• The Gauntlet of Villains (1980)....looking for more info on this ra

    From AWORio@21:1/5 to James Fabiano on Tue Sep 7 11:38:40 2021
    On Tuesday, September 7, 2021 at 2:26:51 PM UTC-4, James Fabiano wrote:
    Back in 1980, there was a cartoon about the Gauntlet of Villains, from the end game of the game show Whew! Like the opening of the show, it was produced by Hanna-Barbera I assume, but I know very little about it otherwise. Can anyone help?

    It actually aired in the summer of 1979. It was a six-episode miniseries that aired as part of CBS' Saturday morning lineup at 10 AM, with the Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Show being temporarily cut back a half hour in order to accomodate it. The series
    would re-air in syndication about a year later, so that's why you might remember it as being from 1980.

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  • From James Fabiano@21:1/5 to AWORio on Tue Sep 7 11:43:26 2021
    On Tuesday, September 7, 2021 at 2:38:41 PM UTC-4, AWORio wrote:
    On Tuesday, September 7, 2021 at 2:26:51 PM UTC-4, James Fabiano wrote:
    Back in 1980, there was a cartoon about the Gauntlet of Villains, from the end game of the game show Whew! Like the opening of the show, it was produced by Hanna-Barbera I assume, but I know very little about it otherwise. Can anyone help?
    It actually aired in the summer of 1979. It was a six-episode miniseries that aired as part of CBS' Saturday morning lineup at 10 AM, with the Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Show being temporarily cut back a half hour in order to accomodate it. The series
    would re-air in syndication about a year later, so that's why you might remember it as being from 1980.

    Do you remember anything else about it? I feel like you're a person who remembers seeing it!

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  • From Your Name@21:1/5 to AWORio on Wed Sep 8 09:54:29 2021
    On 2021-09-07 18:38:40 +0000, AWORio said:
    On Tuesday, September 7, 2021 at 2:26:51 PM UTC-4, James Fabiano wrote:
    Back in 1980, there was a cartoon about the Gauntlet of Villains, from
    the end game of the game show Whew! Like the opening of the show, it
    was produced by Hanna-Barbera I assume, but I know very little about it
    otherwise. Can anyone help?

    It actually aired in the summer of 1979. It was a six-episode
    miniseries that aired as part of CBS' Saturday morning lineup at 10 AM,
    with the Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Show being temporarily cut back a half
    hour in order to accomodate it. The series would re-air in
    syndication about a year later, so that's why you might remember it as
    being from 1980.

    It doesn't even get a mention in the book about Hanna-Barbera that I have.

    Apparently the "Whew!" game show is being re-aired on the retro network
    Buzzr this month: <https://www.vulture.com/2021/08/70s-game-show-whew-to-air-on-retro-network-buzzr.html>

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  • From Hat Putato@21:1/5 to Your Name on Tue Sep 7 16:57:32 2021
    On Tuesday, September 7, 2021 at 5:54:30 PM UTC-4, Your Name wrote:
    On 2021-09-07 18:38:40 +0000, AWORio said:
    On Tuesday, September 7, 2021 at 2:26:51 PM UTC-4, James Fabiano wrote:
    Back in 1980, there was a cartoon about the Gauntlet of Villains, from
    the end game of the game show Whew! Like the opening of the show, it
    was produced by Hanna-Barbera I assume, but I know very little about it
    otherwise. Can anyone help?

    It actually aired in the summer of 1979. It was a six-episode
    miniseries that aired as part of CBS' Saturday morning lineup at 10 AM, with the Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Show being temporarily cut back a half
    hour in order to accomodate it. The series would re-air in
    syndication about a year later, so that's why you might remember it as being from 1980.
    It doesn't even get a mention in the book about Hanna-Barbera that I have.

    Apparently the "Whew!" game show is being re-aired on the retro network
    Buzzr this month: <https://www.vulture.com/2021/08/70s-game-show-whew-to-air-on-retro-network-buzzr.html>

    I remember seeing it! Memory is hazy but I do remember one of the heroes was a redrawing of Daphne Blake from Scooby Doo (HB loved recycling characters making slight modifications). She was voiced by I think Jean Vander Pyl.

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  • From James Fabiano@21:1/5 to Hat Putato on Tue Sep 7 18:35:58 2021
    On Tuesday, September 7, 2021 at 7:57:33 PM UTC-4, Hat Putato wrote:
    On Tuesday, September 7, 2021 at 5:54:30 PM UTC-4, Your Name wrote:
    On 2021-09-07 18:38:40 +0000, AWORio said:
    On Tuesday, September 7, 2021 at 2:26:51 PM UTC-4, James Fabiano wrote:
    Back in 1980, there was a cartoon about the Gauntlet of Villains, from >> the end game of the game show Whew! Like the opening of the show, it
    was produced by Hanna-Barbera I assume, but I know very little about it >> otherwise. Can anyone help?

    It actually aired in the summer of 1979. It was a six-episode
    miniseries that aired as part of CBS' Saturday morning lineup at 10 AM, with the Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Show being temporarily cut back a half hour in order to accomodate it. The series would re-air in
    syndication about a year later, so that's why you might remember it as being from 1980.
    It doesn't even get a mention in the book about Hanna-Barbera that I have.

    Apparently the "Whew!" game show is being re-aired on the retro network Buzzr this month: <https://www.vulture.com/2021/08/70s-game-show-whew-to-air-on-retro-network-buzzr.html>
    I remember seeing it! Memory is hazy but I do remember one of the heroes was a redrawing of Daphne Blake from Scooby Doo (HB loved recycling characters making slight modifications). She was voiced by I think Jean Vander Pyl.

    Yeah I figured that the heroine would be the woman you see at the beginning of the game show. H-B was known for having female leads, with Penelope Pitstop and all, so I am not surprised.

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  • From Ted Nolan @21:1/5 to jmfabianorpl@gmail.com on Wed Sep 8 02:16:58 2021
    In article <08ab7576-4f4b-45cc-bb56-83d05c5ce28an@googlegroups.com>,
    James Fabiano <jmfabianorpl@gmail.com> wrote:
    On Tuesday, September 7, 2021 at 7:57:33 PM UTC-4, Hat Putato wrote:
    On Tuesday, September 7, 2021 at 5:54:30 PM UTC-4, Your Name wrote:
    On 2021-09-07 18:38:40 +0000, AWORio said:
    On Tuesday, September 7, 2021 at 2:26:51 PM UTC-4, James Fabiano wrote: >> > >> Back in 1980, there was a cartoon about the Gauntlet of Villains, from >> > >> the end game of the game show Whew! Like the opening of the show, it
    was produced by Hanna-Barbera I assume, but I know very little about it >> > >> otherwise. Can anyone help?

    It actually aired in the summer of 1979. It was a six-episode
    miniseries that aired as part of CBS' Saturday morning lineup at 10 AM, >> > > with the Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Show being temporarily cut back a half >> > > hour in order to accomodate it. The series would re-air in
    syndication about a year later, so that's why you might remember it as >> > > being from 1980.
    It doesn't even get a mention in the book about Hanna-Barbera that I have. >> >
    Apparently the "Whew!" game show is being re-aired on the retro network
    Buzzr this month:
    <https://www.vulture.com/2021/08/70s-game-show-whew-to-air-on-retro-network-buzzr.html>
    I remember seeing it! Memory is hazy but I do remember one of the
    heroes was a redrawing of Daphne Blake from Scooby Doo (HB loved
    recycling characters making slight modifications). She was voiced by I
    think Jean Vander Pyl.

    Yeah I figured that the heroine would be the woman you see at the
    beginning of the game show. H-B was known for having female leads, with >Penelope Pitstop and all, so I am not surprised.

    You might see if comicbook & TV writer Mark Evanier knows -- he's an HB
    maven and seems pretty approchable, or at least he answered an email from
    me years ago. His site: https://www.newsfromme.com/contact-me/
    --
    columbiaclosings.com
    What's not in Columbia anymore..

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  • From James Fabiano@21:1/5 to All on Wed Sep 8 12:03:59 2021
    On Tuesday, September 7, 2021 at 10:17:00 PM UTC-4, Ted Nolan <tednolan> wrote:
    In article <08ab7576-4f4b-45cc...@googlegroups.com>,
    James Fabiano <jmfabi...@gmail.com> wrote:
    On Tuesday, September 7, 2021 at 7:57:33 PM UTC-4, Hat Putato wrote:
    On Tuesday, September 7, 2021 at 5:54:30 PM UTC-4, Your Name wrote:
    On 2021-09-07 18:38:40 +0000, AWORio said:
    On Tuesday, September 7, 2021 at 2:26:51 PM UTC-4, James Fabiano wrote:
    Back in 1980, there was a cartoon about the Gauntlet of Villains, from
    the end game of the game show Whew! Like the opening of the show, it >> > >> was produced by Hanna-Barbera I assume, but I know very little about it
    otherwise. Can anyone help?

    It actually aired in the summer of 1979. It was a six-episode
    miniseries that aired as part of CBS' Saturday morning lineup at 10 AM,
    with the Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Show being temporarily cut back a half >> > > hour in order to accomodate it. The series would re-air in
    syndication about a year later, so that's why you might remember it as >> > > being from 1980.
    It doesn't even get a mention in the book about Hanna-Barbera that I have.

    Apparently the "Whew!" game show is being re-aired on the retro network >> > Buzzr this month:
    <https://www.vulture.com/2021/08/70s-game-show-whew-to-air-on-retro-network-buzzr.html>
    I remember seeing it! Memory is hazy but I do remember one of the
    heroes was a redrawing of Daphne Blake from Scooby Doo (HB loved
    recycling characters making slight modifications). She was voiced by I >think Jean Vander Pyl.

    Yeah I figured that the heroine would be the woman you see at the
    beginning of the game show. H-B was known for having female leads, with >Penelope Pitstop and all, so I am not surprised.
    You might see if comicbook & TV writer Mark Evanier knows -- he's an HB
    maven and seems pretty approchable, or at least he answered an email from
    me years ago. His site: https://www.newsfromme.com/contact-me/
    --
    columbiaclosings.com
    What's not in Columbia anymore..

    Good idea. I wonder if he remembers seeing a John Davidson $10,000 Pyramid too!

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  • From AWORio@21:1/5 to All on Fri Sep 24 09:15:54 2021
    One other thing about the Gauntlet of Villains cartoon - it was the first show to use the H-B Swirling Star logo!

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