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This [[Hanna-Barbera]] series from the 1970s was a [[Saturday Morning Cartoon]] version of [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]'s ''Battle of the Network Stars''<ref>which also parodies the Olympics, which were held the previous year</ref>. The three teams were:
* the '''{{color|red|Yogi Yahooeys}}''', a team of [[Funny Animal|funny animals]] from Hanna-Barbera's golden age (with the exception of Grape Ape, who was the only post-1962 character in the lineup), led by [[
* the '''{{color|blue|Scooby Doobies}}''', a team of heroes and [[You Meddling Kids|Meddling Kids]] from Hanna-Barbera's more recent shows, led by [[Scooby Doo]] and Shaggy;
* and the '''{{color|green|Really Rottens}}''', a team of cheaters led by Mumbly and Dread Baron<ref>who were [[Expy|expies]] of Muttley and Dick Dastardly</ref>.
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* [[Captain Ersatz]]: Hanna-Barbera wanted to use Dick Dastardly and Muttley as captains of the Rottens, but [[Merrill Heatter]] allegedly still had part ownership of the ''[[Wacky Races]]'' characters; one issue of the [[Comic Book Adaptation|comic book]] revealed that Dread Baron was Dick Dastardly's brother. Similarly, [[Captain Caveman and
** In the second season, Mumbly began to be called "Muttley" once more, so some manner of compromise must have been reached.
*** Producer Don Jurwich told me that during season two, he simply got confused, dealing with so many characters in one setting.
** In a ''[[Robot Chicken]]'' skit that parodies ''[[Munich]]'', one of the Really Rottens [[Lampshade|lampshades]] this fact.
* [[Color Coded for Your Convenience]]: The competitors wear their team shirts ''over'' their [[Limited Wardrobe|normal attire]] ([[Half-Dressed Cartoon Animal|where applicable]]). As you [[Captain Obvious|may have deduced]] from the intro text, The YYs are red, the SDs are blue, and the RRs are green.
** In Brazil, shirts like that are used as admission tickets to some Carnaval parties. They're called [
* [[Comic Book Adaptation]]: In the 13-issue comic book series published by Marvel, each story had a central plot with the usual event participation. In the comics, Scooby-Dum (Scooby Doobies) and Sooey Pig (Really Rottens) were left out. A 14th issue, about a vengeful college professor, was not published. A special giant-sized story, "The Man Who Stole Thursday", featured most of the regular stars and cameos from other classic H-B characters.
* [[Corrupt Hick]] (Daisy Mayhem)
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* [[Golden Snitch]]
* [[Grand Finale]]: The final episode moved to the moon, and ended {{spoiler|in a three-way tie}}.
* [[Heel Face Turn]]: Mildew Wolf was originally an antagonist, in the "It's the Wolf!" segments of ''[[
* [[Hey, It's That Voice!]]: Alan Reed, the original voice of Fred Flintstone, lent his voice to the character for the final time in the debut episode. Reed died soon after and was replaced as Fred Flintstone's voice by Henry Corden.
** Joe Besser, one of the latter-day Three Stooges, was Babu's voice.
* [[Human Ladder]]: The Rottens used one of these to win a "Freestyle Pole Vault" competition; in this case "freestyle" meant "anything goes", so it wasn't cheating, but they sure [[Loophole Abuse|abused that loophole]] for all it was worth.
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* [[Ridiculympics]]: The whole point of the series.
* [[Road Sign Reversal]]: The Rottens mistakenly switched the signs back, resulting in disgust from their teammates (although they ''did'' get a 50-point bonus for "chivalry" because the judges thought they did it to help their opponents).
* [[Shout
** Mildew Wolf referring to everyone as "savages" is a double reference to both his original voice actor, Paul Lynde (who again, originally voiced Mildew), and the Hanna-Barbera series ''Where's Huddles?'' (CBS, 1970), in which Lynde played Claude Pertwee, a character who often referred to show's football-playing Fred and Barney [[Expy|expies]] as "savages".
* [[Team Rocket Wins]]: On at least two occasions the Really Rottens won an episode legitimately, as much to their surprise as everyone else's.
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* [[Wacky Racing]]
* [[Wrong Parachute Gag]]: Mumbly switches the tags on Grape Ape's and Yakky Doodle's parachutes during a skydiving competition. The small parachute causes Grape Ape to fall like a stone, while the large parachute leaves Yakky Doodle stranded aloft in a thunderstorm.
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[[Category:The Seventies]]
[[Category:Hanna Barbera]]▼
[[Category:Saturday Morning Cartoon]]
[[Category:Western Animation]]
[[Category:Laff
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