28-09-2022, 03:42 PM
(27-09-2022, 07:39 PM)James2001 Wrote: Another one I can think of is The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis- Maynard G. Krebs gets referenced a lot in US media- in fact Shaggy from Scooby Doo was based on him (in fact, the main 4 Scooby characters were based on the main 4 characters from that show- contuining Hanna-Barbera's trend of ripping off sitcoms for their cartoons). And just like Gilligan- it's Bob Denver again, maybe our broadcasters had a thing against him
As far as I can tell, the only time it was shown in the UK was a single episode as part of a BBC2 theme night in the early 90s.
It's incredible that nobody sued Hanna Barbara for ripping off sitcoms, Jackie Gleeson came close as The Flintstones is essentially The Honeymooners in the Stone Age but he didn't want to be the person who took Fred Flintstone off the air.
It's a testament to Hanna Barbera that despite this, their cartoons are remembered more fondly than the sitcoms they ripped off.