Inside The House of Hanna-Barbera on MeTV Toons

TIM MATHESON (Jonny Quest, Space Ghost) returns to talk about working with Mel Brooks, Anne Bancroft, Mel Blanc, Joe Barbera, and on shows including St. Elsewhere and Virgin River— all just part of his new autobiography, “Damn Glad to Meet You.”

Character actor/voice artist GILBERT MACK's daughter JUDY SAFFER remembers his decades of work in TV, stage, radio and animation, including stacks of Golden Records, voices for Famous Studios, and roles in classic shows like "Car 54, Where Are You?" "Captain Kangaroo," "The Adventures of Superman" and many others.

MeTV Toons creator NEAL SABIN takes us behind the scenes of programming at MeTV and MeTV Toons and discusses the star-studded galaxy of classic cartoons included in the new series, THE HOUSE OF HANNA-BARBERA.

A much-requested encore of our visit with writer/Director MARK EVANIER, in which he takes us through the day-to-day life of a Hanna-Barbera staff member, with first-hand stories about Daws Butler, June Foray, Howard Morris, Paul Winchell, Shep Menken, Doug Wildey, Tex Avery, and Herb Solow (Star Trek, The Man from Atlantis), as well as Bill Hanna & Joe Barbera themselves.

An encore episode with number one hit-making singer/composer/producer RON DANTE of The Archies, The Amazing Chan and the Chan Clan, and The Cuff Links, sharing stories about hits like "Sugar, Sugar" and "Tracy," as well as legends like Barry Manilow, Mick Jagger, Micky Dolenz, Davy Jones, Don Kirshner, Carole King, and many others.

Meet the hero behind the first Hanna-Barbera stars to records who made stars of Rudolph and Frosty as author JUDY GAIL KRASNOW tells the story of her father, producer Hecky Krasnow of Columbia and Colpix Records.

Actor-turned-marketing whiz TED ECCLES remembers working with Bill Hanna, Joe Barbera, Arthur Rankin, Jr., Jules Bass, Sid and Marty Krofft, Lucille Ball, and Shirley Temple, then takes us behind the scenes at Paramount and Disney.

Jack and the Beanstalk co-star BOB RIHA, JR. remembers Gene Kelly, Bill Hanna, Joe Barbera, Sammy Davis Jr., Kurt Russell, Lesley Ann Warren, and his journey from child actor to superstar photographer.

Meet SHERRY ALBERONI, who recalls voicing Alexandra on Josie and the Pussycats, and her roles on Super Friends, The Monkees, The Three Worlds of Gulliver, the Mickey Mouse Club and more.

The holiday TV tradition of FAMOUS CLASSIC TALES specials by Hanna-Barbera, API, and Ruby-Spears from Kenner Toys is explored with author/historian MICHAEL LYONS.