Hanna-Barbera

Hanna-Barbera was an American animation studio founded by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera. Its television cartoons, including The Flintstones, Scooby-Doo, and The Jetsons, helped define U.S. animated television.

William Hanna: William Hanna was an American animator, director, and producer who co-founded Hanna-Barbera with Joseph Barbera. Hanna brought directing and production experience from MGM to the studio he co-founded.
The Flintstones: The Flintstones is an animated sitcom about a modern-style family living in a fictional Stone Age town. The series brought Hanna-Barbera's prime-time sitcom format to a prehistoric setting.
Iwao Takamoto: Iwao Takamoto was a Japanese-American animator and character designer who worked at Hanna-Barbera. Takamoto designed Scooby-Doo and helped define the studio's character-driven visual style.
Saturday-morning cartoon: A Saturday-morning cartoon is an animated television program broadcast in the United States during weekend children's programming. Hanna-Barbera supplied many series that filled the growing Saturday-morning schedule.
Disney Television Animation: Disney Television Animation is the Walt Disney Company's division for producing animated television programs. Its television output offers a major-studio comparison with Hanna-Barbera's long-running series production.
Joseph Barbera: Joseph Barbera was an American animator, director, and producer who co-founded Hanna-Barbera with William Hanna. Barbera's partnership with Hanna shaped the studio's characters and production style.
The Jetsons: The Jetsons is an animated sitcom about a family living in a technologically advanced future. It recast the studio's domestic-comedy formula in a futuristic world.
Alex Lovy: Alex Lovy was an American animator and director who worked on animated films and television series. Lovy directed and supervised work during Hanna-Barbera's expansion into television animation.
Cartoon Network: Cartoon Network is a television channel launched in 1992 that specializes in animated programming. The channel later drew extensively on Hanna-Barbera's library and helped preserve its cartoons.
Filmation: Filmation was an American animation studio known for television series such as He-Man and the Masters of the Universe. Filmation competed for television audiences with a distinct approach to design and production.

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