HANNA-BARBERA LAND (1984 Commercial)

This is a commercial produced in 1984 for the now-defunct amusement park Hanna-Barbera Land, which was located in Spring, Texas in Harris County, slightly north of Houston.
The park featured attractions, rides and characters from the now-defunct Hanna-Barbera Productions animation studio that gave birth to classic characters such as Scooby-Doo, The Flintstones, The Jetsons and Yogi Bear.
The only characters that didn't belong to the studio or park, but was prominently featured was the Smurfs. That was because Hanna-Barbera had produced an aminated series based on the characters that ran on NBC's Saturday morning schedule from 1981 to 1990.

[@Snail_Nailz]

ahhh the 80s...when seeing your name on a light board was enough to make it as the apex of a commercial, such better times

[@jrw9181]

That commercial is how I got my name...😂

[@toddjust5179]

I worked there in their first season. Lots of great friends and memories!

[@fuzzytincan]

Went here when I was a kid. It was pretty nice.

[@tupactargaryen]

Damn , the ymca took us there when I was a little kid. I remember they had a water slide too.

[@tristonalexis2164]

It's currently Six Flags SplashTown

[@jeffmarks1996]

80's music is nice for me.

[@nbglowrock12]

Thank you so much for reuploading this

[@amandap6278]

I went there when I was 5. I loved the balls.

[@vivianaespinoza5281]

My thought exactly for smurfs

[@michaeltaylor1603]

Two things no longer in Houston/Spring Texas area. SafeWay & Hanna Barbera Land. Safeway became Apple tree (now owns Randall's) HBL became Splash Town, Six flags Splash Town, Splash Town (different owners) Now Hurricane Harbor (part of Six Flags AGAINNN!) Whewww! Alas I never got to visit HBL.

[@thetxaggie6575]

Don't forget about Games People Play on 1960

[@james5906]

You also forgot across from Hanna-Barbera land the Goodyear blimp used to be housed there where the Lowe’s is now. Also down on greens Road used to have Scooby Doo’s pizza place.

[@nathanielhirshfeld5618]

Comer bien y vive feliz!

[@amareeasis7191]

Wow 🤩

[@mikethompson9426]

JEFF

[@vivianaespinoza5281]

So if Smurfs is Hanna barbera how come it got released by Sony and not Warner bros when they made Smurfs lost village

[@kdizzle79]

The Sumrfs television series that aired on NBC at the time was produced by Hanna Barbera

[@vivianaespinoza5281]

@@kdizzle79 right nbc

[@jaydtuareagibsonchannelcar8313]

​@@vivianaespinoza5281 but now year the smurfs are now owned by nickelodeon

[@vivianaespinoza5281]

@@jaydtuareagibsonchannelcar8313 yeah Ik about that but I still think of it as Hanna barbera whether it’s on by a different company or not

[@AdamYJ]

The Smurfs was originally a Belgian comic strip created by a cartoonist drawing under the pen name Peyo. In the case of both H-B and Sony, they’re likely licensed from Peyo/Peyo’s estate (can’t remember if he’s still alive).