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| Tom and Jerry |
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| When we talk about Hanna-Barbera cartoons, the list must be topped by the ever-fighting duo Tom and Jerry. The cat, Tom, was always found chasing the mouse, Jerry. Hanna-Barbera worked on over hundred episodes of Tom and Jerry starting in 1940 to the late 1950s. |
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| The Flintstones |
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| Broadcasted on ABC between 1960 and 1966, The Flintstones was the story of a stone age family whose lifestyle was a metaphor of the mid 20th century lifestyle of Americans. Entirely set in an prehistoric environment, it showed primitive animals at peace with cave-dwelling humans. |
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| The Jetsons |
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| The Jetsons were actually the future equivalent of The Flintstones. The theme of the lifestyle was based on the same mid 20th century American society but it showed families of space age using sophisticated machines and robots, substituting the use of animals in the stone-aged Flintstones. |
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| Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! |
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| The show was aired from 1969. It was a manifestation of the cartoon Scooby-Doo but became more famous that its predecessor. “Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!” was broadcasted on CBS till 1971 and achieved tremendous success. |
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| The Ruff & Reddy Show |
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| It was the first Hanna-Barbera cartoon made for television. It was first aired on NBC in December 1957. It was the story of a dog and a cat. The show was televised in black and white until 1959. |
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| The Huckleberry Hound Show |
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| Credited with making Hanna-Barbera famous, the Huckleberry Hound Show ran from 1958 to 1962. There were three main parts of the show: the first about Huckleberry Hound, the second about Yogi Bear and Boo Boo and the third about Pixie and Dixie. |
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| Yogi Bear |
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| As said earlier, Yogi Bear had first appeared in The Huckleberry Hound Show as a side character. But when Yogi Bear was made into a separate show, it proved to be big success for Hanna-Barbera. One feature about Yogi Bear was that he had a white collar which was seen is only a few other Hanna-Barbera cartoons. |
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| The Quick Draw McGraw Show |
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| The Quick Draw McGraw Show was started in 1959. It was the story of the horse, Quick Draw, who is shown as a sheriff with the theme set in old west America. Quick Draw also had an assistant named Baba Looey. |
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| Jonny Quest |
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| Jonny Quest began in 1964 in ABC and lasted till 1965. It was the story of the adventures of young Jonny Quest who assists his father through his escapades. The animation featured good quality human figures and also used heavy sound effects. The story is said to be encouraged by the James Bond movie Dr. No. |
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| The Smurfs |
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| The Smurfs began in 1981 and was broadcasted on NBC till 1990. It is the American adaption of Peyo’s comic series The Smurfs. The show received huge success and also won a number of awards. |
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