Hanna-Barbera

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"I'm the Captain Caaaaveman of the graveyard train!"

Hanna-Barbera was an animation studio founded by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera, who were originally known for the Tom & Jerry theatrical shorts produced for MGM. Hanna-Barbera productions were a staple of television animation from the 1960s until William Hanna's death in 2001. In keeping with The Brothers Chaps intention with creating Saturday morning cartoons, references to these shows occasionally appear in the toons, mostly to their sound effects.

Appearances

Scooby Doo

• The Homestar Runner Mysfit-Steries portray Homestar, Strong Mad, Marzipan, and Strong Bad as Scooby Doo characters
  • Homestar is dressed as Fred Jones
  • Strong Bad is dressed as Shaggy Robinson. He says "There's no such thing as mysterious", but in Scooby Doo it is Shaggy who is the coward
  • Marzipan is dressed as Daphne Blake. She uses the word "scampers", a play on the catchphrase "Jinkies!"
  • Strong Mad is dressed as Velma Dinkley
• A rejected costume for Marzipan shows her dressed up as Velma.

Smurfs

• The Best Decemberween Ever — The Cheat's head exploding when he opened a present is possibly a reference to The Smurfs, in which Jokey Smurf would give someone a present that would explode in the opener's face.
• Email haircut — In the "napping Strong Sad" Easter egg, Strong Sad says the names of Jokey Smurf and Brainy Smurf from the animated television series The Smurfs. (When Strong Sad mentions "that Carpenter Smurf", he is probably referring to Handy Smurf.)
• Email radio — In the Old-Timey Easter egg, Old-Timey Strong Bad says, "Drat and double drat!", which is a catchphrase spoken by Dick Dastardly.
• A Folky Tale (DVD commentary) — At one point, Matt Chapman mentions Brainy Smurf.

The Flintstones

• Rumble Red is a spoof on The Great Gazoo, a character from The Flintstones.
• Strong Badia the Free — In Cave Girl Squad, Ogg drives a car similar to the one from The Flintstones.
• Email unnatural (DVD commentary) — Strong Bad and Mike talk about clickers, both a mouse and a remote control, and Strong Bad mentions that his great-grandma would call the remote control clicker "the pterodactyl that flies out of a stone box that turns the TV on for you". This refers to how one of the gadgets on The Flintstones might be used.
• Teen Girl Squad Issue 7 (DVD commentary) — The Brothers Chaps mention A Pup Named Scooby Doo and The Flintstone Kids.

The Jetsons

• Email secret identity (DVD commentary) — Homestar Runner mentions that he loves The Jetsons (or as he calls it "The Jettisons").
• Strong Bad Gameways — Strong Bad warns Wii players to avoid "flotsam and Jetsons", using a sketch of a cross-eyed George Jetson to illustrate "Jetsons".

Other

• The Luau — Three sound effects from the Hanna-Barbera cartoons are played here:
  • The sudden departure sound when everyone all runs away from Strong Bad's marshmallow to Marzipan's luau.
  • The bongo drum sound used to simulate running footsteps as everyone runs over to the luau.
  • The tire screech sound used to simulate stopping when everyone arrives at the luau.
• Email highschool — The Homestar Runner Mysfit-steries is a parody of the countless teenage detective shows produced by Hanna-Barbera. The Easter Egg with the Old-Timey characters as "Romans living in Roman times" was inspired by the short lived series The Roman Holidays.
• Email theme song — The heart background is similar to the one used in The Powerpuff Girls.
• Most in the Graveyard — Homsar dresses as Captain Caveman.

See Also

• Disney
• Looney Tunes