What were the main influences and trends in 1960s TV animation?
I’ve previously written about different decades in animation, from the 70s through the 2010s. However, I didn’t get around to covering the 1960s, the first full decade of TV
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What were the main influences and trends in 1970s TV animation?
On the heels of my post about the main trends and influences in 1980s and 2010s TV animation, I thought I’d look at a different decade, the 1970s. It’s
What were the main influences and trends in 1980s TV animation?
There’s been a lot of discussion online about the recently announcements reboots of 1980s TV cartoons, including “Thundercats” and “She-Ra.” But what were the dominant influences and
Why is Scooby-Doo still popular after 50 years?
Nearly 50 years after his debut in September 1969, Scooby-Doo has become one of the most popular American cartoon characters of all time. Since Scooby’s late 90s revival (starting with “Scooby-Doo on
Saturday morning cartoons: "Speed Buggy"
This week, I look back at the early 1970s Hanna-Barbera cartoon “Speed Buggy.” Background Airing on CBS from 1973-1975, “Speed Buggy” was one of the myriad of “Scooby-Doo&
Saturday morning cartoons: "The Roman Holidays"
I thought I’d look back at a cartoon I saw in reruns as a kid, but only lasted one season during its original Saturday morning run: the 1972 Hanna-Barbera series “
