[Carlaz]

Originally Posted by CG

All the animators who paved the way for today's shows are now thinning out. Disney, Hanna, Barbera, those whose names represent not just the people, but the life they brought to the characters they created. It is a sad day for animation that one of the forefathers has passed on, but at least Mr Barbera went peacefully and wasn't ravaged by a disease like so many people suffer from in this day and age we live in.

Ninety-five years old, five years shy of living an entire 100 years. Imagine the things this man had seen. Germany air attacks, Babe Ruth, the car overpowering the horse and buggy, technology becoming more advanced, the trips into space, man walks on the moon; he's seen mankind change so much in his 95 years and now he's left us.

His work with Hanna will always be remembered fondly by those children who grew up when the Flintstones were still in black and white to those who caught the coloured re-runs of all their other shows in the 80's and 90's.

He had a style you could recognise too. You look from Fred Flintstone, to George Jetson, Huckleberry Hound, Snagletooth and even Shaggy and you know they were penned by the same man. He didn't stick to what was expected with styles, and he made us some of the most well beloved characters in animation. Heck, 'Yabba-dabba-do' has become one of the most recognisable catch phrases; and it wouldn't have happened without Hanna and Barbera.

Both these two legendary men are gone now, but the foundation that they lay, paving the way for animators not only now but in the future will remain strong. They won't be forgotten.

CG ~ that was very classy & beautifully stated.

I grew up watching mostly Hanna Barbera cartoons. They definitely made an impact in my life.