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I was flipping through the paper today – the entertainment section – and came across a trio of the ugliest movie ads I’d ever seen. The fact that they were for animated features (or mostly animated features) didn’t help ease the pain. In fact, I found them downright embarrassing (Click thumbnails below to see larger images):

Regardless of these films entertainment value, or their effectiveness in generating box office bucks, the ads are atrocious. To the general public they represent the current, sad state of theatrical family fare and could (despite Pixar’s best efforts) perpetuate negative stereotypes on animated films. What happened to style? To appeal? To a sense of wonder? Call me old-fashioned, but the ugly anthropomorphic things staring at us in these ads are not cartoons – they are simply another bunch of freaky flickers.

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Nick-at-Nite animated promos

July 27, 2009 6:00 am

Remember when Nick-at-Nite was good? I’m feeling nostalgic for the retro-nostalgia of the old Nick-at-Nite.

Here’s a collection of N-A-N network ID’s and promo clips from the early 1990s. I believe all these jingles were written by Tom Pomposello. The animators include Marv Newland, Sally Cruikshank, Joey Album, Guido Manuli, JJ Sedelmaier, Jane Aaron, Frank Mouris, David Lubell, Colossal Pictures and I think I spotted a design by Dave Sheldon. If anyone else knows who did what, please comment below.

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Thiomucase Spot by Carolina Attia

July 9, 2009 8:38 am

Carolina Attia directed and designed this spot for Thiomucase, a skin-tightening cream. It’s a charming, uncomplicated solution for advertising an oddball product.

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Japanese Peanuts TV spots

July 5, 2009 12:00 pm

Here’s pop star Kaela Kimura with the Peanuts gang. I happen to like these Japanese TV spots (advertising Hot Pepper, a free coupon magazine). Annoying… or catchy? You decide:

(Thanks, Yaffle)

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Advertise!

July 4, 2009 12:05 am

Comic-Con International: San Diego is coming up in less than three weeks. If you are running a booth or promoting a sketchbook, comic or toys, why not advertise on Cartoon Brew? We are offering a special Comic-Con rate for a limited number of small box ads (at right) that will run for two weeks (July 13th through 27th). Use the ad to let people know where you will be at the Con—or use it to reach thousands world-wide who cannot make it. The deadline to reserve space at this special rate is July 9th. Drop an email to our sales rep at Reachout Media and we will connect you to the Brew.

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Trippy Spongebob MTV IDs from Pepper Melon

June 28, 2009 12:05 am

These are too cool. The spots were conceptualized by London-based Thinkmake and directed by Tomás García of Buenos Aires-based Pepper Melon. Complete artist credits are on the Pepper Melon website.

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