TV Cartoon Explains Politics to Kids

This 1961 episode of Tales of the Wizard of Oz harkens back to a time when animation writers didn’t speak down to kids. It’s a perfect …

“Charlie Brown” posters by Tom Whelan

I really like these limited edition Peanuts Special posters by artist Tom Whelan. The Great Pumpkin piece (below) sold out a few months …

“DC Nation” by Aardman

Cartoon Network ran a preview of Warner Bros. Animation’s DC Nation programming block last night during its debut of Bruce Timm’s CG …

Mike Judge Interview in “Vice”

Mike Judge sits down for an interview in the latest issue of Vice. Judge talks openly about the whys and hows of the Beavis and Butt-Head …

“Allen Gregory” talkback

Tonight Fox unveiled its latest attempt to create a successful animated series that can fill the gap between its Sunday night superstars, …

“Tiny Toon Staff” by Bruce Timm (1990)

This is pretty neat: a caricature of the layout, story and assorted production crew on the staff of Tiny Toon Adventures drawn by Bruce …

We’ve Created A Bronster!

As the second season of My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic commences, it’s worth another look at the post that started the phenomenon …

Earl Kress (1951-2011)

That’s Earl Kress (above left) with me at the Van Eaton Galleries in May 2010. My friend, animation writer and Hanna-Barbera …

Happy Birthday June Foray

I snapped the photo above earlier this past week. I was on one side of a glass wall, inside the studio on the other side director Mark …

The Simpsons Network?

All Simpsons, All The Time? News Corp. COO Chase Carey said earlier this week that Fox is considering starting an entire digital TV …

Who was Lee Orgel?

In the Gay Purr-ee production photo above is (left to right): Lee Orgel, Judy Garland, Henry G. Saperstein, Robert Goulet, Abe Levitow …

“Titlee in Jugmugland”

Welcome to Jugmugland, a place that’s a thousand miles from Earth within a world of crayons. If that doesn’t make any sense, neither will …

Futurama finale: “Reincarnation”

We’d like to thank the producers, writers and animators of last night’s season finale of Futurama for creating an episode just for us – …

Captain Planet goes Berserk

I always hated Captain Planet, but if it were this cool back then I would have watched it more often. From Funny or Die, Don Cheadle …

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