A Letter from Sherlock Holmes to the Hanna-Barbera Corporation
Dear William Hanna & Joseph Barbera,
It has recently come to my attention that I have been making cameos in your recent episodes of "Scooby Doo, Where Are You?", "The Scooby and Scrappy Doo Show", and "A Pup Named Scooby Doo". Entirely putting aside the fact that I was never asked permission for the use of my likeness in a children's television show, I wanted to address the way in which I was portrayed within these episodes. Although I might be dated, I am a detective worthy of his snuff; I have become a pervasive symbol representing detective work and mystery that is engrained in the collective unconscious. I am, in short, a very important man. Why, then, would you insist on portraying me in such a negative light? In the episode "The Night Ghoul of Wonderworld", I am merely shown as a malfunctioning robot that can only solve a simple mystery with the help of a group of rogue teenagers. In another episode, "Sherlock Doo", my likeness was a ghost used as a disguise for a villain during a crime solving convention centered around a supposed unsolved mystery of mine that I'd never completed.
If you insist on including my likeness in your television show in the near future, you must portray me in a somewhat positive light and get any details from my previous mysteries correct within your show. There is no excuse not to do your research. In regards to your previous offenses, I will have to press charges if another slanderous episode airs on television
Regards,
Sherlock Holmes
A Letter from a Parent from the Action for Children's Television to the Producers of Hanna Barbera
Dear Producers of Hanna Barbera,
After our protest of current children's programming on your television network earlier this year, I've been made aware of your search for a new popular television character for Saturday morning programming. Although Archie has been a wild success, your network is still searching for another television icon that will be both enjoyable for your patronage and agreeable towards their parents. What I think children's television is in need of right now is an intelligent, brains-driven character to inspire our kids rather than the fighting robots and other unintelligent programming they've becoming accustomed to. As I was considering what sorts of protagonists would fit this bill, I stumbled across my childhood copy of The Hound of the Baskervilles, and subsequently thought of Sherlock Holmes' influence on my childhood. While Holmes is quirky, anti-social curmudgeon, his treatment of the world around him and dedication to reason rather than superstition makes him, in my opinion, a viable option for a children's role model. While Holmes himself might not be the best role model, considering his drinking and social habits, perhaps you all could update his character and make it more child-friendly. Perhaps make him a child or a group of children, or even a crime-solving animal! I can't wait to see what the network thinks up!
Regards,
Peggy Charren
Dear Producers of Hanna Barbera,
After our protest of current children's programming on your television network earlier this year, I've been made aware of your search for a new popular television character for Saturday morning programming. Although Archie has been a wild success, your network is still searching for another television icon that will be both enjoyable for your patronage and agreeable towards their parents. What I think children's television is in need of right now is an intelligent, brains-driven character to inspire our kids rather than the fighting robots and other unintelligent programming they've becoming accustomed to. As I was considering what sorts of protagonists would fit this bill, I stumbled across my childhood copy of The Hound of the Baskervilles, and subsequently thought of Sherlock Holmes' influence on my childhood. While Holmes is quirky, anti-social curmudgeon, his treatment of the world around him and dedication to reason rather than superstition makes him, in my opinion, a viable option for a children's role model. While Holmes himself might not be the best role model, considering his drinking and social habits, perhaps you all could update his character and make it more child-friendly. Perhaps make him a child or a group of children, or even a crime-solving animal! I can't wait to see what the network thinks up!
Regards,
Peggy Charren