The 1980s was a boom time for kid’s TV thanks to an FCC deregulation ruling that allowed series based on toy products. All of a sudden, the floodgates were open and soon G.I. Joe, M.A.S.K., ...

One of the best things about superhero cartoons back in the day was their infectious theme songs. This started in the ’70s with the Super Friends. Then it peaked in the ’90s with great opening music ...

Cartoons are a staple of childhood, and plenty of musicians have kept their inner-kids alive by making music for animated shows that find their way into family living rooms (and, since it hasn’t ...

Nostalgia can be a powerful emotion, particularly when it's tied to our childhood. Many of us can recall a time before on-demand TV, when we had to wait for those Saturday morning and after-school ...

If you are anywhere in or around Amsterdam next week, carve out some time to visit the Klik! Amsterdam Animation Festival. Every year, they program the festival around a central theme, and this year ...

Like any self respecting man in his early to mid-twenties, I spent most of my early life in front of the magic box watching animated characters with all the amazement of a Victorian gentleman gazing ...

Ari Folman’s “The Congress,” Sylvain Chomet’s “The Illusionist” and Patrice Leconte’s “Le Magasin des suicides” were among the most-buzzed toon titles at Europe’s Cartoon Movie, which ran March 3-5 in ...

It’s been more than a quarter-century since the X-Men animated series invaded small screens — and 22 years since it ended — but a new copyright-infringement suit appears to suggest that the entire ...

Like many other cartoon projects, this song uses its time to establish the show's main character and thus guarantee that the audience's interest is already peaked. Additionally, the silliness of the ...