YouTube charging $1.99 to view old school Hanna Barbera cartoons

[HardyGirl]

Man...really? I know bootlegging is a problem, but YouTube used to have "official" channels you could watch for free. (and they really were on a YouTube official channel). Wacky Races, The Perils Of Penelope Pitstop, Birdman & The Galaxy Trio...seriously? An afternoon of relaxing on my day off watching some old school cartoons could really add up!

What do you guys think about this?

<---This is how I feel about it!

[thunderbolt]

I don't see why HB shouldn't make money on its properties, either this way or with syndication.

[HardyGirl]

Well on TV would have been better, seeing as how I'm already paying for cable.

I don't see why HB shouldn't make money on its properties, either this way or with syndication.

[thunderbolt]

I got all the dvd sets on clearance years ago at Big Lots. 'Stones, Space Ghost, Birdman and the DC filmation sets.

[MIB41]

Interesting... I checked Ebay and Amazon for a price quote for something like Wacky Races and they were pretty high. Low-end $49.77, high-end over $100+. Crazy... I guess that charge is a reflection to the secondary demand.

[palitoy]

I got the DC Filmation set and a pile of Superfriends sets for $2.99 at the Ex last summer.

[HardyGirl]

I know, I did the same thing, thinking it would be cheaper to buy them. Man are they expensive!

Interesting... I checked Ebay and Amazon for a price quote for something like Wacky Races and they were pretty high. Low-end $49.77, high-end over $100+. Crazy... I guess that charge is a reflection to the secondary demand.

[Earth 2 Chris]

And of course Boomerang no long airs ANY of these shows. The Flintstones, classic Scooby-Doo, Looney Tunes and Tom & Jerry are the only "old" toons they air now. It's basically Cartoon Network 2 now.

Chris

[daz71]

try bitsnoop

[thunderbolt]

And of course Boomerang no long airs ANY of these shows. The Flintstones, classic Scooby-Doo, Looney Tunes and Tom & Jerry are the only "old" toons they air now. It's basically Cartoon Network 2 now.

Chris

roku has a channel called Cartoon Circus that has the first 3 seasons of the 'Stones and Batman TAS. A free channel.

[Mikey]

HB cartoons are not Retro-Vogue like they used to be.

I'm guessing they're not going to make very much money and go back to being "free" --- meaning you have to watch a commercial every five minutes during the run.

[torgospizza]

http://www.watchcartoons.com/

This is basically putlocker.is for cartoons.

[HardyGirl]

I hope so, this just sucks!

HB cartoons are not Retro-Vogue like they used to be.

I'm guessing they're not going to make very much money and go back to being "free" --- meaning you have to watch a commercial every five minutes during the run.