Hanna Barbera Butch Cassidy being unintentionally funny

This show stinks
that’s all I gotta say

[@jayjay-bz3rr]

I would rather watch this instead of the 2024 presidential debates.

[@pickledworms]

You might as well watch paint dry bc that’s exactly how I felt watching this cartoon

[@pickledworms]

That being said, I actually agree with you

[@LindaCooper-i3f]

Tell it like it is, especially since a criminal (prohibited from running for President according to federal law) just won the 2024 New Hampshire GOP primary.

[@LindaCooper-i3f]

Unusual.

[@LindaCooper-i3f]

Likewise.

[@jackbuckley7816]

My main takeaway from this excerpt is, the 2 musical ladies have aged remarkably well, haven't they? Wish I could say the same for myself! Just as alluring as I recalled from a long-vanished childhood, seeing these 2 lovely specimens for the 1st-time in decades does, at least, make me feel young again!

[@LindaCooper-i3f]

And the same thing goes for my oldest son.

[@jaelinsmith5207]

Boomerang brought me back memories

[@pickledworms]

Damn, you’re definitely old if you watched THIS on boomerang

[@jaelinsmith5207]

@@pickledworms it was a good cartoon to me.

[@LindaCooper-i3f]

Likewise.

[@LindaCooper-i3f]

Ditto.

[@LindaCooper-i3f]

Same here.

[@jackbuckley7816]

Haven't seen this show in decades but I do recall it. A product of its time, an obvious attempt to appeal to the young generation of the mod early 70's. HB always perceptive to cultural trends. The stiff, economy-minded animation painful to watch now, though well-restored, & fun from a nostalgic point-of-view. I'm sure none of this mattered to me as a kid/young teen, as I only tuned-in for those 2 main ladies, as I recall, still quite appealingly drawn. I don't recall if I had a favorite, as I expect I thought both were delicious! I think I remember being amazed that such was on Sat. mornings, a sort of grateful disbelief! Despite HB's minimalist, cost-cutting animation tricks, the studio was pretty good in terms of comedy situations in their vast gallery of cartoon TV series, with up-to-the-second cultural awareness, along with sharply defined cartoon personalities that appealed to kids of each respective era. I still remember the one-season prime-time HB series "The Adventures of Huck Finn", a combination of animation & live-action, many episodes of which now are on You Tube. These've been fun to see again, too. The combo of cartoon & live-action always intrigued & appealed to me as a kid, as it still does. Though short-lived, "Huck" was of higher-quality than their Sat. morning fare. HB could do it when required!

[@LindaCooper-i3f]

If combined with the following shows: “THE AMAZING CHAN & THE CHAN CLAN”, “DEVLIN”, “CLUE CLUB”, “HONG KONG PHOOEY”, “CAPTAIN CAVEMAN & THE TEEN ANGELS”, “JANA OF THE JUNGLE”, “GALAXY TRIO”, “YOUNG SAMSON”, “SCOOBY-DOO”, “THE FUNKY PHANTOM”, “SPEED BUGGY”, “THE BUFORD FILES & THE GALLOPING GHOST”, “SPACE STARS”, “MIGHTY MIGHTOR”, “THE GREAT GRAPE APE”, “JABBERJAW”, “VALLEY OF THE DINOSAURS”, “SHAZHAN”, “THE ADDAMS FAMILY”, “THE DUKES”, “SHIRT TALES”, and “JONNY QUEST”, just to name a few.

[@powerfulwizard420]

god this show is so bad, I love it.

[@pickledworms]

Same it’s one of my favorite “so bad it’s funny” shows along with the Beatles cartoon

[@LindaCooper-i3f]

Right on up there with the William Conrad adaptation of “NERO WOLFE”?!

[@LindaCooper-i3f]

And the one with The Beatles is from King Features which also produced the televised versions of both “SNUFFY SMITH” and “BEETLE BAILEY”.

[@haysfordays]

They used that music library for every single production. I think I found it annoying even back then.

[@pickledworms]

Average 1970s Hanna barebra show moment

[@LindaCooper-i3f]

More or less.

[@LindaCooper-i3f]

Perhaps.

[@sonicguyver7445]

*PROOF!*

[@pickledworms]

Bitch almost died from being crushed and that’s all he has to say Pretty in-character for him if you asked me..

[@LindaCooper-i3f]

Possibly.

[@LindaCooper-i3f]

Close call, wasn’t it?

[@alanroberson9749]

Very good job dudes and well done!! Congratulations 992.53% yo throughout the 2nd sizzling patriotic week of said jubilant July y'all. Superb work by 971 bonus points.

[@LindaCooper-i3f]

So far so good.

[@JaySpangler]

If Butch Cassidy was David’s other brother…

[@LindaCooper-i3f]

Not exactly.

[@JaySpangler]

@@LindaCooper-i3f It looks a lot more like a cartoon David Cassidy than it does a cartoon Butch Cassidy. Now Jack Cassidy I could see! Haha

[@LindaCooper-i3f]

@JaySpangler, Butch Cassidy looks a lot more like B.J. (Billie Joe) McKay of the classic 1979-81 NBC action adventure comedy series titled “BJ & THE BEAR”.

[@JaySpangler]

@@LindaCooper-i3f Haha!

[@stillaboveground2470]

Nothing's better than a beautiful lei.

[@pickledworms]

They’re good for eating as well

[@LindaCooper-i3f]

Especially if it’s found on a cadaver in the jurisdiction of Steve McGarrett.

[@LindaCooper-i3f]

Even Nero Wolfe would find that nauseating.

[@DarrenWatson64]

It's weird how they play a laugh track whenever Wally and/or Elvis makes a joke/gag, but never plays it whenever Butch, Stephanie and Merilee do it.

[@pickledworms]

Wow It’s almost like they’re boring uninteresting ass characters or something

[@pickledworms]

Like Wally and Elvis aren’t funny but cmon

[@LindaCooper-i3f]

How about if maybe Butch and Stephanie got married? Then all new stories would abound like ripening Roman Beauty Apples 🍎.

[@LindaCooper-i3f]

Close, but not quite.

[@LindaCooper-i3f]

I got a feeling that Wally is going to be a confirmed bachelor, which sends Merilee to wed Stanley Chan of “THE AMAZING CHAN & THE CHAN CLAN” while Butch weds Stephanie followed up by the maternity ward.

[@philipmarable8698]

Goro Akechi

[@LindaCooper-i3f]

Heavens to hemlock.

[@LindaCooper-i3f]

Who wouldn’t want to imagine Butch carrying Stephanie over the threshold as they enter their house on the old family cattle ranch Butch inherited from Grandma Cassidy (maiden name of Pearson as in dear ancestor Colonel Pearson who founded the ranch according to the storyline of the classic Disney western movie “KING OF THE GRIZZLIES”).

[@pickledworms]

Genuine question since you keep spamming this, why do you ship Butch and Steffy together? Is bc they have similar personalities and you want to play off of that? Is it bc you not like merilee (compared to Steffy at least) despite her and butch being canonically together? Or are you just having silly fun that’s not supposed to take seriously

[@nsthetics7188]

How tf do u ship steffy and butch

[@LindaCooper-i3f]

Mark it up to Amateur Genealogy 101.

[@LindaCooper-i3f]

Common romance. It happens. Don’t knock it.

[@Boomerang_Fan]

I don't think steffy and bjtch relationship is common

[@guineapiglady2841]

That is a sucky show. 🤮

[@pickledworms]

Sure is

[@pickledworms]

Actually no, I can think of even more terrible cartoons than that

[@guineapiglady2841]

@@pickledworms The Ren & Stimpy Show!

[@pickledworms]

@@guineapiglady2841 I was thinking more like partridge family 2200 ad or filmation’s hardy boys

[@wturner777]

@@guineapiglady2841 Actually THAT show is hilarious. Sure it has its hits and misses, but overall a great show. I'll tell you a show that is godawful. Fanboy and Chum Chum.

[@gord3588]

Idk why but Butch’s hair and ascot it kind of reminding me of Johnathon from SMT IV

[@LindaCooper-i3f]

Greg Evigan was wearing his the same way when he portrayed Milwaukee born semi trucker B.J. (Billie Joe) McKay in the classic 1979-81 NBC adventure comedy series of “BJ & THE BEAR”.

[@hanzohattori2901]

😮😮😮

[@LindaCooper-i3f]

Quite amazing, isn’t it?

[@hanzohattori2901]

@@LindaCooper-i3f yeah

[@jackbuckley7816]

Anyone remember HB's "Super President"? Few do but I recall watching it on Sat. mornings circa 1966, a banner year for someone like me who, as a child/kid, loved Sat. morning cartoons! 1966 was the year "The Roadrunner Show" came to TV, my favorite of all-time in that now long-vanished era of my childhood! Golly, how I loved that show! '66 also saw such series as "The Beagles", which followed Roadrunner & which I recall liking very much, though no longer sure why. I have only the vaguest recollection of the show but definitely remember liking it. Also, "Hoppity Hooper", another great favorite, "Frankenstein, Jr. & the Impossibles", "Secret Squirrel", "Atom Ant", "Superman/Batman/Aquaman", "MIghty Mightor", "King Kong", "Linus the Lion-Hearted", & many others. I really liked "Super President", though, which became a favorite. Haven't seen in decades but something abut it appealed to me, perhaps the novel premise, I don't know. Sometimes childhood memories can be disappointing when revisited decades later but the 2 ladies of "Butch Cassidy", as seen here, don't disappoint at all---the memory matches the reality perfectly! At the time, I seem to recall the show as being very realistically animated, which sort-of impressed me. Far less so now, except for the aforementioned damsels! Alot of fun to see this again, thanks!

[@LindaCooper-i3f]

One possibility to consider.

[@terrancebigham6765]

De Patie-Freling did Super President, not HB.

[@jackbuckley7816]

@@terrancebigham6765 You're right, I'd forgotten that, thanks.

[@LindaCooper-i3f]

How puzzling.

[@LindaCooper-i3f]

At least now it’s remembered.

[@I.ischris]

Question how u watch the show since WB owns this I thought it would be on Max and the 50th Anniversary was last year so.

[@pickledworms]

Legally, just buy the dvd that’s on eBay, Amazon, etc etc. “Illegally” you can watch it on cartoon sites like kisscartoon

[@stephenholloway6893]

Also technically Warner only has distribution to the Hanna Barbera library. Even after buying Turner and eventually closing Hanna Barbera the copyright to my knowledge never was transferred. It could have transferred and I was unaware of it but far as I know it take Tom and Jerry for example Turner Entertainment technically has the rights for them despite Warner also being it's parnet company. My point is that copyright and trademark can transferred or it can remain with the original owners. It depends on the situation.

[@I.ischris]

@@stephenholloway6893 the copyright changed so WB owns Hanna Barbera

[@Notturnoir]

Boomerang

[@pickledworms]

@@Notturnoir boomerang doesn’t even air old shows that much let alone something obscure as Butch Cassidy

[@verilyheld]

Eh, it's rough, buuuut there is some ingenuity on HB's part.

[@pickledworms]

Ehh…whatever you say I suppose lmao

[@verilyheld]

@@pickledworms Eh, the ingenuity comes from being inspired by the Butch Cassidy Sundance Kid movie to create this. It may not be great animated cartoons, buut it is Hanna-Barbera after all.

[@pickledworms]

@@verilyheld wait how is that ingenuity?? It’s just a dumb pun that has nothing to do with the cartoon itself. Might as well called it “boring David Cassidy knock off and his sidekicks playing music and doing spy things” bc that’s just as clever Not to mention they probably only picked that title to cash-in the (at the time) David Cassidy craze that sounds similar, AND make a lame pun of something unrelated

[@verilyheld]

@@pickledworms Eh, I like puns! Guess we'll agree to disagree.

[@pickledworms]

@@verilyheld that’s fair..sorry for being a tad aggressive there lol