Yogi Bear Creator Joe Barbera Dies at 95

[The Straight Story]

Yogi Bear Creator Joe Barbera Dies at 95

By SUE MANNING
Associated Press Writer


LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Joe Barbera, half of the Hanna-Barbera animation team that produced such beloved cartoon characters as Tom and Jerry, Yogi Bear and the Flintstones, died Monday, a Warner Bros. spokesman said. He was 95.

Barbera died of natural causes at his home with his wife Sheila at his side, Warner Bros. spokesman Gary Miereanu said.

With his longtime partner, Bill Hanna, Barbera first found success creating the highly successful Tom and Jerry cartoons. The antics of the battling cat and mouse went on to win seven Academy Awards, more than any other series with the same characters.

The partners, who teamed up while working at MGM in the 1930s, then went on to a whole new realm of success in the 1960s with a witty series of animated TV comedies, including "The Flintstones," "The Jetsons," "Yogi Bear," "Scooby-Doo" and "Huckleberry Hound and Friends."


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[WI_DEM]

1. Thanks for all the laughs you gave me as a kid, RIP.

[MnFats]

2. He was definitely smarter than the average bear! n/t

[Squatch]

3. Cartoons died 15 years ago. RIP, Mr. Barbera.

[Botany]

4. Hey Boo Boo how's 'bout getting some pick-a-nick baskets?

Thanx Joe!

[Whoa_Nelly]

5. Mr. Ranger's not gonna like it...

RIP Always loved Yogi and Boo-Boo

[Botany]

6. Hey hey hey it is Mr. Ranger Sir!

[SeattleGirl]

7. Hanna-Barbera 'toons were some of the best!

RIP, Mr. Barbera.

[newscott]

8. One of my favorite animation lines was...

Looks more like a sycamore to me.

[frylock]

9. john k's tribute to yogi bear..

in case you've never seen it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iszAifLDJWc

[Az]

10. The format was simple but classic

The underdog speaking to power. For that is what Yogi was about. Anti-establishment. Counter culture. Oh... and stealing the picnic baskets. Smarter than the average bear.

You will be missed and you will be remembered.

[newscott]

11. I seem to remember that he was also something of a freeloader.

[Az]

12. Freeloaders are people too

or er ... bears as the case may be.

[newscott]

18. He was multi-faceted.

[BlooInBloo]

13. RIP

[MonkeyFunk]

14. Wow...

and a writer of Rocky & Bullwinkle died, too

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061218/ap_en_tv/obit_hayward

[proud patriot]

15. Not just your average Bear

:( I grew up to his cartoons , My son loves Tom and Jerry still .

[Redstone]

16. Yes, thanks for the laughs, Mr B.

Redstone

[mentalsolstice]

17. Yabba Dabba Doo!

My mom taught me to read when I was three using Flintstones cartoons. The first memorable Halloween I had, I dressed like Pebbles.

[H2O Man]

19. I liked Huckleberry Hound ....

I always enjoyed the early Hanna-Barbera cartoons.

[AnnieBW]

20. Another Great One Gone

Thanks for all of the memories. H-B Cartoons were the mainstay of Saturday mornings for me.

[midnight]

21. Jetsons was one of my favorites.

My Dad and his brother loved Yogi Bear. His brother so much that he started a park system around it.

[Canuckistanian]

22. Ah, yes, Tom and Jerry

The models for Itchy and Scratchy.

[newyawker99]

23. Rest in peace Mr Barbera. Thanks for the memories.