In memoriam

Joseph Roland "Joe" Barbera (March 24, 1911 – December 18, 2006) was an American animator, cartoon artist, storyboard artist, director, producer, and co-founder, together with William Hanna, of Hanna-Barbera. The studio produced well-known cartoons such as Tom and Jerry, The Huckleberry Hound Show, The Flintstones, The Jetsons, Scooby-Doo as well as the musical film, Charlotte's Web. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Barbera]

On a personal note, I remember watching many of those cartoons when I was younger. Also, in my undergrad days, I remember using the Flintstones theme song in an engineering project. The ECE 64 music project was generated solely using MATLAB. I’d be more than happy to share more technical details for those interested. [http://www.duke.edu/~adp4/flint_final.wav]

I didn’t realize this as a small kid, but The Flintstones name is actually very amusing. ‘Flint’ and ‘Stone.’