Spookydoo's excellent thread about Hanna Barbera underscores
scoobyaddicts.proboards.com/thread/5752/hanna-barbera-underscore-discussion has made me want to talk about some of my favorite and some of what I would consider are the most iconic Hanna Barbera cartoons
NOTE: The original Tom and Jerry shorts will not count for this list. The ones made in the 70s are eligible as they are considered a Hanna Barbera show
15. The Wally Gator show- Definitely signaled when Hanna Barbera three segment series became weaker from the original three, but there is some quality to be found here. Not quite as much the titular character or Touche Turtle, but I personally really, really enjoy Lippy the Lion and especially Hardy Har Har. They are easily the strongest segment here and why I gave this the final spot over Johnny Bravo, my personal favorite of the 90s Cartoon Network Hanna Barbera series which I did want to include
14. The Funky Phantom- Of all of the Scooby clones, this is the one I have seen the most of (despite being forgotten moreso than Speed Buggy, Jabberjaw, and especially Josie and the Pussycats (all of which I need to watch more of, especially the Pussycats) and there is some enjoyment here. It kinda seems like most of the quality mysteries were saved for Scooby though, but I found it to be enjoyable
13. Laff-a-Lympics- The only "Scooby" series that gets a separate placement on the list due to being a generally different thing. But the Laff a Lympics are really fun, and I do love Hanna Barbera get togethers, but this one gets the nod over the much-maligned Yogi's Gang which I also find to be a lot of fun, even if it is preachy and cheesy.
12. Dynomutt- A very fun superhero show. Definitely, for me at least, a much appreciated change of pace from the Marvel cinematic universe or the Dark Knights of the superhero world
11. The Magilla Gorilla show- Just outside the top ten is a pretty well-known character show. I like Magilla as well as Ricochet Rabbit but the Punkin Puss shorts were a copy of Pixie and Dixie and Mr. Jinks which was already a copy of Tom and Jerry. It got old.
10. Hong Kong Phooey- The ten shows in the top ten were pretty easy to choose (a little harder to rank), but these ten stood out the most. Hong Kong Phooey is my pick for if one show had to remain that was influenced by Scooby Doo, especially because it's not as much mystery, but it's something different
9. The Yogi Bear Show- Yogi Bear is an all time iconic cartoon and it being this low is more on the fact that its supporting segments, Snagglepuss and Yakky Doodle, aren't quite as strong as the supporting segments of the other three segment shows, but this is phenomenal and it's all uphill from here
8. Wacky Races- It influenced Perils of Penelope Pitstop and Dastardly and Muttley and their flying machines, but the original is the best. So repetitive but so much fun
7. The Jetsons- I really do love the Jetsons, but they aren't quite as good as the show it was influenced by... Definitely deserve top 10 here
6. Quick Draw McGraw show- Quick Draw McGraw often gets overshadowed by Yogi Bear and Huckleberry Hound, but deserves just as much respect. The supporting segments Augie Doggie and Snooper and Blabber are strong (especially Snooper and Blabber who get forgotten a lot) but of course, Quick Draw is the star of the show. El Kabong!
5. Jonny Quest- Things are getting serious now. Easily one of the best action and especially best adventure cartoons ever made. Period
4. The Huckleberry Hound Show- A show with Yogi Bear and Huckleberry Hound segments? Say no more! Yogi (rightly) stole the show from Huck and went on to get his own lead series, with Hokey Wolf, who can also be a lot of fun, taking Yogi's place, but none of these early Hanna Barbera segment groups are stronger than Huck Hound, Yogi Bear, and Pixie and Dixie
3. Top Cat- Easily one of the most under appreciated Hanna Barbera shows, this is easily one of the more mature (not in an inappropriate way, but in a complex, real world way) Hanna Barbera cartoons and it is really, really good
2. The Flintstones- Probably the easy-to-guess #2 in an easy-to-guess top 2, but the Flintstones is a really good show. It's an actual sitcom, except animated and better than almost any of them
1. Scooby Doo- Easy and obvious pick here, but Scooby takes the cake. If you want to talk about an animated icon in pop culture, it is hard to think of a bigger one than Scooby Doo besides Bugs Bunny and Mickey Mouse probably. We all knew this would be number 1, but Scoob deserves it
The Jetsons were influenced by the comic strip Blondie. George was actually inspired by the strip's male lead Dagwood Bumstead. Jane of course was inspired by Blondie to the point where The actress would play Blondie in all of the old movies did the voice of her. As you can easily guess Mr spacely was inspired by Dagwood's boss Mr. Dithers.