If you watched cartoons in the 80s and early 90s, Netflix is targeting you (and your kids) with its newest acquisition. Netflix is bringing both an Inspector Gadget and a Danger Mouse reboot to the US. USA Today has the…
Boston Herald: Obama Cartoon Was Honest Mistake, Not Racist
Twitter has been aflutter over a cartoon that recently appeared in the Boston Herald, and the newspaper, as well as the cartoonist behind the controversial ‘funny’, have made apologies. The cartoon, meant to poke fun at the recent Secret Service…
Netflix Announces Original King Kong Series
Netflix announced a new original kids series in partnership with Arad Animation and 41 Entertainment called Kong – King of the Apes. The show comes from Executive Producer Avi Arad, who has produced numerous Marvel super hero movies from and…
Netflix Adds Another Original To Kids Slate, Expands Partnership With Rainbow Studios
Netflix and Rainbow Studios announced a new kids show to be added to Netflix’s original kids programming slate. It’s called Winx Club WOW: World of Winx, and is a spin-off of Italian cartoon Winx Club. The show will be available…
Netflix Announces New Popples (Yes, Popples) Series
If you’re a child of the 80s, you know what Popples are. They’re adorable little stuffed animal-like things that roll up into balls. I think I was in kindergarten or something when they came out. It was also a Saturday…
Netflix Posts Trailer For Upcoming ‘Star Wars: Clone Wars’ Season
Netflix has put out a new trailer for its upcoming exclusive season of Star Wars: The Clone Wars. Here’s the first teaser they put out: The season, along with all the rest of them (including director’s cuts), will hit Netflix…
Netflix Exclusively Gets ‘Star Wars : The Clone Wars’ Final Season, Director’s Cuts Of Past Seasons
Netflix announced on Thursday that it has secured an exclusive licensing agreement with the Disney/ABC Television Group for Star Wars content, which will see Netflix debuting the final season of Star Wars: The Clone Wars “The Lost Missions” on March…
Netflix Announces ‘BoJack Horseman’ Show With Will Arnett And Aaron Paul
Netflix just announced another new show for 2014. This one is an animated comedy called BoJack Horseman, and stars Will Arnett (of Arrested Development) and Aaron Paul (of Breaking Bad). Here’s the premise: Legendary star of the 1990s family favorite…
‘Pokemon Origins’ Cartoon to Stream For Free in November
With Nintendo readying the launch of Pokemon X and Y in just a matter of weeks, it seems that Pokemon might make be this year’s handheld equivalent to the recent success of Grand Theft Auto V. In addition to the…
New ‘Angry Birds’ Cartoons to Star Pigs, Pink Bird
Rovio, the developer behind the Angry Birds franchise, today announced that it will produce new cartoon series for its ToonsTV channel. The new content will show up sometime during 2014. The ToonsTV channel, which appears in Angry Birds games and…
SpongeBob 2 Movie Features Antonio Banderas
Heads up, parents–every kid’s favorite yellow sponge has landed another film. The good news is you have about a year and a half before the kiddies drag you to the theaters to hear the charming voices of SpongeBob and his…
In Case You Forgot: The Full McBain Film Is Buried In “Simpsons” Episodes
This isn’t new news, but it is awesome. In case you forgot, the entire Mcbain movie is hidden in little clips over several episodes of “The Simpsons”. The writers of the show love putting in Easter eggs wherever they can,…
Google Taps Donald And Daisy Duck For Cybersafety Education
Google teamed up with industry associations and public and private partners, including Disney, apparently, to produce 300,000 copies of a special edition of Donald Duck magazine in Norway. The issue focuses on cybersafety, and features Donald Duck, Daisy Duck, Huey,…
Biggie Smalls Ghost to Appear on Animated TV Series
It’s been 16 years since Notorious B.I.G., born as Christopher Wallace, was gunned down in L.A., but it now appears that his spirit will live on. In cartoon form, at least. A company called Ossian Media this week announced a…
Angry Birds Cartoon Series Premieres March 16
Today Rovio, the creators of the Angry Birds and Bad Piggies games, announced that a new animated cartoon Angry Birds series is coming soon to computers everywhere. From the Rovio announcement: What makes Bomb Bird so angry? Why is the…
Winsor McCay Comic Little Nemo Celebrated with a Google Doodle
Today, Google is treating us to a fantastic Doodle celebrating the 107th anniversary of famous American cartoonist Winsor McCay and his strip Little Nemo in Slumberland. McCay was born in 1869 (although this date is debated) in Spring Lake, Michigan.…
Cartoon Characters Die Strange Deaths in Berlin Art Exhibit
I call this one “Hangy the Pooh”. These pictures are taken from a Berlin art show titled “Broken Heroes”, by Patricia Waller. These crocheted wonders are sure to give you nightmares at any age. “This show is about heroes and…
Hasbro Brings Cartoons to Netflix
Hasbro Studios has just partnered with Netflix for a multi-year deal, bringing ten cartoon franchises to the content streaming platform’s Just For Kids section. Below is a clip of Hasbro’s “Transformers Prime,” now on Netflix: As of now, Netflix offers…
Cartoon Network Brings Back The Classics With Cartoon Planet
Cartoon Network, where have you gone? Besides the launch of fantastic series like Adventure Time and Regular Show, you are largely off the mark. You have lost some of your best talent (i.e. Craig McCracken). You’re pushing subpar live-action content…
Google Launches Search Cartoon Caption Challenge
Google announced the launch of a search caption challenge. The challenge is to come up with the most creative captions for a series of cartoons where characters are searching Google. It’s as simple as that. “Cartoon caption contests have a…