Today, I’ll look at my picks for favorite 1990s superhero TV show and movie openings. My vote for the best 90s openings are “Batman: The
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Tag: Captain Planet
RIP Marcia Wallace, voice of Mrs. Krabappel on “The Simpsons”
Yesterday came sad news that Marcia Wallace has passed away at the age of 70. Besides starring on “The Bob Newhart Show” in the 70s,
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Minorities in cartoons: “Captain Planet and the Planeteers”
This week’s minorities in cartoons entry is “Captain Planet and the Planeteers.” Debuting in 1990 on TBS, the series ran for six seasons. Background The
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Earth Day (and Arbor Day) in cartoons
Environmentalism in cartoons too often gets treated at two extremes. On one extreme is the “Captain Planet and the Planeteers” method, where the environmentalism sometimes
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