COUTHISITING Sa DIREU TORS stil Usistie Stas aie Mise ti ae OUR Clase LOU Grail Lcoutano eee ase 3 pei Loo CaO ats Cas AL ecu Scie CL ea ayThe New Generation of Hanna-Barbera Cartoons Stars (C ver the past forty years, Hanna-Barbera Cartoons has seen the birth of more cartoon stars than any other studio in history— an incredible legacy drawn by Bill Hanna and Joe Barbera. That heritage has inspired us, the studio's latest generation, to push ourselves to our own creative heights. ~ @hne of the things we wanted to a@complish at Hanna-Barbera was a retunfl to the greatness of cartoon's golden age. A time where the short cartoon ruled as the classic form. And where the artist ruled as emperor of the form. So, in 1993 we put out the call. If you were an animator and wanted to make--had to make--a great cartoon the way the great cartoons were always made, Hanna-Barbera was the place. After an initial skep nimators are naturally skeptical, and they heard this song and dance for years-- offices in Hollywood were flooded undreds of storyboards f toon Networn. uld be produced over the next two This was the largest production f new cartoons coming out of any ince the forties, and they would ited on The Cartoon Network he World Premiere Toons. 69 Docgov's Ueto ve vel Jonny Bravo, Whien Se Cow % “[[he What A Cartoon! premiere, Dexter's Laboratory, was met with overwhelming response from the audience, tripling the Cartoon Network's average rating. In the year that followed, Cow & Chicken and Johnny Bravo were among their top 5 favorites. What A Cartoon! got Hanna-Barbera's first ever Academy Award nomination, three primetime Emmy no: ations, 15 Annie nominations (the Annie is the Oscar of animation), and two Annie awards. Critical acclaim followed the audience with one writer proclaiming “In one of the biggest coups of the century [Hanna-Barbera Cartoons] is now one of the best around.” And most flattering of all, our competitors were all talking about doing “shorts” again. Te07 witt see the series spawned from What A Cartoon! Genndy Tartakovsky's Dexter's Laboratory, David Feiss’ Cow and Chicken and Van Partible's Johnny Bravo are funny, inventive, beautiful films that come to you courtesy of their creator's amazing talent. The men themselves are among the greatest colleagues one could ever have, anywhere in any business. And most importantly, Dexter, Cow, Chicken, and Johnny will remind you of why you've always loved cartoons. And that’s Saying something pretty special. Fred Seibert President, Hanna-Barbera Cartoons, Inc. 1992-96 °\. e 3 + °° seceg