"Yabba Dabba Doo!" Cartoons en vogue might change but Saturday mornings chilling on the couch in pajamas is always in style. The Norman Rockwell Museum a few hours north in Stockbridge, Massachusetts, celebrates Hanna-Barbera, grand masters of the cartoon game from 1958-1980, in an exhibit for all ages. Relive memories of Scooby-Doo, The Jetsons, and wow your kids with your Smurf IQ. 

Catch the exhibit: The Architects of Saturday Morning, Norman Rockwell Museum, through May 29th.

 

 

 

Photo Cred:

1. Production cel and background painting setup from the opening sequence of The Flintstones, signed by Jean Vander Pyl, the voice of Wilma, 1960. THE FLINTSTONES and all related characters and elements © & ™ Hanna-Barbera. (s16)

2. Yogi Bear publicity cel for The Huckleberry Hound Show, 1960s. YOGI BEAR and all related characters and elements © & ™ Hanna-Barbera. (s16)

3. Iwao Takamoto, Presentation board for Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!, 1969. Collection of Warner Bros. Archives. SCOOBY-DOO and all related characters and elements © & ™ Hanna-Barbera. (s16)

4. Doug Wildey, Presentation board for Jonny Quest, ca. 1964. Collection of Warner Bros. Archives. JONNY QUEST and all related characters and elements © & ™ Hanna-Barbera. (s16)

5. Title cel and background painting setup for The Huckleberry Hound Show episode Huck dé Paree, 1961. Collection of Paul Bussolini. HUCKLEBERRY HOUND and all related characters and elements © & ™ Hanna-Barbera. (s16)

6. Production drawing from the Tom and Jerry short, Flirty Birdy, 1945. Pencil on paper. Collection of Craig Englund. TOM AND JERRY and all related characters and elements © & ™ Turner Entertainment Co. (s16)

7. Hanna-Barbera promotional photograph, ca. 1980s. Collection of Warner Bros. Archives. THE FLINTSTONES, YOGI BEAR, SCOOBY-DOO, THE JETSONS, HUCKLBERRY HOUND and all related characters and elements © & ™ Hanna-Barbera. (s16)

8. Production background cel for The Jetsons, ca. 1962. Gouache on board. THE JETSONS and all related characters and elements © & ™ Hanna-Barbera. (s16)