With careers spanning eight decades, William Hanna and Joseph Barbera were two of the most prolific animation producers in American history. In 1940, the two met at MGM and created Tom and Jerry, who would earn 14 Academy Award nominations and seven wins. The growth of television led to the founding of Hanna-Barbera's legendary studio that produced countless hours of cartoons, with beloved characters from Fred Flintstone, George Jetson and Scooby-Doo to the Super Friends and the Smurfs. Prime-time animated sitcoms, Saturday morning cartoons, and Cartoon Network's cable animation are some of the many areas of television revolutionized by the team. Their productions are critical to our cultural history, reflecting ideologies and trends in both media and society. This book offers a complete company history and examines its productions' influences, changing technologies, and enduring cultural legacy, with careful attention to Hanna-Barbera's problematic record of racial and gender representation.

Profiles the lives and careers of the animation team that created Tom and Jerry and a host of other beloved cartoon characters.

This is a new & original survey of television animation, which provides a full introduction to the historic & contemporary significance of animated programming.

Describes how Bill Hanna and Joe Barbera became a team and explores how they created their most beloved characters and shows, including "Tom and Jerry," "Huckleberry Hound," "The Jetsons," and "Jonny Quest."

This autobiography of the co-creator of some of the world's best-loved animated cartoons characters, including Tom and Jerry, the Flintstones, Yogi Bear, and the Jetsons, paints a warm, candid, and hilarious portrait of a 50-year career of astounding creative output. 16 pages of photos.