What were the main influences and trends in 1970s TV animation?
A look at some trends in 1970s TV animation, including pastiches of primetime TV shows and the massive number of “Scooby-Doo” clones.
Tag: 1970s
Top 10 TV cartoon theme songs
(An updated version of this post is available here.) Yes, I suppose this was inevitable. After all those decade-by-decade posts, here’s one that names my …
Top 10 1970s TV cartoon theme songs
The 1970s saw a big shift in animation, away from the more violent superhero, funny animal and action cartoons of the 60s. An example of …
The best 1970s superhero TV show or movie openings
Moving on from the 1960s, here’s my choices for runners-up to the best superhero openings of the 1970s. The 70s’ best openings were the Christopher …
Clark Kent gets “Super Disco Fever”
Art by Kurt Schaffenberger. Back in the 70s, DC put out an extra-sized anthology title called “Superman Family.” “Superman Family” was created out of the …