveirahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07751345474415214163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5403931334822730200.post-35166640096914016822012-05-19T14:05:11.876-07:002012-05-19T14:05:11.876-07:00Too bad it wasn't something that could've ...Too bad it wasn't something that could've caught my folks' attention at the time but I don't think they had gotten their VCR for another couple months or I would've saw it by now!Chris Sobieniakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09838106041175506925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5403931334822730200.post-80233299768522704742012-05-19T11:15:11.855-07:002012-05-19T11:15:11.855-07:00I believe the show was cancelled after the third e...I believe the show was cancelled after the third episode aired. More episodes were produced but I'm pretty sure they never saw the light of day.Tom Rueggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16509448730816934205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5403931334822730200.post-19617759747540889322012-05-19T08:48:32.336-07:002012-05-19T08:48:32.336-07:00Oh, there was a ton of fanfare and publicity for S...Oh, there was a ton of fanfare and publicity for Super Train. I remember it quite well.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5403931334822730200.post-68400260233084346692012-05-19T07:29:34.339-07:002012-05-19T07:29:34.339-07:00Are you sure there were only three episodes made? ...Are you sure there were only three episodes made? I could have sworn I had more episodes on tape. Maybe it just looks that way since they are on 3/4", but I will have to look.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5403931334822730200.post-35608829813731442052012-05-19T05:57:55.391-07:002012-05-19T05:57:55.391-07:00Green-lighted by the Silverman regime, but not air...Green-lighted by the Silverman regime, but not aired until he had been canned, which is never good for a show with a non-traditional format, since the new people may not have had any faith in the series and just dumped it into the lineup with no fanfare or publicity.J Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15175515543694122729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5403931334822730200.post-46994656862255453472012-05-19T01:12:31.231-07:002012-05-19T01:12:31.231-07:00I was working at Hanna Barbera at the time this wa...I was working at Hanna Barbera at the time this was made. Thankfully, I wasn't involved in "Jokebook." I recall it being an unmitigated disaster. <br /><br />Harry Love, one of Joe Barbera's closest pals and confidantes, was actually in charge of the story content for "Jokebook." Two things about Harry: (1) he was NOT a story guy, and (2) he had no sense of humor. Add to that the fact that, at that time, Harry was 71 years old, and you might be able to fathom how profoundly out of touch this show truly was. <br /><br />Harry claimed to be looking for cutting edge cartoon comedy, but whenever anyone went in to pitch ideas to Harry, all Harry could talk about was that he was in charge, that he was close friends with Joe Barbera, and that he and Joe went out to lunch every day and occasionally hit on restaurant hostesses. I kid you not. <br /><br />If Harry had put some of Joe's lunch escapades into the show maybe it would have been funny. But he didn't. What Harry did put in the show -- and put into production -- were wheezy, lame and ancient one-panel sex jokes rejected by Playboy and other publications at least a decade before. Most of the segments looked like they came from the point of view of a lecherous old man, which they did! <br /><br />And while the writing and comic material were awful, the animation and design were even worse. When the NBC execs saw the first rough cut, they were aghast and refused to air it. <br /><br />Hanna-Barbera scrambled and tried to re-animate some of the material, but improving the animation only pointed out just how lascivious the material truly was. Major sections of episodes had to be thrown out, forcing HB to go on a frantic search for animated shorts films to pad out the Jokebook eps. <br /><br />Like I said, it was a disaster. <br /><br />HB may have originally contracted to make seven episodes, but they had trouble coming up with enough footage to eke out the three episodes that reached the air.Tom Rueggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16509448730816934205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5403931334822730200.post-80323538628983359412012-05-18T22:43:38.053-07:002012-05-18T22:43:38.053-07:00I've heard of this show and saw and, Anonymous...I've heard of this show and saw and, Anonymous, loved it,too,as well, it when it was broadcast,too...even if Scatman Crothers's major starring solo H-B cartoon, 1974's "Hong Kong Phooey", doesn't appeal to all, try this one, even if the old Scatster is only the singer.StevePokeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15936757752447320636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5403931334822730200.post-27446247619738631952012-05-18T21:20:57.730-07:002012-05-18T21:20:57.730-07:00With Marty Murphy's involvement, the design wa...With Marty Murphy's involvement, the design was reminiscent of the comics he used to create for Playboy Magazine. I loved the show. It was just too adult for the average cartoon viewer. Throw it in the kiddy hour of 8PM and it was doomed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5403931334822730200.post-91425839330914008132012-05-18T20:50:34.348-07:002012-05-18T20:50:34.348-07:00Wow!! I had all but forgotten about this obscure N...Wow!! I had all but forgotten about this obscure NBC gem. I too, didn't know that Hanna-Barbera was involved. I wish I COULD forget " Super Train ". One of Fred Silverman's high hopes for the tanking NBC.OOPS!Errolnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5403931334822730200.post-7506548864914851032012-05-18T19:42:15.590-07:002012-05-18T19:42:15.590-07:00the show vaguely reminds me of rankin/bass' &q...the show vaguely reminds me of rankin/bass' "tomfoolery", a show from 1970 that was vilified by critics, ignored by viewers and buried at 7 a.m. saturday mornings by nbc, but i loved it. had i seen this show, i probably would've liked it, too.<br />the adult characters remind me of characters i might see in a rankin/bass cartoon, but the bird is right out of ed graham's "linus the lionhearted"! <br /><br />firedomeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5403931334822730200.post-86178010410048721832012-05-18T18:27:49.300-07:002012-05-18T18:27:49.300-07:00I use to watch "The Dukes" on CBS Saturd...I use to watch "The Dukes" on CBS Saturday mornings! Years later I paid someone $20 for all the episodes on VHS from wherever he got them from, and this was still in the days when I didn't think we'd ever see this one again (as it's now available at the Warner Archive today). I wouldn't mind at least seeing an episode or two if it's possible someday just to get an idea of what this was like (for anyone that don't mind helping me).Chris Sobieniakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09838106041175506925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5403931334822730200.post-48775466848007616642012-05-18T18:24:41.833-07:002012-05-18T18:24:41.833-07:00I thought it was interesting to see Ring's nam...I thought it was interesting to see Ring's name shop up there, I also spot Tex Avery getting a writer's credit too.<br /><br />That first link you brought up mention another Academy award short that aired called "The Fly", which was made by Ferenc Rofusz at Pannonia Filmstudio in Budapest, Hungary. I have 16mm copies of both that and The Crunch Bird in my collection!Chris Sobieniakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09838106041175506925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5403931334822730200.post-2751992220026038262012-05-18T17:12:30.918-07:002012-05-18T17:12:30.918-07:00I have the entire run on 3/4" video tape, fro...I have the entire run on 3/4" video tape, from the archives at HB. It really is a neat concept. It didn't fail because of anything lacking within HB, it was just a concept that wasn't quite ready for TV. Plus, at the time, NBC was pretty much in the basement ratings-wise, similar to how they are today. (Anybody remember "Super Train??") Nobody was tuning into NBC. Another long-lost series was "The Hanna-Barbera Happy Hour," an hour-long variety series with marionette-type puppets as hosts. That series suffered from really bad comedy-sketch type skits. It was another concept that wasn't quite ready for prime-time TV, bad scripts or no bad scripts.<br /><br />Yowp, HB produced "The Dukes" for Warner Bros and CBS. It wasn't really their show.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5403931334822730200.post-14536908566269546162012-05-18T16:54:03.833-07:002012-05-18T16:54:03.833-07:00Thanks, Chuck, Mark and all for your insights into...Thanks, Chuck, Mark and all for your insights into this. I'd never heard of this before.<br />HB spent most of 1982 promoting the Smurfs and Pac-Man in feature newspaper stories, not this (the year before, they were trying to work out a deal with Wolfman Jack for a cartoon series based on his years on XERB).Yowphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09264605351878574044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5403931334822730200.post-18738694092075453932012-05-18T12:18:14.910-07:002012-05-18T12:18:14.910-07:00I have all three episodes as aired on Beta Video t...I have all three episodes as aired on Beta Video tape. Irv Spence animated quite a few segments, including that old lady with the lawn mower and boy scouts segments. Mark KauslerAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com