Interview with Joe Ruby

Joe Ruby and Ken Spears were the executive producers of Rubik the Amazing Cube as the heads of Ruby-Spears Enterprises, which - at that time - was sister company to Hannah-Barbera under Thaft Broadcasting. Joe and Ken had worked together since the 60s, creating and writing shows for Hannah-Barbera. Perhaps their most notable creation was Scooby-Doo, which is still a phenomenon around the world in its continuing success. But in 1977 Joe and Ken launched their own animation production company, and in 1983 Ideal Toys asked them to create a show about a Rubik's Cube. Joe Ruby headed the project.

On February 4, 2008 I had the pleasure of talking to him over the phone and asking a few questions about Rubik, as well as the animation industry at large. I got lots of interesting answers. Mr. Ruby was very kind and spoke to me for over an hour. Many thanks to him and Ruby-Spears Productions, especially to Craig King, who arranged the interview for me via email.

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