[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 17]
[Senate]
[Page 23405]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




       BIRTHDAY GREETINGS TO JOSEPH BARBERA ON HIS 100TH BIRTHDAY

  Mr. FRIST. I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the 
immediate consideration of S. Res. 467, which was submitted earlier 
today by Senator Hatch.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the resolution by title.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       A resolution (S. Res. 467) extending birthday greetings to 
     Joseph Barbera on the occasion of his 100th birthday and 
     designating March 2005 as Animated Family Entertainment 
     Month.

  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the 
resolution.
  Mr. FRIST. I ask unanimous consent that the resolution be agreed to, 
the preamble be agreed to, and the motion to reconsider be laid upon 
the table, and that any statements relating to this matter be printed 
in the Record.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The resolution (S. Res. 467) was agreed to.
  The preamble was agreed to.
  The resolution, with its preamble, reads as follows:

                              S. Res. 467

       Whereas Joseph Barbera is one of the pioneers of animated 
     entertainment, having created, with his partner, William 
     Hanna, some of the world's most recognizable and beloved 
     characters, including Tom and Jerry, Huckleberry Hound, The 
     Flintstones, The Jetsons, Scooby-Doo, and Yogi Bear, among 
     many others;
       Whereas Joseph Barbera is also one of the most honored 
     figures in animated entertainment, his creations Tom and 
     Jerry having received 7 Academy Awards for their antics, 
     including their groundbreaking dancing appearances with Gene 
     Kelly and Esther Williams in live action films, and having 
     won multiple Emmy Awards, and Joseph Barbera himself having 
     been elected to the Television Academy Hall of Fame;
       Whereas in 1960, the team of Joseph Barbera and William 
     Hanna created television's first animated family sitcom, 
     ``The Flintstones'', a series marked by a number of other 
     firsts--the first animated series to air in primetime, the 
     first animated series to go beyond the 6- or 7-minute cartoon 
     format, and the first animated series to feature human 
     characters;
       Whereas ``The Flintstones'' ran for 6 years and became the 
     top-ranking animated program in syndication history, with all 
     original 166 episodes currently seen in more than 80 
     countries worldwide;
       Whereas Joseph Barbera cocreated a cowardly Great Dane 
     named Scooby-Doo, who eventually made his own place in 
     television history, for the popular series ``Scooby-Doo, 
     Where Are You?'' remained in production for 17 years, still 
     maintains the title of television's longest-running animated 
     series, and serves as the inspiration for a series of current 
     live-action films;
       Whereas in 1981, Hanna-Barbera developed the phenomenally 
     successful ``The Smurfs'', which won 2 Daytime Emmy Awards in 
     1982 and in 1983 for Outstanding Children's Entertainment 
     Series and a Humanitas Award (an award given to shows that 
     best affirm the dignity of the human person) in 1987;
       Whereas at the age of 99, Joseph Barbera continues to work 
     actively in the field, reporting to his office daily and 
     continuing to develop new animated entertainment for the 
     people of the United States and the world to enjoy;
       Whereas March 24, 2005, will be Joseph Barbera's 100th 
     birthday; and
       Whereas the lives of families across the United States and 
     throughout the world have been enriched by the shared 
     enjoyment of the work of creators like Joseph Barbera: Now, 
     therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the Senate--
       (1) on behalf of the American people, extends its birthday 
     greetings and best wishes to Joseph Barbera on the occasion 
     of his 100th birthday; and
       (2) designates March 2005 as ``Animated Family 
     Entertainment Month'' and encourages the families of the 
     United States to take time to enjoy together the family 
     entertainment created by the Nation's animated storytellers.

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