Ken SpearsCharles Kenneth Spears (March 12, 1938 – November 6, 2020) was an American animator, writer, television producer and sound editor. He was best known as a co-creator of the Scooby-Doo franchise, together with Joe Ruby. In 1977, they co-founded the television animation production company Ruby-Spears Productions. Spears and Ruby created many other shows such as Jabberjaw, Dynomutt, Dog Wonder, and Fangface.Hanna-BarberaHanna-Barbera Cartoons, Inc. ( bar-BAIR-ə; also known simply as Hanna Barbera, and formerly known as H-B Enterprises, Hanna-Barbera Productions, Inc. and H-B Production Co.) was an American animation studio and production company that operated from 1957 until its absorption into Warner Bros. Animation in 2001.
Joe RubyJoseph Clemens Ruby (March 30, 1933 – August 26, 2020) was an American animator, writer, television producer, and music editor. He was best known as a co-creator of the animated Scooby-Doo franchise, together with Ken Spears. In 1977, they co-founded the television animation production company Ruby-Spears Productions. Ruby would work with Spears and would co-create several other shows including Fangface, Dynomutt, Dog Wonder, and Jabberjaw among others.
Space Ghost (TV series)Space Ghost is an American Saturday-morningsuperheroanimated television series produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions, first broadcast on CBS from September 10, 1966, to September 16, 1967, and continued reruns until September 7, 1968. The series was composed of two unrelated segments, Space Ghost and Dino Boy in the Lost Valley. The series was created by Alex Toth and produced and directed by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera.
Saturday-morning cartoon"Saturday-morning cartoon" is a colloquial term for original animated series and live-action programming typically scheduled on Saturday and Sunday mornings in the United States on the "Big Three" television networks. The genre was a tradition broadly ranging from 1963 until 2016, with its popularity declining over time due to changing cultural norms, increased competition from formats available at all times, and heavier media regulations.
The HerculoidsThe Herculoids is an American Saturday-morning animated television series produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions, created and designed by Alex Toth. With plotlines rooted in science fiction and fantasy, the show debuted September 9, 1967, on CBS. While Hanna-Barbera produced one season for the initial airing, the original 18 episodes were rerun during the 1968–69 television season. Eleven new episodes were produced in 1981 as part of the Space Stars show.
Animation studioAn animation studio is a company producing animated media. The broadest such companies conceive of products to produce, own the physical equipment for production, employ operators for that equipment, and hold a major stake in the sales or rentals of the media produced. They also own rights over merchandising and creative rights for characters created or held by the company, much like authors holding copyrights.
Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! is an American animated comedy television series created by Joe Ruby and Ken Spears and produced by Hanna-Barbera for CBS. The series premiered as part of the network's Saturday morning cartoon schedule on September 13, 1969, and aired for two seasons until October 31, 1970. Reruns were broadcast for the 1971 season.Sound editor (filmmaking)A sound editor is a creative professional responsible for selecting and assembling sound recordings in preparation for the final sound mixing or mastering of a television program, motion picture, video game, or any production involving recorded or synthetic sound. The sound editor works with the supervising sound editor. The supervising sound editor often assigns scenes and reels the sound editor based on the editor's strengths and area of expertise.
Burbank, CaliforniaCity in California, United StatesBurbank is a city in the southeastern end of the San Fernando Valley in Los Angeles County, California, United States. Located 7 miles (11 km) northwest of downtown Los Angeles, Burbank had a population of 105,833 as of 2025. The city was named after David Burbank, who established a sheep ranch there in 1867.
RomeCapital and largest city of ItalyCapital city and comune in ItalyRome is the capital and largest city of Italy. It is also the administrative centre of the Lazioregion and of the Metropolitan City of Rome. A specia municipality named Roma Capitale with a population of 2.7 million in an area of 1,287.36 km (497.1 mi), Rome is the third most populous city in the European Union by population within city limits.
ItalyItaly, officially the Italian Republic, is a country in Southern and Western Europe. It consists of a peninsula, which extends into the Mediterranean Sea, with the Alps on its northern land border, as well as nearly 800 islands, notably Sicily and Sardinia. Italy shares land borders with France to the west; Switzerland and Austria to the north; Slovenia to the east; and the two enclaves of Vatican City and San Marino.*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.