tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2252129938551938631.post7226213393627109809..comments2024-03-25T22:28:29.238-04:00Comments on Tony Isabella's Bloggy Thing: JULY 1963: AUGIE DOGGIE #1Tony Isabellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07356415470545816484noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2252129938551938631.post-25676772774133495882016-11-21T23:14:46.634-05:002016-11-21T23:14:46.634-05:00HB was not averse to mining their past successes. ...HB was not averse to mining their past successes. At the same time they were turning Spike & Tyke into Augie Doggie & Doggie Daddy, they wrought the very talky Pixie, Dixie & Mr. Jinks from the silent Tom & Jerry.<br /><br />But that's nothing compared to how they milked Scooby Doo. As soon as they knew they had a hit, they came up with Goober and the Ghost Chasers, Here Comes Buford, The Funky Phantom, Jabberjaw, Speed Buggy, Captain Caveman, even a teen-aged Pebbles & Bamm Bamm. (Should it worry me that I came up with that list with no research?)<br /><br />When they weren't ripping themselves off, they grabbed inspiration from almost anywhere. Joe Barbera admitted he liked The Honeymooners and used them as the template for the Flintstones. He never did that again -- admit it, I mean. Top Cat was a furry Bilko; the Jetsons were (supposedly) a space-age Life of Riley. Even the cast of Scooby Doo were said to be the leads of the Dobie Gillis show plus Marmaduke. The new Scooby Apocalypse book pays homage to this theory -- two of the scientists who brought this hell to Earth are Drs. Hickman and Krebs (the actor who played Dobie, and Bob Denver's character, respectively).<br /><br />There's a book out there called the Art of Hanna-Barbera: Fifty Years of Creativity. In my meaner moments I imagine they overestimated by a factor of ten.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03805824916990046586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2252129938551938631.post-31478846350939577832016-11-21T08:57:02.976-05:002016-11-21T08:57:02.976-05:001) Thanks for the correction. I think I fixed them...1) Thanks for the correction. I think I fixed them all.<br /><br />2) For some reason, I never watched many of the Tom and Jerry cartoons. I know who Spike and Tyke are, but never made the connection. I'm guessing Hanna and Barbera like the duo and did another take on them for their own company.Tony Isabellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07356415470545816484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2252129938551938631.post-81036861786845935972016-11-21T00:27:13.742-05:002016-11-21T00:27:13.742-05:00Two things:
1) It's Fibber, not Fiber. He'...Two things:<br /><br />1) It's Fibber, not Fiber. He's not good for your digestion.<br /><br />2) Augie Doggie and Doggie Daddy are clearly influenced by Spike and Tyke, who Hanna and Barbera created at MGM. Both feature fathers who talk like Jimmy Durante. Whoever owns the copyright to Augie and his Dad are unlikely to bring them back, if for no other reason that Spike and Tyke have been showing up pretty regularly in the DTV Tom and Jerry movies.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03805824916990046586noreply@blogger.com