Number One Super Guy

With the announcement that Family Guy and Futurama producer David Goodman will write a feature film based on Hong Kong Phooey, the question naturally arises: what’s Hanna-Barbera got on the entertainment industry? (It can’t be compromising photos; there aren’t any that TMZ hasn’t already gotten hold of.) Most cartoon franchises, including the good ones, have trouble staying viable in today’s market, but H-B product seems unstoppable. And the worse their product is, the better it does: their somewhat well-regarded early TV work hasn’t sold great on DVD and hasn’t had a lot of interest from the movie industry, but Scooby-Doo and its ripoffs are doing great.