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| 1976–1987 | 1979–1992, 1998–2002 | 1988–2001, 2003–2008, 2010–2023 | 1998, 2001–present | 2017–present |
1957–1958[]
After MGM closed its cartoon studio, animation directors William Hanna and Joseph Barbera founded their own animation studio on July 7, 1957.
1958–1960[]
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The logo was refreshed in 1958, modifying the design of the initials and changing the colors of the squares from maroon and blue to purple and orange. You can also notice that a small shadow was added in between the boxes. though this was short-lived, this might have been the basis for the 2004 Cartoon Network logo.
1959–1961[]

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In 1959, Hanna-Barbera opted for just using the full the name of the company on-screen.
196?-1963[]
This logo was on letters from 1962[1] and 1963[2].
1961[]

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1961–1966[]

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1965-1966, 1998, 2001–present[]
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The logo can be seen as early as 1965 on an Atom Ant title cards.
After Time Warner's purchased by America Online, and following William Hanna's passing on March 2001 (and Joseph Barbera, d. 2006), Hanna-Barbera was absorbed into Cartoon Network Studios and Warner Bros. Animation.
A new script logo was based on the 1961 logo, and currently being used to promote shows and characters and it would also be used on merchandise.
1966–1974[]
1967–1973[]

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1973–1977[]
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1974–1979[]
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This logo received two new versions long after its original usage:
- A redesigned version (with a more conventional HB design) was unveiled in The Jetsons & WWE: Robo-WrestleMania! and later used for the 2017 reboot of Wacky Races and Yabba-Dabba Dinosaurs!.
- A second version that resembles more the original logo was introduced for Hanna-Barbera Studios Europe (formerly Cartoon Network Studios Europe).
1976–1987[]
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1979–1992, 1998–2002[]
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An updated CG version of this logo debuted on September 13, 1986, and it was used until August 9, 2002, last appearing in The Powerpuff Girls until its 4th season (despite having already been absorbed into Cartoon Network Studios at the time).
1988–2001, 2003–2008, 2010–2023[]
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This was their well-known wordmark, the logo was an amalgamation of both William Hanna and Joeseph Barbera’s signatures. During this logo’s period Hanna-Barbera was purchased by Turner Broadcasting System (with an investment from Apollo) in 1991 (Turner later merged with Time Warner in 1996 (now Warner Bros. Discovery)).
This logo is used from 1988–2001, and reused from 2003–2008 and 2010–2023.
2017–present[]

In 2017, when the studio was revived, the logo features a plain design and concept, similar to the 1974 logo, except the colors are far more saturated, and the words are italicized, while the "HB" monologue was too straight.
See also[]
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| Series 1950s: The Ruff and Reddy Show | The Huckleberry Hound Show | The Yogi Bear Show | The Quick Draw McGraw Show | Loopy De Loop Movies Notes 2 Co-produced with Wolper Television Sales 3 Co-produced with RKO General 4 Co-produced with Marvel Comics; partially owned by The Walt Disney Company through Fox Kids Worldwide 5 Co-produced with Heatter-Quigley Inc. 6 Co-produced with CBS Productions; owned by Paramount 7 Co-produced with Radio Comics 8 Co-produced with Air Programs International 9 Co-produced with National Periodical Publications; owned by Warner Bros. Discovery separately through DC Comics 10 Co-produced with Screen Gems; owned by Sony Pictures Television 11 Co-produced with Columbia Pictures Television; owned by Sony Pictures Television 12 Co-produced with MGM Television; owned by Warner Bros. Discovery separately through Turner Entertainment Co. 13 Co-produced with and owned by King Features Syndicate 14 Co-produced with Hanna-Barbera Australia 15 Co-produced with Toho Co., Ltd., owned by DreamWorks Classics and Toho Co., Ltd. 16 Co-produced with Harvey Comics 17 Co-produced and owned by Televisa 18 Co-produced with Hanna-Barbera Australia, owned by Endemol Shine Group 19 Co-produced with Paramount Television Studios, owned by Paramount 20 Co-produced with Hanna-Barbera Australia 21 Co-produced with SEPP International S.A. and Lafig S.A. 22 Co-produced with Namco and Bally Midway 23 Co-produced with King World Productions 24 Co-produced with Ruby-Spears Productions 25 Co-produced with Warner Bros. Television 26 Co-produced and owned by Gaumont 27 Co-produced and possibly owned by Mulburry Square Productions 28 Co-produced by SEPP International S.A. 29 Co-produced by Tonka 30 Co-produced by United Artists and Mirisch Company, owned by Amazon MGM Studios 31 Co-produced by CBS Productions 32 Co-produced by S4C and Siriol Productions 33 Co-produced by Central Television 34 Co-produced by Orion Television, owned by Amazon MGM Studios 35 Co-produced by Rai 36 Co-produced by Turner Entertainment Co., separately owned by Warner Bros. Discovery through Turner Entertainment Co. 37 Co-produced by NBC Productions 38 Co-produced by Entertainment Rights 39 Co-produced by Cinar, France Animation and France 2 40 Co-produced by New Line Television 41 Owned by Paramount Pictures 42 Co-produced by Tsuburaya Productions 43 Co-produced and owned by Universal Pictures |