MeTV Toons Presents ‘The House of Hanna-Barbera’ Featuring Iconic Cartoons

Lauren Novak February 5, 7:00 pm

This February, celebrate the month of love with your favorite nostalgic cartoons on MeTV Toons. The House of Hanna-Barbera, a brand-new programming block dedicated to the legendary studio’s iconic cartoons, will begin airing on weekdays and Sunday afternoons. Expect to see familiar faces like Yogi Bear, Huckleberry Hound, Snagglepuss, Secret Squirrel and plenty more animated favorites. The celebration kicks off with a three-hour primetime sneak peek on Sunday, Feb. 16, 2025, from 8 to 11pm ET. Then, starting Monday, Feb. 17, the block settles into its regular weekday slot from 11am to 1pm ET, with Sunday showings from 1 to 3pm ET beginning February 23.

HANNA-BARBERA 1960s characters, clockwise from upper left, Yogi Bear and Boo-Boo, Huckleberry Hound, George Jetson, The Flintstones, Top Cat, Jonny Quest, Pixie and Dixie, Touche Turtle, Quick Draw McGraw, Augie Doggie and Doggie Daddy, Wally Gator, Magilla Gorilla, Dick Dastardly and Muttley, Snagglepuss, Scooby-Doo, 1991.

Hanna-Barbera Television/courtesy Everett Collection

Few names in animation carry as much weight as William Hanna and Joseph Barbera. Before launching their own studio in 1957, the duo made their mark at MGM, creating the Oscar-winning Tom and Jerry cartoons. But Hanna-Barbera took television by storm, producing an astonishing number of animated series over the decades. Their work defined Saturday morning cartoons for generations, introducing characters who remain pop-culture staples to this day. Now, MeTV Toons is giving those classic creations a well-deserved spotlight, reminding audiences why these cartoons have stood the test of time.

“These cartoons are the cream of the crop,” says animation historian Jerry Beck (author of The Hanna Barbera Treasury). “The characters are the backbone of the studio – the personalities, the character designs, the whole Hanna-Barbera aesthetic. The lines, written by their top writers, formerly of Warner Bros. and Disney, with quotes we all remember: ‘How much is that gorilla in the window’, ‘Touche away!’, ‘I hate those meeces to pieces!’ These cartoons are filled with the voices that became the soundtrack of our childhood. Daws Butler, Mel Blanc, June Foray, Don Messick on and on – the theme songs by Hoyt Curtin – all classic. The H and B cartoons became the inspiration for other artists and future studios, and pretty much all television animation that followed. And here’s the best news – they are still funny. In fact, they seem to have gotten better over time – I’m laughing at jokes that went way over my head when I saw them as a kid.”