The Hanna-Barbera Happy Hour

The Hanna-Barbera Happy Hour
Genre	Comedy Variety show
Directed by	Jim Washburn Joe Layton Bob Mackie
Voices of	Udana Power Wendy McKenzie Daws Butler Don Messick
Country of origin	United States
Original language(s)	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	5
Production
Executive producer(s)	Joseph Barbera
Producer(s)	Ken Welch Mitzi Welch Joe Layton
Running time	60 minutes
Production company(s)	Hanna-Barbera Productions
Distributor	Warner Bros. Television
Release
Original network	NBC
Original release	April 13, 1978 – May 11, 1978

The Hanna-Barbera Happy Hour is an American comedy-variety show produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions which aired for five consecutive weeks on NBC from April 13 to May 11, 1978.

Overview

The show was hosted by two life-size female puppets named Honey and Sis: Honey (voiced by Udana Power) is a 19-year-old willowy tall blond who thinks of herself as a gifted performer, while her 17-year-old red-headed sister Sis (voiced by Wendy McKenzie) is actually the talented one. On each episode, Honey and Sis sang, danced and participated in comedy sketches as "The Disco of Life" where they interacted with people at a disco club and "The Truth Tub" where they relaxed in a hot tub and parodied TV shows such as Laverne & Shirley and Three's Company.

The guest stars during the five-week period included Melissa Sue Anderson, Tom Bosley, Gary Burghoff, Charo, Leif Garrett, Melissa Gilbert, Dan Haggerty, Linda Lavin, Peter Lupus, Gavin MacLeod, Tony Randall, Connie Stevens, The Sylvers, Twiggy, Abe Vigoda, Betty White and Anson Williams. The stars introduced themselves rather than by an announcer. Costumed actors impersonating Hanna-Barbera cartoon characters such as Yogi Bear, Huckleberry Hound and Snagglepuss (all voiced by Daws Butler) made cameo appearances.

Honey and Sis were designed by Hanna-Barbera animator Iwao Takamoto and their costumes created by fashion designer Bob Mackie. They were manipulated by a team of six puppeteers who would wear full-body blue leotards in front of a blue screen, so that the two characters would be chroma-keyed on a different background.

Production credits

Executive Producer: Joseph Barbera
Directors: Jim Washburn, Joe Layton
Producers: Ken Welch, Mitzi Welch, Joe Layton
Music Director: Billy Barnes
Music Material: Ken Welch, Mitzi Welch
Puppeteers: Jerry Vogel, Paul Higgins, Greg Dandler
Choreographer: Joe Layton
Animation Director: Iwao Takamoto
Segment Director (Honey and Sis): Bob Mackie

Reception

Although only scheduled for a five-week test run, The Hanna-Barbera Happy Hour failed in the ratings as it competed with ABC's Welcome Back, Kotter and What's Happening!! and was replaced in its timeslot with reruns of CHiPs.

Home Media releases

The show has never been officially released yet on DVD by Warner Home Video or Warner Archive.

References

Brooks, Tim and Marsh, Earle, The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows 1946–Present

External links

The Yogi Bear Show

Characters	Yogi Bear Boo-Boo Bear Cindy Bear Ranger Smith Snagglepuss Yakky Doodle

Television shows	The Huckleberry Hound Show (1958–1962) (List of episodes) The Yogi Bear Show (1961–1963) (List of episodes) Yogi's Gang (1973–1975) Laff-A-Lympics (1977–1978) Yogi's Space Race (1978–1979) Galaxy Goof-Ups (1978–1979) Yogi's Treasure Hunt (1985–1988) The New Yogi Bear Show (1988) Wake, Rattle, and Roll (Fender Bender segment; 1990–1991) Yo Yogi! (1991–1992)

Television specials and films	Yogi's Ark Lark (1972) Hanna-Barbera's All-Star Comedy Ice Revue (1977) The Hanna-Barbera Happy Hour (1978) Casper's First Christmas (1979) Yogi's First Christmas (1980) Yogi Bear's All Star Comedy Christmas Caper (1982) Yogi's Great Escape (1987) Yogi Bear and the Magical Flight of the Spruce Goose (1987) Yogi and the Invasion of the Space Bears (1988) The Good, the Bad, and Huckleberry Hound (1988) Hanna-Barbera's 50th: A Yabba Dabba Doo Celebration (1989) Yogi the Easter Bear (1994) Arabian Nights (1994)

Theatrical films	Hey There, It's Yogi Bear! (1964) Yogi Bear (2010)

Amusement rides	The Funtastic World of Hanna-Barbera (1990)

See also: List of works produced by Hanna-Barbera · Yogi Bear and the Three Stooges Meet the Mad, Mad, Mad Dr. No-No

The Huckleberry Hound Show

Characters	Huckleberry Hound Pixie and Dixie and Mr. Jinks Hokey Wolf Yogi Bear Boo-Boo Bear

Television shows and specials	The Huckleberry Hound Show (1958–1962) (List of episodes) Yogi's Gang (1973–1975) Laff-A-Lympics (1977–1978) Hanna-Barbera's All-Star Comedy Ice Revue (1978) The Hanna-Barbera Happy Hour (1978) Yogi's Space Race (1978–1979) Galaxy Goof-Ups (1978–1979) Casper's First Christmas (1979) Yogi Bear's All Star Comedy Christmas Caper (1982) Yogi's Treasure Hunt (1985–1988) Hanna-Barbera's 50th: A Yabba Dabba Doo Celebration (1989) Wake, Rattle, and Roll (Fender Bender segment; 1990–1991) Yo Yogi! (1991-1992)

Television films	Yogi's Ark Lark (1972) Yogi's First Christmas (1980) Yogi Bear and the Magical Flight of the Spruce Goose (1987) The Good, the Bad, and Huckleberry Hound (1988)

See also: List of works produced by Hanna-Barbera

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