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Joseph Barbera
Television Animation / Creator/ Producer
About This Interview
In his three-and-a-half-hour Archive interview, Joseph Barbera (1911-2006) discusses his start as a young animator at the Van Beuren Studios in New York, before his move to California and MGM's cartoon studio. He recalls working for executive Fred Quimby, and his eventual partnership with William Hanna at MGM. This collaboration with Hanna ultimately led to their own cartoon production company, and Barbera shares many stories about the creation of some of their more memorable characters, including: Tom and Jerry, Yogi Bear, The Flintstones, The Jetsons, and the Smurfs. B-roll consists of a few Hanna-Barbera related photos including an early studio still with Daws Butler, Don Messick, William Hanna, and Joe Barbera. Leonard Maltin conducted the interview on February 26, 1997 in Studio City, CA.
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William Hanna and Joseph Barbera were inducted into the 10th Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Hall of Fame in 1993
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Highlights
Joseph Barbera on the creation of The Flintstones, and its comparison to The Honeymooners
Clip begins at: 03:21, Duration: 02m 44s- Joseph Barbera on Hanna-Barbera's cost-cutting technique of "limited animation"
Clip begins at: 15:23, Duration: 01m 11s - Joseph Barbera on hiring a Honeymooners writer for The Flintstones (both Herbert Finn and Sydney Zelinka wrote for both), only to discover the unsuitability of the scripts
Clip begins at: 24:32, Duration: 00m 52s - Joseph Barbera on his contribution to his partnership with William Hanna
Clip begins at: 25:51, Duration: 01m 18s - Joseph Barbera on merchandising The Flintstones' "Pebbles" doll
Clip begins at: 27:24, Duration: 00m 53s
Interview
- Part 1
- On his early years and education.
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- On his early work as an animator; on the differences between Walt Disney and Warner Bros. animation.
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- On the formation of his partnership with William Hanna; on their work on Tom and Jerry; on selling Ruff and Ready, Huckleberry Hound and Yogi; on theme songs
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- Full Chapter Four
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- On the creation of Jonny Quest, and The Jetsons and Scooby-Doo; the sale of the company; producing Charlotte's Web
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- On The Smurfs, The Jetsons, and Jonny Quest; on the live-action TV movie The Gathering; on contemporary animation
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- On the highlights of his career; on his thoughts on Walt Disney, Tex Avery, Mel Blanc, and others.
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