Cartoon Brew notices that the animated 1970 Tootsie Pop commercial in which a boy unsuccessfully searches for the number of licks it takes to reach the center of a Tootsie…

…that Sony Pictures Animation will include an animated short with Surf’s Up, while the studio is also planning sequels to some of its features. In Cartoon Network news, the network…

…appears that anyone who is a member of the company’s “Shorts Club,” including secretaries and help-desk employees, may access a computer workstation in their off-hours to make a five-minute cartoon….

…Mickey-inspired star, New York Daily News reports that Diane Disney Miller is speaking out against the show. Cartoon Brew points out that clips from Tomorrow’s Pioneers may be viewed here….

Animation Insider reports that the Cartoon Network live-action/animation feature, Re-Animated, is making its way to DVD. The film wich set a ratings record for the network’s top original movie debut,…

…discussing the origin of Robot Chicken and how they went about in creating the 30-minute special. Robot Chicken: Star Wars premieres on June 17th, 2007 on Cartoon Network’s Adult Swim….

…the Australian marsupial, Warner Bros. will donate one Australian dollar ($0.82) for every sale from a new series of DVDs to be released in Australia featuring the company’s cartoon characters….

…circa 1940s pencil cartoons; early finished watercolors; and a collection of five caricature cartoon drawings done by colleagues of Carl Barks while he was working at the Disney Studios. Strong…

Cartoon Brew points out that Brackney Hills Knitting has received a licensing agreement with Classic Media regarding Rocky & Bullwinkle & Friends and Dudley Do-Right knitted products. Thus, the company…

…animated series for MTV that would star Paris Hilton, reports New York Daily News. The project is said to be similar to the Stripperella cartoon Lee developed for Pamela Anderson….

…“We used to hear that animation for adults wouldn’t work, but now all our competitors are doing the same,” commented Mike Lazzo, senior vice president of Cartoon Network’s Adult Swim….

…2D animated genre movies budgeted below $20 million. Among the projects currently planned, the most noticable is a feature film based on Cartoon Network’s Samurai Jack with creator Genndy Tartakovsky…

The official site for the Woody Woodpecker and friends – Classic Cartoon Collection DVD has been updated and now holds an extensive look at the DVD, its featured cartoons and…

Cable channel Boomerang, Cartoon Network’s sister network, announced a special Independence Day marathon where they will air every episode of the first prime time animated series, The Flintstones, in chronological…

…Grim Adventures of Bill & Mandy – The Complete Season 1. Scheduled to hit stores on September 18, the two-disc set will contain 13 episodes of the Cartoon Network series….

In celebration of the classic Bugs Bunny short’s golden anniversary, TheStar.com remembers What’s Opera, Doc?, which the site describes as “a cartoon that would likely never be made today.” The…

Already a controversial figure for some, Cartoon Brew‘s Amid Amidi has found himself in ASIFA-Hollywood Executive Board member Larry Loc’s sights after Amidi penned some disparaging remarks about the organization’s…

…from Buena Vista Home Entertainment. The cartoon crime-stopper in blue tights–– flanked by motley crew Arthur The Moth, American Maid and Die Fliedermaus–– stings The City’s evildoers in a dozen…

Entertainment News International reveals the first footage of Transformers: Animated, first shown at this years Comic-Con. The latest animated reincarnation of Transformers is set to premiere on Cartoon Network, Spring…

SCI FI Wire reports that Toonami Jetstream, the online extension of Cartoon Network’s Toonami franchise, will celebrate its first birthday with a new slate of fan-favorite programming. Series to be…

After the success of the cartoon-inspired film Transformers, New Regency, reports Variety, is looking to make their own giant robot flick. The studio is currently developing a live-action adaptation of…

…Gaul. The article explains, “Taking in nearly $16 million through 1,951,074 ticket sales on 721 prints, the average of 2,706 viewers per screen is the highest-ever bow for a cartoon.”…

…“cartoon buff,” began using the medium last year to accompany instrumentals on stage. Among the animation Paisley has crafted are shorts showing him as a cowboy and a race-car driver….

Cartoon Brew reports that Vancouver animator Paul Boyd was killed last Monday night, due to a gunshot by police. Boyd had worked as a director on Ed, Edd ‘n Eddy…

…the LA area there may be a chance to see the Goofy short for the next couple days; see the comments in this thread at Cartoon Brew for more information)….

“If you have a calling for creating cartoons, Aniboom is letting you show the world your talents. Aniboom (www.aniboom.com), the premier multi-platform animation network that partners with untapped animation talent…

A recent entry at Cartoon Brew links to an image of a cardboard disc handed out to attendees at the Ottawa International Animation Festival last week which shows a complete…

Jim Hill Media directs attention toward The Art and Flair of Mary Blair exhibit at the Cartoon Art Museum, as well as Harrison Ellenshaw’s signing celebration at the Where the…

ASIFA-Hollywood has announced a special screening and panel discussion to celebrate the 30th anniversary of Richard Williams’ Raggedy Ann & Andy: A Musical Adventure, writes Cartoon Brew. The event is…