AfterMGM’sanimationunitcloseddown in1957, successful Tom and Jerry directing team Joseph Barbera and William Hanna formed their own production company. In 1958, they hit the jackpot with The Huckleberry Hound Show.
Hanna-Barbera productions became an aimation factory that dominated television animation for the next few decades. After Huckleberry Hound, the studios produced many more hit shows, which will be, along with their catchy theme tunes, such as Yogi Bear, The Flintstones, The Jetsons, Scooby Doo, Wacky Races, and live-action/ animation The Banana Splits and Friends Show.