WB Announces S.C.O.O.B.

WB announced yesterday on EW that a new Scooby-Doo reboot is in development.  Titled S.C.O.O.B. this reboot is said to crossover some other Hanna-Barbera characters.  The characters that will be used are unknown, but the most popular ones other than Scooby include The Flintstones, The Jetsons, and Yogi Bear.

Hanna-Barbera joined the WB library in 1996.  This was through the Turner merger (who acquired the library in 1991).  Hanna-Barbera has become a major part of Boomerang.  Thoiugh not all of the cartoons no longer air, some still do such as Scooby-Doo, The Flintstones, and The Smurfs.  Formed in 1957 by former MGM Cartoon directors/producers Bill Hanna and Joe Barbera, the studio created tons of cartoons for television using limited animation but with great writers, character designers, and voice over artists.  The studio helped form Saturday Morning Cartoons and was the first studio to air cartoons in prime time.

Scooby-Doo, The Flintstones, and The Smurfs air everyday on Boomerang.