Ever wanted to know where the Hanna-Barbera stu­dios are located? How about the Klasky-Csupo Com­plex, also known as the stu­dio behind the car­toon series Duckman?

Many of these stu­dios in Los Ange­les County are tucked away in areas that might not be acces­si­ble to the gen­eral pub­lic. In fact, only a hand­ful offer stu­dio tours and for most you’ll need a pri­vate invi­ta­tion to enter. For instance, Walt Dis­ney Stu­dios located in Bur­bank Cal­i­for­nia does not offer tours of the com­plex due in part to the level of access that is required because of the pro­duc­tion that incurs on the grounds.

The lot con­sists of sev­eral tele­vi­sion stu­dios (one of which was used exclu­sively for Home Improve­ment), a sound stu­dio for foley effects and sound­tracks for live-action and ani­mated pro­duc­tions. The com­plex also includes a school of art, employee restau­rant, office build­ings (includ­ing Roy Dis­ney) and the infa­mous ani­ma­tion build­ings which served as pro­duc­tion areas for Beauty and the Beast, Sleep­ing Beauty and a vari­ety of other Dis­ney movies.

For those of us who are not for­tu­nate enough to receive a pri­vate invi­ta­tion to these stu­dios there exists a behind-the-scenes web­site (cour­tesy of the Ani­ma­tion World Net­work) which includes infor­ma­tion on these landmarks.