Joseph Barbera (1911–2006)

Producer | Director | Writer

Joseph Barbera was born on March 24, 1911 in Little Italy, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA ...

Born: March 24, 1911
Died: December 18, 2006 (age 95)

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Filmography

• Known For
  
  ABC Afterschool Specials Producer (1972-1980)
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  The Smurfs Producer (1981-1989)
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  Scooby-Doo Producer (2002)
• Known For
  
  Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed Producer (2004)
• Producer
  
  Tom and Jerry World Champions (2010)
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  Shaggy & Scooby-Doo Get a Clue! (2006-2008)
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  Tom and Jerry: A Nutcracker Tale (2007)
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  Chill Out, Scooby-Doo! (2007)
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  Tom and Jerry Tales (2006)
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  Scooby-Doo! Pirates Ahoy! (2006)
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  Tom and Jerry in Shiver Me Whiskers (2006)
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  What's New, Scooby-Doo? (2002-2006)
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  The Karate Guard (2005)
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  Tom and Jerry: The Fast and the Furry (2005)
• Scooby-Doo in Where's My Mummy? (2005)
• Aloha, Scooby-Doo! (2005)
• Tom and Jerry Blast Off to Mars! (2005)
• Scooby-Doo and the Loch Ness Monster (2004)
• Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed (2004)
• Johnny Bravo (1997-2004)
• Scooby-Doo and the Monster of Mexico (2003)
• Scooby-Doo and the Legend of the Vampire (2003)
• A Scooby-Doo! Christmas (2002)
• Scooby-Doo (2002)
• Tom and Jerry: The Magic Ring (2001)
• The Flintstones: On the Rocks (2001)
• Scooby-Doo and the Cyber Chase (2001)
• The Mansion Cat (2001)
• Scooby-Doo and the Alien Invaders (2000)
• The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas (2000)
• Scooby-Doo and the Witch's Ghost (1999)
• A Day in the Life of Ranger Smith (1999)
• Boo Boo Runs Wild (1999)
• Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island (1998)
• Cave Kids (1996)
• Jonny Quest Versus the Cyber Insects (1995)
• The Cartoon Cartoon Show (1995)
• Droopy: Master Detective (1993-1994)
• The Flintstones: Wacky Inventions (1994)
• A Flintstones Christmas Carol (1994)
• Scooby-Doo in Arabian Nights (1994)
• The Flintstones (1994)
• Yogi the Easter Bear (1994)
• A Flintstone Family Christmas (1993)
• Hollyrock-a-Bye Baby (1993)
• Tom & Jerry Kids Show (1990-1993)
• 2 Stupid Dogs (1993)
• Jonny's Golden Quest (1993)
• I Yabba-Dabba Do! (1993)
• Jonah (1992)
• Queen Esther (1992)
• Yo Yogi! (1991-1992)
• The Adventures of Don Coyote and Sancho Panda (1990-1991)
• Timeless Tales from Hallmark (1990-1991)
• The Miracles of Jesus (1991)
• A Pup Named Scooby-Doo (1988-1991)
• The Flintstones: A Page Right Out of History (1991)
• Gravedale High (1990)
• Midnight Patrol: Adventures in the Dream Zone (1990)
• Joseph and His Brothers (1990)
• Jetsons: The Movie (1990)
• The Yum Yums: The Day Things Went Sour (1990)
• Paddington Bear (1989-1990)
• The Smurfs (1981-1989)
• Fantastic Max (1988-1989)
• Hägar the Horrible (1989)
• A Yabba-Dabba-Doo Celebration!: 50 Years of Hanna-Barbera (1989)
• The Further Adventures of SuperTed (1989)
• The Easter Story (1989)
• Animal Follies (1988)
• The Completely Mental Misadventures of Ed Grimley (1988)
• Snorks (1984-1988)
• Yogi & the Invasion of the Space Bears (1988)
• Scooby-Doo and the Reluctant Werewolf (1988)
• The New Yogi Bear Show (1988)
• Scooby-Doo and the Ghoul School (1988)
• The Flintstone Kids' Just Say No Special (1988)
• The Creation (1988)
• Rockin' with Judy Jetson (1988)
• The Flintstone Kids (1986-1988)
• The Good, the Bad, and Huckleberry Hound (1988)
• Yogi's Treasure Hunt (1985-1988)
• Top Cat and the Beverly Hills Cats (1988)
• Pound Puppies (1986-1987)
• 'Tis the Season to Be Smurfy (1987)
• Popeye and Son (1987)
• Foofur (1986-1987)
• Yogi Bear and the Magical Flight of the Spruce Goose (1987)
• The Jetsons Meet the Flintstones (1987)
• The Jetsons (1962-1987)
• Scooby-Doo Meets the Boo Brothers (1987)
• The Nativity (1987)
• Ultraman: The Adventure Begins (1987)
• Sky Commanders (1987)
• Yogi's Great Escape (1987)
• Rock Odyssey (1987)
• Stone Fox (1987)
• Jonny Quest (1986-1987)
• Wildfire (1986)
• The Flintstones' 25th Anniversary Celebration (1986)
• Moses (1986)
• Joshua and the Battle of Jericho (1986)
• Daniel and the Lion's Den (1986)
• Samson and Delilah (1986)
• Noah's Ark (1986)
• David and Goliath (1986)
• GoBots: Battle of the Rock Lords (1986)
• The Greatest Adventure: Stories from the Bible (1985-1986)
• Paw Paws (1985-1986)
• Challenge of the GoBots (1984-1985)
• The 13 Ghosts of Scooby-Doo (1985)
• The Super Powers Team: Galactic Guardians (1985)
• The Pound Puppies (1985)
• Star Fairies (1985)
• Galtar and the Golden Lance (1985)
• Pink Panther and Sons (1984-1985)
• Smurfily Ever After (1985)
• The New Scooby-Doo Mysteries (1984)
• SuperFriends: The Legendary Super Powers Show (1984)
• The Biskitts (1983)
• The New Scooby and Scrappy-Doo Show (1983)
• Shirt Tales (1982-1983)
• Pac-Man (1982-1983)
• The Dukes (1983)
• Super Friends (1980-1983)
• Benji, Zax & the Alien Prince (1983)
• Monchhichis (1983)
• The Smurfic Games (1983)
• Yogi Bear's All-Star Comedy Christmas Caper (1982)
• Christmas Comes to PacLand (1982)
• The Smurfs Christmas Special (1982)
• Heidi's Song (1982)
• Laverne & Shirley with Special Guest Star the Fonz (1982)
• Ri¢hie Ri¢h (1982)
• The Scooby and Scrappy-Doo Puppy Hour (1982)
• Mork & Mindy/Laverne & Shirley/Fonz Hour (1982)
• The Gary Coleman Show (1982)
• The Little Rascals (1982)
• Jokebook (1982)
• The Smurfs Springtime Special (1982)
• My Smurfy Valentine (1982)
• Laverne & Shirley in the Army (1981-1982)
• Trollkins (1981)
• The Fonz and the Happy Days Gang (1980-1981)
• Space Stars (1981)
• The Ri¢hie Ri¢h/Scooby-Doo Show (1980-1981)
• The Flintstones: Jogging Fever (1981)
• The Flintstones: Wind-Up Wilma (1981)
• The Kwicky Koala Show (1981)
• CBS Afternoon Playhouse (1981)
• Yogi's First Christmas (1980)
• The Flintstone Comedy Show (1980)
• The Flintstones: Fred's Final Fling (1980)
• ABC Afterschool Specials (1972-1980)
• The Flintstones' New Neighbors (1980)
• Drak Pack (1980)
• Belle Starr (1980)
• Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels (1977-1980)
• The B.B. Beegle Show (1980)
• Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo (1979-1980)
• Scooby Goes Hollywood (1979)
• C.H.O.M.P.S. (1979)
• Casper's First Christmas (1979)
• The Gathering, Part II (1979)
• The Super Globetrotters (1979)
• Godzilla (1978-1979)
• Fred and Barney Meet the Shmoo (1979)
• The World's Greatest SuperFriends (1979)
• Casper the Friendly Ghost: He Ain't Scary, He's Our Brother (1979)
• The Flintstones Meet Rockula and Frankenstone (1979)
• The All-New Popeye Hour (1978-1979)
• The Hanna-Barbera Hall of Fame: Yabba Dabba Doo II (1979)
• The New Shmoo (1979)
• Casper and the Angels (1979)
• Fred and Barney Meet the Thing (1979)
• The Popeye Valentine Special: Sweethearts at Sea (1979)
• The New Fred and Barney Show (1979)
• Sergeant T.K. Yu (1979)
• Legends of the Superheroes (1979)
• Dinky Dog (1978)
• The Scooby-Doo/Dynomutt Hour (1976-1978)
• Challenge of the Superfriends (1978)
• Jana of the Jungle (1978)
• Kiss Meets the Phantom of the Park (1978)
• Galaxy Goof-Ups (1978)
• Yogi's Space Race (1978)
• Buford and the Galloping Ghost (1978)
• Mother, Juggs & Speed (1978)
• The Beasts Are on the Streets (1978)
• The Hanna-Barbera Happy Hour (1978)
• Flintstones Little Big League (1978)
• The Robonic Stooges (1978)
• All-Star Comedy Ice Revue (1978)
• Scooby's Laff-A Lympics (1977)
• The All-New Super Friends Hour (1977)
• A Flintstone Christmas (1977)
• The Gathering (1977)
• Yabba Dabba Doo! The Happy World of Hanna-Barbera (1977)
• Fred Flintstone and Friends (1977)
• The Skatebirds (1977)
• C B Bears (1977)
• Silent Night, Holy Night (1976)
• Jabberjaw (1976)
• Davy Crockett on the Mississippi (1976)
• The Mumbly Cartoon Show (1976)
• Dynomutt Dog Wonder (1976)
• Clue Club (1976)
• Mother, Jugs & Speed (1976)
• NBC Special Treat (1976)
• The Great Grape Ape Show (1975)
• The New Tom & Jerry Show (1975)
• These Are the Days (1974)
• Hong Kong Phooey (1974)
• Partridge Family 2200 AD (1974)
• Wait Till Your Father Gets Home (1972-1974)
• Korg: 70,000 B.C. (1974)
• Wheelie and the Chopper Bunch (1974)
• Devlin (1974)
• Valley of the Dinosaurs (1974)
• Shootout in a One Dog Town (1974)
• The Addams Family (1973)
• Goober and the Ghost Chasers (1973)
• Super Friends (1973)
• Yogi's Gang (1973)
• The Three Musketeers (1973)
• Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (1973)
• The New Scooby-Doo Movies (1972-1973)
• The Count of Monte Cristo (1973)
• The ABC Saturday Superstar Movie (1972-1973)
• Butch Cassidy (1973)
• Speed Buggy (1973)
• Jeannie (1973)
• Inch High, Private Eye (1973)
• Charlotte's Web (1973)
• The Amazing Chan and the Chan Clan (1972)
• A Christmas Story (1972)
• The Roman Holidays (1972)
• The Thanksgiving That Almost Wasn't (1972)
• Sealab 2020 (1972)
• Josie and the Pussy Cats in Outer Space (1972)
• The Flintstone Comedy Hour (1972)
• Love, American Style (1972)
• Hardcase (1972)
• The Funky Phantom (1972)
• Help!... It's the Hair Bear Bunch! (1971)
• The Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm Show (1971)
• Josie and the Pussycats (1970-1971)
• Scooby Doo, Where Are You! (1969-1970)
• Harlem Globe Trotters (1970)
• Where's Huddles? (1970)
• The Perils of Penelope Pitstop (1969-1970)
• Dastardly and Muttley in Their Flying Machines (1969-1970)
• Loopy de Loop (1969)
• The Banana Splits Adventure Hour (1968-1969)
• Motormouse and Autocat (1969)
• Cattanooga Cats (1969)
• George Jessel's Here Come the Stars (1968-1969)
• The New Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1968-1969)
• Wacky Races (1968-1969)
• The Adventures of Gulliver (1968)
• Space Ghost (1966-1968)
• Arabian Knights (1968)
• Project X (1968)
• Young Samson & Goliath (1967-1968)
• The World: Color It Happy (1967)
• 1967 Busch Advertisement (1967)
• Fantastic Four (1967)
• The Herculoids (1967)
• Moby Dick and the Mighty Mightor (1967)
• Shazzan (1967)
• Birdman (1967)
• Abbott & Costello (1967)
• We'll Take Manhattan (1967)
• Jack and the Beanstalk (1967)
• A Laurel and Hardy Cartoon (1966)
• The Atom Ant Show (1965-1966)
• The Space Kidettes (1966)
• Frankenstein, Jr. and the Impossibles (1966)
• The Man Called Flintstone (1966)
• Sinbad Jr. and his Magic Belt (1965-1966)
• The Flintstones (1960-1966)
• Alice in Wonderland or What's a Nice Kid Like You Doing in a Place Like This? (1966)
• The Peter Potamus Show (1964-1966)
• The Magilla Gorilla Show (1964-1965)
• The Secret Squirrel Show (1965)
• Big Mouse-Take (1965)
• Crow's Fete (1965)
• Pork Chop Phooey (1965)
• Jonny Quest (1964-1965)
• Horse Shoo (1965)
• Habit Troubles (1964)
• Bear Knuckles (1964)
• Trouble Bruin (1964)
• Hey There, It's Yogi Bear (1964)
• Bear Hug (1964)
• Elephantastic (1964)
• Raggedy Rug (1964)
• Habit Rabbit (1963)
• Crook Who Cried Wolf (1963)
• Bear Up! (1963)
• Drum-Sticked (1963)
• Not in Nottingham (1963)
• The New Hanna-Barbera Cartoon Series (1962-1963)
• Wolf in Sheep Dog's Clothing (1963)
• Sheep Stealers Anonymous (1963)
• A Fallible Fable (1963)
• Whatcha Watchin' (1963)
• Chicken Hearted Wolf (1963)
• Just a Wolf at Heart (1963)
• Lippy the Lion and Hardy Har Har (1962)
• Bunnies Abundant (1962)
• Rancid Ransom (1962)
• Chicken Fracas-See (1962)
• Slippery Slippers (1962)
• Wally Gator (1962)
• Bearly Able (1962)
• Common Scents (1962)
• Top Cat (1961-1962)
• Swash Buckled (1962)
• Beef for and After (1962)
• Bungle Uncle (1962)
• The Yogi Bear Show (1961-1962)
• Loopy's Hare-Do (1961)
• The Huckleberry Hound Show (1958-1961)
• Kooky Loopy (1961)
• Quick Draw McGraw (1959-1961)
• Catch Meow (1961)
• Child Sock-Cology (1961)
• Zoo Is Company (1961)
• Fee Fie Foes (1961)
• This Is My Ducky Day (1961)
• Two Faced Wolf (1961)
• Happy Go Loopy (1961)
• Count Down Clown (1961)
• No Biz Like Shoe Biz (1960)
• Here, Kiddie, Kiddie (1960)
• The Do-Good Wolf (1960)
• Snoopy Loopy (1960)
• Creepy Time Pal (1960)
• Life with Loopy (1960)
• The Ruff & Reddy Show (1957-1960)
• Tale of a Wolf (1960)
• Little Bo Bopped (1959)
• Wolf Hounded (1959)
• Pixie and Dixie and Mr. Jinks (1958)
• Tot Watchers (1958)
• Droopy Leprechaun (1958)
• Robin Hoodwinked (1958)
• The Vanishing Duck (1958)
• Mutts About Racing (1958)
• Royal Cat Nap (1958)
• Sheep Wrecked (1958)
• Happy Go Ducky (1958)
• One Droopy Knight (1957)
• Tom's Photo Finish (1957)
• Blackboard Jumble (1957)
• Mucho Mouse (1957)
• Scat Cats (1957)
• Feedin' the Kiddie (1957)
• Grin and Share It (1957)
• Timid Tabby (1957)
• Give and Tyke (1957)
• Tops with Pops (1957)
• Cat's Meow (1957)
• Barbecue Brawl (1956)
• Blue Cat Blues (1956)
• Down Beat Bear (1956)
• Millionaire Droopy (1956)
• Muscle Beach Tom (1956)
• Busy Buddies (1956)
• The Egg and Jerry (1956)
• The Flying Sorceress (1956)
• Good Will to Men (1955)
• That's My Mommy (1955)
• Producer
  Wake, Rattle & Roll (1990)
• Director
  The Karate Guard (2005)
• Cartoon Alley (2004)
• Tom and Jerry: Paws for a Holiday (2003)
• SCOOBY-DOO! Winter Wonderdog (2002)
• Cartoon Crack-ups (2001)
• Tom and Jerry's Greatest Chases (2000)
• The Cartoon Cartoon Show (1995-1997)
• The Flintstones: Wacky Inventions (1994)
• Jetsons: The Movie (1990)
• Rock Odyssey (1987)
• Lucky Luke (1984-1985)
• Here Are the Smurfs (1984)
• Lucky Luke: The Daltons on the Run (1983)
• Jokebook (1982)
• Fred Flintstone and Friends (1977)
• Wait Till Your Father Gets Home (1974)
• The Three Musketeers (1973)
• Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (1973)
• The Count of Monte Cristo (1973)
• The Amazing Chan and the Chan Clan (1972)
• The New Scooby-Doo Movies (1972)
• A Christmas Story (1972)
• The Roman Holidays (1972)
• The ABC Saturday Superstar Movie (1972)
• The Thanksgiving That Almost Wasn't (1972)
• ABC Afterschool Specials (1972)
• Sealab 2020 (1972)
• Josie and the Pussy Cats in Outer Space (1972)
• The Flintstone Comedy Hour (1972)
• Love, American Style (1972)
• The Funky Phantom (1972)
• The Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm Show (1971)
• Help!... It's the Hair Bear Bunch! (1971)
• Josie and the Pussycats (1970-1971)
• Scooby Doo, Where Are You! (1969-1970)
• Harlem Globe Trotters (1970)
• Where's Huddles? (1970)
• The Perils of Penelope Pitstop (1969-1970)
• Dastardly and Muttley in Their Flying Machines (1969-1970)
• Loopy de Loop (1969)
• Motormouse and Autocat (1969)
• Cattanooga Cats (1969)
• Wacky Races (1968-1969)
• The Adventures of Gulliver (1968)
• Space Ghost (1966-1968)
• Arabian Knights (1968)
• Young Samson & Goliath (1967-1968)
• 1967 Busch Advertisement (1967)
• Fantastic Four (1967)
• The Herculoids (1967)
• The Atom Ant/Secret Squirrel Show (1967)
• Moby Dick and the Mighty Mightor (1967)
• Shazzan (1967)
• Birdman (1967)
• Abbott & Costello (1967)
• Shutter Bugged Cat (1967)
• A Laurel and Hardy Cartoon (1966)
• The Atom Ant Show (1965-1966)
• The Space Kidettes (1966)
• Frankenstein, Jr. and the Impossibles (1966)
• The Man Called Flintstone (1966)
• Matinee Mouse (1966)
• Sinbad Jr. and his Magic Belt (1965-1966)
• The Flintstones (1960-1966)
• The Peter Potamus Show (1964-1966)
• The Magilla Gorilla Show (1964-1965)
• The Secret Squirrel Show (1965)
• Precious Pupp (1965)
• Big Mouse-Take (1965)
• Crow's Fete (1965)
• Pork Chop Phooey (1965)
• Jonny Quest (1964-1965)
• Horse Shoo (1965)
• Habit Troubles (1964)
• Bear Knuckles (1964)
• Trouble Bruin (1964)
• Hey There, It's Yogi Bear (1964)
• Bear Hug (1964)
• Elephantastic (1964)
• Raggedy Rug (1964)
• Habit Rabbit (1963)
• Crook Who Cried Wolf (1963)
• Bear Up! (1963)
• Drum-Sticked (1963)
• Not in Nottingham (1963)
• The New Hanna-Barbera Cartoon Series (1962-1963)
• Wolf in Sheep Dog's Clothing (1963)
• Sheep Stealers Anonymous (1963)
• A Fallible Fable (1963)
• Whatcha Watchin' (1963)
• Chicken Hearted Wolf (1963)
• The Jetsons (1962-1963)
• Just a Wolf at Heart (1963)
• Lippy the Lion and Hardy Har Har (1962)
• Bunnies Abundant (1962)
• Rancid Ransom (1962)
• Chicken Fracas-See (1962)
• Slippery Slippers (1962)
• Wally Gator (1962)
• Bearly Able (1962)
• Common Scents (1962)
• Top Cat (1961-1962)
• Swash Buckled (1962)
• Beef for and After (1962)
• Bungle Uncle (1962)
• The Yogi Bear Show (1961-1962)
• Loopy's Hare-Do (1961)
• The Huckleberry Hound Show (1958-1961)
• Kooky Loopy (1961)
• Quick Draw McGraw (1959-1961)
• Catch Meow (1961)
• Child Sock-Cology (1961)
• Zoo Is Company (1961)
• Fee Fie Foes (1961)
• This Is My Ducky Day (1961)
• Two Faced Wolf (1961)
• Happy Go Loopy (1961)
• Count Down Clown (1961)
• No Biz Like Shoe Biz (1960)
• Here, Kiddie, Kiddie (1960)
• The Do-Good Wolf (1960)
• Snoopy Loopy (1960)
• Creepy Time Pal (1960)
• Life with Loopy (1960)
• The Ruff & Reddy Show (1957-1960)
• Tale of a Wolf (1960)
• Little Bo Bopped (1959)
• Wolf Hounded (1959)
• Pixie and Dixie and Mr. Jinks (1958)
• Tot Watchers (1958)
• Droopy Leprechaun (1958)
• Robin Hoodwinked (1958)
• The Vanishing Duck (1958)
• Royal Cat Nap (1958)
• Happy Go Ducky (1958)
• Tom's Photo Finish (1957)
• Mucho Mouse (1957)
• Scat Cats (1957)
• Feedin' the Kiddie (1957)
• Timid Tabby (1957)
• Give and Tyke (1957)
• Tops with Pops (1957)
• Barbecue Brawl (1956)
• Blue Cat Blues (1956)
• Down Beat Bear (1956)
• Muscle Beach Tom (1956)
• Busy Buddies (1956)
• The Egg and Jerry (1956)
• The Flying Sorceress (1956)
• Good Will to Men (1955)
• That's My Mommy (1955)
• Pecos Pest (1955)
• Smarty Cat (1955)
• Tom and Chérie (1955)
• Designs on Jerry (1955)
• Mouse for Sale (1955)
• Pup on a Picnic (1955)
• Southbound Duckling (1955)
• Touché, Pussy Cat! (1954)
• Pet Peeve (1954)
• Downhearted Duckling (1954)
• Neapolitan Mouse (1954)
• Mice Follies (1954)
• Baby Butch (1954)
• Little School Mouse (1954)
• Hic-cup Pup (1954)
• Posse Cat (1954)
• Puppy Tale (1954)
• Life with Tom (1953)