What is the history of Hanna Barbera?

Answer by  bug57 (1048)

Hanna Barbera was founded in 1957 by the animators Joseph Barbera and William Hanna, who both originally began work at MGM studios. There, they created Tom and Jerry. They were the first company to have an animated series appear on prime-time television- the renowned and oft-imitated but never duplicated Flintstones.

Answer by  daveandrews (383)

Hanna Barbera was formed in the 1950s i think and they have made high quality cartoons such as The Flintstones, Yogi Bear and The Jetsons. These groundbreaking cartoons that were aimed as much at adults as children have inspired a generation of animators ever since, The Simpsons for instance being drawn from Flintstones.

Answer by  hwht25 (441)

Well, the history is that they started to compete with Disney and thus made cartoons accordingly. Jackson is one of their main characters as are the Flinstones. Their cartoons resembled more of a realist feel, whereas the disney characters were all about the land of magic. Thus, Hanna was a competitor of Disney.

Answer by  Manoj79 (46)

Hanna barbera is a TV studio, its a TV studio established in 1957 by famous studio MGM, known as Metro Goldyn Mayor, actually Hanna Barbera both are the last names of its owners, there names were William Hanna and Joseph Barbera. This studio is known for its famous creations like Scooby-Doo, Tom and Jerry and Godzilla.