History Creator / RubySpears

!List of shows produced by Ruby-Spears:

* ''WesternAnimation/RubySpearsSuperman''

!!List of shows produced by Ruby-Spears:

* ''[[WesternAnimation/RubySpearsSuperman Superman]]''

* ''WesternAnimation/RubySpearsSuperman''

!Tropes common to Ruby-Spears Productions:

* ''WesternAnimation/RubySpearsSuperman''

!Tropes common to Ruby-Spears Productions:

* ''WesternAnimation/RubySpearsSuperman''

!Tropes common to Ruby-Spears Productions:

!Tropes common to Ruby-Spears Productions:

* ''WesternAnimation/RubySpearsSuperman''

!List of shows produced by Ruby-Spears:

Ruby-Spears is an animation house that was one of the more prolific animation studios of the late 1970s and throughout the 1980s. Studio founders Joe Ruby and Ken Spears started out as sound editors at Creator/HannaBarbera in the 1960s, eventually moving up the studio ladder into writing positions. This later led to the two creating the iconic ''Franchise/ScoobyDoo'' franchise for Hanna-Barbera, though they also played a part in many of Hanna-Barbera's successes before and after Scooby-Doo. (They did not have "Created by" credit on ''Scooby-Doo'', but they did on ''Jabberjaw''; they also co-created ''Bailey's Comets'' with and for [[Creator/DePatieFrelengEnterprises David [=DePatie=] and Friz Freleng]].) Their former employer had a great influence on the new studio's output, as the animation style mimicked Hanna-Barbera's tried and true LimitedAnimation methods. The visual similarities led to many of the early Ruby-Spears shows, such as the ''Scooby-Doo'' knock-off ''WesternAnimation/{{Fangface}}'', often being mistaken for actual Hanna-Barbera shows.

Ruby-Spears is an animation house that was one of the more prolific animation studios of the late 1970s and throughout the 1980s. Studio founders Joe Ruby and Ken Spears started out as sound editors at Creator/HannaBarbera in the 1960s, eventually moving up the studio ladder into writing positions. This later led to the two creating the iconic ''Franchise/ScoobyDoo'' franchise for Hanna-Barbera, though they also played a part in many of Hanna-Barbera's successes before and after Scooby-Doo. (They did not have "Created by" credit on ''Scooby-Doo'', but they did on ''Jabberjaw''; they also co-created ''Bailey's Comets'' with and for [[DePatieFreleng David [=DePatie=] and Friz Freleng]].) Their former employer had a great influence on the new studio's output, as the animation style mimicked Hanna-Barbera's tried and true LimitedAnimation methods. The visual similarities led to many of the early Ruby-Spears shows, such as the ''Scooby-Doo'' knock-off ''WesternAnimation/{{Fangface}}'', often being mistaken for actual Hanna-Barbera shows.

* ''[[WesternAnimation/{{Ruby-Spears Superman}} Superman]]''

Ruby-Spears is an animation house that was one of the more prolific animation studios of the late 1970s and throughout the 1980s. Studio founders Joe Ruby and Ken Spears started out as sound editors at Creator/HannaBarbera in the 1960s, eventually moving up the studio ladder into writing positions. This later led to the two creating the iconic ''Franchise/ScoobyDoo'' franchise for Hanna-Barbera, though they also played a part in many of Hanna-Barbera's successes before and after Scooby-Doo. Their former employer had a great influence on the new studio's output, as the animation style mimicked Hanna-Barbera's tried and true LimitedAnimation methods. The visual similarities led to many of the early Ruby-Spears shows, such as the ''Scooby-Doo'' knock-off ''WesternAnimation/{{Fangface}}'', often being mistaken for actual Hanna-Barbera shows.

* ''The Puppy''

** ''WesternAnimation/ChuckNorrisKarateKommandos'' was a pretty naked attempt to replicate their limited success with ''Mr. T''. The formats were nearly identical - both shows featured a live-action wraparound segment starring the title character discussing the plot at the start and later restating the moral at the end, and both featured the title characters re-imagined as globetrotting heroes/badasses backed up a group of fictional characters - though while Creator/MrT was saddled with a [[MenOfSherwood group of teenage gymnasts]], ChuckNorris got a [[BadassCrew full action team]] to accompany his baddassery.

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Centurions}}'' (co-production with Hanna-Barbera)

* ''Dink, the Little Dinosaur'' (co-production with Hanna-Barbera)

* ''It's Punky Brewster''
* ''WesternAnimation/LazerTagAcademy''

The history of the studio is a turbulent one. After their founding in 1977, they were purchased in 1978 by Filmways, which was well known for producing many of the CBS rural comedies of the 1960s: ''Series/TheBeverlyHillbillies'', ''Series/PetticoatJunction'', ''Series/GreenAcres'', and ''Series/MisterEd'', as well as owning [[MerrillHeatter Heatter Quigley Productions]], producers of the game shows ''Series/{{Gambit}}'' and ''TheHollywoodSquares''. Filmways later sold the company to Taft Broadcasting in 1981, making it a sister company to Hanna-Barbera (and leading to several co-productions). Eventually their entire library prior to 1991 was sold, along with Hanna-Barbera, to Turner Broadcasting (later Time Warner), which has led to further confusion over their properties today as some of their shows have been released with a Hanna-Barbera production logo. After the sale, the company restructured into RS Holdings. This led to them working on projects such as ''WildWestCOWBoysOfMooMesa'', ''WesternAnimation/SkysurferStrikeForce'' and the American ''WesternAnimation/MegaMan'' cartoon. The rights to many of these later shows have scattered as their partners absorbed them.

* ''Franchise/{{Rambo}} and the Force of Freedom''

While Ruby-Spears did turn out a few original properties, during their hey day they became particularly well known for churning out a great deal of licensed properties. These ranged from animated adaptations of live-action sitcoms, to action shows centered on then-popular film and television celebrities (most notoriously, Creator/MrT and ChuckNorris), to the wildly successful 1980s update of ''WesternAnimation/AlvinAndTheChipmunks'', to a great deal of collaboration with Creator/WarnerBros to adapt several Creator/DCComics mainstays for Saturday Morning. This even extended to toys (such as [[RubikTheAmazingCube Rubik's Cube]]) and video games.

* AnimatedAdaptation: Ruby-Spears was responsible for the ''The Mork & Mindy / Laverne & Shirley / Fonz Hour'', which was the final season of a series of shows adapting these franchises. They also handled ''PunkyBrewster''. This doesn't even get into the animated versions of Plastic Man and Superman.

** ''WesternAnimation/ChuckNorrisKarateKommandos'' was a pretty naked attempt to replicate their limited success with ''WesternAnimation/MisterT''. The formats were nearly identical - both shows featured a live-action wraparound segment starring the title character discussing the plot at the start and later reiterating the moral at the end, and both featured the title characters re-imagined as globetrotting heroes/baddasses backed up a group of fictional characters - though while Creator/MrT was saddled with a [[MenOfSherwood group of teenage gymnasts]], ChuckNorris got a [[BadassCrew full action team]] to accompany his baddassery.
* InkSuitActor: The main characters in many of their {{Animated Adaptation}}s, as well as in ''WesternAnimation/MisterT'' and ''WesternAnimation/ChuckNorrisKarateKommandos''.

* ''Police Academy: The Series''

* ''Rambo and the Forces of Freedom''

** ''WesternAnimation/ChuckNorrisKarateKommandos'' was a pretty naked attempt to replicate their limited success with ''WesternAnimation/MisterT''. The formats were nearly identical - both shows featured a live-action wraparound segment starring the title character discussing the plot at the start and later reiterating the moral at the end, and both featured the title characters re-imagined as globetrotting heroes/baddasses backed up a group of fictional characters - though while Creator/MrT was saddled with a group of teenage gymnasts, ChuckNorris got a full action team to accompany his baddassery.

The history of the studio is a turbulent one. After their founding in 1977, they were purchased in 1978 by Filmways, which was well known for producing many of the CBS rural comedies of the 1960s: ''Series/TheBeverlyHillbillies'', ''Series/PetticoatJunction'', ''Series/GreenAcres'', and ''MisterEd'', as well as owning [[MerrillHeatter Heatter Quigley Productions]], producers of the game shows ''Series/{{Gambit}}'' and ''TheHollywoodSquares''. Filmways later sold the company to Taft Broadcasting in 1981, making it a sister company to Hanna-Barbera (and leading to several co-productions). Eventually their entire library prior to 1991 was sold, along with Hanna-Barbera, to Turner Broadcasting (later Time Warner), which has led to further confusion over their properties today as some of their shows have been released with a Hanna-Barbera production logo. After the sale, the company restructured into RS Holdings. This led to them working on projects such as ''WildWestCOWBoysOfMooMesa'', ''WesternAnimation/SkysurferStrikeForce'' and the American ''WesternAnimation/MegaMan'' cartoon. The rights to many of these later shows have scattered as their partners absorbed them.

The history of the studio is a turbulent one. After their founding in 1977, they were purchased in 1978 by Filmways, which was well known for producing many of the CBS rural comedies of the 1960s: ''Series/TheBeverlyHillbillies'', ''Series/PetticoatJunction'', ''Series/GreenAcres'', and ''MisterEd'', as well as owning [[MerrillHeatter Heatter Quigley Productions]], producers of the game shows ''Series/{{Gambit}}'' and ''TheHollywoodSquares''. Filmways later sold the company to Taft Broadcasting in 1981, making it a sister company to Hanna-Barbera (and leading to several co-productions). Eventually their entire library prior to 1991 was sold, along with Hanna-Barbera, to Turner Broadcasting (later Time Warner), which has led to further confusion over their properties today as some of their shows have been released with a Hanna-Barbera production logo. After the sale, the company restructured into RS Holdings. This led to them working on projects such as ''WildWestCOWBoysOfMooMesa'', ''WesternAnimation/SkysurferStrikeForce'' and the infamous American ''WesternAnimation/MegaMan'' cartoon. The rights to many of these later shows have scattered as their partners absorbed them.

The history of the studio is a turbulent one. After their founding in 1978, they were bought out by Taft Broadcasting in 1981, making them a sister company to Hanna-Barbera (and leading to several co-productions). Eventually their entire library prior to 1991 was sold, along with Hanna-Barbera, to Turner Broadcasting (later Time Warner), which has led to further confusion over their properties today as some of their shows have been released with a Hanna-Barbera production logo. After the sale, the company restructured into RS Holdings. This led to them working on projects such as ''WildWestCOWBoysOfMooMesa'', ''WesternAnimation/SkysurferStrikeForce'' and the infamous American ''WesternAnimation/MegaMan'' cartoon. The rights to many of these later shows have scattered as their partners absorbed them.

* ''WesternAnimation/AlvinAndTheChipmunks'' (1980s version, first five seasons)

* ''Police Academy''