Barney Bear

Barney Bear
The opening sequence
Directed byRudolf Ising
George Gordon
Preston Blair
Michael Lah
Dick Lundy
William Hanna (supervision only)
Joseph Barbera (supervision only)
Story byRudolf Ising
Heck Allen
Jack Cosgriff
Produced by
Starring
Music byScott Bradley
Production
company
Distributed byMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release dates
June 10, 1939 –
July 31, 1954
Running time
6–9 minutes (per short)
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Barney Bear is an American series of animated cartoon short subjects produced by MGM Cartoons. The title character is an anthropomorphic cartoon character, a sluggish, sleepy bear who often is in pursuit of nothing except for peace and quiet.[1] 26 cartoons were produced between 1939 and 1954.[2]

  1. ^ Rovin, Jeff (1991). The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Cartoon Animals. Prentice Hall Press. pp. 19–20. ISBN 0-13-275561-0. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
  2. ^ Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. p. 53. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7. Retrieved 6 June 2020.