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Minorities in cartoons: "BraveStarr"

5 years ago 1 min read animation BraveStarr Filmation Indigenous peoples Media minorities in cartoons Native Americans

This week’s minorities in cartoons entry is “BraveStarr,” a Filmation animated series that ran in syndication from 1987 to 1988. Background “BraveStarr” was a “space western,

Package shows: Sabrina the Teenage Witch and the Groovie Goolies

5 years ago 4 min read animation Filmation Groovie Goolies Media package show Sabrina the Teenage Witch

This week’s package show look is at the 1970s Saturday morning series (and its package show spinoffs) “The Groovie Goolies.” Produced by Filmation, this series debuted in 1970 on

Package shows: "The Superman/Aquaman Hour of Adventure" (plus Batman)

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This week’s package show look is at “The Superman/Aquaman Hour of Adventure,” which ran from 1967 to 1968 on CBS. I’ll also look at “The

Package shows: Tarzan, Batman, Zorro, and the Lone Ranger

5 years ago 5 min read animation Batman Batman and the Super 7 Filmation Media package show Tarzan Tarzan and the Super 7 The Lone Ranger Zorro

Today’s package show look is at the various late 70s/early 80s series primarily featuring Batman, Tarzan, the Lone Ranger, and Zorro. Between 1976 and 1982, these heroes, plus others, were

Minorities in cartoons: Superstretch and Microwoman

5 years ago 1 min read African-Americans animation Filmation Media minorities in cartoons Superstretch and Microwoman Tarzan and the Super 7

This week’s minorities in cartoons entry is the superhero duo Superstretch and Microwoman. The duo appeared as a segment in the 1977 CBS series “Tarzan and the Super 7,”

Minorities in cartoons: Pete Jones

7 years ago 2 min read African-Americans animation Filmation Media minorities in cartoons Pete Jones The Hardy Boys

This week’s minorities in cartoons entry is Pete Jones, a supporting character on the 1969 Saturday morning cartoon series “The Hardy Boys.” The series is based on the classic

RIP Hal Sutherland, co-founder of Filmation

7 years ago 1 min read animation Filmation Hal Sutherland Media RIP

Cartoon Brew reported last tonight that Hal Sutherland, co-founder of the Filmation animation studio, has passed away at the age of 85. I’m not sure I have much new to add

RIP Lou Scheimer, co-founder of Filmation

7 years ago 1 min read animation Filmation Lou Scheimer Media RIP

Today, news came of the death of Lou Scheimer, the co-founder of Filmation, the animation studio that (along with Hanna-Barbera) dominated Saturday morning animation between the late 1960s and late 1980s. Cartoon Brew

Minorities in comics and animation: Fat Albert

9 years ago 2 min read African-Americans animation Fat Albert Filmation Media minorities in cartoons

This week’s entry is about the popular 1970s TV cartoon, Fat Albert. Background Fat Albert started off as a character in a comedy routine of his creator, Bill Cosby, before making