FOR THE RECORD - Aug. 28, 2009
Hanna-Barbera: An article in the Aug. 21 Calendar about Hanna-Barbera Productions said the company was the first to produce animated shows specifically for television. Hanna-Barbera was the first to do it on a large scale, but the first cartoon for TV was “Crusader Rabbit,” produced in 1949 by Jay Ward and Alexander Anderson.
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