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Kids watching adult cartoons; Ren & Stimpy returning to Nickelodeon
USA Today writes of the latest trend in the viewing habits of kids: adult cartoons. Family Guy, for instance, has taken the No. 5 position among kids ages 2-11, averaging… |
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Press release: The Wubbcast video podcast for pre-schoolers
…short Opposites Jamboree, the podcast packages a selection of family-friendly cartoons, which are then sent to one’s iPod or PSP every week. For further information on The Wubbcast, please click… |
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Latest on Brer Rabbit, Cultoons, Cartoons for Victory, and Baby Looney Tunes
…Age titles Cultoons and Cartoons for Victory! have been moved to April 11th. Lastly, the press release for Baby Looney Tunes: Volume 1 – PlayDay Pals and Volume 2 –… |
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ASIFA-Hollywood to commemorate birthday of cartoons
To celebrate the 100th birthday of “animated cartoons,” the ASIFA-Hollywood Animation Archive will have an open house on April 6th. The Big Cartoon Database offers a breakdown of the celebration,… |
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Kids versus cartoons in Skatoony
…the show will pit real kids against cartoons, as contestants enter three rounds of challenges. The final contestant will have the opportunity to take everything in a race against the… |
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Roy Disney awarded at Cartoons on the Bay; Latest on Destino DVD debut
On Thursday, Roy Disney was honored with a lifetime achievement award at the 10th Cartoons on the Bay festival, reports Yahoo! Movies. The award marked a career that began in… |
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Cartoons ease pain better than mothers, study shows
According to a research team at the University of Siena, cartoons provide twice as much comfort as mothers, when it comes to easing pain. The study especially regarded discomfort during… |
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Medical cartoons reviewed
Discovered by Cartoon Brew, an article found in The New York Times, “Historians Resurrect ‘Cartoon Medicine’ for a New Generation,” notices past cartoons used to teach important medical lessons. Some… |
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Article names 'worst cartoons ever'
With a list that includes such titles as Transformers, The 13 Ghosts of Scooby-Doo and Goof Troop, MSN names seven animated television series that it feels are the “worst cartoons… |
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Dilbert cartoons now on YouTubes and iTunes for free
Daily Dilbert animated cartoons launched yesterday on YouTube and on iTunes as a free, subscription podcast. They will soon be available via RSS feeds, widgets, mobile and numerous other websites…. |
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The Gremlins
…Bros. cartoons, however, were well underway, and producer Leon Schlesinger instead had the names of the cartoons changed. Bugs Bunny And The Gremlins became Falling Hare, and Gremlins From The… |
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Gay Purr-ee
…Columbia Pictures, whose own Screen Gems animation studio was never as popular as hoped, especially when they lost the contract to distribute Walt Disney’s Mickey Mouse cartoons. Magoo was a… |
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Cultoons! Volume 1: Ads And Oddities
…wacky selection of “rare, lost and strange cartoons” featuring a wealth of vintage material, much of it never before seen outside the film collectors’ market and often transferred from the… |
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Cartoons helping kids as a medical tool
It’s a simple fact that kids the world over like cartoons and medical professionals are using animation as a tool to connect with them. In India, the non-profit TeachAIDS organization… |
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Biggest Collection of Early Animated Cartoons
…José Stathes. He’s been collecting animation since the age of eleven and he hopes to use his collection to revive early cartoons. Read the entire story here: Fox News Latino…. |
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Robotech: Complete Original Series
…took a different approach by preserving the rich plots. It’s storytelling also deviated from the norm by not being a show focused on selling merchandise. Most cartoons of the 1980s… |
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Beauty and the Beast: Belle’s Magical World
…appearance touting his narcissism. Another notable aspect of this show was that each story Belle told used old Disney cartoons, i.e. Silly Symphonies and classic Mickey and Minnie cartoons with… |
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Disturbing Disney cartoons
Screen Crush has an interesting look back at “10 Disturbing Classic Disney Cartoons”. From World War II propaganda films, to educational shorts about menstruation, to Mickey Mouse doing blackface —… |
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How the Max Fleischer cartoons defined the “core” of Superman
…a series of cartoons directed by Max Fleischer during the 1940’s. It was from these shorts that the Man of Steel got several of his most iconic character traits, including… |
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Watch Fairly OddParents creator Butch Hartman draw various cartoons in his show’s style
…active on social media. In a recently released YouTube video, he draws several characters from other modern cartoons and draws them in the style of his show, including Gravity Falls,… |
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The Charlie Brown And Snoopy Show: The Complete Animated Series
…his dog, along with their friends, engage in a series of skits based on the beloved Peanuts comic strip in this Saturday morning classic. The Sweatbox Review: At last Warner… |
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Pratt Institute showcases seniors' work
…Video 7:30 p.m. Juried Selections 2007 Animation Show Friday and Saturday, May 4 and 5 7:00pm Two Boots Pioneer Theater 155 East 3rd Street at Avenue A. Saturday, May 12… |
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Cartoon Network announces 2008 programming
…Drew and Zak Saturday are a family of world-saving adventure scientists called The Secret Saturdays. They live in a hidden base and are part of a network of scientists who… |
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Flintstones celebrate original premiere with day-long marathon!
…series, Cartoon Network’s classic network Boomerang airing the original first episode, The Flintstone Flyer, followed by an evening of dedicated programming — and a full 24-hour marathon on Saturday, October… |
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The Super Powers Team: Galactic Guardians
…origin without ever showing a gun or hearing a gunshot, which was necessary due to the restrictions of Saturday morning programming in 1985. The origin is shown in flashback, explaining… |
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Happiness Is… Peanuts – Snoopy’s Adventures
…the 14th episode from the Saturday morning cartoon, three short stories see Snoopy get traded to Peppermint Patty’s ball club and take on a giant; and Rerun gets the spotlight… |
