Recurring Plotlines I've noticed in Hanna-Barbera cartoons.

As an avid devotee of Hanna-Barbera cartoons. I noticed several recurring plotlines in their cartoons:

1. A character's boss will fire him over something trivial, only to hire him back before the end of the episode. This happened most often in "The Flintstones" and "The Jetsons."

2. If an animal is part of the group, he's captured along with the humans. This occurred constantly in the action/adventure/superhero cartoons.

3. When one half of the group is captured, the other half sets out to rescue them, only to be captured themselves. Again, used often in adventure cartoons.

4. A male animal of any given species will fall in love with a female of his species at first sight. Although regarded as a sight gag, it also happened in an episode of "Shazzan," when Kaboobie fell for a female camel. Of course, he was under an evil spell, but still.

Not to mention both Birdman and The Galaxy Trio, and Speed Buggy, too.

7. Mini-me versions of a character, in angel and devil forms, will "advise" a character on what he or she should do.

May I try?

8) One or more main characters does something awesome. Their friends and associates cheer them, and bystanders applaud. But then a news crew shows up and remarks, "You'll be on TV." Panic time, when the character cries, "Oh, no! I can't let my wife / boss / team / whoever see this!" Thus begins a desperate effort to keep a certain someone from discovering the obvious, which is like trying to hide an elephant in the living room.

9. Hotels are invariably pet friendly.

10. A character yells into a bottle or other open object. Then, when it's opened by someone else, he hears the character's voice issuing from the object.

Villains somehow know exactly when a plane or ship will arrive, and even know something about its cargo or passengers. Also, one of the protagonists will see a suspicious character on their cruise or flight, and tell the others about him or her.

Whatever awesome device the villain has that will conquer the Earth, or at least keep the heroes in check, will be left largely unguarded. This might be no guard at all, or one or two sentries that never turn around. The critical device is absconded easily enough, and a chase by the villain and his lackeys begins. This, of course, comes as too little too late.

Someone uses a mirror to deflect lasers or other harmful rays, often destroying their source.