1950s
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The 1950s was the decade William Hanna and Joseph Barbera founded Hanna-Barbera.
At the beginning of the decade, they continued to direct (and later also produce) Tom and Jerry theatrical shorts for MGM Animation, while also producing their Droopy shorts in 1956. Both series ended ceased production in 1957 when MGM shut down its animation studio. The same year, Hanna and Barbera wasted no time in setting up their own studio, which created their first cartoon series, The Ruff and Reddy Show. But their first successful cartoon was The Huckleberry Hound Show in 1958.