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A year since the end of Teletoon Retro: what's the current status of Teletoon, Family, and their sister channels?

September 04, 2016 5 min read Canada Cartoon Network Corus Disney Channel Family Media Nickelodeon Teletoon

A year ago, Canada saw its Boomerang analog, Teletoon Retro, go off the air for good. During and after the shutdown, I got a lot of traffic and comments on my Teletoon Retro

Minorities in cartoons: "B" ("Total Drama")

August 17, 2016 1 min read animation Black Canadians Black people Cartoon Network Media minorities in cartoons Teletoon Total Drama

This week’s minorities in cartoons entry is “B,” a character on Teletoon’s “Total Drama” series. Background B debuted during the series’ fourth season, “

Minorities in cartoons: Alejandro ("Total Drama")

July 20, 2016 2 min read animation Latinos Media minorities in cartoons Teletoon Total Drama

This week’s minorities in cartoons entry is Alejandro, a character on Teletoon’s “Total Drama” series. “Total Drama World Tour” Alejandro (full name: Alejandro Burromuerto) is

Minorities in cartoons: "Stoked"

March 09, 2016 2 min read 6Teen animation Black Canadians Black people Media minorities in cartoons Stoked Teletoon

This week’s minorities in cartoons entry is “Stoked,” a Canadian animated series that aired from 2009 to 2013 on Teletoon (in Canada) and Cartoon Network (in the US). Background

Minorities in cartoons: "Class of the Titans"

February 03, 2016 2 min read animation Black people Class of the Titans Media minorities in cartoons Teletoon

This week’s minorities in cartoons entry is “Class of the Titans,” a Canadian animated series that ran from 2005 to 2008 on Teletoon. Background The series‘ premise: after

Teletoon Retro to shut down September 1, 2015

August 05, 2015 2 min read animation Canada Corus Disney Disney Channel Media Teletoon Teletoon Retro

While I’m not Canadian, I have kept tabs occasionally on the goings-on with Canada’s premiere animation cable channel, Teletoon. For years, it’s been the main analog of

Cartoon Network debuts July 4 in Canada (with help from Teletoon)

June 26, 2012 3 min read animation Canada Cartoon Network Media Teletoon

Cartoon Network and Teletoon have announced that Cartoon Network (in partnership with Teletoon) will be launching a digital cable channel in Canada as of next week (Wednesday, July 4). The lineup will include

Minorities in comics and animation: Jonesy Garcia ("6Teen")

August 04, 2011 2 min read 6Teen animation Canada Jonesy Garcia Latinos Media minorities in cartoons Teletoon

Decided to finish up the “6Teen” series, so on the heels of my posts about Wyatt and (last week) Nikki, here’s one for Jonesy Garcia. Background Jonesy’s

Black animated and comic characters: Leshawna ("Total Drama Island")

February 15, 2011 1 min read animation Black Canadians Black people Cartoon Network Media minorities in cartoons Teletoon Total Drama

Moving into non-American Black characters, we come to Leshawna, from the Canadian series “Total Drama Island” (and its successors, “Total Drama Action” and “Total Drama World Tour”). The series airs on Cartoon Network

Christmas specials: 6Teen's "Deck the Mall"

December 03, 2010 2 min read 6Teen animation Boxing Day Christmas Christmas specials Media Teletoon

“6Teen” is an animated series produced by Nelvana Studios about the misadventures of a group of teenaged friends at a Mall of America-like gigantic shopping mall. The series was produced through