You’ll never look at music the same way again.

MTV: The Making of a Revolution, written by Tom McGrath

By the mid-1990s, a teenager who’d had his mind blown by the music video visual feast was old enough to be a damn good writer and reporter, so Scranton’s Tom McGrath (now the Executive Editor of Philadephia Magazine) decided to literally write the book. MTV: The Making of a Revolution told the whole story (it’s sadly now out of print, maybe since MTV: Music Television has become MTV) behind and in front of the camera.

As I remember, Mr. McGrath’s reporting was fairly complete and, all in all, accurate, in and of itself often a rarity in media reporting. He made me and the work my teams did look good, which made my mother and father very happy. Me too.

The World Of Hanna-Barbera Cartoons, 1995

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This book is really cool. At least it is to me. It was created as a catalog in conjunction with a gallery exhibit at The Museum of Television & Radio in New York City, June 23-September 24, 1995. Produced by the Hanna-Barbera Cartoons Animation Art Department (by Eric Homan and Russell Hicks) it showcased the limited edition art the studio created over almost 40 years.

The 1990s was the height of popularity for ‘animation art,’ the original production cells, pencil drawings, and storyboards from classic cartoons and movies. Even though Hanna-Barbera had never saved it’s own artwork, founders Bill Hanna and Joe Barbera signed ‘sericels’ (new, poster-like art put on celluloid, to recreate the feeling of an original production cel), and the studio became a leader in the marketplace.

After several years of rebuilding, the Animation Art group decided to release this limited distribution commemorative book of it’s best releases.

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Credits & text:

This catalogue was produced in conjunction with a gallery exhibit at The Museum of Television & Radio. June 23-September 24, 1995.

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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

Carol Ansen, Joseph Barbera, David Barenholtz, Tom Barreca, Sandy Benenati, Bill Burnett, Jill Caywood, Michael Diaz, Jeff Eckert, Laura Ellsworth-L&M Creators, Tom Femia, Hillary Gilmartin, William Hanna, Scott Hensel, Eric Homan, Mark Hughes, Jim Justinich, Doug Ladnier, Alison Leopold, Amy Mattingly, Marc Melocchi, Christina Rivera, Maggie Roberts, Ginger Robertson, Michael Ryan, Marlene Sauer, Fred Seibert, Amanda Seward, Ron Solomon-Crawford Printing, Rebecca Stafford, Iwao Takamoto, Ken Thimmel-All American Collectibles

©1995, Hanna-Barbera Cartoons, Inc.
A Turner Company
All rights reserved.

“Josie and the Pussycats” is a trademark Comic Publications, Inc.
“Partridge Family” is a trademark of Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc.
“Superfriends” is a trademark of DC Comics.

All other art contained herein and all other characters depicted and portrayed therein, whether originally created animation art or production cels from animated programs, are trademarks of and copyrighted by one or more of the following: Hanna-Barbera Productions, Inc., Hanna-Barbera Cartoons, Inc., Turner Entertainment Company, Turner Broadcasting System, Inc., Except where noted, all material included is from the Hanna-Barbera Cartoons Archive.

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TO ALL THE ARTISTS

“Hanna-Barbera was founded on talent - the talent of Bill Hanna and Joe Barbera. Their vision rescued cartoons from oblivion and created the largest cartoon library in the world. Today, Bill and Joe’s talent still drives the studio they founded. This show is a fitting tribute to the talent and vision of these two legendary cartoonists.”

Fred Seibert
President, Hanna-Barbera, Inc.
1995

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“In 1957, my partner Joe Barbera and I began a cartoon studio tha has become a professional home for ourselves and many of the most talented and gifted people in the animation industry. As a team, we have endeavored to make Hanna-Barbera Productions a company of which we can all be proud.”

Bill Hanna

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“When I was seventeen, I saw my first cartoon. It was called ‘The Skeleton Dance,’ an early Disney Cartoon. Something clicked inside my brain and all the pieces came together. I knew what I wanted, no dreaming that it would result in our own studio, and the creation of our family of characters and as of today involved in the biggest animation boom of all time.”

Joe Barbera

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CONTENTS

8 Introduction

10 Chapter 1: The Birth

24 Chapter 2: Prehistoric Prime Time

68 Chapter 3: Rise of the Hero Battalion

74 Chapter 4: Scooby Doo & The Seventies

90 Chapter 5: Smurfs & Snorks

98 Chapter 6: The Next Seven Minutes

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INTRODUCTION

There’s a special thing about the production artwork which comprises the book you’re holding.

Of course, many of these drawings, paintings and scripts have been featured in a special exhibition of New York City’s Museum of Television & Radio.

And sure, we could get sappy and sentimental and declare that if you were born in the past forty-five years and have ever looked a television set, it’s pretty much for certain that at least one of the cartoon stars represented herein played a major part of your life. Heck, maybe the best friend of your childhood is on these pages.

Or, we could slap on our clothes of pomposity and remind one and all that these cartoons have in no small way contributed to shaping American (and the world) culture in the past five decades. Just try and fin anyone who has never uttered "Yabba-Dabba-Do!" at least once in his lifetime. If there is such a person he’s probably lived his whole life, ironically, in a cave.

Finally, it’s been suggested we use eh book to herald the tremendous talent which has walked through our modest studio here in Hollywood. It seems just about everyone from Tex Avery to John Kricfalusi has at one time contributed to our world or cartoons.

However, we’d like to offer this book as a testimony. A testimony to a pair of men who, finding themselves out of work and who, in the face of everyone who said is was impossible, created an empire by doing nothing more than making people happy. Yes, this empire produces art worthy of a museum show, creates playmates for children, weaves a common thread through humanity, and serves as a place for artists to continue and begin their craft. But it also stands as an assertion of human determination and commitment.

The artwork gracing these pages is an affirmation of the talent, ingenuity, foresight and tenacity of William Hanna and Joseph Barbera.

Eric Homan
Manager of Production and Development
Hanna-Barbera Animation Art
1995
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Hanna-Barbera Animation Art is a lot like the animation studio itself. It was started by the same men who seized the opportunity by literally assembling and marketing the cels themselves. In the decade since, Hanna-Barbera Animation Art has evolved with intergrity and dedication to serve the more than 200 galleries worldwide supplying the studio’s original work to art collectors.

As innovators, William Hanna and Joseph Barbera occupy a special place in the hearts of animation lovers. Culturally and historically, they share the stage with such broadcast luminaries as Lucille Ball, Milton Berle, and JAckie Gleason. Hanna-Barbera Animation Art is proud to be associated with the artwork based on the legacy of these two legends.

David Barenholtz
Director, Hanna-Barbera Animation Art