Introduction : I am legend? -- A kid of the city -- A Japanese American in time of war -- Manzanar -- Nine old men and a guy named Walt -- Milt -- Tales from D-wing and all that jazz -- Changes -- Bill and Joe -- Hardworking artists and "Lazy Lucy" -- Taking on responsibility by design ... or otherwise -- Reinventing the TV toon with "Jonny Quest" and "Scooby-Doo" -- International expansion -- Falling into "Charlotte's web" -- Hanna-Barbera branches out -- The busiest place on earth -- A studio in flux and a new role as "ambassador" -- An era ends; a legacy lives on.
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Iwao Takamoto (1925?2007) spent a lifetime in the animation industry and was influential in the creation of some of the most beloved characters in the medium?s history, including Scooby-Doo, Atom Ant, The Jetsons? Astro, The Flintstones? Great Gazoo, and The Wacky Races? Penelope Pittstop and Muttley, all of whom he designed. Iwao Takamoto: My Life with a Thousand Characters is the story of this legendary American artist, told in his own words. Takamoto records his experiences growing up in the heart of Los Angeles as a self-described?street kid? and his wartime ordeal of being sent to a gove.