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
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Minorities in cartoons: “B” (“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, “Total Drama:
Read moreMinorities in cartoons: Alejandro (“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
Read moreMinorities in cartoons: “Stoked”
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
Read moreMinorities in cartoons: “Class of the Titans”
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
Read moreTeletoon Retro to shut down September 1, 2015
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
Read moreCartoon Network debuts July 4 in Canada (with help from 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
Read moreMinorities in comics and animation: Jonesy Garcia (“6Teen”)
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.
Read moreBlack animated and comic characters: Leshawna (“Total Drama Island”)
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
Read moreChristmas specials: 6Teen’s “Deck the Mall”
“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
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