Arabian Knights/Banana Splits Adventure Hour Character Design/Concept Art by Alex Toth (Hanna-Barbera, 1968) Arabian Knights was part of the Banana Splits Adventure Hour show that premiered on 9/7/68 on NBC. This extremely rare character design/concept artwork from the hand of Toth (1928-2006) features great early development artwork of Prince Turhan…
Rare conceptual art for a series that premiered on 9-9-67 on CBS. The show featured the underwater adventures of two boys, Tom and Tub, and the great white whale, Moby Dick. This is a rare 1966 concept/pitch montage used to showcase this program to networks, sponsors, staff, and H-B executives.…
The Flintstones Full Cast Layout Drawing (Hanna-Barbera, 1965). Outstanding 12 field layout drawing of both the Flintstone and Rubble Family. Fred, Wilma, Pebbles, Betty, Barney and Bamm-Bamm are all in this story, where Barney is mistaken for the long-lost Prince of Rockarabia, the “Royal Rubble” episode that ran on 12/10/65.…
Alex Toth and Tony Sgroi Yankee Doodle Daring Main Characters Concept Art Group of 2 (Hanna-Barbera, 1966) Yankee Doodle Pigeon bowed in 1969, as a character on Dastardly and Muttley in Their Flying Machines. It seems the name of Yankee Doodle for a character was first considered in 1966 for…
After Jonny Quest cartoon — this amazing lot of rarities. Here are three oversized concept/character design originals for a proposed series called Robin Raider. The presentations were created to lay the groundwork for an undeveloped series. This artwork would have been used to pitch networks, sponsors, staff, and studio executives. The…
Yogi Bear “Yogi and Boo Boo Make Magic” Publicity Cel (Hanna-Barbera, 1960s/70s). This is an early publicity cel of Yogi Bear and Boo Boo Bear in a magic act. This great cel is on a print background for presentation purposes and hand painted by the H&B Ink and Paint department.…
Scooby Doo “Yes to Women’s Lib” Original Concept Art (Hanna Barbera, c. 1970s). This unusual Consumer Product gag design featuring Scooby Doo and a poodle holding signs in support of the Woman’s Liberation Movement was drawn by animation legend Iwao Takamoto (1925 – 2007). Produced in graphite on 12 field…
The Adventures of Gulliver Publicity Cel Setup (Hanna-Barbera, 1968). Here is a promo cel featuring Gary Gulliver and his dog, Tagg, looking down at the people of Lilliput. This cel is placed on a H&B hand painted production background from another cartoon series and may have been used for Press/Promo…
Bob Hope Animation Drawing (Hanna-Barbera, c. 1970s). This original art graphite animation drawing (produced on sideways 16 field 3-peghole animation paper) was created for an article in a TAFT Merchandising Group magazine/newsletter. Bob Hope stands 13.5″ tall, with golf club in hand. The graphic that reads “Thanks for the Memory”…
Dastardly and Muttley in Their Flying Machines Concept Drawings Group of 17 (Hanna-Barbera, 1969) This show (originally titled Stop the Pigeon) was designed by legendary character designer and layout artist Jerry Eisenberg. This is a series of 17 early drawings of Dick Dastardly, his crew, and other incidental characters on…