Few people actually recall that Maxwell Atoms’ iconic characters, Billy and Mandy, were first introduced as part of Cartoon Network’s Grim & Evil where they shared a series with the cast of Evil Con Carne. Though Grim & Evil only lasted 30 episodes, the pint-sized hell-raisers would soon live on in one of the most […]
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The 90s were a turbulent time for Marvel Comics. While they nearly saw financial ruin, they also met with success by teaming with Saban Entertainment to introduce two of the most beloved animated series of the decade: X-Men: TAS and Spider-Man: TAS. Boosted by their success with Saturday morning cartoon, it wasn’t long before Marvel […]
Tagged with: animation, Fantastic Four, Iron Man, Marvel Animation, Marvel Comics, Saturday morning, Silver Surfer
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In the mid-90s, the Cartoon Network experienced something of “new genesis” in terms of programming. Rather than airing classic MGM, Hanna-Barbera and Looney Tunes shows, the network instead began investing in original animated programming. Originally known as Cartoon Cartoons, the experiment was a success and allowed the network to usher in a line-up of quality […]
Tagged with: (Re)Animations, 90s, Cartoon Network, Dexter's Laboratory, Genndy Tartakovsky, Samurai Jack, tv series
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It’s kind of hard to describe 2 Stupid Dogs in a nutshell… it’s about two dogs… they’re stupid, and they get in to all sorts of mishaps. Occasionally it’s wacky, sometimes witty, and other times absolutely surreal, the series centered on two orphaned dogs—The Big Dog (Brad Garrett), a large grey English Sheep Dog and […]
Tagged with: (Re)Animations, 2 Stupid Dogs, animation, Cartoon Network, comedy, Ren and Stimpy
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Was there ever a coming-of-age series more unassuming than Doug? Created by Jim Jinkins, the series premiered on Nickelodeon in 1991 and starred a beady-eyed, scruffy-haired optimist known as Doug Funnie. Having just moved to Bluffington with his well-meaning parents Theda and Phil, his militantly artistic older sister Judy, and his lovable anthropomorphic dog Porkchop, […]
Tagged with: 90s, Disney, Doug, Jim Jinkins, Nickelodeon
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While Marvel Comics has dabbled in animation since the mid-60s, it wasn’t until 1999, when they joined forces with Saban International and 20th Century Fox, that the publisher offered up it’s first animated series based on The Avengers. The series, The Avengers: United They Stand, was heavily promoted and much hyped. The collective fan response […]
Tagged with: 90s, animation, FOX Kids, Marvel Animation, Marvel Comics, Saban, Saturday morning, The Avengers
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“They ain’t the bravest heroes, but they are the only ones we got!” I once heard that good parody comes from knowing your source material down to the letter and then mocking it in all the right places. I can think of few other cartoons that utilize on this formula as perfectly as Dave the […]
Tagged with: 2000s, Dave the Barbarian, Disney, Doug Langdale, Project G.e.e.K.e.R.