Joseph Barbera

Joseph Barbera (1911–2006) was an American animator, director, producer, and cartoonist who co-founded Hanna-Barbera and co-created Tom and Jerry, The Flintstones, and other animated series.

William Hanna: William Hanna was an American animator and producer who co-founded Hanna-Barbera with Joseph Barbera. Their partnership shaped the studio’s identity and produced its best-known cartoons.
Tom and Jerry: Tom and Jerry is an American animated series about a cat-and-mouse rivalry, first produced as theatrical shorts. Hanna and Barbera created the original MGM shorts that established their reputations.
Limited animation: Limited animation reduces the number of drawings or moving elements used to create an animated scene. Hanna-Barbera relied on economical motion techniques to meet television schedules and budgets.
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer cartoon studio: The Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer cartoon studio produced theatrical animated shorts from the 1930s through the 1950s. Barbera worked there with Hanna before they founded their own company.
Fred Quimby: Fred Quimby was an American animation producer who led Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer’s cartoon studio for many years. As MGM’s animation chief, he supervised the studio where Hanna and Barbera created Tom and Jerry.
The Flintstones: The Flintstones is an American animated sitcom about a modern-style family living in a prehistoric setting. Barbera helped create this prime-time series, a landmark in television animation.
Animation cel: An animation cel is a transparent sheet on which characters or other elements are painted for filming. Layered cels let productions reuse backgrounds and separate moving characters from static scenery.
Hanna-Barbera: Hanna-Barbera was an American animation studio founded by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera in 1957. Barbera co-founded the studio that became the central vehicle for his television work.
Tex Avery: Tex Avery was an American animation director known for influential, fast-paced theatrical cartoons. Avery’s MGM unit worked alongside Hanna and Barbera’s and helped define the studio’s comic style.
The Jetsons: The Jetsons is an American animated sitcom portraying a family’s life in a futuristic, space-age society. Its futuristic setting paired with The Flintstones’ prehistoric one as a Hanna-Barbera comedy.

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Don MessickRelated: Barbera’s productions gave Messick recurring roles across major animated franchises.