Fish Police

Fish Police is an animated television series from Hanna-Barbera based on the comic book series that first aired on CBS in 1992, lasting only six episodes over one season. In February of that year, three episodes of the series aired, but the show was promptly axed after failing in the television ratings. The remaining three episodes have never been aired in the U.S. As of 2012, it is the last Hanna-Barbera show to premiere on CBS.
However, the show was aired in its entirety for the European syndication market (most notably on Euro-Cartoon Network and Euro-Boomerang). The show had a decidedly more mature tone than most other animated Hanna-Barbara shows. Episodes would often be filled with innuendo and cases of mild language.

The series was part of a spate of attempts by major networks to develop prime time animated shows to compete with the surprise success of Fox’s The Simpsons, alongside ABC’s Capitol Critters (co-produced by Fox, which also produced The Simpsons) and CBS’s own Family Dog. Hanna-Barbera Productions (which also worked on Capitol Critters) pitched the series to CBS Entertainment, which quickly agreed to pick it up. All three were canceled in their first season. Click here to watch the opening credits »

BraveStarr

BraveStarr is an American space Western animated television series. The original episodes aired from September 1987 to February 1988 in syndication. It was created simultaneously with a collection of action figures. BraveStarr was the last animated series produced by Filmation and Group W Productions that was broadcast. “Bravo!”, a spin-off series (originally called “Quest of the Prairie People”) was in production along with “Bugzburg” when the studio closed down. Reruns of the show currently air on Qubo Night Owl, and on the Retro Television Network.

The idea for BraveStarr began with Tex Hex, his chief adversary. Tex Hex was created by Filmation’s staff artists in 1984, during the development of Filmation’s Ghostbusters. Lou Scheimer found the character fascinating and pulled Tex Hex from the Ghostbusters cast. He asked Arthur Nadel, Filmation’s Vice President for Creative Affairs, and art director John Grusd to develop a science fiction western around the character. As the concepts took shape, staff writer Bob Forward fleshed out the writer’s guide and eventually co-wrote the feature film script for BraveStarr: The Movie with writer Steve Hayes. Click here to watch the intro »

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Big Blue Marble

Big Blue Marble was a half-hour children’s television series that ran from 1974 to 1983 in syndication. Distinctive content included stories about children around the world and a pen-pal club that encouraged intercultural communication. The name of the show referred to the appearance of Earth as a giant marble, popularized by a famous photograph of the same name taken in December 1972 by the crew of Apollo 17.

Each episode featured a segment about the real life of a boy and a girl, one American, the other foreign. The show also had occasional stories about world ecology. In addition there was a weekly segment in which a singing globe “Bluey” invited viewers to write letters to the show, often requests for pen pals. The address to send the letters was in Santa Barbara, California. The character was voiced by executive producer, Robert Weimer. Click here to watch the intro »

Kids Incorporated

Kids Incorporated, (also known as Kids Inc.) is an American children’s television program that was produced from 1984 to 1993. It was largely a youth-oriented program with musical performances as an integral part of each and every storyline. Click here to watch the intro »