The 1970s were a wacky time for cartoon crossovers. The highlight of this phenomenon was The New Scooby Doo Movies series in which the Mystery Incorporated gang encountered everyone from Don Knotts to Mama Cass. But long before Shaggy hung…
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What’s Your Favorite Toy-Related Cartoon from the 1980s?
The 1980s were a magical time for animation. Thanks to the blurring of the lines between commerce and entertainment — helped largely by changes in regulations on children’s television — toy lines became, um, transformed into cartoons that dominated the…
Read more →Poll: Who’s Your Favorite Looney Tunes Character?
What’s up, doc? It’s been nearly 90 years since Looney Tunes ashorts debuted, bringing with them a rogue’s gallery of comedic cartoon favorites. (The most popular of whom, Bugs Bunny, is currently celebrating his 80th birthday this year). With new…
Read more →Who’s Your Favorite Scooby-Doo Character?
It’s been 50 years since Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! premiered and the world was first introduced to the Mystery Incorporated gang of Shaggy, Fred, Velma, Daphne and the titular Great Dane. Jinkies! Since the cartoon canine’s first adventures debuted in…
Read more →Take a Totally Awesome Trip Back in Time with This Book About 1980s Cartoons!
Since I posted our latest Open Thread, I’ve been thinking a lot about the cartoons I loved while growing up. As kid of the ’70s and ’80s, my personal favorites were the various Spider-Man cartoons, G.I. Joe: A Real American…
Read more →The Weird World Of “The Brady Kids” Cartoon
Here’s the story… Airing on ABC from 1972 to 1974, The Brady Kids featured Marcia, Jan, Cindy, Greg, Peter and Bobby hanging out in their tree house along with their magical mynah bird Marlon, their pet pandas Ping and Pong…
Read more →Sylvester Has Porky Pig Kitty Kornered (1946)
Porky Pig has his hands full trying to put Sylvester and his fellow felines out for the night in Robert Clampett’s classic 1946 Looney Tunes short Kitty Kornered, reviewed here as part of the One of My All-Time Favorite Cartoons Blogathon.
Read more →Howdy, Tex: Tex Avery’s 12 Best Cartoons
“You know what? This article is a salute to legendary Warner Bros./MGM animator Tex Avery, marking his Lone Star State hometown’s remembering him with a special day in his honor. And that makes he happy.”
Read more →What’s the Worst Live-Action Film Based on a TV Cartoon?
Remember the cartoons of your youth? Classics like Dudley Do-Right, Underdog, Speed Racer, and Yogi Bear have all been made into live-action films. This week we would like to know: What’s the Worst Live-Action Film Based on a TV Cartoon? Vote today.
Read more →The 20 Best Daffy Duck Cartoons, Part 2 (Woo-Hoo!)
Looney Tunes fans, Just for the fun of it, guest blogger Blair Kramer picks up where “The 20 Best Daffy Duck Cartoons, Part 1” left off and looks at 10 more Daffy greats!
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