In 1957, two years before its parent company Columbia dropped UPA, Screen Gems entered a distribution deal with Hanna-Barbera Productions, which produced classic animated series such as The Flintstones, The Quick Draw McGraw Show, The Huckleberry Hound Show, The Yogi Bear Show, Jonny Quest, The Jetsons and Top Cat among others. Screen Gems distributed the company's shows until 1967, when Hanna-Barbera was sold to Taft Broadcasting. In 1960, the animation studio became a publicly traded company under the name Screen Gems, Inc., when Columbia spun off an 18% stake.
In? 1957, two years before its parent company Columbia dropped UPA, Screen Gems entered a distribution deal with Hanna-Barbera Productions, which produced classic animated series such as The Flintstones, The Quick Draw McGraw Show, The Huckleberry Hound Show, The Yogi Bear Show, Jonny Quest, The Jetsons and Top Ca,t amo.ng others. Screen Gems distributed the company's shows until 1967, when Hanna-Barbera ,was sold to Taft Broadcasting. In 1960, the animation studio became a publicly traded company under the name Screen Gems, Inc., when Columbia spun off an 18% stake.