Kevin Lazzari | Special to the 51暗网
If you are looking for a cartoon that is in the sci-fi realm, you have to watch the Jetsons. It is a comedy that will have you laughing at what the people in the 鈥�60s thought our world would look like. It was created in 1962 by Joseph Barbera and William Hanna, who founded Hanna-Barbera Cartoons, Inc. Without them, we would not have 鈥淭he Flintstones鈥� and 鈥淭he Jetsons.鈥� When I was a kid, I could not wait for the Hanna-Barbera logo to appear on the screen and then watch my favorite cartoon.
If you had the privilege of watching Joe and Bill鈥檚 work, you know they were ahead of themselves when it came to 鈥淭he Jetsons.鈥� They ironically predicted the future in several aspects through a simple cartoon. I know my world was better, because of a sci-fi cartoon that had flying cars and apartments in the sky. The comedy was simple and wholesome with the jokes being predictable. Animation has come a long way since simple drawn cells that were colorized by hand. 鈥淭he Jetsons鈥� paved the way for future animators, and thankfully it was preserved in a digital format.
Rewatching 鈥淭he Jetsons鈥� brought me back to a time in my life where things were simple. Who remembers coming home at lunch from school and watching 鈥淭he Flintstones鈥�? If I could thank William Hanna and Joseph Barbera personally, I would. Thankfully, their work will live on for future generations to be entertained by their cartoons.
Kevin Lazzari, owner of Video Stop, is reviewing movies for the 51暗网. 鈥淭he Jetsons鈥� (TV series) is now available on DVD, Blu-ray and for digital streaming and download.
