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Howard Morris and Marie Johnston pass away
More sad news comes in following Henry Corden’s death, with {{link http://www.cartoonbrew.com/archives/2005_05.html#001108 Cartoon Brew’s reports}} of the recent passing of Hanna-Barbera voice artist Howard Morris and Ollie Johnston’s wife Marie…. |
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R.I.P. Henry Corden, the voice of Fred Flintstone
…modern stoneage family include Hanna-Barbera’s Flintstone Family Adventures and The Bedrock Cops, among many other Flintstones series and television specials. Corden also gave Fred his singing voice, while Reed still… |
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DVD news: Jimmy Timmy Power Hour 3, Godzilla, Avatar
…Hour 3 DVD is up at TV Shows on DVD, where cover artwork for Hanna-Barbera’s Godzilla and Avatar: The Last Airbender – Book 1, Water Volume 4 wait as well…. |
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Garfield gets sequel; Jetsons wait for Martin
…on board and play the role of George Jetson. As with previous Hanna-Barbera features, the film will bring CGI into the mix. The Jetsons Movie looks to be in the… |
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ReFrederator presents classic cartoons
…networks, including its number one show The Fairly Oddparents. Prior to forming Frederator Studios, Seibert served as president of Hanna-Barbera Cartoons, where he led the return of cartoons to the… |
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Boomerang readies Captain Planet unseen episodes
…Planet and the Planeteers was developed in collaboration with Burbank, CA-based animation studio, DIC Enterprises, which produced the three-time Emmy-nominated series until 1993. Production was then taken over by Hanna-Barbera… |
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Classic characters to run marathon with Boomerang
…of Tom & Jerry television programming available from the MGM and Hanna-Barbera libraries, the marathon will spotlight a virtual treasure trove of Tom & Jerry material. Highlights of the eight-day… |
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Cartoon Network Panels and Events Lineup for 2007 Comic-Con International
…division of Hanna-Barbera, where he worked on the Scooby-Doo series. Antonucci’s credits also include producing and directing the groundbreaking short film Lupo the Butcher and the series The Brothers Grunt… |
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Exclusive! Another Conversation With Eric Goldberg
…and her name was Martha Armstrong Hand, the widow of David Hand, and she used to do all these Disney and Warners and Hanna-Barbera sculpts in the Fifties and early… |
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RIP, Ed Benedict (1912-2006)
…with which he was involved. It was not until the late 1950s that Benedict joined the Hanna-Barbera TV animation studio. There, he helped design the characters for the studio’s first… |
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Animated News’ PICKS OF THE YEAR 2004
…to be the medium of choice for adding to our own animation libraries, and this is set to continue into 2005, with more Looney Tunes, Walt Disney Treasures, Hanna Barbera… |
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Latest on Aardman Animations
BBC News relays the thoughts expressed by Aardman Animations co-founder Peter Lord regarding the death of Joseph Barbera. “Hanna and Barbera’s surprising achievement was to give us great animated comedy… |
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Van Eaton Galleries
…studios such as Disney, Warner Bros., and Hanna-Barbera. Some of their recent additions include cels from The Little Mermaid, The Great Mouse Detective, Mickey’s Christmas Carol, and Alice in Wonderland…. |
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Superman Doomsday coming September 18
…rich cartoon heritage. Warner Bros. Animation also oversees the creative use of, and production of animated programming based on classic animated characters from the Hanna-Barbera and DC Comics libraries. Warner… |
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The Animated Seuss
…was extremely well animated, but perhaps the least kid-friendly of all the TV specials, with its anti-war storyline and open ending. Turner had one more Seuss project commissioned, when Hanna-Barbera… |
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Daws Butler biog
The {{link http://www.dawsbutler.com Daws Butler}} website has been updated now that the official biography of the voice of Yogi Bear, Huckleberry Hound and all things Hanna-Barbera, Daws Butler: Characters Actor,… |
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Batman enlists Martian Manhunter for season finale
…based on classic animated characters from the Hanna-Barbera and DC Comics libraries. Warner Bros. Animation is one of the most honored animation studios in history, garnering a grand total of… |
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Dini gives thoughts concerning Krypto
…Imagine a Hanna-Barbera cartoon series produced circa the time of Atom Ant (1966 or thereabouts) but with more lush animation. Props to Director/Producer Scott Jeralds for capturing the look of… |
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Jim Rygiel to direct Bunyan And Babe; first look at Igor
…ElectroAge, LLC’s team of digital artists has won numerous awards for their work, including an Emmy and several Emmy nominations. Noted projects include: The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest (Hanna… |
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The Chipmunk Adventure
…the film, they had access to some amazing talent. It was akin to when the big animation studios folded in the 1950s and 1960s, and Hanna-Barbera got to reap the… |
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The Dick Tracy Show: The Complete Animated Crime Series
…there. They definitely fall short of the Hanna-Barbera standard of that era, though the show isn’t too far off from, say, Secret Squirrel (which H-B debuted a few years later)…. |
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The Best Of 2007: The Year In Review
…Home Video (July 17, 2007), 2 discs, 420 mins plus supplements, $27 Warner continues to put out classic Hanna-Barbera on a regular basis, making children of the Sixties and Seventies… |
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Arthur, Invisibles, and Tex Avery too!
…tell you about in our end of week pirate frenzy! We’ll have more for you later in the week, including a chance to win a pair of copies of Hanna-Barbera’s… |
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Starchaser: The Legend Of Orin
…(as with Atlantis: The Lost Empire) suggest the comic book look of the Filmation shows of the 1970s, as well as Hanna-Barbera’s Johnny Quest. Going in, I was worried that… |
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Filmation’s Ghostbusters: Volume One!
…Review: Filmation ruled the Saturday morning airwaves along with Hanna Barbera during the late 1960s and throughout the 1970s, with a seemingly never-ending wave of continuous animated offerings, The New… |
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Aqua Teen Hunger Force: Movie Film For Theaters
…see the regular show: apart from the occasional, rare moment of CG enhancement, this is childish cartoonery even more limited than the cheapest Filmation or Hanna-Barbera classic. It’s directed with… |
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Smurfs headed to the big screen
…1976’s Smurfs And The Magic Flute, released in a dubbed version in the US in 1983. NBC launched Hanna-Barbera’s The Smurfs in 1981, spawning 256 episodes and multiple Emmy awards…. |
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WB Academy Award Animation Collection – Winners!
…and those from the acquired libraries of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and Hanna-Barbera, and the Fleischer Brothers. This three-disc set collects 41 of the most celebrated cartoons of their time, including 15 award… |
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Tom & Jerry Tales Volume 4 – Winner Announced!
Tom & Jerry Tales Volume 4 is the latest collection of recently animated television shorts that brings Hanna-Barbera’s cat and mouse back to the screen and we have a copy… |
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HAPPY NEW YEAR!
…so Hanna And Barbera: A Cartoon Appreciation comes at a fitting time and is a recommended read! Lastly – for now – look for our exclusive tour of the Disney… |