"The Flintstones go to Kings Island" TV ad spot animation cel w/painted background (1972)

Barney is about to make a splash-down in this original hand-painted 12-field 4-cel production setup. Taft Broadcast Company, (owners of Hanna-Barbera studios at the time) opened Kings Island Amusement Park near Cincinnati, Ohio in 1972 and it featured a section called "The Happy Land of Hanna-Barbera." Hanna-Barbera's television commercial division, headed up by legendary animator Art Babbitt, created a series of television commercials starring Hanna-Barbera characters to promote the park. This setup includes a hand-painted Master production background from the commercial series and the four matching graphite and blue pencil animation drawings. The top cel is hand-signed by Bill Hanna (1910 - 2001) and Joe Barbera (1911 - 2006). From the Art Babbitt Archives.