Debuting alongside Star Wars: The Clone Wars on October 3, 2008 The Secret Saturdays is perhaps one of the most overlooked series in Cartoon Network’s extensive catalog. Created by Jay Stephens (Tutenstein), the show centered on a family of “planet-saving scientists” who tirelessly battle to prevent the existence of cryptids (unusual beasts from legend or […]
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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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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 […]
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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 […]
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With another franchise anniversary, comes yet another reboot (literally, this time). First came the news that Cartoon Network is bringing back Ben 10 for a brand new series as part of the series tenth anniversary. Now comes the news that Mainframe Entertainment (a subsidiary of Rainmaker Entertainment) is working on ReBoot: The Guardian Code, “a […]
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1994 was the year to really tune into Nickelodeon. It was a time where they’d hit their stride with programming blocks like SNICK and excellent series like Rugrats, and The Secret World of Alex Mack. It was also the year that Aaahh!!! Real Monsters premiered (October 30, 1994). Another of the many Klasky Csupo produced […]
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In 1988, Tim Burton introduced us to a foul-mouthed freelance “bio-exorcist” ghost, simply named Beetlejuice (or, to those sticklers out there, Betelgeuse). Like most entities of his ilk, chanting his name three times would give him power, allowing him to interact with the real world and perform hauntings and create monsters. Michael Keaton took on […]
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In the 1970s, with the rise of studios like Filmation and Hanna-Barbera, American television saw a boom in animated entertainment brought on by a newfound niche of programming: Saturday mornings. What began in the 60s with Looney Tunes, The Superman/Batman Hour and Jonny Quest soon spawned into a mad dash to license any and every […]
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Now you are walking through the door; into a dimension of sound, sight, a short TV critic and a world were self-centered bosses and useless co-workers hunt your life. You have entered into… The Critic Zone. Okay, I have dared to jump in and take a shot into (Re)Animations despite being a Strange Kid’s kind […]