hanna-barbera – My Third Parent

Dum Dum and Touché Turtle, 1962

Hanna-Barbera “Babies” Presentation Piece Original Art (Hanna-Barbera, 1991) The Hanna-Barbera “Babies” concept was hatched from a Joe Barbera idea to to showcase classic H-B characters as young children. This is a piece of presentation art with designs by Iwoa Takamoto, featuring twenty-six classic characters as adorable infants! Included are images of Baby Huck, Top Cat, Yogi, Quickdraw, Wally Gator, Snagglepuss, and many others. Each portrait is an ink and color marker original on paper, cut and affixed to a 26" x 17" backing board. While this cartoon series never appeared, an H-B Limited Edition cel along this theme was released. This rarity comes is from a longtime H-B executive’s private collection.