Why Old Cartoons All Have Exactly 65 Episodes (Explained)
Count the episodes of He-Man, Inspector Gadget, DuckTales, TaleSpin or Batman: The Animated Series. The same number lands every time: 65. Not…
Read MoreKenny B is the founder and lead writer of Cartoon Vibe, covering both Western animation and Japanese anime. Raised on 90s Saturday morning cartoons, he writes in-depth character guides and series breakdowns on everything from classic Hanna-Barbera and Disney to modern shonen, digging into the studios, characters, and stories that define pop culture.
Count the episodes of He-Man, Inspector Gadget, DuckTales, TaleSpin or Batman: The Animated Series. The same number lands every time: 65. Not…
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For four decades, two names owned television animation: William Hanna and Joseph Barbera. From the late 1950s through the 1980s, turning on…
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Wacky Races is an animated television series created by the legendary Hanna-Barbera Productions, which originally aired from 1968 to 1969. The show…
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Tack is the unlikely hero of the legendary animated film The Thief and the Cobbler. He is a humble, shy, and near-silent…
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In 1993, Hanna-Barbera unleashed a wonderfully bizarre, beautifully simplistic cartoon that defied the era’s hyper-active trends: 2 Stupid Dogs. Following a hyperactive…
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Long before Mickey Mouse whistled his way onto a steamboat, early animators were pulling off minor miracles. With nothing but ink, paper,…
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Think you know your favorite anime? You might want to double-check. When most fans picture masterpieces like Dororo or Cyborg 009, they…
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The moose is the ultimate “Forest Giant.” With their lanky limbs, clumsy gait, and a rack of antlers that defies all animation…
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Animation is not just for kids, and the strongest proof is a weekend night spent with a film that has no interest…
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Loonatics Unleashed is one of the strangest experiments in the history of the Looney Tunes brand. In 2005, someone looked at Bugs,…
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For decades, queer representation in animation was hidden in the subtext. Think glanced-at moments, hinted dynamics, and character arcs left open to…
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The first film was Bob’s story. He chased his glory days while the family waited in the wings. But somewhere along the…
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Here is a take I will happily defend: the next movie should belong to Violet Parr. Disney and Pixar have set Incredibles…
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Everyone remembers Dash Parr as the annoying kid. The pint-sized speedster who never sat still. The brat who tortured his sister and…
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The Parr family is coming back. Disney and Pixar have officially set Incredibles 3 for June 16, 2028, so this is a…
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