Jokebook

*Jokebook*
Jokebook
Genre	Animation; Comedy
Directed by	William Hanna; Joseph Barbera
Composer	Hoyt Curtin
Country of origin	United States
No. of episodes	7 (4 unaired)
Production
Producers	William Hanna; Joseph Barbera
Running time	22 minutes
Production company	Hanna-Barbera Productions
Original release
Network	NBC
Release	April 23 –; May 7, 1982

Jokebook is an American adult animated comedy series produced by Hanna-Barbera. It aired on NBC for three episodes from April 23 to May 7, 1982.^[1]

Format

The series' theme song was sung by Scatman Crothers.

Jokebook was an anthology of segments produced by Hanna-Barbera, along with classic, foreign, and independent animation which had originated elsewhere. Unusually for a Hanna-Barbera production, it was aimed at an adult audience (the first Hanna-Barbera production to be so after The Flintstones and Top Cat started being shown on Saturday mornings). It was the only Hanna-Barbera production not to have recurring characters.^[2] The show was aired with a laugh track and was the last Hanna-Barbera series to do so.

Seven episodes were made, but only three were aired due to lack of audience interest. The show's second episode finished dead last in the week's ratings.^[3]

References

^ Erickson, Hal (2005). Television Cartoon Shows: An Illustrated Encyclopedia, 1949 Through 2003 (2nd ed.). McFarland & Co. pp. 451–452. ISBN 978-1476665993.
^ Perlmutter, David (2018). The Encyclopedia of American Animated Television Shows. Rowman & Littlefield. pp. 321–322. ISBN 978-1538103739.
^ "The Failure That Got Even Worse". Yowp: Stuff About Early Hanna-Barbera Cartoons. May 18, 2012. Retrieved 19 March 2020.