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The Resume

    (1977- )
    Based in Burbank, California
    Founders of Ruby-Spears Enterprises (1977)
    Joseph Ruby (March 30, 1933-August 26, 2020)
    Kenneth Spears (March 12, 1938-November 6, 2020)
    Sound editors and writers at Hanna-Barbera Productions (creators of the Scooby-Doo brand, 1968)
    Producers at DePatie-Freleng Productions (1971)
    Producers of ‘Plastic Man (1978 version),’ ‘Mighty Man and Yukk!’ ‘Fangface,’ ‘Thundarr the Barbarian,’ ‘Rubik the Amazing Cube,’ ‘Alvin and the Chipmunks (1983 version),’ ‘Saturday Supercade,’ ‘Mr. T,’ ‘It’s Punky Brewster,’ ‘Chuck Norris Karate Kommandos,’ ‘Superman (1988 version),’ ‘Police Academy! the Series’ and ‘Dink: The Little Dinosaur’

Why they might be annoying:

    Their early years were a hotbed of licensed properties — with a few originals.
    Because their competition at the time was NBC’s Hardy Boys (Filmation), they were deathly terrified the first season of Scooby-Doo would be wiped out.
    A year into their founding, they were purchased by Filmways — which was later bought out by Taft Broadcasting and became a sister company to their mentors’.
    Having entered the Dark Age of (limited) Animation, they were hampered by the same standards-vs-durability dilemma that affected their mentors.
    By the 1990s, their studio had become a shadow of its former self; eventually, as with their mentors, it fell to Warner Brothers.

Why they might not be annoying:

    The Shaggy character from Scooby Doo – of which Fangface was a knockoff, right down to the Scrappy sidekick – was clearly based on Ruby.
    They were perfectly aware that the younger generation would determine the future of animation and thus went to great pains to make their works suitable for most age ranges.
    One series – Piggsburg Pigs! – went for Canadian voice talent rather than stateside.
    Their Emmy-nominated special ‘The Puppy Who Wanted a Boy’ put the ABC network on a roll, with three supplement specials and a regular series.
    For their efforts in bringing the Scooby Doo series to life, they were given watches depicting their signature Great Dane character.
    Their website is full of detailed interviews on their higher-profile works.

Credit: Cool It All Right?


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Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 5 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 5 Votes: 20.0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 15 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 5 Votes: 20.0% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 7 Votes: 14.29% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 4 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 4 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 15 Votes: 46.67% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 23 Votes: 60.87% Annoying