Joseph Barbera Biography (1911-)

Surname is pronounced "Bar-bear-uh"; full name, Joseph Roland Barbera; born March 24, 1911, in New York, NY; son of Vincente (a barber) and Frances Barbera; married Dorothy Earl (divorced, 1964); married Sheila Holden; children: (first marriage) Lynne Meredith, Jayne Earl, Neal Francis. Addresses: Office: Hanna-Barbera Cartoons, Inc., 15303 Ventura Blvd., Suite 1409, ShermanOaks, CA 91403.; Contact: 12003 Briarvale Lane, Studio City, CA 91604-4106.

Nationality: American
Gender: Male
Occupation: Animator, producer, director, composer, writer
Birth Details: March 24, 1911; New York, New York, United States

Famous Works

CREDITS
Film Work
Features; with William Hanna
Animation director, Anchors Aweigh, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1945
Animation director, Holiday in Mexico, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1946
Animation director, Neptune's Daughter, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1949
Animation director (also with Fred Quimby), Dangerous When Wet, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1953
Animation director (also with Quimby), Invitation to the Dance, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1956
Producer and director, Hey There, It's Yogi Bear (animated), Columbia, 1964
Producer and director, The Man Called Flintstone (also known as That Man Flintstone; animated), Columbia, 1966
Producer and animation director, Project X, Paramount, 1968
Producer, Charlotte's Web (also known as E. B. White's Charlotte's Web; animated), Paramount, 1973
Executive producer, Mother, Jugs & Speed, 1976
Producer, C.H.O.M.P.S., AID, 1979
Executive producer, Liar's Moon, Crown International, 1982
Producer, Heidi's Song (animated), Paramount, 1982
Director, Les Dalton en cavale (also known as Les Dalton en balade), 1983
Director, Here Are the Smurfs, 1984
Director, The Baby Smurf, 1984
Executive producer, GoBots: Battle of the Rock Lords (also known as GoBots: War of the Rock Lords; animated), Atlantic Releasing, 1986
Executive producer, The Greatest Adventure: Stories from the Bible(home video release), 1986
Executive producer, Animal Follies, 1988
Codirector and coproducer, Jetsons: The Movie, 1990
Creative consultant, Tom & Jerry: The Movie, Turner Entertainment, 1992
Executive producer (also with Kathleen Kennedy, David Kirschner, and Gerald R. Molen), The Flintstones, Universal, 1994
Executive producer, The Flintstones: Wacky Inventions, 1994
Executive producer, Scooby-Doo and the Witch's Ghost, Warner Bros.Family Entertainment, 1999
Executive producer, The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas, MCA/Universal, 2000
Executive producer, Scooby-Doo and the Alien Invaders, Warner Bros. Home Video, 2000
Executive producer, Scooby-Doo and the Cyber Chase, Warner Bros. Home Video, 2001
Director, Cartoon Crack-Ups, 2001
Executive producer, Scooby-Doo (also known as SD), Warner Bros., 2002
Also producer of Forever Like a Rose.
Film Director
Animated Shorts; with Hanna
Gallopin' Gals, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1940
(Uncredited) Swing Social, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1940
(Uncredited) Puss Gets the Boot, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1940
Romeo in Rhythm, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1940
The Goose Goes South, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1941
The Midnight Snack, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1941
The Night before Christmas, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1941
Officer Pooch, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1941
The Bowling-Alley Cat, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1942
Dog Trouble, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1942
Fine Feathered Friend, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1942
Fraidy Cat, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1942
Puss 'n' Toots, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1942
Baby Puss, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1943
The Yankee Doodle Mouse, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1943
The Lonesome Mouse, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1943
Sufferin' Cats!, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1943
War Dogs, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1943
The Bodyguard, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1944
The Million Dollar Cat, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1944
The Zoot Cat, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1944
Puttin' on the Dog, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1944
Mouse Trouble (also known as Cat Nipped and Kitty Foiled), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1944
The Mouse Comes to Dinner (also known as Mouse to Dinner),Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1945
Flirty Birdy (also known as Love Boids), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1945
Mouse in Manhattan (also known as Manhattan Serenade), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1945
Quiet, Please!, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1945
Tee for Two, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1945
The Milky Waif, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1946
Solid Serenade, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1946
The Cat Concerto, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1946
Springtime for Thomas, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1946
Trap Happy, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1946
The Invisible Mouse, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1947
Part-Time Pal (also known as Fair Weathered Friend), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1947
Cat Fishin', Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1947
A Mouse in the House, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1947
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Mouse, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1947
Salt Water Tabby, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1947
Kitty Foiled, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1948
Old Rockin' Chair Tom, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1948
The Little Orphan, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1948
Professor Tom, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1948
Make Mine Freedom, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1948
Mouse Cleaning, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1948
The Truce Hurts, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1948
Polka Dot Puss, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1949
Hatch up Your Troubles, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1949
The Cat and the Mermouse, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1949
Heavenly Puss, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1949
Jerry's Diary, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1949
Love That Pup, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1949
Tennis Chumps, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1949
The Framed Cat, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1950
Tom and Jerry in the Hollywood Bowl (also known as The Hollywood Bowl), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1950
Jerry and the Lion (also known as Hold That Lion), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1950
Little Quacker, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1950
Saturday Evening Puss (also known as Party Cat), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1950
Jerry's Cousin (also known as City Cousin and Muscles Mouse), Metro- Goldwyn-Mayer, 1950
Texas Tom, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1950
Cue Ball Cat, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1950
Safety Second (also known as F'r Safety Sake), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1950
Casanova Cat, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1951
Cat Napping, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1951
His Mouse Friday, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1951
Jerry and the Goldfish, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1951
The Two Mouseketeers, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1951
Nit-Witty Kitty, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1951
Sleepy-Time Tom, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1951
Slicked-Up Pup, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1951
The Flying Cat, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1952
Cruise Cat, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1952
The Dog House, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1952
The Duck Doctor, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1952
Fit to Be Tied, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1952
Johann Mouse, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1952
Little Runaway, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1952
Push-Button Kitty, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1952
Smitten Kitten, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1952
Triplet Trouble, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1952
The Missing Mouse, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1953
Jerry and Jumbo, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1953
That's My Pup, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1953
Just Ducky, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1953
Two Little Indians, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1953
Life with Tom, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1953
Pet Peeve, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1954
Little School Mouse, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1954
Baby Butch, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1954
Mice Follies, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1954
Neapolitan Mouse, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1954
Downhearted Duckling, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1954
Posse Cat, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1954
Hic-Cup Pup (also known as Tyke Takes a Nap), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1954
Puppy Tale, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1954
Touche, Pussy Cat, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1954
(And producer) Good Will to Men, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1955
Pup on a Picnic, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1955
Designs on Jerry, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1955
Southbound Duckling, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1955
Pecos Pest, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1955
Smarty Cat, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1955
(And producer) That's My Mommy, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1955
Mouse for Sale, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1955
Tom and Cherie, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1955
(And producer) Barbecue Brawl, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1956
(And producer) The Flying Sorceress, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1956
(And producer) Blue Cat Blues, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1956
(And producer) Give and Tyke, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1956
(And producer) Busy Buddies (also known as Busy Bodies), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1956
(And producer) The Egg and Jerry, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1956
(And producer) Scat Cats, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1956
(And producer) Downbeat Bear, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1956
(And producer) Muscle Beach Tom, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1956
(And producer) One Droopy Knight, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1957
(And producer) Feedin' the Kiddie, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1957
(And producer) Mucho Mouse, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1957
(And producer) Timid Tabby, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1957
(And producer) Tom's Photo Finish, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1957
(And producer) Tops with Pops, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1957
(And producer) Happy Go Ducky (also known as One Quack Mind), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1958
(And producer) Royal Cat Nap, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1958
(And producer) Robin Hoodwinked, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1958
(And producer) Tot Watchers, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1958
(And producer) The Vanishing Duck, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1958
Little Bo Bopped, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1958
Wolf Hounded, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1958
Creepy Time Pal, Columbia, 1960
Tale of a Wolf, Columbia, 1960
The Do-Good Wolf, Columbia, 1960
Life with Loopy, Columbia, 1960
Snoopy Loopy, Columbia, 1960
No Biz Like Shoe Biz, Columbia, 1960
Here Kiddie, Kiddie, Columbia, 1960
Count Down Clown, Columbia, 1961
Happy Go Loopy, Columbia, 1961
Two-Faced Wolf, Columbia, 1961
Catch Meow, Columbia, 1961
Child Sock-Cology, Columbia, 1961
Fee Fie Foes, Columbia, 1961
Kooky Loopy, Columbia, 1961
Loopy's Hare-Do, Columbia, 1961
This Is My Ducky Day, Columbia, 1961
Zoo Is Company, Columbia, 1961
Bungle Uncle, Columbia, 1962
Bearly Able, Columbia, 1962
Beef-for and After, Columbia, 1962
Bunnies Abundant, Columbia, 1962
Chicken Fracas-see, Columbia, 1962
Common Scents, Columbia, 1962
Rancid Ransom, Columbia, 1962
Slippery Slippers, Columbia, 1962
Swash Buckled, Columbia, 1962
Just a Wolf at Heart, Columbia, 1963
Chicken-Hearted Wolf, Columbia, 1963
Whatcha Watchin', Columbia, 1963
A Fallible Fable, Columbia, 1963
Drum-Sticked, Columbia, 1963
Bear Up!, Columbia, 1963
The Crook Who Cried Wolf, Columbia, 1963
Habit Rabbit, Columbia, 1963
Not in Nottingham, Columbia, 1963
Sheep Stealers Anonymous, Columbia, 1963
Wolf in Sheepdog's Clothing, Columbia, 1963
Elephantastic, 1964
Bear Hug, 1964
Bear Knuckles, 1964
Trouble Bruin, 1964
Raggedy Rug, 1964
Habit Troubles, 1964
Big Mouse-Take, Columbia, 1965
Pork Chop Phooey, Columbia, 1965
Crow's Fete, Columbia, 1965
Horse Shoo, Columbia, 1965
Film Producer
Millionaire Droopy, 1956
Grin and Share It, 1957
Blackboard Jungle, 1957
Cat's Meow, 1957
Sheep Wrecked, 1958
Mutts about Racing, 1958
Film Appearances
Man driving Mersandes, The Flintstones, Universal, 1994
Special appearance, The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas, 2000
Television Executive Producer
Animated Series; with Hanna
(And director) The Jetsons, ABC, 1962-1963
(And director) The Adventures of Jonny Quest (also known as Jonny Quest), ABC, 1964-1965
(And director) Tom and Jerry, 1965
(And director) The Fantastic Four, ABC, 1967-1970
Here Come the Stars (live-action), syndicated, 1968
(And director) The Adventures of Gulliver (also known as The Adventures of Young Gulliver), ABC, 1969-1970
(And director) The Cattanooga Cats (also featuring It's the Wolf, Around the World in 79 Days, and Auto Cat and Motor Mouse), ABC, 1969-1971
(And director) Dastardly and Muttley in Their Flying Machines, CBS, 1969-1971
(And director; with Charles A. Nichols) Scooby-Doo, Where Are You?, CBS, 1969-1974
(And director) Where's Huddles?, CBS, 1970-1971
(And director) The Harlem Globetrotters (also known as The Go-Go Globetrotters), CBS, 1970-1973
(And director) Josie and the Pussycats, CBS, 1970-1972, 1974-1976
(And director) Pebbles and Bamm Bamm (also known as The Pebblesand Bamm-Bamm Show), CBS, 1971-1972
(And director) Help! It's the Hair Bear Bunch, CBS, 1971-1972
(And director) The Funky Phantom, ABC, 1971-1972
Sealab 2020, NBC, 1972-1973
The Roman Holidays, NBC, 1972-1973
(And director) The Amazing Chan and the Chan Clan, CBS, 1972-1974
(And director) The Flintstone Comedy Hour (also known as The Flintstone Comedy Hour and The Flintstones Show), CBS, 1972-1974
(And director; with Nichols) Josie and the Pussycats in Outer Space, CBS, 1972-1974
(And director) The New Scooby-Doo Movies, CBS, 1972-1974
Speed Buggy, CBS, 1973-1974
(And director) Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kids, NBC, 1973-1974
Inch High, Private Eye, NBC, 1973-1974
Yogi's Gang, ABC, 1973-1975
Jeannie, CBS, 1973-1975
Goober and the Ghost Chasers, ABC, 1973-1975
The Addams Family, NBC, 1973-1975
Super Friends, ABC, 1973-1983
Wheelie and the Chopper Bunch, NBC, 1974-1975
The Partridge Family: 2200 A.D., CBS, 1974-1975
Korg: 70,000 B.C. (live-action), ABC, 1974-1975
Hong Kong Phooey, ABC, 1974-1976
These Are the Days, ABC, 1974-1976
Devlin, ABC, 1974-1976
Valley of the Dinosaurs, CBS, 1974-1976
The New Tom & Jerry Show (also known as New Tom & Jerry/Grape Ape Show, The Tom & Jerry Show, Tom & Jerry/Grape Ape/Mumbly Show, and The Tom & Jerry/Mumbly Show), 1975
(And director) The Scooby-Doo/Dynomutt Hour, ABC, 1976-1977
Mumbly, ABC, 1976-1977
The Clue Club, CBS, 1976-1977

Jabberjaw, ABC, 1976-1978
The Skatebirds (also featuring The Robonic Stooges, Wonder Wheels, Woofer and Wimper, and Mystery Island), CBS, 1977-1978
The Tom and Jerry/Great Grape Ape Show, ABC, 1977-1978
(And director) The All-New Super Friends Hour (also known as SuperFriends II), ABC, 1977-1978
Scooby's All-Star Laff-a-Lympics, ABC, 1977-1978
(And director) Fred Flintstone and Friends, syndicated, 1977-1978
The C.B. Bears (also featuring Blast Off Buzzard and Crazy Legs, Posse Impossible, Undercover Elephant, Shake, Rattle,and Roll, and Heyyyyyy, It's the King), CBS, 1977-1978
The Hanna-Barbera Happiness Hour (live-action), NBC, 1978
Dynomutt, Dog Wonder, 1978
Yogi's Space Race (also known as Yogi's Treasure Hunt), NBC, 1978-1979
The Galaxy Goofups, NBC, 1978-1979
Scooby's All Stars, ABC, 1978-1979
Challenge of the Super Friends (also known as SuperFriends III), ABC, 1978-1979
(And director) The World's Greatest Super Friends (also known as SuperFriends IV), ABC, 1978-1980
Godzilla (also known as Godzilla and the Super 90, The Godzilla Show, and The Godzilla Power Hour; also featuring Janaof the Jungle), NBC, 1978-1981
The All-New Popeye Hour, CBS, 1978-1981
The New Shmoo, NBC, 1979
Fred and Barney Meet the Thing, NBC, 1979
Buford and the Ghost, NBC, 1979
Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo, ABC, 1979
The Super Globetrotters, NBC, 1979
The New Fred and Barney Show, NBC, 1979
Casper and the Angels, NBC, 1979-1980
Fred and Barney Meet the Shmoo, NBC, 1979-1980
Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels, ABC, 1980
Flintstone Family Adventures (also featuring The Frankenstones and Captain Caveman), NBC, 1980-1981
The Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo Show, ABC, 1980-1982
The Drak Pack, CBS, 1980-1982
Fonz and the Happy Days Gang, ABC, 1980-1982
The Richie Rich Show, ABC, 1980-1982
The Flintstones, NBC, 1981
Space Stars (featuring Space Ghost, Teen Force, The Herculoids, and Astro and the Space Mutts), NBC, 1981-1982
The Kwicky Koala Show (also featuring Dirty Dawg, CrazyClaws, and The Bungle Brothers), CBS, 1981-1982
Trollkins, CBS, 1981-1982
Private Olive Oyl, CBS, 1981-1982
Laverne and Shirley in the Army (also known as Laverne & Shirley), ABC, 1981-1982
Daniel Boone, CBS, 1981-1982
The Flintstone Funnies, NBC, 1981-1984
The Smurfs (also known as Smurfs' Adventures), NBC, 1981-1988
(And director) Jokebook, NBC, 1982
Laverne and Shirley with the Fonz, ABC, 1982-1983
Mork and Mindy, ABC, 1982-1983
Scooby, Scrappy, and Yabba Doo, ABC, 1982-1983
The Gary Coleman Show, NBC, 1982-1983
The Little Rascals, ABC, 1982-1984
The Shirt Tales, NBC, 1982-1984
Pac-Man, ABC, 1983-1984
The Biskitts, CBS, 1983-1984
(With Margaret Leosch) Benji, Zax, and the Alien Prince (live-action), CBS, 1983-1984
Monchhichis, ABC, 1983-1984
The Dukes, CBS, 1983-1984
Scooby and Scrappy-Doo, ABC, 1983-1984
The Pink Panther and Sons, NBC, 1984-1985
The New Scooby-Doo Mysteries, ABC, 1984-1985
Super Friends: The Legendary Super Powers Show (also known as SuperFriends V), ABC, 1984-1985
(And with Freddy Monnickendam) Snorks, NBC, 1984-1986
Challenge of the GoBots, syndicated, 1984-1986
Scooby's Mystery Funhouse, ABC, 1985
Galtar and the Golden Lance, 1985
The Thirteen Ghosts of Scooby-Doo, ABC, 1985-1986
The Super Powers Team: Galactic Guardians (also known as SuperFriends VI), ABC, 1985-1986
The New Jetsons, syndicated, 1985-1988
The Funtastic World of Hanna-Barbera (featuring Yogi's TreasureHunt, Paw Paws, Goltar and the Golden Lance, and The New Adventures of Jonny Quest), syndicated, 1986-1987
The Flintstone Kids, ABC, 1986-1987
Pound Puppies, ABC, 1986-1987
Wildfire, CBS, 1986-1987
Foofur, NBC, 1986-1987
The Funtastic World of Hanna-Barbera (featuring Yogi's TreasureHunt, Sky Commanders, The New Adventures of the Snorks, and The New Adventures of Jonny Quest), syndicated, 1987-1988
Popeye and Son, CBS, 1987-1988
(And with Jay Wolpert) Skedaddle (live-action), syndicated, 1988-1989
The Completely Mental Misadventures of Ed Grimley, NBC, 1988-1989
Fantastic Max, 1988-1989
The Yogi Bear Show, 1988-1989
A Pup Named Scooby Doo, 1988-1993
The Adventures of Don Coyote and Sancho Panda, 1990-1992
Timeless Tales from Hallmark, 1990-1991
The Tom and Jerry Kids Show, 1990-1994
Yo! Yogi, 1991-1992
Droopy: Master Detective, 1993-1994
Television Producer
Animated Series; with Hanna
(Also with Bob Cottle) The Ruff and Reddy Show, NBC, 1957-1964
(And director) The Huckleberry Hound Show (also featuring Pixieand Dixie, Hokey Wolf, and Yogi Bear), syndicated, 1958-1962
(And director) Yogi Bear (also known as The Yogi Bear Show;also featuring Snagglepuss and Yakky Doodle Duck), syndicated,1958-1962
The Quick Draw McGraw Show (also featuring Snooper and Blabber and Augie Doggie and Doggie Daddy), syndicated, 1959-1962
(And director) The Flintstones, ABC, 1960-1966
(And director) Top Cat (also known as Boss Cat), ABC, 1961-1962
(And director) Lippy the Lion, syndicated, 1962
(And director) Touche Turtle, syndicated, 1962
(And director) Wally Gator, syndicated, 1962
(And director) The New Hanna-Barbera Cartoon Series, 1962
The Jetsons, ABC, 1962-1963
(And director) The Magilla Gorilla Show (also known as MagillaGorilla; also featuring Ricochet Rabbit and Punkin Puss and Mush Mouse), syndicated, 1964-1967
(And director) The Peter Potamus Show (also known as Peter Potamus and His Magic Flying Balloon; also featuring Yippie, Yappie, and Yahooey and Breezly and Sneezly), syndicated, 1964-1967
(And director) The Atom Ant/Secret Squirrel Show (also featuring The Hillbilly Bears, Squiddly Diddly, and Precious the Dog), NBC, 1965-1968
(And director) Pixie & Dixie, 1965
Sinbad, Jr., the Sailor (also known as The Adventures of Sinbad, Jr.), syndicated, 1966
(And director) The Abbott and Costello Cartoon Show, syndicated, 1966
(With Larry Harmon) Laurel and Hardy, syndicated, 1966-1967
(And director) Space Kiddettes, NBC, 1966-1967
(And director) Space Ghost (also known as Space Ghost and DinoBoy; featuring Dino Boy), CBS, 1966-1968
(And director) Frankenstein, Jr. and the Impossibles, CBS, 1966-1968
Samson and Goliath, NBC, 1967-1968
(And director) Birdman and the Galaxy Trio, NBC, 1967-1968
(And director) The Herculoids, CBS, 1967-1969
(And director) Moby Dick and the Mighty Mightor, CBS, 1967-1969
(And director) Love, American Style (live action), 1969
(And director) Shazzan!, CBS, 1967-1969
The New Adventures of Huck Finn (live-action and animated), NBC, 1968-1969
(And director) The Wacky Races, CBS, 1968-1970
The Banana Splits Adventure Hour (live-action and animated; also known as The Banana Splits and Friends; also featuring The Micro Venture, Danger Island, The Three Musketeers, The HillbillyBears, and The Arabian Knights), NBC, 1968-1970
(And director) The Perils of Penelope Pitstop, CBS, 1969-1971
(And director) Wait 'til Your Father Gets Home, syndicated, 1972
Peter Puck, NBC, 1973-1974
The Three Robonic Stooges, CBS, 1978-1981
Television Work
Series
Story consultant, Johnny Bravo (animated), Cartoon Network, 1997
Television Director
Animated Movies
Matinee Mouse, 1966
Shutter Bugged Cat, 1967
Television Executive Producer
Pilots; with Hanna
The Beach Girls, syndicated, 1977
The Funny World of Fred and Bunni (live-action and animated), CBS,1978
Sergeant T.K. Yu, NBC, 1979
(With Arthur Weinthel and W. C. Elliott) The B.B. Beegle Show, syndicated, 1980
Movies; with Hanna
Droopy Leprechaun, 1958
Hardcase, ABC, 1972
Shootout in a One-Dog Town, ABC, 1974
The Gathering, ABC, 1977
The Beasts Are on the Streets, NBC, 1978
(With William M. Aucoin) KISS Meets the Phantom of the Park (alsoknown as Attack of the Phantoms and KISS in Attack of the Phantoms), NBC, 1978
The Gathering, Part II, NBC, 1979
(With Barry Krost) Belle Starr, CBS, 1980
Lucky Luke (animated), syndicated, 1987
Stone Fox, NBC, 1987
Hollyrock-a-Bye Baby (animated), ABC, 1993
I Yabba-Dabba Do! (animated), ABC, 1993
Johnny's Golden Quest (animated), USA Network, 1993
Johnny Quest versus the Cyber Insects (animated), TNT, 1995
Animated Specials; with Hanna
Alice in Wonderland, ABC, 1966
Jack and the Beanstalk (live-action and animated), NBC, 1967
The Thanksgiving That Almost Wasn't, syndicated, 1971
A Christmas Story, syndicated, 1971
Yogi's Ark Lark, ABC, 1972
Robin Hoodnik, ABC, 1972
Oliver and the Artful Dodger, ABC, 1972
Here Come the Clowns, ABC, 1972
The Banana Splits in Hocus Pocus Park, ABC, 1972
Gidget Makes the Wrong Connection, ABC, 1973
Lost in Space, ABC, 1973
20,000 Leagues under the Sea, syndicated, 1973
(And director) The Three Musketeers, syndicated, 1973
The Count of Monte Cristo, syndicated, 1973
The Crazy Comedy Concert (live-action and animated), ABC, 1974
The Runaways (live-action), ABC, 1974
Cyrano de Bergerac, ABC, 1974
The Last of the Mohicans, syndicated, 1975
Phantom Rebel (live-action), NBC, 1976
"Davy Crockett on the Mississippi," Famous Classic Tales, CBS, 1976
Taggart's Treasure (live-action), ABC, 1976
Five Weeks in a Balloon, CBS, 1977
Yabba Dabba Doo! The Happy World of Hanna-Barbera (live-action andanimated), CBS, 1977
Energy: A National Issue, 1977
A Flintstone Christmas, NBC, 1977
The Flintstones' Little Big League, NBC, 1978
Hanna-Barbera's All Star Comedy Ice Revue (live-action and animated), CBS, 1978
"It Isn't Easy Being a Teenage Millionaire" (live-action), ABC Afterschool Specials, ABC, 1978
(As Joseph R. Barbera) Yabba Dabba Doo II (also known as The Hanna-Barbera Hall of Fame: Yabba Dabba Doo) CBS, 1978
Black Beauty, CBS, 1978
Super Heroes Roast, NBC, 1979
Challenge of the Super Heroes, NBC, 1979
America vs. the World (live-action), NBC, 1979
Scooby-Doo Goes Hollywood, ABC, 1979
Casper's First Christmas, NBC, 1979
Popeye Valentine Special: The Sweethearts at Sea, CBS, 1979
Gulliver's Travels, CBS, 1979
Casper's Halloween Special: He Ain't Scary, He's Our Brother, NBC,1979
The Gymnast (live-action), ABC, 1980
The Hanna-Barbera Arena Show (live-action), NBC, 1981
Jogging Fever, NBC, 1981
The Great Gilly Hopkins (live-action), CBS, 1981
Yabba Dabba Doo (live-action and animated), CBS, 1982
The Smurfs' Springtime Special, NBC, 1982
The Smurfs' Christmas Special, NBC, 1982
Christmas Comes to Pac-Land, ABC, 1982
Yogi Bear's All-Star Christmas Caper, CBS, 1982
My Smurfy Valentine, NBC, 1983
The Secret World of Og, ABC, 1983
The Amazing Bunjee Venture, CBS, 1984
The Smurfic Games, NBC, 1984
Smurfily-Ever After, NBC, 1985
Star Fairies, syndicated, 1985
The Flintstones' 25th Anniversary Celebration (live-action and animated), CBS, 1986
The Smurfs' Christmas Special, NBC, 1986
Ultraman! The Adventure Begins, syndicated, 1987
Yogi and the Magical Flight of the Spruce Goose, syndicated, 1987
Scooby and the Reluctant Werewolf, syndicated, 1987
The Jetsons Meet the Flintstones, syndicated, 1987
Top Cat and the Beverly Hills Cats, syndicated, 1987
Rockin' with Judy Jetson (also known as Judy Jetson and the Rockers), syndicated, 1987
Yogi's Great Escape, syndicated, 1987
Scooby-Doo and the Ghoul School, syndicated, 1987
'Tis the Season to Be Smurfy, NBC, 1987
The Good, the Bad, and the Huckleberry Hound, syndicated, 1987
Scooby-Doo Meets the Boo Brothers, syndicated, 1987
The Flintstone Kids "Just Say No" Special, ABC, 1988
Hanna-Barbera's 50th: A Yabba Dabba Doo Celebration (live-action and animated), TNT, 1989
Hagar the Horrible, 1989
"Fender Bender 500," Wake, Rattle, and Roll, syndicated, 1990
A Flintstone Family Christmas, ABC, 1993
A Flintstones Christmas Carol, syndicated, 1994
Arabian Nights (also known as Scooby-Doo in Arabian Nightsand Scooby Doo's Arabian Nights), syndicated, 1994
Television Producer
Animated Specials; with Hanna
Last of the Curlews, ABC, 1972
Yogi and the Invasion of the Space Bears, syndicated, 1987
Also produced Rock Odyssey.
Television Appearances
Movies
Voice, I Yabba-Dabba Do! (animated), ABC, 1993
Voice of homeowner, The Mansion Cat (animated), 2000
Specials
The Flintstones' 25th Anniversary Celebration (live-action and animated), CBS, 1986
The 40th Annual Emmy Awards, Fox, 1988
Hanna-Barbera's 50th: A Yabba Dabba Doo Celebration, TNT, 1989
MGM: When the Lion Roars (also known as The MGM Story; documentary), TNT, 1992
The 10th Annual Television Academy Hall of Fame, The Disney Channel, 1994
The Television Academy Hall of Fame (also known as The Academyof Television Arts and Sciences' Hall of Fame), NBC, 1995
WRITINGS
Screenplays
(With William Hanna and Warren Foster) Hey There, It's Yogi Bear (animated), Columbia, 1964
(With Dick Robbins and Duane Poole) C.H.O.M.P.S., AID, 1979
(With Robert Taylor and Jameson Brewer) Heidi's Song (animated), Paramount, 1982
Animated Short Films
with William Hanna
Gallopin' Gals, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1940
Puss Gets the Boot, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1940
Romeo in Rhythm, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1940
The Goose Goes South, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1941
The Midnight Snack, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1941
The Night before Christmas, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1941
Officer Pooch, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1941
The Bowling-Alley Cat, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1942
Dog Trouble, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1942
Fine Feathered Friend, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1942
Fraidy Cat, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1942
Puss 'n' Toots, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1942
Baby Puss, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1943
The Yankee Doodle Mouse, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1943
The Lonesome Mouse, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1943
Sufferin' Cats!, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1943
War Dogs, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1943
The Bodyguard, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1944
The Million Dollar Cat, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1944
The Zoot Cat, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1944
Puttin' on the Dog, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1944
Mouse Trouble (also known as Cat Nipped and Kitty Foiled), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1944
The Mouse Comes to Dinner (also known as Mouse to Dinner),Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1945
Flirty Birdy (also known as Love Boids), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1945
Mouse in Manhattan (also known as Manhattan Serenade), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1945
Quiet, Please!, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1945
Tee for Two, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1945
The Milky Waif, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1946
Solid Serenade, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1946
The Cat Concerto, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1946
Springtime for Thomas, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1946
Trap Happy, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1946
The Invisible Mouse, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1947
Part-Time Pal (also known as Fair Weathered Friend), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1947
Cat Fishin', Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1947
A Mouse in the House, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1947
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Mouse, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1947
Salt Water Tabby, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1947
Kitty Foiled, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1948
Old Rockin' Chair Tom, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1948
The Little Orphan, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1948
Professor Tom, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1948
Make Mine Freedom, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1948
Mouse Cleaning, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1948
The Truce Hurts, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1948
Polka Dot Puss, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1949
Hatch up Your Troubles, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1949
The Cat and the Mermouse, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1949
Heavenly Puss, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1949
Jerry's Diary, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1949
Love That Pup, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1949
Tennis Chumps, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1949
The Framed Cat, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1950
Tom and Jerry in the Hollywood Bowl (also known as The Hollywood Bowl), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1950
Jerry and the Lion (also known as Hold That Lion), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1950
Little Quacker, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1950
Saturday Evening Puss (also known as Party Cat), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1950
Jerry's Cousin (also known as City Cousin and Muscles Mouse), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1950
Texas Tom, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1950
Cue Ball Cat, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1950
Safety Second (also known as F'r Safety Sake), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1950
Casanova Cat, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1951
Cat Napping, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1951
His Mouse Friday, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1951
Jerry and the Goldfish, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1951
The Two Mouseketeers, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1951
Nit-Witty Kitty, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1951
Sleepy-Time Tom, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1951
Slicked-Up Pup, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1951
The Flying Cat, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1952
Cruise Cat, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1952
The Dog House, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1952
The Duck Doctor, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1952
Fit to Be Tied, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1952
Johann Mouse, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1952
Little Runaway, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1952
Push-Button Kitty, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1952
Smitten Kitten, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1952
Triplet Trouble, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1952
The Missing Mouse, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1953
Jerry and Jumbo, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1953
That's My Pup, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1953
Just Ducky, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1953
Two Little Indians, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1953
Life with Tom, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1953
Pet Peeve, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1954
Little School Mouse, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1954
Baby Butch, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1954
Mice Follies, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1954
Neapolitan Mouse, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1954
Downhearted Duckling, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1954
Posse Cat, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1954
Hic-Cup Pup (also known as Tyke Takes a Nap), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1954
Puppy Tale, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1954
Touche, Pussy Cat, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1954
Good Will to Men, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1955
Pup on a Picnic, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1955
Designs on Jerry, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1955
Southbound Duckling, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1955
Pecos Pest, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1955
Smarty Cat, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1955
That's My Mommy, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1955
Mouse for Sale, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1955
Tom and Cherie, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1955
Barbecue Brawl, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1956
The Flying Sorceress, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1956
Blue Cat Blues, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1956
And producer, Give and Tyke, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1956
Busy Buddies (also known as Busy Bodies), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1956
The Egg and Jerry, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1956
Scat Cats, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1956
Downbeat Bear, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1956
Muscle Beach Tom, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1956
One Droopy Knight, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1957
Feedin' the Kiddie, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1957
Mucho Mouse, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1957
Timid Tabby, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1957
Tom's Photo Finish, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1957
Tops with Pops, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1957
Happy Go Ducky (also known as One Quack Mind), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1958
Royal Cat Nap, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1958
Robin Hoodwinked, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1958
Tot Watchers, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1958
The Vanishing Duck, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1958
Film Music
Composer, "Snagglepuss Song," Crooklyn, Universal, 1994
Composer, "(Meet) the Flintstones" and "The Bedrock Twitch," The Flintstones, Universal, 1994
Film Songs
The Three Musketeers, syndicated, 1973
Bring on the Night, 1985
St. Elmo's Fire, 1985
Planes, Trains and Automobiles, 1987
Television Episodes
(With William Hanna) The Huckleberry Hound Show (also featuring Pixie and Dixie, Hokey Wolf, and Yogi Bear), syndicated, 1958-1962
(With Hanna and Douglas Widley) The Adventures of Jonny Quest (animated; also known as Jonny Quest), ABC, 1964-1965
Love, American Style, 1969
Television Theme Songs
Series
"Meet the Flintstones," The Flintstones (animated), ABC, 1960-1966
Top Cat (also known as Boss Cat; animated), ABC, 1961-1962
The Jetsons (animated), ABC, 1962-1963
Wally Gator (animated), syndicated, 1962
The Magilla Gorilla Show (also known as Magilla Gorilla; also featuring Ricochet Rabbit and Punkin Puss and Mush Mouse; animated), syndicated, 1964-1967
Movies
I Yabba-Dabba Do! (animated), ABC, 1993
"Meet the Flintstones," Hollyrock-a-Bye Baby (animated), ABC, 1993
"Johnny Quest," Johnny's Golden Quest (animated), USA Network, 1993
Johnny Quest versus the Cyber Insects (animated), TNT, 1995
Other Writings
My Life in 'Toons: From Flatbush to Bedrock in under a Century (autobiography), Turner Publishing (Atlanta, GA), 1994
Musical compositions (with William Hanna) have been recorded as The Flintstones: Modern Stone-Age Melodies, Rhino Records (Los Angeles, CA), 1994. Contributor of cartoons to magazines, including Collier's.

Further Reference

ADAPTATIONS

The animated television series The Real Adventures of Johnny Quest(also known as The New Adventures of Johnny Quest), broadcast by TBS/TNT/Cartoon Network, 1996-97, was based on the characters and theme song created by Barbera for the original series.

OTHER SOURCES

Books

Contemporary Authors, Volume 150, Gale, 1996
International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers, Volume 4: Writers and Production Artists, St. James Press, 1996
Newsmakers, Issue Cumulation, Gale Research, 1988
Something about the Author, Volume 51, Gale, 1988

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