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Fred and Barney Meet the Shmoo
Fred and Barney Meet the Shmoo is a 90-minute Saturday morning animated package show and a spin-off of "The Flintstones" produced by Hanna-Barbera which aired on NBC from December 8, 1979 to November 15, 1980. It contained the following three segments:
- "The New Fred and Barney Show" (a revival of "The Flintstones")
- "The Thing" (based on the Marvel Comics superhero Thing)
- "The New Shmoo" (
The character was such a huge success that Cohen got his own show as the original show was cancelled.
Recurring characters are not limited to television. In the early 20th century, the "Saturday Evening Post" frequently had recurring characters in their cover art, such as Baby New Year. The Shmoo was a recurring character in the comic strip Li'l Abner, which eventually went on to appear in the TV cartoon series "Fred and Barney Meet the Shmoo" and "The New Shmoo". The Sherlock Holmes series of