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Earth Day and Arbor Day in cartoons

April 19, 2022May 4, 2022 Anthony

A look at some cartoons that present Earth Day and/or environmentally themed episodes, from “Captain Planet” to “Peanuts.”

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Valentine's Day art
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Valentine’s Day in cartoons

February 11, 2022April 23, 2022 Anthony

A look at Valentine’s Day depictions in cartoons, from “Peanuts” and “The Simpsons” to DC Comics’ Hawkman and Hawkgirl.

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New Year’s and Boxing Day in cartoons

December 24, 2021January 9, 2022 Anthony

A look at New Year’s Eve/Day and Boxing Day in cartoons, from “Rudolph’s Shiny New Year” to several “Peanuts” specials.

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Kwanzaa in cartoons

December 10, 2021December 10, 2021 Anthony

A look at celebrations of Kwanzaa in cartoons, from Disney Channel’s “The Proud Family” to PBS Kids’ long-running series “Arthur.”

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Black family celebrating Christmas
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10 animated holiday specials featuring people of color

December 3, 2021April 23, 2022 Anthony

A list of holiday specials featuring people of color, from “Doc McStuffins” to “Static Shock” to an adaption of the book “The Snowy Day.”

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Molly of Denali cast: Molly, Grandpa Nat, Trini, and Tooey
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6 Indigenous characters in cartoons

October 8, 2021March 3, 2022 Anthony

A list of six Indigenous characters in cartoons, from PBS’ “Molly of Denali” to newcomer DC Comics superhero Equinox.

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Black cat and broken mirror
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Friday the 13th in cartoons

August 13, 2021December 10, 2021 Anthony

A list of a few cartoons that references Friday the 13th, both the superstition-filled day itself and the 1980s horror film series.

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Juneteenth and the Big Five tech companies

June 18, 2021December 10, 2021 Anthony

A look at how the “Big Five” tech companies are planning to observe the newest US federal holiday, Juneteenth.

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Easter and Passover in cartoons

April 2, 2021April 18, 2022 Anthony

A list of some Easter and Passover appearances in cartoons, from classic Rankin-Bass specials to Nickelodeon’s “Rugrats.”

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LGBTQ Pride Month and cartoons

May 31, 2019March 3, 2022 Anthony

June is LGBTQ Pride Month. As such, here’s a post linking to and summarizing my previous posts about LGBTQ characters in comics and animation. To

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