List of Ruby-Spears productions
This is a list of Ruby-Spears productions, including television series in animation and live-action.
Most of the original pre-1991 library of R-S Enterprises is currently held by WarnerMedia’s Warner Bros. Television thru Turner Entertainment Co., Warner Bros. Animation and Warner Bros. Family Entertainment.
Main list
Television series
Title | Years | Network | Notes | Productions |
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Fangface | 1978–1979 | ABC | ||
The Plastic Man Comedy/Adventure Show | 1979–1981 | Plastic Man segments is co-production with DC Comics Heathcliff and Dingbat segments is co-production with McNaught Syndicate | ||
Heathcliff and Marmaduke | 1981–1982 | co-production with McNaught Syndicate and United Features Syndicate | ||
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The Scooby & Scrappy-Doo/Puppy Hour | 1982–1983 |
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co-production with Hanna-Barbera | |
Mork & Mindy/Laverne & Shirley/Fonz Hour
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The Pac-Man/Rubik, the Amazing Cube Hour | 1983–1984 |
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Mister T | 1983–1985 | NBC | ||
Alvin and the Chipmunks | 1983–1988 | NBC |
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co-production with Bagdasarian Productions |
Saturday Supercade | 1983–1985 | CBS | co-production with Columbia Pictures (Q*bert) | |
The Puppy's Further Adventures | 1983–1984 | ABC | ||
The Puppy's Great Adventures | 1984, 1986 | ABC/CBS | repackaging/merger of The Puppy's New Adventures and The Puppy's Further Adventures into one series | |
Dragon's Lair | 1984 | ABC | ||
Turbo Teen | 1984–1985 | ABC | ||
Sectaurs | 1985 (mini) | Syndication | ||
It's Punky Brewster | 1985–1987 | NBC | co-production with NBC Studios | |
The Centurions | 1986 (mini), 1986–1987 | Syndication | co-production with Nippon Sunrise | |
Lazer Tag Academy | 1986–1987 | NBC | co-production with Worlds of Wonder | |
Rambo: The Force of Freedom | 1986 | Syndication | co-production with Carolco Pictures | |
Chuck Norris: Karate Kommandos | 1986 (mini) | Syndication | ||
Police Academy: The Series | 1988–1989 | Syndication | co-production with Warner Bros. Television | |
Superman | 1988 | CBS | co-production with Warner Bros. Television | |
Dink, the Little Dinosaur | 1989–1991 | CBS | co-production with Hanna-Barbera | |
Piggsburg Pigs! | 1990–1991 | FOX | co-production with The Fred Silverman Company and Fox Children's Productions | |
Wild West C.O.W.-Boys of Moo Mesa | 1993–1994 | ABC |
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co-production with Greengrass Productions |
Mega Man | 1994–1996 | Syndication | distributed by The Summit Media Group, co-production with Ashi Productions | |
Skysurfer Strike Force | 1995–1997 | Syndication | distributed by Bohbot Productions, co-production with Ashi Productions |
The Puppy series
Title | Year | Network | Notes |
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The Puppy Who Wanted a Boy | 1978 | ABC | ABC Weekend Special episode |
The Puppy's Great Adventure | 1979 | ABC | ABC Weekend Special episode |
The Puppy's Amazing Rescue | 1980 | ABC | ABC Weekend Special episode |
The Puppy Saves the Circus | 1981 | ABC | ABC Weekend Special episode |
Miss Switch series
Title | Year | Network | Notes |
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The Trouble with Miss Switch | 1980 | ABC | ABC Weekend Special 2-part episode |
Miss Switch to the Rescue | 1982 | ABC | ABC Weekend Special 2-part episode |
Rose Petal Place series
Title | Year | Network | Productions |
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Rose Petal Place | 1984 | Syndication | co-production with David Kirschner Productions |
Rose Petal Place: Real Friends | 1985 | Syndication | co-production with David Kirschner Productions |
Alvin and the Chipmunks series
Title | Year | Network | Productions |
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I Love the Chipmunks Valentine Special | 1984 | NBC | co-production with Bagdasarian Productions |
A Chipmunk Reunion | 1985 | NBC | co-production with Bagdasarian Productions |
Other standalone specials
Title | Year | Network | Notes | Productions |
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Weep No More, My Lady | 1979 | ABC | ABC Weekend Special episode | |
The Horse That Played Center Field | 1979 | ABC | ABC Weekend Special 2-part episode | |
The Incredible Detectives | 1979 | ABC | ABC Weekend Special episode | |
Scruffy | 1980 | ABC | ABC Weekend Special 3-part episode | |
Bunnicula, the Vampire Rabbit | 1982 | ABC | ABC Weekend Special episode | |
Beauty and the Beast | 1983 | CBS | Kenner Family Classics episode | co-production with Triple Seven Concepts |
Bad Cat | 1984 | ABC | ABC Weekend Special episode | |
The Cabbage Patch Kids' First Christmas | 1984 | ABC | co-production with Heywood Kling Productions | |
Robo Force: The Revenge of Nazgar | 1984 | Syndication | ||
The Magic Flute | 1994 | ABC | ABC Weekend Special 2-part episode | co-production with Greengrass Productions |
Jirimpimbira: An African Folktale | 1995 | ABC | ABC Weekend Special episode | co-production with Huff-Douglass Productions |
Hanna-Barbera Classics Collection
The Hanna-Barbera Classics Collection (once called the Hanna-Barbera Golden Collection, later called the Hanna-Barbera Diamond Collection) is a series of two-to-four-disc DVD box sets from Warner Home Video and later by Warner Archive, usually containing complete seasons and complete series of various classic Hanna-Barbera (with MGM Cartoons and Ruby-Spears) cartoons (along with the television movies and specials). The line began in March 2004.
2010
- Thundarr the Barbarian: The Complete Series (December 17, 2010) (Ruby-Spears)
2011
- Chuck Norris: Karate Kommandos: The Complete Series (April 1, 2011) (Ruby-Spears)
- Mister T: The Complete First Season (May 10, 2011) (Ruby-Spears)
- Dragon's Lair (September 20, 2011) (Ruby-Spears)
2015
- Centurions: Part 1 (July 21, 2015) (Ruby-Spears)
2016
- Centurions: Part 2 (March 15, 2016) (Ruby-Spears)
2017
- Dink, the Little Dinosaur: The Complete Series (October 10, 2017) (Ruby-Spears)