Joe Barbera

Joe, You and Bill were ahead of your time with your animation, You will always be remembered.

Godspeed Joe, and thank you for the memories and sharing a part of your life with us.

I'm so sorry for your loss. I really enjoyed the cartoons he has designed. They were part of my childhood and again I'm really sorry.

Saturday mornings and weekday afternoons were wonderful thanks to the cartoon characters you gave us. Sincerely grateful to you for making us smile, laugh, and see the world as beautiful!

RIP friend, you made this child inspired to greatness at age 4...God Bless you and others like you for those wonderful 'toons'.

You will be missed!

For Joe...who produced epic
cartoons such as Tom & Jerry
etc. You made an important
contribution to the entertainment
of children.



WEEP NOT FOR ME


Do not weep for me when I no longer dwell among the wonders of the earth; for my larger self is free, and my soul rejoices on the other side of pain...on the other side of darkness.

Do not weep for me, for I am a ray of sunshine that touches your skin, a tropical breeze upon your face, the hush of joy within your heart and the innocence of babes in mothers arms.

I am the hope in a darkened night. And, in your hour of need, I will be there to comfort you. I will share your tears, your joys, your fears, your disappointments and your triumphs.

Do not weep for me, for I am cradled
in the arms of God. I walk with the angels, and hear the music beyond the stars.

Do not weep for me, for I am within you;
I am peace, love, I am a soft wind that caresses the flowers. I am the calm that follows a raging storm. I am an autumns leaf that floats among the garden of God, and I am pure white snow that softly falls upon your hand.

Do not weep for me, for I shall never die, as long as you remember me...
with a smile and a sigh.


© Joe Fazio
~
[email protected] /Joe Fazio,
Beverly Hills, California

I have always shared a connection with Hanna-Barbera by virtue of having the same last name as Joseph. As I told every kid in the fourth grade; "Yes, I am related to Hanna-Barbera"

I was sorry to learn about Joe passing away. My grandfather, Vincent Badalamente was a barber in Joe's father's barber shop. My father, Steve Badalamente, only a child himself at the time, used to push Joe in his stroller. My dad passed away in June of 2006. He was 100.

Hey,
I'm doing a speech on you. I love Scooby-Doo and Tom and Jerry!

Dude i'm doing a report on you.

Joe,

We are very sory that you've passed away. We will really miss you.We won't forget how you created cartoons like The Flinstones,Scooby-Doo,The Jetsons,Tom and Jerry and more.We love you!

What a great guy. Even though I didn't know him personally, he always made me laugh with his work.
My sympathy goes to his family.

This is Jane Meredith Allen Johsnon, Gale Tetreault's sister, and Madeline Allen's daughter. Our father Richard Allen walked Dorothy down the aisle to marry Joe since her dad was in a wheelchair. I remember meeting Nancy Sinatra who was one of my cousin's friends...either Jayne or Lynn....I can't quite remember back to 4th grade. I would love to hear from Dorothy if she remembers us at all. So sorry that Joe is gone.

thanks for the cartoons and the many many years of laughter

My sister Jane Meredith Johnson (Allen) and I have fond memories of Hanna-Barbera's many works. When we lived in Santa Barbera, California, our mom, Madeline Allen, took us to visit "Uncle Joe" as she called him. Dorothy Earl was our cousin; our dad's, Richard (Dick)Allen's neice. We were 10 and 12 then and we remember playing ring-toss in the backyard with Joe. I just bought his book "My Life in Toons" What a wonderful story. Before our mom, Madeline, passed away in 1993, we had the opportunity to take her to an art gallery in Arlington, VA where Joe was signing the cartoon cells. He couldn't belive his eyes when he saw her walk in.......it had been many, many years. My eldest daughter, Laurie, bought a cell that night entitled "Pebble and Bam-Bam's Fisrt Kiss". It hangs in a special place in her home. Our thoughts and prayers are sent to the Barbera family. Our love to you all, Gale and Jane (Allen)

Thanks for all the childhood memories of Tom and Jerry and so many others. What you did, made being a kid a lot of fun! RIP

I live in Edinburgh, and I know the cartoons were a big hit here in the UK. I couldn't wait for the Saturday shows to come on! Joe was a legacy in himself and I have come to fully appreciate the power of animation. Thanks for all the fun times, Hanna and Barbera, I salute you.

Joe Baebra lived a long and productive life.The 7 Oscars he and Bill Hanna won for the original Tom and Jerry cartoons are unprecedented.Then they proved that TV cartoons could work.And during the 30+ years of the Hanna-Barbera studios,it did work.Their early cartoons could be enjoyed by parentsd and children.Barbera was quoted as saying,"We didn't deliberately write over kids' heads,but we didn't talk down to them either."

My Dearest Joe Barbera,

Please allow me to thank you for making my childhood "The Best" We clould not wait til Saturday Cartoons. The Best: No other words for what you did for children and even adults all around the entire world!!! I am proud to have grown up and the right time... PERFECTO!!!

Mr. Hanna and Mr.Barbera are my heros because they can still make me laugh. And I am 35 years old and have grey hair. The cartoons of today will never compare!!! You guys were and will always be the best! God Bless!

You made my life of your fantacy characher so enjoyble. I know share these shows with my daughter, who I am sure will do the same with yours!! Your talents and imagination with be missed.

Worked with Benny Barbera (Barney) in 1960, who, at that time, was a Long Island resident. I was told that Benny was Joe Barbera’s brother. And that Ben, as a youngster, was nicknamed Barney by his grandmother. His brother, Joe, wove that nickname into Flintstone’s fictional character Barney Rubble. Humor certainly was a Barbera trait .. Joe Barbera, on the larger scale, certainly had a great sense of humor entertaining large TV audiences. Ben, on the other hand, would always be in good humor and just had the magic to make anyone in his company laugh. May God smile on you, Joe, as he welcomes you into your heavenly home.

The smiles you"ll continue to inspire assures your legacy.
Is syndication the same as heaven?

Thanks for all the laughter and fun.

Though he lived only 95 years, his cartoons will entertain generations!!

I grew up watching your shows, god bless you.

I grew up watching Hanna-Barbera cartoons and loved them! I doubt if there will ever be another cartoon "team" as Joe and William were. You will be missed but your memory and cartoons will live on! God bless you and may He comfort your family.

God needed you more than we did.
Thank you for all those cartoons, that we still enjoy as adults.
Denise

May your hearts soon be filled with wonderful memories of joyful times together as you celebrate a life well-lived.

Tom and Jerry was the best!
Thanks Joe,
XOXO

I don't have many good memories of my childhood,but the good ones are connected with you. I remember eagerly anticipating Friday nights at 6:30 for the Flintstones to air. How thrilling when Pebbles was born and Bamm-bamm was adopted. I wanted a Pebbles doll and I remember watching the hour long Flinstones Christmas special when Santa sprained his ankle with my own toddler. Later on my daughter gave me that video for Christmas and I still have it. In fact when our vcr died, I insisted on having a dvd/vcr unit so I could still watch that video!!! The joy you brought to countless children and adults will always live on.

Dear Joe,
thank you for the laughs with all of your cartoons. Your cartoons will live on in our hearts and will always be watched in the future. To the Barbera family, my condolences to you.

My sympathies go out to the family of such a talented man who gave all of us such joy and good memories by creating great cartoon characters that we can all remember with fondness.

Wow, the days I used to relish in the TV. screen watching The Flintstones. Then dashing into the Future with The Jetsons. Then when I saw The Jetsons Meet The Flintstones that was the Cooliest show. Yogi Bear, BooBoo, Huckleberry Hound. It was a delight to see his works. I still enjoy them even now. And I'm 60 years old. Rest in Peace Sir. Allways.

Like most other people, I very much enjoyed watching all of the wonderful cartoons (Tomy & Jerry, Flinstones, etc.) Then when my son was just a toddler, he not only continued the next generation to carry on the viewing, but he learned to read by watching the programs. He'd read out loud all of the credits, especially the William Hanna - Joe Barbera part of it!
God Bless you, sir.

My childhood was made so much the richer for having your imagination in this world. Thank you for the good times. Godspeed.

Thank you so much for the memories you gave me. I started out on the Tom and Jerry cartoons. The cartoons you helped created kept a lonely girl occupied. And my children and now my grandchildren grew up watching your shows. I guess my all-time favorite cartoon of yours would have to be Scooby-Doo. I have enjoyed this program since I was in High School and am still loving it to this day.Until we meet again, I send my condolences.

I still watch the old Tom & Jerry
cartoons. Peace be with you. To the family I am offering a Prayer for you.

Thank you for the wonderful childhood memories I cherish. I still watch your cartoons today on cartoon network. May God give your family the strength and comfort they need at this time and always.

i heard you are very smart about my favorite tom and jerry legend are best! thank to joe barbera and your longtime friend hanna i miss you much bless you i heard joe barbera i pray him i alway remeber him i'm happy.

thankyou for all the memories,you will be greatly missed,but you leave us the best of your cartoons that will last a life time. rest in peace, god bless you.

I love love your cartoons. My siblings and I had so much fun watching them.
May knowing that others care about your great loss give you a measure of comfort.
More importantly may God who comforts us in all our pains and sorrow give you the needed strenght to endure each and everyday.
For he promise:
"All those in the memorial tombs will hear voice and come out, those who practice good to a resurrection of life.
One who still watches your cartoons,with her daughter.

Thanks for all those good memories from my childhood.

you will be sorely missed I grew up on your cartoons. I believe they help me become a well rounded person.

I want to thank you Mr.Barbera for all the wonderful memories. I especially loved the Flintstones, and I'm 45 yrs. and still love them and watch them.You truly left many loving and wonderful memories. May God Bless you and your family.

WE LOVE YOU MR. BARBERA AND WE'RE SAD YOU HAD TO LEAVE ALL OF US.YOU WILL NEVER BE FORGOTTON, HANNA - BARBERA FOREVER!!

Thank you very much for the very fond memories growing up watching your extra-ordinary work. You will be missed on earth dearly but your legacy will live on forever.

The Flinstones is the best cartoon ever!! I look forward to the time when the world will be reunited with Mr. Barbera in the promised resurrection.

Thank you for creating wonderful cartoons! My younger brother watches them on Cartoon Network and such, he loves it.

Thank you for all the memories you gave me growing up watching your work with my father.

Thank you for making us all laugh as children and adults. You will be missed, but your work will live in our hearts forever.

Mr. Barbera did a wonderful thing for all kids young and old and his legacy will live on for years to come thank you for the memories and laughs. God bless you and your loved ones.

Your work will live on and will continue to entertain children and adults for years into the future. Some of my fondest memories were of watching your cartoons after school when I was growing up.

God bless you and may His love comfort your family and friends.

sull

Thanks for all the fun cartoons and stories that I grew with in the 50's and 60's. Growing up with the Flinstones and the Jetsons. It is a funny thing, because in my daily life at work, I work with two computers that I call the old one Fred (Flinstone) and the new one George (Jetson). Talk about the fun I had as a child and growing up with all the Hanna-Barbera cartoons. I still watch then now when I have a chance and still laugh like I did as a child. Thanks again for the great memories. Best wishes to all.

Thank you for entertaining me and my brothers and sisters when we were younger. Eating cereal and watching Yogi Bear before going to school is a wonderful memory!! God Bless you.

What a creative genius. Rest in Peace...

IM 30TY AND STILL WATCH TOM AND JERRY LOVE YOUR WORK MY KIDS DO TOO
GOD BLESS !!!!!

I have spent my entire life enjoying his and Mr. Hanna's work. I thank both of these wonderful men for entertaining me without ever "dumbing it down"

I love the Hanna Barbera cartoons! God bless the family.

Dear Barbera Family,
One of my fondest childhood memories is watching the Flinstones at lunchtime with my Dad. (I would come home from school and he would come home from work). I cannot imagine life without my father, thank you for creating wonderful memories and laughs for us. I hope you all also have wonderful memories that will always be with you all. My deepest sympathies. Canada

YABBA DABBA DOOOO!!!! LOVE YOU AND YOUR WORK!!!

What a dull world many of us would have grown up in if not for the wonderful work of Joe Barbera and his late and great partner Bill Hanna. Thanks so much for the hours of enjoyment Mr Barbera- the animation world will never be the same.

sorry

Thank You For All The Wonderful Cartoons. I am From The Baby-Boomers

My deepest condolences to Joe Barbera Family. I grew up during the baby boom era and with all his cartoons. My Nephew and I still get a good laugh when we watch them. They are considered a classic in our time.

I'm a Tom & Jerry, Beanie & Cecil, Flinstones, Jetsons, Huckleberry Hound, Scooby Doo...all of HB...(fifty-ish)kid! It was an honor to have been associated with the corporation in the 70's.
Your love and undeniable talent enriched the world. GOD BLESS YOU JOE BARBERA!

We wouldn't miss Tom and Jerry for anything growing up. A legend has passed on and will be missed.

DEEPEST CONDOLENCES TO THE BARBERA FAMILY.
I AM FROM THE BABY BOOMER ERA AND GREW UP WITH ALL OF HIS CARTOONS. MY CHILDREN NOW GROWN, STILL ENJOY WATCHING HIS CARTOONS WITH ME WHEN THEY COME TO VISIT.
A GREAT BIG THANK YOU JOE FOR ALL THE LAUGHTER.

I am deeply saddened at the news of his passing. He has made my childhood very memorable. May he rest in peace.

Dear Mr. Barbera, Thank you for the joy and laughter you brought to me, my children and now my grandson. I know my youngest son who died 2 years ago at 16 is enjoying your cartoons and stories! God bless you and your family

Joe Barbera was a talented man who made the world a better place to live. The Flintstones, Yogi Bear, etc were and will always be true cartoons. As I head towards 50, I still enjoy a Flinstone cartoon. Again, thanks Joe
TCapp

So sorrow for your loss,Mr.Barbera was love by all. The cartoon series on TV was the greatest.He is now sleeping and his work will never be forgetting. The Bible holds out a hope to comfort us, it tell us about the earth becoming a paradise with no more sickness or dearth. ( Revelation 21:3,4,) and seeing our loved ones again.Mr. Barbera will enjoying living for ever. May the God of all comfort be with you and your family

Thanks Joe, for being part of my best childhood memories and creating timeless cartoons that I can share with my children. In our house, Saturday mornings still consist of Hanna-Barbera cartoons and lots of laughter.

My husband and I to this day enjoy Hanna-Barbera cartoons on Boomerang. Thank you for all the gifts of laughter that you brought to our and other generations!! Rest in Peace... Ps, my favorites are Tom & Jerry, His are Herculoids. :)

My sibblings and I have Very Fond Memories with your classic cartoons. They all are Classics.

Thank you for bringing the laughter in our childhood home.

I lived in Southern California several years ago not far from the Toluka Lake area where your Headquaters was or currently is located.

Please keep the laughter in the Homes across the world.

God Bless the Family and Business Associates.

Memories Linger

First I would like to say May God Bless You.Your place in this world was filled with bringing laughter to young and old and still will go on forever.

Thank You for all you have done to make us laugh growing up, your cartoons were something to look forward each afternoon as a kid. and I know you will be showing them up in Heaven you will truly be miss but never forgotten. With Lots of Love From the Cristales Family.

I grew up with the real cartoons of TV, you have given laughter that stick in my memory forever.
My prayer is that God creates more minds that give joy in cartoon entertainment.

Mrs. Barbera,

I'm sorry for your loss. My friends and I would rush home to watch Scooby-Doo when we were growing up. I constantly find myself quoting The Jetson (RUT RO RORGE or Rorry RORGE) or just singing the song. Thank you for sharing your husband with the world. He will be missed.

thank you joe, your cartoons allowed me to laugh when times were bad

You made my childhood of saturday mornings worth waking up too. You will be remembered in every childs memory whether they are 3 years old or 60..

I love "The Flintstones". You will be missed. Joe, "Rest in Peace"

Thank you for the years of fun and laughter. I'll always remember (as I'm sure everyone else will) waking up in the morning for "SATURDAY MORNING CARTOONS". After all, that was a big part of all of our childhood. Thanks again

your films and work crossed the pond too. I join in support and thanks for many wonderful cartoon series and don't forget about the tunes! the boings! and the slaps.

This is a sad loss. Our prayers are with the family!

Thank you, Mr. Barbera for creating such memorable characters. Your creativity brought smiles to millions and millions of children through the decades - including me. I cannot fathom what my childhood would have been like without Hanna-Barbera cartoons to brighten my young days.

My thoughts and prayers are with your friends, family and fans. Rest in peace.

Mr.Barbera you were such an inspiration to me. I'm an aspiring animator and have been drawing for years and grew up on you and Bill's cartoons. Although nearly all of them were before my time, thanks to the magic of reruns and syndication I had the opportunity to grow up watching many of them. They all influenced some of my creations as well. I really hoped that one day I could have met you. I'm sure i could have learned a lot more from you about animation. Thank you so very much for all that you and Bill have done. I'm sure that you've found each other and are having fun again. You will be forever remembered. God bless you and your family and friends. You were truly a legend.

Joe,
top cat was so funny that my stomach hurt from laughing so much.
Thank you for the good memories.

Any American who has ever watched TV or been to the movies or even eaten cereal in the last 50 years has been exposed to a Hanna-Barbera creation.

As a teen, growing up in the early days of Cartoon Network, it only showcased cartoons from the HB library and the Looney tunes vault.

Your influence even launched Boomerang, a TV Land type channel which airs mostly your cartoons.

You have made Saturday Morning Television worth watching. And we thank you for 95 great years and all those characters. We'll see ya up the line....