Thursday 17 October 2013

1950s - 1970s animations (British & American cartoons)

Yogi Bear is a family cartoon character, created by Hanna-Barbera Productions and appeared in comic books, TV and films. He made his debut in 1958 as a supporting character in The Huckleberry Hound Show. Yogi Bear was the first breakout character created by Hanna-Barbera and was eventually more popular than Huckleberry Hound.


The Pink Panther is a comedy series or film featuring a French police detective, Inspector Clouseau. The series began with the release of The Pink Panther (1963). The role was originated by Peter Sellers. Most of the films were directed and co-written by Blake Edwards, with theme music composed by Henry Mancini.

One of the best cartoon I have watched when I was younger and I think the main reason why I loved it so much is because of the pink panther lol.

Wile E. Coyote (also known  "The Coyote") is a character of Looney Tunes who always chases the Road Runner and his also a character from Looney Tunes who is trying avoid the coyote. They are a duo of cartoon characters from a series of Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies. The characters (a coyote and Greater Roadrunner) were created by animation director Chuck Jones in 1948 for Warner Bros.


The Flintstones is an animated, American television sitcom that was broadcast from 1960, to 1966 on ABC. The show was produced by Hanna-Barbera. The Flintstones were about a stone age man with his family and his next door neighbor and best friend. The Flintstones was the most financially successful animated franchise for nearly three decades and until The Simpsons came out.


Top Cat is a Hanna-Barbera animated TV series which ran from 1961 to 1962 and for at least 30 episodes that was broadcasted on ABC. Reruns then were then broadcasted on channels like Cartoon Network and Boomerang. This TV series really took off and it so popular even now !!!




Oliver Postgate was an English animator, puppeteer and writer. He created and wrote of some of Britain's most popular children's TV programmes. Including Pingwings, Noggin the Nog, Ivor the Engine, Clangers and Bagpuss, they were all made by Smallfilms, the company he set up with Peter Firmin were shown on the BBC between the 1950s and the 1980s.





Hanna-Barbera Productions were an American animation studio that dominated American TV animation for nearly four decade. It was formed in 1957 by animation directors William Hanna and Joseph Barbera (creators of Tom and Jerry). Over the years, Hanna-Barbera produced many successful shows, including The Flintstones, Yogi Bear, The Jetsons and The Smurfs etc. 












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