European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 2, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse Feature cartoon explosion at Hanna Barbera by Vernon Scott United press International feature film explosion is building Al Hanna Barbera. The Hollywood Home of Huckleberry hound. Yogi Bear and an Ara Malion Empire that employs illustrators on live continents plans for 10 major movies starring Tho company s Veteran cartoon characters were aloof at Hanna Barbera Long before the spectacular Holiday Success of an american Tail Tom Don Boulti and Box office hits from two Disney re releases. Song Olathe South and lady and Itig tramp. Hanna Barbera features Wilt later be sold to to syn Calion. Video cassettes and Cable. Hanna Barbara has eight Hall hour shows running on american to every Salu iday morning for lots including the Smuilis Foo Lur a Mitre the Flintstone kids and Pound puppies. To produce this massive output of animation. Kab has 300 employees in Hollywood and Australia and More than 1.000 artists working in Thailand is also work to animation studios in Poland. Spain. Argentina. Chile and Canada there in t enough trained manpower available in the United states Barbera explained it takes a giant organization reaching around the world to run a successful animation studio today we in starting our own i aiming i Ogham to hire More american animators and other workers " Joe Barbera. President of the cartoon caravan said 1986 was the Best year inh Vej 5 25-year history we be allocated 320 it and he Hei Fri i s cats and to Ltd big. Trie of Ted Ana hic Maberry Yog Bear is one character who la Star in a own major movie planned by Hanna Barbera. Joe Barbers president of the cartoon Empire Hanna Barbera with two of the company s most popular characters Barney nubble left and Fred flan Slone except Tor the Jet sons these pictures Don t include science fiction Barbera said. They re not tuft of guns and violence. No monsters. Our films rely on personality character relationships action and color to won t dazzle people with special effects and chases. We Are paying special attention to Story lines and caring characters. Our films will have n lot of heart cartoons like live action films must have identifiable and popular stars o develop a warm relationship Between audiences and Pel formers on the screen. Weve Ryung to lure audiences Back to humor not just violence and action " Barbera is immensely proud of his cartoons slaying Power. Whal pleases me most is the continuing popularity of our durable Slars Yogi Scrooby Huckleberry hound and All Ifie Resl to ask we created them and audiences continue to love them Many people in their 20s and 30s were raised with these Cri Aracelis on to. To other famous cartoon characters of the past Mickey mouse or Felix the Cal have had new to shows or movies made about them the Flintstones and the others have remained stars because they be never been Oil television Scrooby Doo Lor Slanco. Has had a 16-year run and he s coming Back with new perhaps More exciting than the new animated films is Barbara s intention to produce two of his Best known cartoon hits As live action comedies both 7ns frit Cloncs and Trie Jet sons will become major movies Star ring real actors Barbera would like o land Gold a hawn and Chevy Chase or Jane and George Jolson and Jim Belushi and Jack Weston Lor Fred Flintstone and Barney rubble Tho Intel Sling hint Aboul movies today is Trie line is growing thinner Kcf ton cartoons and real life adventures like Star Wirs the Mijoi difference is you
