Back to the Future: The 60th Anniversary of “The Jetsons”
On July 31, 2022, the future was changed forever. That was the day that George Jetson was born. Or, at least, that’s a fan theory.
Tag Archives: Hanna Barbera
Spin Special: Happy 50th Birthday, King’s Island!
Celebrating the first home of Hanna-Barbera theme park attractions, Brady Bunch hijinks, and Partridges dancing with Banana Splits.
Make Toon For Daddy: The 50th Anniversary of “Wait Til Your Father Gets Home”
The changing face of television in the 1970s was reflected by every animation studio, including Hanna-Barbera.
Flights of Fancy (Part 25): More Airwave Air Traffic, and Flight in a New “Format”
Hanna Barbera, Format Films, King Features and other independent animation studios had pretty high flying characters during the 1960s.
Flights of Fancy (Part 24): H-B High Spots.
Writing about aviation in the television era is, to say the least, a bit daunting. (It may require that I fly in on a Navy Douglas SBD Dauntless.) By this…
Iwao Takamoto Practical Jokes
The famed artist and animator talks about his days at Disney – and the jokes animators played on each other.
Whatever Happened to Huckleberry Hound?
Huckleberry Hound is the classic showbiz story of a top star who was upstaged by one of his supporting players.
Action Johnny
Action Johnny started out as a thinly veiled parody of Jonny Quest – but eventually the producers found out that Cartoon Network actually owned the rights to that iconic character.
Ray Bradbury’s Halloween Tree
Most animation fans are unaware that this tale of Halloween actually originated as a half hour animated special written by Bradbury for Chuck Jones.
The Yogi Bear You Don’t Know
Yogi Bear’s Honey Fried Chicken was a popular fast food restaurant chain that debuted in the early 1960s. Here’s what happened next.
