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Minorities in cartoons: Carl Carlson
This week’s minorities in cartoons entry is Carl Carlson, a character on the (very) long-running Fox animated series “The Simpsons.” Background Carl’s one of the show’s few recurring African-American...
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Football references in cartoons
I’ve written cartoon-related list posts about other sports, plus the Super Bowl, but not football in general. Nowadays, football’s the most popular sport in the United States. So, to round out the “Big...
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5 Aquaman references in cartoons
Since 1941, Aquaman’s been a perennial mainstay in comics. Granted, the Sea King hasn’t always been treated with the most respect. Still, thanks to various cartoons, his Justice League of America...
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The 10 most influential TV cartoons
Over the years, we’ve had lots of famous TV cartoons, from “Scooby-Doo” to “The Simpsons.” But which shows were particularly ground-breaking or influential? Below’s a list of 10 made-for-TV cartoons...
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10 noteworthy vegetarian cartoon characters
Photo by woodleywonderworks (Flickr / CC BY) While there’s no truly exact numbers, Wikipedia claims about a fifth of the world’s population is vegetarian, mostly out of economic necessity. In the...
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The problems with Apu and "The Simpsons" in general
“The Simpsons” has been running on TV as a half-hour show since December 1989 (launching with its initial Christmas special), and is now on its 29th season, with over 600 episodes. As the...
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Soccer in cartoons
Soccer, or “football” in most of the world outside of North America, is the world’s most popular sport. The World Cup easily eclipses the Super Bowl and World Series in total global viewership. That...
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What were the main influences and trends in 1990s TV animation?
On the heels of my posts about the 1970s, 1980s, and 2010s comes time to look at the next decade of trends and influences in TV animation: the 1990s. This decade saw a modernization of and great...
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5 more obsolete technology references in cartoons
Back in 2015, I wrote about seven now obsolete technology references in cartoons and comics. Of course, tech development moves on, both in real life and in fiction. Thus, here’s another five examples...
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What are the most popular Western animated cartoons?
On the heels of my post about the most popular or familiar superheroes, I thought I’d tackle a similar one about Western animation. Specifically, what are the most famous or popular Western animated...
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Disney announces Disney+ pricing, November 2019 launch date
On Thursday, Disney held a press conference where they finally announced the long-awaited details about their planned streaming service, Disney+. To sum up the highlights below: A *lot* of content is...
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Streaming services cartoon characters would use?
Fortune magazine reports that in 2018, the average cable TV bill hit $107 a month. Meanwhile, Consumer Reports says the average overall cable bill (including broadband) came to $217 a month in 2018....
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A look at long-running cartoons with problematic elements
The director of 2019’s R-rated movie “Joker,” Todd Phillips, said in a Vanity Fair interview one reason he made this film was because he finds making comedy near-impossible due to what he calls “woke...
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"Love, Simon" spin-off is unsuitable for Disney+, but "The Simpsons" is OK?
Disney+ since its launch is fairly popular as a streaming service. However, its originals, aside from “The Mandalorian,” haven’t set the world on fire. (Too bad; I thought “High School Musical: The...
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"Molly of Denali," "Watchmen" win 2020 Peabody Awards
This week saw the 79th Peabody Awards awarded for 30 TV and digital media programs deemed worthy of the honor. A theme in some of this year’s winners is attention drawn to systemic racism, as well as...
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