Houston1stWordOnTheMoon Posted December 19, 2006 Share Posted December 19, 2006 Cartoon legend Joseph Barbera dies at 95 LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Legendary Hollywood animator Joseph Barbera, whose characters Fred and Wilma Flintstone and Scooby-Doo made generations of people laugh, died on Monday at age 95, the Warner Bros. film studio said in a statement. Barbera founded Hanna-Barbera Studios with his partner William Hanna nearly 50 years ago, and it grew to become one of Hollywood's best known animation companies producing hundreds of cartoons and winning numerous awards.He died at his home in the Los Angeles-area community of Studio City with his wife Sheila by his side, Warner Bros. said. No further details were disclosed......more here http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061219/en_nm/barbera_dcScooby Doo was my favorite cartoon as a kid followed by Woody Woodpecker and Tom and Jerry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TJones Posted December 19, 2006 Share Posted December 19, 2006 Yep, very sad day yesterday. Adult Swim dedicated the whole night to him. But you figure at 95, what a life he has had, and everyone loves at least ONE of his cartoons he has done. ! Viva, The Banana Splits ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Marty Posted December 19, 2006 Share Posted December 19, 2006 If you like his work i suggest watching Boomerang channel most of the cartoons are from the Hanna Barbera studios.R.I.P. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houston1stWordOnTheMoon Posted December 20, 2006 Author Share Posted December 20, 2006 If you like his work i suggest watching Boomerang channel most of the cartoons are from the Hanna Barbera studios.R.I.P.What channel is this? I have never heard of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Marty Posted December 20, 2006 Share Posted December 20, 2006 What channel is this? I have never heard of it.On cable it is 343, but i don't know if satellite users get it. its part of the cartoon network. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TJones Posted December 20, 2006 Share Posted December 20, 2006 What channel is this? I have never heard of it.WHAT ? Well, I am forced to watch it everynight now, my daughter INSISTS on watching he SuperFriends shows. She absolutely loves Batman and Superman. She is 4yrs. old. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houston1stWordOnTheMoon Posted December 20, 2006 Author Share Posted December 20, 2006 WHAT ? Well, I am forced to watch it everynight now, my daughter INSISTS on watching he SuperFriends shows. She absolutely loves Batman and Superman. She is 4yrs. old. I dont get the high channels in the office. Will have to move one of the cable boxes in here. The television in the office is usually on CSpan or some sort of cable news station. BTW, i am a fan of the Superfrends! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westguy Posted December 20, 2006 Share Posted December 20, 2006 (edited) If you like his work i suggest watching Boomerang channel most of the cartoons are from the Hanna Barbera studios.This is nothing personal about Joseph Barbera, but I've always hated HB cartoons. The shoddiness of them all really bothered me. Real crap. Edited December 20, 2006 by westguy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
west20th Posted December 20, 2006 Share Posted December 20, 2006 WHAT ? Well, I am forced to watch it everynight now, my daughter INSISTS on watching he SuperFriends shows. She absolutely loves Batman and Superman. She is 4yrs. old. MmmmmmHmmmmm.....I suppose those "Wiggles" tickets were bought on your daughters INSISTENCE also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TJones Posted December 20, 2006 Share Posted December 20, 2006 MmmmmmHmmmmm.....I suppose those "Wiggles" tickets were bought on your daughters INSISTENCE also. Well, I got to see Greg, the yellow wiggle, before he had to depart form the group. So, that is worth it all in itself. This is nothing personal about Joseph Barbera, but I've always hated HB cartoons. The shoddiness of them all really bothered me. Real crap. I think it was just the HB style, all thrown together very quickly, because they had a show to get out, and they were turning out stuff a little fast for "great" animation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UrbaNerd Posted December 20, 2006 Share Posted December 20, 2006 Yep. After the MGM/T&J Days, their stuff started to suck. Mass production cartoons at their worst.Oh well, he shall be missed, for some of his better cartoons. RIP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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