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The late 1980s and early 1990s saw Hanna-Barbera join the numerous studios producing younger and junior versions of cartoon characters for the Saturday morning cartoon market, such as The Flintstone Kids and A Pup Named Scooby-Doo. One of the problems with producing animation for television was the extremely labor-intensive animation process.
Colonel Bleep is a 1957 American animated TV series which was the first color cartoon series made for television. [5] It was created and written by Robert D. Buchanan and Jack Schleh on June 8, 1956, [1] and was animated by Soundac, Inc. of Miami. [6] The show was originally syndicated on September 21, 1957, as a segment on Uncle Bill's TV Club ...
Total Television was founded in 1959 to promote General Mills products with original cartoon characters in Cocoa Puffs commercials (1960–1969) and the General Mills-sponsored TV series King Leonardo and His Short Subjects (1960–1963, repackaged shows until 1969), Tennessee Tuxedo and His Tales (1963–1966, repackaged shows until 1972), The ...
Mickey Mouse first appeared on May 15th in 1928 in the unfinished short "Plane Crazy." The character was officially unveiled to the public six months later in "Steamboat Willie," co-starring ...
Crusader Rabbit is an American animated series created by Alexander Anderson and Jay Ward, and the first of its kind to be produced specifically for television. [1] Its main characters were Crusader Rabbit and his sidekick Ragland T. Tiger, or "Rags". The stories were four-minute-long satirical cliffhangers. [2]
First feature film to have live-action and cartoon animation share the screen for the entire film: Who Framed Roger Rabbit: 1989: TV cartoon to be broadcast in Dolby Surround sound. Hanna-Barbera's 50th: A Yabba Dabba Doo Celebration: 1990: First computer-animated feature (produced without a camera)
1930 – Looney Tunes, Betty Boop, The Chain Gang (first appearance of Pluto) 1931 – Merrie Melodies, Scrappy, Toby the Pup, Flip the Frog; 1932 – Flowers and Trees (the first Silly Symphony cartoon in colour and winner of the first Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film), Goofy, Puppetoons, Warner Bros. Cartoons is founded.
The first cartoon in the series was released in 1933, and Popeye cartoons remained a staple of Paramount's release schedule for nearly 25 years. [21] Billy Costello was the original voice of Popeye, a voice that was replicated by later performers, such as Jack Mercer and even Mae Questel.