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Flintstone Minus 19
Fred Flintstone survived long after the death of the man who first played him, but there was no better voice actor for him than Alan Reed. This isn’t a knock at his replacement, who was enjoyable in...
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Huckleberry Hound — Jungle Bungle
Produced and Directed by Joe Barbera and Bill Hanna.Credits: Animation – Ralph Somerville, Layout – Dan Noonan, Backgrounds – Dick Thomas, Written by Carl Kohler, Story Director – Art Davis, Titles –...
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Yogi Bear Weekend Comics, July 1964
This will be the final post of Yogi Sunday comics (Saturday in Canada). It has become impossible to find full versions of them on the internet. As you can see, Hanna-Barbera was still using the comic...
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Hey There, It's Not Ruff and Reddy
A feature film starting Ruff and Reddy? The idea was actually kicking around Hanna-Barbera almost immediately after the pair made their debut on NBC in December 1957. The revelation was made in a story...
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Snooper and Blabber — Bronco Bluster
Produced and Directed by Bill Hanna and Joe Barbera.Credits: Animation – John Boersma, Layout – Jack Huber, Backgrounds – Anthony Rizzo, Written by Mike Maltese, Story Director – Lew Marshall, Titles –...
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A Futuristic Feline Obscurity
Among the things “The Flintstones” and “The Jetsons” had in common is both have closing credit animation featuring a cat who had very little to do in the actual series. The Flintstones’ Baby Puss...
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Yogi Bear — Booby Trapped Bear
Produced and Directed by Bill Hanna and Joe Barbera.Credits: Animation – Lew Marshall, Layout – Tony Rivera, Backgrounds – Bob Gentle, Story – Warren Foster, Story Direction – Alex Lovy, Titles – Art...
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Emmys and Models
A mere three networks dominated television for several decades, so it’s no surprise they had an almost complete stranglehold on TV’s self-awarded honours—the Emmys. But there was a notable exception...
View ArticleMemories of Hanna-Barbera
Have you got an hour to hear about Hanna-Barbera? Good. Then settle back and watch this video taken at this year’s Wonder Con in Anaheim, California. Former layout artist Jerry Eisenberg, writer Tony...
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Augie Doggie — Hand to Mouse
Produced and Directed by Joe Barbera and Bill Hanna.Credits: Animation – Ed Parks, Layout – Tony Rivera, Backgrounds – Art Lozzi, Written by Mike Maltese, Story Director – Paul Sommer, Titles – Art...
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Just Another Day at Hanna-Barbera
Recognise this scary face? Why, of course you do. It’s Carlo Vinci, animator of some of the funniest drawings in the early days of the Hanna-Barbera studio. And you may recognise the picture as being...
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A Lion, a Swingin' Gator and a Rabbit That Became a Turtle
They had the same artists and writers as Huck and Quick Draw and Yogi Bear. They had the same music. Even the character designs looked fairly familiar. But Lippy the Lion, Touché Turtle and Wally Gator...
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Flintstones Weekend Comics, July 1964
One of the similarities between Fred Flintstone and his inspiration, Ralph Kramden, is Fred’s unshakeable belief that he’s right when everyone else is wrong—and he’ll prove it. On both “The...
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Quick Draw McGraw — Big Town El Kabong
Produced and Directed by Joe Barbera and Bill Hanna.Credits: none. Written by Mike Maltese, Titles – Art Goble, Production Supervision – Howard Hanson.Voice Cast: Quick Draw McGraw, Baba Looey,...
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Today, He's a Flea or a Roach
If you’ve taken a look at the unpublished photos that we’ve linked to on the blog from a 1960 Life magazine shoot promoting Hanna-Barbera, you may have missed one of the cornerstones of the studio’s...
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Pixie and Dixie — Homeless Jinks
Produced and Directed by Bill Hanna and Joe Barbera.Animation – Ken O’Brien, Carlo Vinci; Layout – Tony Rivera, Backgrounds – Dick Thomas, Written by Warren Foster, Story Director – Lew Marshall,...
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Yogi Bear Weekend Comics, August 1964
Yogi Bear and Yogi Berra? Joe Barbera once told UPI’s Jack Gaver: “Any similarity [in the names] was pure accident.” Mr. Berra once told UPI’s Vernon Scott: “I was going to sue the Yogi Bear program...
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Wait'll I Get My Hands On You
It seems that, eventually, every Hanna-Barbera cartoon ended one of two ways. Either characters would laugh uproariously before the camera faded out, or one character would chase another against a...
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Yogi Bear — Ring-a-Ding Picnic Basket
Produced and Directed by Bill Hanna and Joe Barbera.Credits: Animation – Lew Marshall, Layout – Dick Bickenbach, Backgrounds – Bob Gentle, Written by Warren Foster, Story Director – Alex Lovy, Titles –...
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He's 91
A happy birthday wish to this man. Okay, you may know him better as: Or as: If you haven’t guessed it’s John Stephenson, you must be new to Hanna-Barbera cartoons. You can read more about his long...
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