"Hanna-Barbera: The Architects of Saturday Morning"

On view through May 29, 2017 at Norman Rockwell Museum
Before the rise of basic cable, Saturday mornings for many children in America were spent watching cartoons on one of three available television channels. From 1958 through the 1980s, a majority of those cartoons bore the imprint of Hanna-Barbera. Creating scores of popular series such as "The Yogi Bear Show," "The Flintstones," "The Jetsons," "Jonny Quest," and "Scooby-Doo," Hanna-Barbera was an animation powerhouse and its bountiful creativity is beloved to this day.
"Hanna Barbera: The Architects of Saturday Morning" focuses primarily on the golden years of the studio-from the premiere of their first cartoon, "The Ruff and Reddy Show," in 1957 and "The Huckleberry Hound Show" in 1958 to the debut of "Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!" in 1969. Hanna and Barbera’s early work on "Tom and Jerry" will be explored, in addition to the scores of TV and film animation and live-action projects created by the studio between 1970 and 2001. Included within the exhibition will be original animation art, sketches, model sheets, photographs, and archival materials that detail the process of bringing the studio’s creations to life. Also included in the exhibition, Hanna-Barbera-related toys and other commercial products, and an interactive installation that will draw from the vast library of sound effects created by the studio. The exhibition was developed in partnership with Warner Bros. Consumer Products and has been sponsored, in part, by Keator Group, LLC.
Video by Bill Killon. Produced by Jesse Kowalski for Norman Rockwell Museum. ©Norman Rockwell Museum. All rights reserved.
All HB characters and related elements © & ™ Hanna-Barbera. TOM AND JERRY and all related characters and elements © & ™ Turner Entertainment Co. (s16)

[@ikeduno7973]

This is how I was trained to make cartoons. Studying these greats is a continued highlight of my life.

[@bruce5799]

I still love watching Hanna-Barbera cartoon at 50 years old

[@NJI-ml9ix]

I Wish I Was Born In The 60's So I Could Have Worked With Hannah And Barbera And Be Part Of Something Great And Be Rememberd He's One Of The Person Who Made Cartoons And Make Everyone Happy

[@2005peasah]

Bill and Joe brought Saturdays so much fun with their shows RIP

[@kwameaboagye940]

The Globetrotters, the Banana Splits and Hong Kong Phooey my Hanna Barbera classics 70, 68 and 74.

[@joerobertson3478]

What a well done video and a fantastic look behind the scenes of the studio that brought so much joy to millions upon millions of kids, and what a bunch of talented professionals!

[@PieFights]

A little piece of Wacky Races triva for you Mike Maltese who was one of the 4 story writers came to Hanna Barbera after leaving Warner Bros

[@thefantasticretroreviewer3941]

William "Bill" Hanna and Joseph "Joe" Barbera, the kings of Saturday Morning Cartoons. If it wasn't for them, we wouldn't have Wacky Races, Dynomutt & Blue-Falcon, The Hair Bear Bunch, Jonny Quest, Josie and the Pussycats (and its spin-off show called Josie and the Pussycats in Outer Space), Wheelie and the Chopper Bunch, The Funky Phantom, The Banana Splits, Scooby-Doo, Laff-a-Lympics, Yogi Bear, Top Cat, The Smurfs, Frankenstein Junior and The Impossibles, Goober and The Ghost Chasers, Magilla Gorilla, Mighty Mightor and Moby Dick, Dick Dastardly & Muttley in Their Flying Machines, The Perils of Penelope Pitstop, Yogi's Treasure Hunt, Inch High Private Eye, Jabberjaw, Captain Caveman and The Teen Angels, Dexter's Lab, Johnny Bravo, Swat Katz, Cow & Chicken, Quick Draw McGraw, Wally Gator, Speed-Buggy, Clue Club,The Powerpuff Girls, The Amazing Chan and The Chan Clan, The Fonz and the Happy Days Gang, Hong Kong Phooey, The Flintstones, The Jetsons, Huckleberry Hound, Grape Ape, Atom Ant and more!

[@kwameaboagye940]

I don’t why Hanna Barbera didn’t have their own cable channel?

[@SpencerLemay]

They have had one for decades it's called Boomerang

[@thefantasticretroreviewer3941]

@@SpencerLemay Yep, who on earth can possibly forget about that?

[@mariluartandcookies]