Didn't know who this guy was? Neithers. But he apparently designed some of my most HATED cartoon characters ever.
Takamoto died at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, where he was being treated for respiratory problems, said Gary Miereanu, a spokesman for Warner Bros. Animation.
Takamoto designed Scooby-Doo, his equally famished and cowardly master Shaggy, and their pals Velma, Daphne and Fred in the late 1960s while working at the Hanna-Barbera animation studio. The Great Dane's name was inspired by an improvised line at the end of Frank Sinatra's Strangers in the Night.
He also designed the snickering dog Muttley, who was featured in a number of
productions, and Astro, the family dog on The Jetsons. For The Flintstones, he
created the Great Gazoo, a green alien.
From NineMSN News
It's a shame, too. He looked like a nice guy. Pity he was creatively bankrupt.
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