Back in 1980, there was a cartoon about the Gauntlet of Villains, from the end game of the game show Whew! Like the opening of the show, it was produced by Hanna-Barbera I assume, but I know very little about it otherwise. Can anyone help?

On Tuesday, September 7, 2021 at 2:26:51 PM UTC-4, James Fabiano wrote:
> Back in 1980, there was a cartoon about the Gauntlet of Villains, from the end game of the game show Whew! Like the opening of the show, it was produced by Hanna-Barbera I assume, but I know very little about it otherwise. Can anyone help?

It actually aired in the summer of 1979. It was a six-episode miniseries that aired as part of CBS' Saturday morning lineup at 10 AM, with the Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Show being temporarily cut back a half hour in order to accomodate it. The series would re-air in syndication about a year later, so that's why you might remember it as being from 1980.

On Tuesday, September 7, 2021 at 2:38:41 PM UTC-4, AWORio wrote:
> On Tuesday, September 7, 2021 at 2:26:51 PM UTC-4, James Fabiano wrote:
> > Back in 1980, there was a cartoon about the Gauntlet of Villains, from the end game of the game show Whew! Like the opening of the show, it was produced by Hanna-Barbera I assume, but I know very little about it otherwise.. Can anyone help?
> It actually aired in the summer of 1979. It was a six-episode miniseries that aired as part of CBS' Saturday morning lineup at 10 AM, with the Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Show being temporarily cut back a half hour in order to accomodate it. The series would re-air in syndication about a year later, so that's why you might remember it as being from 1980.

Do you remember anything else about it? I feel like you're a person who remembers seeing it!

On 2021-09-07 18:38:40 +0000, AWORio said:
> On Tuesday, September 7, 2021 at 2:26:51 PM UTC-4, James Fabiano wrote:
>> Back in 1980, there was a cartoon about the Gauntlet of Villains, from
>> the end game of the game show Whew! Like the opening of the show, it
>> was produced by Hanna-Barbera I assume, but I know very little about it
>> otherwise. Can anyone help?
>
> It actually aired in the summer of 1979. It was a six-episode
> miniseries that aired as part of CBS' Saturday morning lineup at 10 AM,
> with the Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Show being temporarily cut back a half
> hour in order to accomodate it. The series would re-air in
> syndication about a year later, so that's why you might remember it as
> being from 1980.

It doesn't even get a mention in the book about Hanna-Barbera that I have.

Apparently the "Whew!" game show is being re-aired on the retro network
Buzzr this month:
<https://www.vulture.com/2021/08/70s-game-show-whew-to-air-on-retro-network-buzzr.html>

On Tuesday, September 7, 2021 at 5:54:30 PM UTC-4, Your Name wrote:
> On 2021-09-07 18:38:40 +0000, AWORio said:
> > On Tuesday, September 7, 2021 at 2:26:51 PM UTC-4, James Fabiano wrote:
> >> Back in 1980, there was a cartoon about the Gauntlet of Villains, from
> >> the end game of the game show Whew! Like the opening of the show, it
> >> was produced by Hanna-Barbera I assume, but I know very little about it
> >> otherwise. Can anyone help?
> >
> > It actually aired in the summer of 1979. It was a six-episode
> > miniseries that aired as part of CBS' Saturday morning lineup at 10 AM,
> > with the Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Show being temporarily cut back a half
> > hour in order to accomodate it. The series would re-air in
> > syndication about a year later, so that's why you might remember it as
> > being from 1980.
> It doesn't even get a mention in the book about Hanna-Barbera that I have.
>
> Apparently the "Whew!" game show is being re-aired on the retro network
> Buzzr this month:
> <https://www.vulture.com/2021/08/70s-game-show-whew-to-air-on-retro-network-buzzr.html>

I remember seeing it! Memory is hazy but I do remember one of the heroes was a redrawing of Daphne Blake from Scooby Doo (HB loved recycling characters making slight modifications). She was voiced by I think Jean Vander Pyl.

On Tuesday, September 7, 2021 at 7:57:33 PM UTC-4, Hat Putato wrote:
> On Tuesday, September 7, 2021 at 5:54:30 PM UTC-4, Your Name wrote:
> > On 2021-09-07 18:38:40 +0000, AWORio said:
> > > On Tuesday, September 7, 2021 at 2:26:51 PM UTC-4, James Fabiano wrote:
> > >> Back in 1980, there was a cartoon about the Gauntlet of Villains, from
> > >> the end game of the game show Whew! Like the opening of the show, it
> > >> was produced by Hanna-Barbera I assume, but I know very little about it
> > >> otherwise. Can anyone help?
> > >
> > > It actually aired in the summer of 1979. It was a six-episode
> > > miniseries that aired as part of CBS' Saturday morning lineup at 10 AM,
> > > with the Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Show being temporarily cut back a half
> > > hour in order to accomodate it. The series would re-air in
> > > syndication about a year later, so that's why you might remember it as
> > > being from 1980.
> > It doesn't even get a mention in the book about Hanna-Barbera that I have.
> >
> > Apparently the "Whew!" game show is being re-aired on the retro network
> > Buzzr this month:
> > <https://www.vulture.com/2021/08/70s-game-show-whew-to-air-on-retro-network-buzzr.html>
> I remember seeing it! Memory is hazy but I do remember one of the heroes was a redrawing of Daphne Blake from Scooby Doo (HB loved recycling characters making slight modifications). She was voiced by I think Jean Vander Pyl.

Yeah I figured that the heroine would be the woman you see at the beginning of the game show. H-B was known for having female leads, with Penelope Pitstop and all, so I am not surprised.

In article <08ab7576-4f4b-45cc-bb56-83d05c5ce28an@googlegroups.com>,
James Fabiano <jmfabianorpl@gmail.com> wrote:
>On Tuesday, September 7, 2021 at 7:57:33 PM UTC-4, Hat Putato wrote:
>> On Tuesday, September 7, 2021 at 5:54:30 PM UTC-4, Your Name wrote:
>> > On 2021-09-07 18:38:40 +0000, AWORio said:
>> > > On Tuesday, September 7, 2021 at 2:26:51 PM UTC-4, James Fabiano wrote:
>> > >> Back in 1980, there was a cartoon about the Gauntlet of Villains, from
>> > >> the end game of the game show Whew! Like the opening of the show, it
>> > >> was produced by Hanna-Barbera I assume, but I know very little about it
>> > >> otherwise. Can anyone help?
>> > >
>> > > It actually aired in the summer of 1979. It was a six-episode
>> > > miniseries that aired as part of CBS' Saturday morning lineup at 10 AM,
>> > > with the Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Show being temporarily cut back a half
>> > > hour in order to accomodate it. The series would re-air in
>> > > syndication about a year later, so that's why you might remember it as
>> > > being from 1980.
>> > It doesn't even get a mention in the book about Hanna-Barbera that I have.
>> >
>> > Apparently the "Whew!" game show is being re-aired on the retro network
>> > Buzzr this month:
>> >
><https://www.vulture.com/2021/08/70s-game-show-whew-to-air-on-retro-network-buzzr.html>
>> I remember seeing it! Memory is hazy but I do remember one of the
>heroes was a redrawing of Daphne Blake from Scooby Doo (HB loved
>recycling characters making slight modifications). She was voiced by I
>think Jean Vander Pyl.
>
>Yeah I figured that the heroine would be the woman you see at the
>beginning of the game show. H-B was known for having female leads, with
>Penelope Pitstop and all, so I am not surprised.

You might see if comicbook & TV writer Mark Evanier knows -- he's an HB
maven and seems pretty approchable, or at least he answered an email from
me years ago. His site: https://www.newsfromme.com/contact-me/
--
columbiaclosings.com
What's not in Columbia anymore..

On Tuesday, September 7, 2021 at 10:17:00 PM UTC-4, Ted Nolan <tednolan> wrote:
> In article <08ab7576-4f4b-45cc...@googlegroups.com>,
> James Fabiano <jmfabi...@gmail.com> wrote:
> >On Tuesday, September 7, 2021 at 7:57:33 PM UTC-4, Hat Putato wrote:
> >> On Tuesday, September 7, 2021 at 5:54:30 PM UTC-4, Your Name wrote:
> >> > On 2021-09-07 18:38:40 +0000, AWORio said:
> >> > > On Tuesday, September 7, 2021 at 2:26:51 PM UTC-4, James Fabiano wrote:
> >> > >> Back in 1980, there was a cartoon about the Gauntlet of Villains, from
> >> > >> the end game of the game show Whew! Like the opening of the show, it
> >> > >> was produced by Hanna-Barbera I assume, but I know very little about it
> >> > >> otherwise. Can anyone help?
> >> > >
> >> > > It actually aired in the summer of 1979. It was a six-episode
> >> > > miniseries that aired as part of CBS' Saturday morning lineup at 10 AM,
> >> > > with the Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Show being temporarily cut back a half
> >> > > hour in order to accomodate it. The series would re-air in
> >> > > syndication about a year later, so that's why you might remember it as
> >> > > being from 1980.
> >> > It doesn't even get a mention in the book about Hanna-Barbera that I have.
> >> >
> >> > Apparently the "Whew!" game show is being re-aired on the retro network
> >> > Buzzr this month:
> >> >
> ><https://www.vulture.com/2021/08/70s-game-show-whew-to-air-on-retro-network-buzzr.html>
> >> I remember seeing it! Memory is hazy but I do remember one of the
> >heroes was a redrawing of Daphne Blake from Scooby Doo (HB loved
> >recycling characters making slight modifications). She was voiced by I
> >think Jean Vander Pyl.
> >
> >Yeah I figured that the heroine would be the woman you see at the
> >beginning of the game show. H-B was known for having female leads, with
> >Penelope Pitstop and all, so I am not surprised.
> You might see if comicbook & TV writer Mark Evanier knows -- he's an HB
> maven and seems pretty approchable, or at least he answered an email from
> me years ago. His site: https://www.newsfromme.com/contact-me/
> --
> columbiaclosings.com
> What's not in Columbia anymore..

Good idea. I wonder if he remembers seeing a John Davidson $10,000 Pyramid too!

One other thing about the Gauntlet of Villains cartoon - it was the first show to use the H-B Swirling Star logo!