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Schoolhouse Rock! Earth
…idea of new Schoolhouse Rock songs and cartoons. I know that some fans of the show were hesitant about reviving a part of their childhood. For many people, the classic… |
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Tickled Pink: The Coolest Cat Turns 40
…the Pink Panther. Does this mean we will see new Pink Panther cartoons, or perhaps a DVD set of the old classic cartoons? You know you’re cool when Shag draws… |
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Up opens
…cartoons, in contrast to the emotionally rich cartoons that have become Pixar’s hallmark. They’re more schematic than organic, and that applies to the plotting as well”. The film is easily… |
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Superman soars! Gulliver sinks! In a double dose of Fleischer fun!
…next project, the absolutely brilliant set of Max Fleischer’s Superman cartoons that have been recently restored and released by Warner Home Video. I simply adore these short films and really… |
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Superman/Batman: Public Enemies DVD in September
…cartoons presented by Bruce Timm. The Blu-ray release will also include an additional 20-Minute Wait: Reuniting the Superman/Batman Animated Series Casts feature hosted by Andrea Romano, and an additional 4… |
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Star Trekkin' across the universe! Plus Venture Bros. and Tiny Toons!
…thing, and Rand has good words to say about these “cartoons for grown-ups” and the discs’ packaging. Also added to our site is a full run-down of Tiny Toons Adventures:… |
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The Venture Bros.: 3rd Season
…This is what cartoons are all about! Of course, these are cartoons for grown-ups, but the adult content still allows for the same feelings of joyfulness that one can get… |
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: 25th Anniversary Collector’s Edition
…animation was either absent or somewhat in the doldrums for much of the decade, allowing cartoons on television to flourish, especially those paid for by the toy companies, who snuck… |
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Defenders Of The Earth: The Complete Series, Volume One
…cartoons. I was also intrigued by The Phantom ever since reading a Scholastic Books publication of a book about comics, then later discovered the paperback series of Phantom novels. With… |
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New interview, Robinsons promising for Disney, more Treasures, Popeye is coming
…cartoons on it, as well as tons of bonus material a la the Looney Tunes sets. I, like many of you, have long waited for this announcement. I have loved… |
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Dinosaurs: The Complete First And Second Seasons
…satire on our times, as reflected by characters that had ostensibly lived millions of years ago. The show hence worked on the same two levels noted in the best cartoons—… |
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The Many Adventures Of Winnie The Pooh: The Friendship Edition
…spines or coarse shapes remain on view in the figures, which seems perfectly in keeping with the feel of these cartoons as being a storybook come to life. That the… |
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The Adventures Of Aquaman: The Complete Collection
…Dragon, Vassa – Queen Of The Mermen, The Sinister Sea Scamp, The Mirror-Man From Planet Imago, and The Sea Sorcerer. These are just some of the fun 36 cartoons on… |
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Be My Valentine, Charlie Brown: Remastered Deluxe Edition
…Lee Mendelson (producer of the cartoons) and director Phil Roman. Their reminiscing provides a number of neat bits of information about the specials, with the added bonus of seeing the… |
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Batman: Gotham Knight (Blu-ray/DVD)
…mastermind of so many of our favorite DC cartoons, served as an executive producer for this project, but he restrained himself from offering too much input. From the beginning, this… |
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The Best of He-Man And The Masters Of The Universe
…many landmark cartoons from the early 80s. It certainly is one of the most remembered cartoon shows along with its sister show She-Ra: Princess Of Power. The show, about a… |
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Robin Hood: Most Wanted Edition
…the first Disney movies I remember watching as a child. My father had been traveling and when he returned, he brought with him three Disney cartoons on tape, one of… |
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A Pup Named Scooby-Doo: The Complete 2nd, 3rd & 4th Seasons
…old cartoons more fun. Each episode was filled with sight gags, crazy character references, and funny recurring jokes. Most importantly the updated characters were what made the show. All of… |
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Deja and Henn on the return of The Goof!
…one of Walt’s most popular characters, Goofy, in an update to the ever popular How To… cartoons of the ’40s and ’50s in which a deadpan narrator (usually John McLeish)… |
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Floyd Norman: Story Of A Storyman
…many of the Studio’s short cartoons. But he’s more acknowledged for his numerous contributions to Disney as a storyman (even though he never had any intention to do that job!),… |
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Fun And Fancy Free: Gold Classic Collection
…had been around a while – even before Snow White Disney had released The Academy Award Revue Of Walt Disney Cartoons, a feature compilation of shorts ranging from 1931’s Flowers… |
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Bugs Bunny Superstar
…way), the cartoons featured are: What’s Cookin’, Doc? A Wild Hare, I Taw A Putty Tat, Rhapsody Rabbit, Corny Concerto (a typical WB response to Disney’s Fantasia), Walky Talky Hawky,… |
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The Adventures Of Ichabod And Mr Toad: Gold Classic Collection
…gate was The Reluctant Dragon, which combined a live-action tour of the Studio with inserted animated featurettes. The traditional short cartoons made at the Studio at this time used the… |
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Dumbo: 60th Anniversary Edition
…known from the short cartoons, the film won Academy Awards for its songs and score, and audiences flocked to it to escape the turmoil of the War. In fact, Dumbo… |
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Walt: The Man Behind The Myth
…realized that these cartoons featured real stories and relatable characters, rather than the random gags cooked up by other cartoon producers Otto Messmer (with Felix The Cat) and the Fleischer… |
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The Lion, The Witch And The Wardrobe (Animated Movie)
…to teaching kids by having educational comedy sketches mixed in with cartoons such as Road Runner and Spider-Man. An offshoot idea from that show, The Lion, The Witch And The… |
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The Animated Views Looney Launch Winners!
…Spotlight Collection, more classic animated shorts from the Warner Bros. vaults – all fully remastered and uncut. Two discs. Twenty eight cartoons. Plus certifiably Looney extras. On Disc 1 were… |
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Open Season: Special Edition
…death in classic cartoons, and the lack of a decent pay-off doesn’t make for very rewarding viewing. In fact, being set as it seems to be in the middle of… |
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What the heck? Cult animation, live-action and seals in love!
…simply nuts cartoons long thought forgotten and transferred from some of the last known remaining prints. This was something of a last-minute addition to the site, which I slotted in… |
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Weekend Update: Tom & Jerry's Tales, plus Casper winners!
A real quick one to take us into the weekend, with a brief note to point out two new review additions, for the two volumes of cartoons from the Tom… |
