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Trivia: This logo is a homage to Hanna-Barbera's 1974 "Rainbow" and 1979 "Swirling Star" logos. Variant: A version without any copyright information below exists. Technique: 2D computer animation.
Trivia: This logo is a homage to Hanna-Barbera's 1979 "Rainbow" and 1986 "Swirling Star" logos. Variant: A version without any copyright information below exists. Technique: 2D computer animation. Audio: An uprising flute with a series of ascending chimes, finishing off with a synth flourish. This was arranged by Xav Clarke.
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Hanna-Barbera was originally formed as a division of MGM in 1944 by Tom and Jerry creators and directors; William "Bill" Hanna & Joseph "Joe" Barbera and live-action director George Sidney as "H-B Enterprises" in order to produce sponsored films and later television commercials. In 1955, Bill and Joe later became the co-heads of the MGM animation department after producer Fred Quimby retired. After MGM shut down its animation studio in 1957, H-B Enterprises became Hanna and Barbera's full-time job. The same year, H-B struck a deal with Columbia Pictures Corporation to syndicate the cartoons on television in conjunction with Columbia's television division Screen Gems until 1966 and co-produced several cartoons in the early 1970s until 1974 and by Columbia Pictures Television from 1974-1975. The company was renamed to "Hanna-Barbera Productions" in 1959 and was later acquired by Taft Broadcasting in 1967; Taft was later renamed to Great American Broadcasting in 1987 after a buyout; it would then be renamed to Citicasters in 1993 before finally being absorbed into Jacor Communications in 1997, who in turn was acquired by ClearChannel Media (now iHeart Media) in 1999. In 1991, the studio was purchased by Turner Broadcasting, initially with help from the Apollo Investment Group. Bill Hanna and Joe Barbera both went into semi-retirement, yet continued to serve as ceremonial figureheads for the studio. The same year, the company was renamed to "H-B Production Co." and renamed again as "Hanna-Barbera Cartoons, Inc." in 1993. In 1992, Turner launched the Cartoon Network, which had been built around reruns from the Hanna-Barbera and the Turner Entertainment Co. cartoon libraries (pre-1986 MGM, pre-1950 WB, and a.a.p. cartoons). The same year in 1994, Turner turned Hanna-Barbera towards primarily producing new material for its Cartoon Network when Cartoon Network Studios was organized as a division of Hanna-Barbera Cartoons, Inc. On October 10, 1996, Turner was bought out by Time Warner. With William Hanna's death and America Online's purchase of Time Warner in 2001, Hanna-Barbera was folded into Warner Bros. Animation, and Cartoon Network Studios assumed production of Cartoon Network's output. Joe Barbera remained with Warner Bros. Animation until his death in 2006.
Today, Hanna-Barbera still survives as an in-name-only unit of Warner Bros. Animation for distribution and marketing of properties and productions associated with Hanna-Barbera's "classic" works such as: The Flintstones, The Jetsons, and Scooby-Doo. However, not all cartoons co-produced by Hanna-Barbera are owned by Time Warner (now WarnerMedia) such as the following: Jeannie and The Partridge Family 2200 A.D. (Sony Pictures Television), The Fonz and the Happy Days Gang, Laverne & Shirley in the Army, and Harlem Globetrotters (CBS Television Studios/CBS Television Distribution), Gravedale High (NBCUniversal Television), Capitol Critters (20th Century Fox Television), Pink Panther and Sons, The Adventures of Sinbad Jr., and Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventures (first season co-produced by H-B and the second season was co-produced by DiC, MGM Television), and most of the theatrical library. Warner Bros. has no kind of rights to any of these series listed.
The swirling star itself is a step up. The CGI was excellent for the time and if you look closely, the star has a reflective shiny effect flowing over it. The text beneath the star leaves a lot to be desired, Hanna Barbera's name could have been bigger with a much clearer font, like goudy old style or something.
- (December 3, 1957-March 26, 1960) Visuals: Over a yellow background sits two boxes, one red and one blue, joined together unevenly. There is an "H" in the red box and a "B" in the blue box.
- (1959-1966) Visuals: On either a yellow (or pink) background, there is a pale turquoise (or electric blue) "splotch". Inside are the words "HANNA-BARBERA" in a "scrawly" font used for crediting the two producers on latter-day MGM shorts and many of the original H-B Productions series.
- (February 26, 1967-March 27, 1974, March 4, 2003-April 7, 2009) Visuals: On a black background, a large, blocky "HB" symbol begins to zoom in rapidly from the center.
- (September 7, 1974-April 7, 1979) NOTE: On the 3rd video, the logo plays at 0:27. Visuals: The sequence starts on a pattern of five columns, each filled with the words "HANNA-BARBERA".
Hanna-Barbera ( / ˈhænə ˈbɑːrbərə / BAR-BARE-ə) [1] was an American animation studio and production company, which was active from 1957 until its absorption into Warner Bros. Animation in 2001.
Jetsons: The Movie (1990) Trivia: Basically, this is the Taft swirling star as seen on the Taft International Pictures logo, only rainbow coloured. The logo was designed by Saul Bass. Legacy: Perhaps Hanna-Barbera's most famous closing logo. It's a favourite among people who grew up watching TV during this time or watching Hanna-Barbera's shows ...
