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Do you share a birthday with a Hanna-Barbera character?
Which classic character are you sharing a cake with?
If you're reading this and it's your birthday - Happy Birthday from all of us here at MeTV Toons!
Have you ever wondered if you share a birthday with a cartoon character? Well, wonder no more! Many Hanna-Barbera characters celebrate their birthdays on their shows, and Hanna-Barbera also released a yearly calendar to employees and fans, which included character birthdays. Let's take a look at all of the Hanna-Barbera birthdays and see if you have a Hanna-Barbera birthday buddy!
January 14: Magilla Gorilla
Oh, Mr. Peebles! One banana birthday cake, please!
January 17: Huckleberry Hound
Aw shucks! If January 17 is your birthday, consider yourself birthday buddies with Huck!
"Groundhog Day": Fred Flintstone
In the episode "The Birthday Party", Fred Flintstone's birthday is on Groundhog Day, so he always misses it. If your birthday has ever fallen on Groundhog Day, you can count yourself as one of Fred Flintstone's birthday buddies!
February 22: Pebbles Flintstone
Pebbles' birthday was a huge celebration in the cartoon world— Ideal Toys even took out ads in newspapers that looked like birth announcements to help promote the episode where Pebbles was born.
March 12 - Joe Barbera
While he may not be a cartoon character, Joe Barbera is one-half of the dynamic Hanna-Barbera duo! And if you happen to share a birthday with him you should feel very proud! Joe Barbera's birthday is also listed as the anniversary of the moon landing on The Jetsons.
March 21: Scooby-Doo
Scooby-Doo's birthday is a hotly debated topic. Some consider September 13, the anniversary of the premiere of Scooby-Doo, Where Are You? to be his birthday, while others point out that in the episode "Happy Birthday, Scooby-Doo" his birthday just appears as the first Saturday of an unspecified month. We welcome the debate, but the Hanna-Barbera calendar officially lists Scooby's birthday as March 21.
April 19: Elroy Jetson
If you share a birthday with Elroy, keep in mind that he hasn't been born yet. His birthday is April 19, 2055. You can celebrate with him in about 30 years!
April 28: Scrappy Doo
April 28 is a puppy powerful day!
May 29: Top Cat
Consider yourself the Top Cat of your friends because you share a birthday with the one and only Top Cat!
July 14 - Bill Hanna
Fun fact, Bill Hanna's birthday is also Ruff and Reddy's birthday. So, if your birthday is July 14 you share it with three cartoon icons!
August 10: Touché Turtle
Touché away? More like touché birthday!
September 9: Yogi Bear
Fun fact, the Hanna-Barbera calendar also marked the dates when Yogi went into and woke up from hibernation.
September 22: Wally Gator
Oh, fuddle dee doo! Your birthday is Wally Gator's too!
September 30: Snagglepuss
Heavens to Murgatroyd! What a swell birthday buddy you have in Snagglepuss!
October 6: Judy Jetson
As far as we know, Judy Jetson is the only Hanna-Barbera character with an October birthday!
November 17: Lippy the Lion
Here comes Lippy, the birthday lion!
November 20: Bamm-Bamm
Our last birthday of the year goes to Little Bamm-Bamm!
