The Diet Caper
- Studio
- Hanna-Barbera Studios
Synopsis
The Hair Bears escape from Wonderland and lead zookeepers Peevly and Botch to a haunted house.
Characters
Hair Bear, Square Bear, Bubie Bear, Mr. Eustace E. Peevly, Botch
Credits
Directing
- Director
- William Hanna, Joseph Barbera
Producing
- Producer
- William Hanna, Joseph Barbera
- Associate Producer
- Alex Lovy
Writing
- Writer
- Joel Kane, Woody Kling, Howard Morgenstern, Joe Ruby, Ken Spears
Voices
- Voice
- Daws Butler (Hair Bear), Paul Winchell (Bubie Bear), Bill Callaway (Square Bear), John Stephenson (Zoo Superintendent Peevly), Joe E. Ross (Botch), Jeannine Brown, Joan Gerber, Don Messick, Vic Perrin, Hal Smith, Janet Waldo, Lenny Weinrib
Music
- Music
- Ted Nichols
Animation
- Animation Director
- Charles A. Nichols
- Animator
- Jerry Hathcock, Frank Andrina, Ed Barge, Lee Dyer, Isadore Ellis, Hugh Fraser, Bob Goe, Ken Muse, Don Patterson, Tom Ray, Morey Reden, Veve Risto, Lloyd Vaughan, Carlo Vinci
- Layout
- Roman Arambula, Jim Fletcher, Bob Givens, Jan Green, Gary Hoffman, Homer Jonas, Takashi Masunaga, Joel Seibel, Terry Slade, Grace Stanzell
- Xerography
- Robert "Tiger" West
Art Department
- Production Design
- Iwao Takamoto
- Character Design
- Jerry Eisenberg
- Backgrounds
- Walt Peregoy, Fernando Arce, Daniela Bielecka, Bill Butler, Cathy Clark, Philip DeGuard, Bob Gentle, Curt Perkins, Don Watson
- Ink and Paint Supervisor
- Roberta Greutert
Camera
- Camera
- Charles Flekal, Marshall Valdez, Roy Wade, Norm Stainback
Editing
- Editor
- Larry Cowan
- Editorial Supervision
- Larry Cowan
Sound
- Sound Direction
- Richard Olson, Bill Getty
- Effects Editors
- Earl Bennett, Wayne Hughes
- Sound Reader
- Peter Aries, Jr.
Music Department
- Music Editor
- Pat Foley
- Musical Director
- Ted Nichols
Production Management
- Production Supervision
- Victor O. Schipek
- Post Production
- Joed Eaton
Crew
- Story Direction
- Brad Case, Cullen Houghtaling, Earl Klein, Lew Marshall, George Singer, Paul Sommer, Warren Tufts
- Technical Supervisor
- Frank Paiker
- Titles
- Iraj Paran
- Negative Consultant
- William E. DeBoer
Companies and other credits
- Music Supervision: La La Productions
- A HANNA-BARBERA
- PRODUCTION
- Copyright 1971 Hanna-Barbera Productions Inc
Production notes
At the Wonderland Zoo, Three of the wildest and crazy bears are always looking for that better living conditions in Cave Block #9. They would outsmart their keeper, in trying to escape from the zoo in their search for fun and antics.
Living in Cave Block #9 at the Wonderland Zoo, The Hair Bear Bunch were three cousins who, under cover of darkness, would break out and explore the real world, trying to find out what they were missing. The leader was Hair Bear, so named for the amazingly large afro that he sported, as was the style of the times. Square Bear was a goofy, hat-wearing type, and Bubi Bear was a kind of Boo-Boo Bear for this show; in fact, this whole show owed no small debt to fellow Hanna-Barbera cartoon Yogi Bear on many levels.
The trio was pursued on their excursions by zoo curator Mr. Peevely and his tubby assistant Botch, who borrowed Officer Gunther Toody's Car 54, Where Are You? catchphrase, "Oooh, Oooh!" (and predating Welcome Back Kotter's Horschack by a full five years).
The legendary Daws Butler provided the voice for Hair Bear. Sadly, his presence was not enough, and the show was canceled after one season. It was revived after a year's hiatus, however, and the repeats of the show's first season ran on Sunday mornings from 1973-74.
Living in Cave Block #9 at the Wonderland Zoo, The Hair Bear Bunch were three cousins who, under cover of darkness, would break out and explore the real world, trying to find out what they were missing. The leader was Hair Bear, so named for the amazingly large afro that he sported, as was the style of the times. Square Bear was a goofy, hat-wearing type, and Bubi Bear was a kind of Boo-Boo Bear for this show; in fact, this whole show owed no small debt to fellow Hanna-Barbera cartoon Yogi Bear on many levels.
The trio was pursued on their excursions by zoo curator Mr. Peevely and his tubby assistant Botch, who borrowed Officer Gunther Toody's Car 54, Where Are You? catchphrase, "Oooh, Oooh!" (and predating Welcome Back Kotter's Horschack by a full five years).
The legendary Daws Butler provided the voice for Hair Bear. Sadly, his presence was not enough, and the show was canceled after one season. It was revived after a year's hiatus, however, and the repeats of the show's first season ran on Sunday mornings from 1973-74.
