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PBS Admits That It Published Fake History Of Betty Boop’s Creation

The broadcaster promoted the idea that Betty Boop was based on a Black child performer named Esther Jones.

“Bill Scott: The Portrait of a Moose” is a two-hour deep dive into the life of an animation legend.

Ever wondered how Fleischer Studios produced Betty Boop and Popeye cartoons during the 1930s?

The show is a graphic grabbag of Pop Art, Op Art, and psychedelic art references.

Before his pioneering career in computer animation, Abel made this mini-masterpiece as a student.

Mr. Magoo and Gerald McBoing Boing came to life in this building.

The cult classic turns 34 this week.

Welcome to the Hanna-Barbera Shared Universe.

The news comes amid renewed controversy about the character’s aggressively sexual behavior.

Burns had a short but productive animation career, creating such memorable characters as George of the Jungle and the Cap’n Crunch cereal mascot.

Sudden inspirations, crushed dreams, McDonald’s, an angry Sting … it’s all in there.

Josh Weinstein wants to know which gags you didn’t get.

Pining for old episodes of “Daria,” “Beavis and Butt-Head,” or “Drawn Together”? You’re in luck.

According to the U.S. government, “Shrek” reflects “who we are as a people and as a nation.”

Spears’s death comes only four months after the passing of his long-time business and creative partner Joe Ruby.

A playful riff on the experience of quarantine that combines Tex Avery and street art.

Here are the shorts that’ll be on the disc.

The culture website’s wonderful article runs through the history of the medium, from magic lanterns to “Steven Universe.”

Vincent Alexander run us through the finest self-referential moments in animation, from Koko the Clown to “The Simpsons.”

TV writer Jeff Lowell tweeted that his young colleagues know too few classic shows. His comments caused quite a stir.