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- Ink on paper, plus digital work
- December 2023
These are animated cartoon characters that debuted on American television in 1968.
Left to right:
Erica Lane - Fantastic Voyage
Jonathan Kidd - Fantastic Voyage
Archie - The Archie Show
Prince Turhan - The Banana Splits Adventure Hour (Arabian Knights)
Dick Dastardly - Wacky Races
Muttley - Wacky Races
Batman - The Batman/Superman Hour
Tagg - The Adventures of Gulliver
Gary Gulliver - The Adventures of Gulliver
A little background:
This year it seemed like the new characters that debuted were more detailed, more realistic, more humanoid character designs, as opposed to that classic cartoony look, such as Dick Dastardly. Also, Hanna-Barbera and Filmation took the reins in American TV animation this year.
Hanna-Barbera's Wacky Races had that classic cartoony look and feel. It debuted the fan-favorite characters Dick Dastardly, Muttley and Penelope Pitstop. The second Hanna-Barbera production was the part-animated part-live action The Banana Splits Adventure Hour. The animated segments were the cartoons Arabian Knights (loosely based on the Middle Eastern folk tales) and The Three Musketeers (loosely based on the classic novel). Fun fact: legendary filmmaker Richard Donner directed some of the live-action segments for this show early in his career. The third Hanna-Barbera series was The Adventures of Gulliver (again, loosely based on the classic literature of Gulliver's Travels).
Now, the three Filmation productions. Fantastic Voyage was of course based on the classic sci-fi film of the same name that was released two years prior (starring Raquel Welch before she became a sex symbol). The Archie Show, the animated version of the famous comics, had all the gang: Archie, Jughead, Betty, and Veronica. It was a cartoon series that had musical numbers as well. It's also known for being one of the first animated series to use a "laugh track". Finally, The Batman/Superman Hour featured the animated debut of DC's superhero Batman. This would be the first of many popular animated incarnations of the beloved character. Superman had his animated debut two years earlier.
Thanks for taking the time to read this. If you want to see more, check out the "History of TV Animation" section of my gallery.
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