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A look at long-running cartoons with problematic elements

January 02, 2020 6 min read animation Looney Tunes Media stereotype The Flintstones The Joker The Simpsons Tom and Jerry

The director of 2019’s R-rated movie “Joker,” Todd Phillips, said in a Vanity Fair interview one reason he made this film was because he finds making comedy near-impossible due

Package shows: Tom and Jerry, Grape Ape, and Mumbly

August 08, 2015 5 min read animation Grape Ape Hanna-Barbera Media Mumbly Muttley package show Tom and Jerry

Today’s package show post covers the mid-70s revival of “Tom and Jerry.” It also covers the addition of several other new characters (sort of, in one case), Grape Ape

The next cartoon crossover: Jonny Quest meets...Tom and Jerry?

March 24, 2015 2 min read animation crossover Hanna-Barbera Jonny Quest Media Tom and Jerry

On the heels of WWE crossing over with Scooby-Doo and the Flintstones comes news of the latest cartoon crossover. This time, it’s classic 60s adventure cartoon Jonny Quest teaming up with&

Boomerang's revamp finally debuts in the United States

January 19, 2015 2 min read animation Boomerang Cartoon Network Looney Tunes Media Scooby-Doo The Flintstones Tom and Jerry

Almost a year ago, we received news that Boomerang, the sister channel of Cartoon Network, would be receiving a badly-needed, long-overdue revamp. For most of its existence, it had been running on what

Amazon places racial stereotype warnings in front of "Tom and Jerry" shorts

October 03, 2014 2 min read African-Americans Amazon animation Media racism stereotype Tom and Jerry

News recently broke that Amazon’s begun to place a warning in front of its Prime Instant video streaming service’s “Tom and Jerry” shorts. The warnings, which are

Thoughts on Cartoon Network's 2013 lineup

September 07, 2013 3 min read animation Batman Beware the Batman Cartoon Network Clarence Grojband Legends of Chima Media Steven Universe Teen Titans Go Tom and Jerry Total Drama Uncle Grandpa

I thought I’d update my post from last winter about Cartoon Network’s then-upcoming 2013 lineup, and give my observations about what’s aired on Cartoon Network so far

Cartoon Network announces its 2013-14 season lineup

January 28, 2013 4 min read animation Batman Cartoon Network Looney Tunes Media The Powerpuff Girls Tom and Jerry Total Drama

Update (9/22/13): I have a newer post outlining my thoughts on this season’s shows to date. Earlier today, Cartoon Network announced its revised lineup of shows for the 2013-2014