Smarter than the average cartoonist Contributed by Bill Faith
Apologies to those of you too young to understand why this matters, but yabba-dabba-damn.
Joe Barbera, half of the Hanna-Barbera animation team that produced such beloved cartoon characters as Tom and Jerry, Yogi Bear and the Flintstones, died Monday, a Warner Bros. spokesman said. He was 95.
Barbera died of natural causes at his home with his wife Sheila at his side, Warner Bros. spokesman Gary Miereanu said.
With his longtime partner, Bill Hanna, Barbera first found success creating the highly successful Tom and Jerry cartoons. The antics of the battling cat and mouse went on to win seven Academy Awards, more than any other series with the same characters.
The partners, who teamed up while working at MGM in the 1930s, then went on to a whole new realm of success in the 1960s with a witty series of animated TV comedies, including "The Flintstones," "The Jetsons," "Yogi Bear," "Scooby-Doo" and "Huckleberry Hound and Friends." ...
Joe, thank you for a big piece of my childhood.
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If that wasn't enough for one day, . Ho', ho', ho', Merry Christmas. Coming next: Superman's boyfriend.
Contributed by Bill Faith on December 18, 2006 at 06:48 PM in |
