( The Flintstones may be a cultural touchstone, but it makes for a terrible viewing experience.) Even the best stuff often couldn’t escape the taint associated with the genre Looney Tunes, the classic Warner Bros. Disney’s work was art televised animation was broad, cheaply produced, and mostly aimed at an indifferent, younger audience. The painterly style of Walt Disney’s feature films introduced animation to generations of viewers-but for decades, the cartoons that aired on American TV were a lot dumber and sloppier than their big-screen counterparts.
