What Happened to Screwy Squirrel? MGM’s Strangest Ending
Most cartoon characters disappear quietly. Screwy Squirrel went out with what looked like a death scene. In the final short of his…
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Did the Pink Panther Ever Talk?
Yes, the Pink Panther talked. In the original theatrical cartoon series, he spoke in exactly two shorts, both released in 1965. The…
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The Kirward Derby: Did Durward Kirby Sue Bullwinkle?
Cartoon lawsuit stories have a habit of growing in the retelling. A celebrity gets angry. A lawyer sends papers. The studio panics.…
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Space Ghost: How a Canceled Hero Built Adult Swim
Most cancelled superheroes disappear into reruns. Space Ghost received a second career. In 1966, he was a straight-faced Hanna-Barbera action hero who…
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The Funky Phantom: Hanna-Barbera’s Ghostly Scooby-Doo Clone
Some forgotten Saturday morning cartoons deserve a second look. The Funky Phantom is near the top of that list. The premise sounds…
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Hanna-Barbera’s Scooby-Doo Clones: How the Formula Worked
After Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! became a hit in 1969, Hanna-Barbera returned to the same basic idea again and again. The teenagers…
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Did Yogi Berra Sue Hanna-Barbera Over Yogi Bear?
The story has circulated for decades. Yogi Berra supposedly sued Hanna-Barbera because Yogi Bear borrowed his famous nickname. Depending on the version,…
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Harlem Globetrotters Cartoon: How It Made TV History
On September 12, 1970, CBS scheduled two quiet milestones only thirty minutes apart. At 9:00 a.m., Josie and the Pussycats introduced Valerie…
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45 Best Saturday Morning Cartoons of All Time, Ranked
The television clicked on. The cereal came out. For the next few hours, Saturday morning belonged to the kids. For those of…
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Turbo Teen: The 1984 Cartoon Where a Teen Turned Into a Car
Every few years, the same Turbo Teen transformation clip escapes onto the internet. A teenage boy stretches, bends, and somehow folds himself…
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Captain Flamingo: YTV’s Forgotten Superhero Cartoon
Anyone who watched YTV or Jetix in the mid-2000s probably remembers the distress call: “Uh-oh! Flamingo!“ The era was packed with alien…
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Why Was Chowder Cancelled? The Real Reason
Chowder disappeared from Cartoon Network while it was still earning Emmy recognition and finding its creative rhythm. Fans have been asking why…
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The Raccoons: Canada’s Forgotten Global Cartoon Hit
Every country seems to have one cartoon that feels less like a television show and more like a piece of home. For…
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Garbage Pail Kids: The Cartoon CBS Canceled Before It Aired
In September 1987, CBS achieved one of the strangest milestones in television history. The network completed an entire Saturday morning cartoon, promoted…
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Trans-Artists Productions, Inc.
Trans-Artists Productions, Inc. was a real company, and the paper trail survives. The studio made 166 cartoons across two series, kept a…
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