This video is still getting traffic so I just wanted to update on something! I made a handful of mistakes in the video. For example, I call the 'Ruff and Reddy Show' the 'Ruff and TEDDY Show' by mistake. I try my best to make sure that my sources are accurate for my videos but the occasional error happens. Just wanted to address that! Thanks for watching the video and for the support!

now i realized that 75% of my childhood is made by Hanna barbera

What truly hurt them was not just missed opportunities or other failures. When Hanna died in 2001 and Barbera in 2006, that was truly the end.

I remembered those times in the 2000s when Boomerang's schedule is at least 70% H&B and the rest goes to Looney Tunes and others. It was a wild ride back then and I enjoyed Scooby Doo the most among all of their shows. Never knew how much of an impact they made in my life until now.

It was not a story of tragedy and ruin. It's a story of a long glorious reign, and a dignified end. Thank you, Hanna Barbera.

For how influencial Scooby Doo, Where Are You! was, it's interesting that the original run only ran for a year (1969-1970).

I grew up watching the original Boomerang, shame that channel went downhill. It’s not the same

I used to marvel at how huge the Flintstone's house was from the inside. Fred would be running endlessly past door after door and window after window.

Thanks for posting. My dad was a background artist and worked with Hanna-Barbera several times between 1964-85. So, these shows are near and dear to my heart. I was in LA a few years ago and went by the old studios; it's just not the same.

6:11 Broke: rip off another company's cartoon to make profit of its popularity Woke: rip off your own stuff without even trying to hide it

Too bad boomerang hardly ever airs the old stuff nowadays.

It's a shame that whoever owns the rights to all these cartoons haven't realized that with every new generation, it's an opportunity to make new fans of ALL of their material. I was introduced to the vast array of Hanna - Barbera cartoons during the mid 70s, when I first arrived in the USA. By then, I was absorbing all generations of animation and other genres of children's programs, including The Little Rascals and Our Gang series. When I was 10 years old, these programs were already 15 to 40yrs old. Yet they were immensely popular with my peers. So if we were able to embrace all the " old " stuff dating back to the early 30s, there's no reason why a child of today can't find any amusement in the classic cartoons and programs of yesteryears gone by!

Imagine if Hannah Barbera had a streaming service back then, how amazing the world would have been.

Bruh i thought hannah barbera was a woman who controled it all 💀💀

I had an unexpected detour in my career as a comic book artist and wound up working at Hanna-Barbera, storyboarding 'Swat Kats'. A fantastic experience walking down those famous hallways. Felt like a dream! Thanks Bill and Joe! For everything.

My two cents: from early on, Bill and Joe assembled a lot of key talent, including themselves, but also designer Ed Benedict, composer Hoyt Curtin, the voices of Daws Butler, Don Messick, June Foray, Mel Blanc and others; animators like Ed Love, Carlo Vinci, George Nicholas, and Ken Muse; and many others. Most were veterans, and as they aged out, there really wasn't a next generation, as few animators entered the business between the mid-thirties and mid-sixties. The early stuff is just much more charming and appealing than "The Funky Phantom", "Jabberjaw". "The Cattanooga Cats", and "Hong Kong Phooey"- and later, "The Smurfs", etc. By the early seventies they were just a factory, but as a place to work, it still had some of the lingering magic, and seeing Bill and Joe walk the hallways (or going into their offices) was like walking into your childhood. RIP, 3400 Cahuenga Blvd.

As a kid I never paid attention to credits before and after cartoons but the name "Hanna Barbera" sticked into my mind since my grandma's name was Anna and I used to watch cartoons at her home, wondering who this Anna Barbera was (I thought it was the name of a lady, and the H in Hanna was a typo). Now whenever I see the Hanna Barbera credits my mind goes back to those times. Thank you William and Joe for the memories and the laughs, you really had a huge influence on my childhood and Tom & Jerry will always be my favourite cartoon ever

I legitimately thought that Hannah Barbara was a woman...

I wouldn’t say ruined. Time just changed. Their run was amazing and made millions of us have awesome cartoon filled childhoods. I have almost all their shows downloaded to a massive hard drive

I had son's who were Johny Bravo fans, but a belated thank you to Hanna Barbarra for the Power Puff Girls. I have met dozens of women now, who had were inspired to be strong girls watching the Power Puff Girls. It's amazing how you can change the world by inspiring their minds when they are children with something like a cartoon.

In my experience there are two main things that ruined Hanna-Barbera Studios. The first and the most important thing that caused the fall was the fact that in 1981 they closed their doors in order to send all of the animation work overseas. The Motion Picture Screen Cartoonists Guild, our union, had us go on strike and demanded a doubling of our salaries or we would remain on strike. Hanna-Barbera had already warned the union that if we went on strike that they had set things up after our last contract to send all of the work overseas. The union did not head their warning and went on strike any way and that was the end of work for us here in the U.S. The quality of the animation suffered and this was the beginning of the end for the studio. Another problem was that when Bill Hanna and then Joe Barbera died there was nobody to take over the studio. Ted Turner bought the studio and had no real direction for the studio and did a few things but it was never to regain it's stature. The studio building is now an apartment complex rather than an animation museum which is what it should have become. Bottom line is that out union was the problem and now instead of making $17 and hour, which was very good back in the 80s, by demanding $34 an hour resulted in me making $0 per hour since there was no work. Luckily for me I realized what was happening and when I heard the Filmation was hiring and the head of the studio has said he would NOT send work over seas and that extended my career another 8 years... NO THANKS to the stinking union.

i remember my maternal Grandpa telling me that Hanna died. He would keep up to date with everything i was interested in, and that included trying to read Harry Potter when the craze started. Just for me. And Barbera died around the time my Grandpa passed away. These cartoons and my Grandpa's love for me, is what kept me alive tbh. i miss the old days. i just miss my Grandpa.

"Goober and the Ghost Chasers" I'm literally rolling on the floor rn. It looks like a satirical parody of Scooby Doo.

Hanna-Barbera was very much part of my formative years during the 70's. Flintstones, Banana Splits, Tom and Jerry.... I was expecting the thing to have bought them down to be the use of digital tech to create cartoons rather than politics. Brilliant video; thank you for putting it together. Riveting! :)

They did some really, really cool adventure type cartoons in the 60s (not comedy). Johnny Quest was mentioned, which was great, and there were a number of others too

Straight up dude, your avatar looks like the child of Velma and Shaggy

I gotta agree with these other comments that HB wasn't "ruined" they just sorta faded out and it's hard to deny their impact and legacy.

One thing I would like to say: if there is no Hanna-Barbera, there is no Cartoon Network.

Wonderful documentary and so nostalgic. It was incredible waking up everything Saturday morning to watch these cartoons. So many amazing memories. The kids after this generation do not know what they missed. Rest in peace, Mr. Hanna and Mr. Barbera. You left behind an incredible legacy. Great job! 💖

Scooby Doo was such a big part of my childhood... (edit) thank you, everyone, for over a thousand likes! I'm glad we all had the same childhood, lol!

When I was little I thought they were two women and that their names were Hannah and Barbara.

Great childhood memories for me. My favs were the Flintstones & Jetsons. I really appreciate the historical content. Thanks!

I was at NYCC in 2019 and met a former animator from Hanna-Barbera that worked on Scooby Doo (1960s) as a background artist, he was amazing and funny too, he talked about the studio in Florida that he worked at while working on Scooby Doo and talked about the intro and the effects they used for the lightning sound at the beginning of the cartoon , I also grew up watching Hannna-Barbera and got hooked on Jonny Quest (1964, 1989,1995) the art work was made by a comic artist Doug Wildey that is why it was a unique style of animation, and was the cartoon with a unique intto, to this day I love Hanna-Barbera, also fun fact the ideas of the tech used in the Jonny Quest show were from various future tech magazines that came out in 1960s which influenced the designs of the various tech used in the show

Thank you Mr. Hanna and Mr. Barbera for making children all over the world happy for a long long time. Growing up, I was one of those children that loved your cartoons, thank you for that piece of joy you gave us in your cartoon stories, may your souls Rest In Peace.

If feel like it should be mentioned that the Smurfs were adapted by Hanna Barbera, not created, the original concept and stories are from Belgian comic artist Peyo and started in 1958

Thanks for the video! I was lucky enough to meet Bill and his wife Violet who had a second home in Irvine Cove that was partially damaged during the 1993 Laguna fire. We were there to fix the damage, and he brought me thru the house where there were “Cells” of all the cartoons he and Joe made lining the hallways. I stood there in awe. I also did work for Violet’s twin sister Vera, who I told about being in their home, and she asked which was my favorite cartoon. I told her Yogi n BooBoo. Soon after, there was a signed framed Cell from Bill to me featuring Yogi n BooBoo waiting for me at the job. Still have it up on a wall. He also told me he was working on a new cartoon called “ Hard Luck Duck” about a duck living inside the head of an alligator. Thanks again for great video

7:20 I instantly recognized that Flintstones clip because it was used in Soul Coughing's "Circles" music video

I remember that when Fred and Wilma were going to have a baby,there was a nationwide contest to name the baby. Some creative viewer came up with Pebbles and won. What fun!

You know it's time like these I'm reminded how much i really miss watching Hannah Barbera cartoons on Boomerang before it went down the toilet, anyone else?😟

Omg!I just stumbled upon this! Sooooo glad I did! Thank you sooooooo very much!I have to share & watch again.and probably again lol!I love this! Wow very well done bravo to you.... Braaaaavo !!!!!

Awesome video. There was so much there that I grew up with…so entertaining. I’d spend every Saturday morning from 7am -1pm watching cartoons. Thanks for the video.

And sadly, after Warner bought and formed Hannah Barbara into the company, William Hannah Died in 2001. And I remember going on the Cartoon Network website to hear about Joseph Barbara who died in December 2006. So I think after many years of Hannah-Barbara working together, it was time they go and rest in peace. R.I.P. Bill Hannah (1910 - 2001) Joseph Barbara (1911 - 2006)

Scooby Doo, Where Are You? Oh, he's making more movies... That's nice to know

Wow thanks for putting that together Pretty cool to see those old cartoons and all the history behind them. 😎

Excellent work. Thanks for posting/sharing. I love film/artistic history. Have a good one 👊👊

Being a kid in the seventies, watching Saturday morning cartoons was special. I love cartoons!!

Hold up...HANNAH BARBARA MADE THE 1973 CHARLOTTE'S WEB?! *WTF?!*

Eating Fruit Loops and watching Saturday morning cartoons. Being a kid in the 70s was friggin' awesome.

This was awesome! Surprised I had not seen it before. Thank you for making this!

Hannah Barbera needs to stop making Tom and Jerry and Scooby Doo remakes.

I was born in Mexico, in the early 80’s. In those days, while Hanna-Barbera was already straggling, their old shows were actually really popular. I remember watching shows like “The Flintstones” “The Smurfs” and “The Jetsons” (and many more) all in Spanish. “The Flintstones” were called “Los Picapiedras.” “The Smurfs” were called “Los pitufos.” And “The Jetsons” were called “Los Supersónicos.” While the newer shows mentioned here were also VERY POPULAR, Hanna-Barbera was still relevant (at least to Mexican children). In Mexico, there was actually a balance between the new stuff and the old stuff. Hanna-Barbera was so popular. I had no idea they were having problems. It’s sad how things can change. But to this day, I remember those wonderful characters. This video brings back so many memories. 💁🏻‍♂️🐸

No childhood was complete without H&B cartoons. Huckleberry Hound...Yogi Bear...FlintStones. Iconic...Epic...Legendary...Mythical!!!

Something that hurts their brand is taking shows made to play over an hour and cutting them to fit a half-hour format.

I recall these pieces of nostalgia in the mid early 2000's and boy did they used to be watched by me. I was a daily consumer of these cartoons and I salute to Hanna Barbera to give me the best childhood memories ever.

I loved HB, and their cartoons. As a child we saw the same screen crap but we didnt care. Josie and the Pussycats, Scooby Doo, JQ, etc etc. I loved when Cartoon Network played the old cartoons... Great video

I loved Saturday morning cartoons and after school cartoons too. It's a shame that my children would never have that chance. Thank you for giving me and millions other children a wonderful childhood ❤.

I grew up with Hanna-Barbera, and I feel very blessed to have done so.

I feel so sorry for my kids. I remember waiting for the fall lineup up. We would get so excited. We got up Saturday morning fixed a bowl of cereal grabbed our pillows and vegged in front of TV and watched cartoons. Letting our poor parents who had worked hard all week sleep in. Now parents hit the floor running driving here and driving there for all the stuff they have signed kids up for. Kids just need to be kids.

I’ll never forget; In the 70s they could’ve almost transitioned to mostly computer based animation. There is a short with the Scooby gang and the Harlem globetrotters, except that it was made entirely using Scanimate/“CAESAR”. That’s the computer responsible for all the analog wavy animation of the 70s that I love so much. To think they would start ANIMATING THEIR SHOWS WITH IT!?

I loved these old cartoons ! Years back I went to a comic convention in Seattle. There I met a guy who worked on Johnny Quest, my favorite series. He was selling original cells from the show. We talked for some length and I loved meeting him! I think what happened to H&B was they couldn’t change or wouldn’t change sadly😢. While Japanese animie was innovative with RobotTech, StarBlazers and others ; US animators stayed where they were. Others passed up on Transformers, GI-Joe and others. The companies creating these series approached H&B, Filmation, WB, and others. Each expressed doubts about its future viability. Now most animation is done abroad, writing and voice talent here in America ; the actual product done in The Philippines, Taiwan, South Korea, and others. Most of our newer toon’s aren’t even made here anymore sadly 😢 Just my opinion

If you are grown up with Hanna Barbera means you had a splendid childhood.

You know what really killed Hanna Barbera? 1. Time 2. Money 3. WB

Over the years I've seen this video about 3 times, it's gotta be my most watched medium length video. Great job SS.

Thank you for making my childhood wonderful.. miss your content even now 🙏

These guys won 7 Oscars for Tom & Jerry??! Yowzers! I did not know this, damn!!

They made childhood happy and magical. Nothing like Saturday morning cartoons and cereal. RIP Joe and Bill

That was just an extraordinary deep dive! Thank you so much!

The background music in the Pixie and Dixie, Augie doggy, QuickDraw McGraw, etc. was very unusual when as an adult musician I had a chance to listen it after many years. Extremely abstract.

I grew up with Hanna Barbera in the early 2000's. You can still watch them but late nights.

Another thing that was incredible during the Hanna Barbera golden age was the music. Hoyt Curtin wrote some of the most iconic themes of all time (Flinstones, Jetsons, Jonny Quest, lots more). and even his incidental music cues were top-notch. His music is a major reason many of those older shows are so memorable. As the industry kept trying to save costs, there was less of that fully orchestrated music.

You know this video is well researched when it actually is used in a college animation history class! Needless to say I was excited to recognize Saber when the teacher pulled up the video lol

Thank you for this. I use to Love their cartoons..Sad to think of them ending this way.

As a kid my best friend was called Barbara, and my name is Hanna, so I took it as a sign when I first saw the company name, we were really close actually. Long story short, we fell out immediatly after entering high school. Never saw her again, never even remotly talked to her once after that. Everything has an ending I guess

Honestly, most of their popular cartoons had a similar vibe to me when I watched them which made it feel all the better to watch these cartoons. Like, being in a happy space or so.

Hanna Barbara still lives in our hearts forever ❤

No , the smurfs arnt made by Hanna Barbara, but by an Belgium artist

I've worked with a few animators who worked at "H&B". They would complain about working on cartoons I grew up on. "If I had to draw another damned Smurf!!..." and I would be starstruck.

They had to sacrifice themselves to create the Shaggy meme

Absolutely EXCELLENT video and insight!!! I always wondered what happened. Thanks!!!

I still get over the fact that Walt Disney didn’t response to both Hanna Barbara when they ask him how to start animation company. Disney was good friends with Walter Lantz(woody woodpecker) 0:38 and Chuck Jones.

What ruined Hanna barbera was they tried to milk certain series and ran them into the ground

I love original Scooby Doo. I still watch it to this day.

Thank you for this video I was wandering what really happened.Over Here in the Netherlands we Only had “Tom & Jerry”/“The Flintstones”/“Scooby-Doo” /“The Jetsons”/“Looney tunes” and “Whacky races”on dvd or we could watch “Cartoon network”.I had to import dvd’s from America Because “Hanna Barbera”has such a great legacy of animation.Another fact you didn’t said is that animators that quit from Disney moved over to “Hanna Barbera productions”.But also vice versa.It’s a small world after all”..

great video, i grew up with these cartoons and they hold a special place with me, I now collect the old comic books

Old Hanna-Barbera: And that's how you totally control, dominate and monopolize an entire industry... understand? Young Disney: I think so...

Hanna and Barbara were animation giants. They will be missed so much. Like Stan Lee. I'm going to go cry now...

i see on twitter all the time that in the 2000’s cartoon network started taking potshots at Hannah Barbera to try and bring down the ratings so they could stop airing reruns.

A really beautiful walk down memory lane! Original and hit works of Hanna Barbara will still be appreciated in this day and age if they get aired again. Kids will get to learn a lot from these show and cherish the memories as they grow old and mould them into something better than just good. Warner brothers bought a gold mine and decided to sit on it rather than cashing in. So sad!

We're back with another "What RUINED" video! Been working on this one for quite a while so I hope that you all enjoy it. A big thanks to Jim Gisriel for his help with researching this topic! Support me on Patreon : www.patreon.com/saberspark Follow me on Twitter: twitter.com/Saberspark

Idk if it’s just me, but it feels like Hannah Barbera wasn’t ruined like CN, Nickelodeon or Disney, but just ran out of steam at the end and wasn’t willing to change. Maybe I’m wrong but that’s how I feel

The smurfs are NOT from Hanna Barbera. This is originally a comic from Peyo.

What I loved the most about HB cartoons was lots of the music (e.g. Fred Flintstone on guitar; that parody of the Virginian TV series theme) And. of course, those sound FX. The Men from Munimula was especially memorable. Really creeped me out when i was a kid.

I like that the first and last thing Barbera worked on was Tom and Jerry. Poetic.

The old boomerang will forever be in my heart 😢 CURSE YOU TEEN TITANS GO!

Fascinating. I didn’t know any of this. Great video! I will forever remember Jonny Quest.

I'm a student at Columbus college of art and design and we watched your video today and I had to speak up and tell my professor when I heard your intro I jumped because I love watching your videos and I binge you almost every day while I do my work 😭

Scooby Doo: Where are you? Was by far the best of the Scooby series

The only reason to get up early on Saturday mornings as a kid.

I don't think what you said regarding the trend of HB meeting like the WWF was wrong, however that isn't a new thing. HB was doing that sort of thing from basically the start, like meeting Ann Margrock (Ann Margret), Momma Cass meeting Scooby and the gang as well as countless others.

I wish there was a network that would constantly play HB cartoons with an actual order and some filler content & kids commercials, just like Cartoon Network and Boomerang did in the 90s/early 2000s,