Belated Tribute

In honor of the recently deceased Joseph Barbera, the best songs ever by Hanna-Barbera cartoon bands:

1. "Eep-Op-Ork-Ah-Ah" - Jet Screamer (from The Jetsons)
2. "Listen to the Rockin' Bird" Hye Fye (The Flintstones)
3. "Stop, Look and Listen" Josie and the Pussycats
4. "Gonna Go Way Out" The Way Outs (Flintstones)
5. "Love Makes the World Go 'Round" The Powerpuff Girls (I have no idea if Hanna-Barbera was still producing the PPGs by the episode featuring that song - which restores color to the world - but since the series began as an HB show, I'm including it.)



Post Edited (01-06-07 12:21)

They call him jab, jab,...jabber jaw
the latest greatest shark you ever saw.

I've got a Josie and the Pussycats CD and the Violent Femmes remake of "Eep-Op-Ork."

Where can I get that other stuff?

I have no idea if they're available anywhere except on dvds of the shows or something - I just remember them from the shows. I thought that the Powerpuff Girls song I mentioned was on the very cool HEROES AND VILLAINS PPG cd featuring people like Frank Black, Shonen Knife and Bis, but I just checked and it's not.

other great Hanna Barbera's::
Hong Kong Phooey (let's see this one get airtime today!)
Banana Splits (a sentimental favorite)
Help!... It's the Hair Bear Bunch! (another stoner influenced cartoon featuring hippie bears)
Harlem Globetrotters (those guys made some coin back then; I could never figure out that they [the real life trots] were exhibition games and not NBA matches)
The Smurfs were a low point. Josie and the P-cats was voiced in part by Cheryl Ladd.

This comp still gets my love.

The Apples "Signal in the Sky" (the other powerpuff theme song?) was on the heroes/villains comp, an EP and as a live staple in their show.

Powerpuff's Love makes the World go round on You Tube. I hate posting you tube links since the average intelligence of commenters there continually sends a disheartening shiver re the state of the world. The track is from the DVD as episode#11.

Love the HB stuff and also the Sid/Marty Kroft stuff. Will Farrel was shooting the Land of the Lost (Marshall, Will and Holly/On a routine expedition) movie but it musta been canned?

Here's where I mention Groovie Goolies again (Filmation studios had a blotter connect...) released last month on DVD for the new gen.



Post Edited (01-07-07 04:16)

Actually prefer the instrumental Hong Kong Phooey (end titles).

Did The Dickies do 'Stop The Pigeon' or was it The Toy Dolls?