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The Legacy of Hanna-Barbera

The legendary animation team of William Hanna and Joseph Barbera first met while working for Fred Quimby at MGM studios. The Oscar nominated short "Puss Gets the Boot," the first Hanna-Barbara collaboration, featured the precursors to Tom and Jerry. Between 1943 and 1953 Hanna-Barbera's Tom and Jerry would earn them a record-breaking seven Oscars for MGM's animated shorts.

Faced with the end of an era when MGM eliminated the studio's animation department in 1957, Hanna and Barbera formed their own production company to create animated cartoons for television. At the time, original animation for television was almost unheard of. Hanna and Barbera faced the challenge of creating original animation programming on a very limited budget.

Hanna-Barbera's first television stars were Ruff and Reddy, followed by Huckelberry Hound in 1958. Huckleberry Hound was the first cartoon to receive an Emmy for Outstanding Achievement in the Field of Children's Programming. Among Hanna-Barbera's other renowned characters are Yogi Bear, Quick Draw McGraw, Auggie Doggie and Doggie Daddy, The Flintstones, The Jetsons, Yogi and Boo Boo Bear, Scooby Doo, Quick Draw McGraw, and many more.

Hanna-Barbera's quick gags and comedic wit allowed the duo to create the world's first half-hour animated situation comedy --- "The Flintstones," based on "The Honeymooner's". The "Flintstones" would become one of the most watched and loved animated families remaining in primetime for six years. Two years later, in 1962, America would meet George Jetson and his wife Jane in the futuristic based situation comedy "The Jetsons".

Hanna-Barbera's lifetime of achievement has provided some of televisions most memorable cartoon characters. Having produced well over 3,000 cartoons, the team of William Hanna and Joseph Barbera have created an extensive legacy guaranteed to delight generations yet to come.

H&B

El Kabong

Making its debut in 1959, "The Quick Draw McGraw Show" featured a hero with horse sense and his Mexican burro sidekick, Baba Looey. With the then-current Zorro craze, Hanna-Barbera adapted its hero to a mysterious good guy who would smash various banditos with his out-of-tune guitar and a mighty "EL KABONG".

Signed by Bill Hanna and Joe Barbera. Edition Size: 200.

Nine Times The Heat

This fine art serigraph on paper is a hand-pulled edition recreating nine separate production drawings by Preston Blair, the classic MGM animator who worked with Tex Avery developing Red, The Wolf, Screwy Squirrel and Droopy.

Each work of art bears the facsimile signature of Blair. Framed size is approximately 29 inches by 39 inches in a metal frame without mats.

Muttley

the olive-green canine and his many personalities from his original introduction with Dick Dastardly in the 1968 cartoon 'Wacky Races'. Bob Singer, veteran Hanna-Barbera artist, created the layout for this edition.

Each edition is signed by Bill Hanna and Joe Barbera and limited to only 350 works of art in the edition.

Droopy

This edition is inspired by the 1943 MGM classic by the same name, directed by Tex Avery. The hand-painted limited edition has hand-inked enhanced lines to capture the original look and feel of artwork from this period. Droopy proved to be a big hit and appeared in more than a dozen cartoons directed by Avery, often with The Wolf.

Dumb-Hounded is limited to only 250 works of art in the edition -- contact us today for availability.

Yellow Pinkie

Hanna-Barbera Studios capitalized on the James Bond mania in the sixties with "The Atom Ant / Secret Squirrel Show," premiering October 2, 1965. Secret, voiced by Mel Blanc, was often given the mission by Double Q to apprehend the arch enemy of the International Sneaky Service, Yellow Pinkie.

Each "Yellow Pinkie" is signed by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera, the creators of everyone's favorite secret agent rodent and limited to only 200 works of art in the edition.