Fan Page: Fred And Barney Meet The Schmoo

[captain-slinky.livejournal.com]

I *still* have not found any video proof that this cartoon ever actually existed, even though it was on NBC from December 8, 1979 to November 15, 1980. Almost an entire YEAR this cartoon was on the air, and nobody on The Internet has proof!

From what I've heard, this may be because each 90-minute episode included less than 5 minutes of "New" footage, and the rest of the show was yet ANOTHER Hannah-Barbera repackaging of 1970's half-hour cartoons. The Toons involved were:

The New Fred & Barney Show

The Schmoo

...And because they had another 30 minutes to fill, I dunno... how about... OOH! THE THING!

(Not the REAL Thing from the Fantastic Four, but the one that many 80's kids vaguely remember. The teenager who had rings which, when he touched them together and said "THING RING DO YOUR THING!" would transform him in to the orange, rocky creature)

My assumption as to why there's no video proof of this show is because NOBODY CARED :(

HOWEVER! Maybe this is your favorite cartoon ever, I dunno. Leave your thoughts, memories and whatnote re: The All New Fred & Barney, The Schmoo and/or The Thing here! Just don't go and vote for it, because I'll NEVER be able to find a video of it :(

Comments

[volare.livejournal.com]

amagawd. I remember Schmoo and The Thing...

1973 vintage myself... Has Cap'n Bob gotten an honorable mention here yet?
He was on making his drawings if you were up WAY too early... the cartoons started after he was done.

[captain-slinky.livejournal.com]

Hey, I;m Vintage '73 as well! I just spent a lot longer being an adolescent than anyone else... didn't even develop an interest in the opposite sex till around 23 years old so I had plenty of time to devote to cartoons :)

I do not know about this "Captain Bob" you speak of... here in the Greater Seattle area we had Captain Sea-Tac who drew pictures for us and read our letters before the cartoons, but that was on weekday afternoons...

Some day we'll get around to the Saturday Morning TV Hosts, and maybe even expand backwards in to the 1970's? Doing all my research for this project has shown me that most of my favorite 80's cartoons were actually 70's cartoons which were still in re-runs during the 80's :/