Television Genres

This comprehensive reference to TV cartoon shows covers some 75 years. In the decade or so since the first edition, the industry has grown and expanded to previously unimagined heights, thanks in great part to the upsurge of cable TV services catering to animation fans. In the ten-year period from 1993 through 2003, nearly 450 new cartoon series have premiered in the U.S. ...

The Magic Behind the Voices is a fascinating package of biographies, anecdotes, credit listings, and photographs of the actors who have created the unmistakable voices for some of the most popular and enduring animated characters of all time. Drawn from dozens of personal interviews, the book features a unique look at thirty-nine of the hidden artists of show business. ...

This is an encyclopedic listing of all the special animated television presentations aired on the various networks or syndicated extensively in the United States, from the first in 1962 through the 1986-1987 season.

This book targets the scores of aspiring cartoon animators out there who are seeking a comprehensive, step-by-step guide to creating characters and the world they live in and what it takes to get their ideas on the screen. Crafting an Animated Cartoon was born out of Emmy Award-winning illustrator and animator Joe Murray's experiences with countless aspiring cartoonists who approached him on his popular website, blog and at speaking engagements and wanted to know how to craft a successful animated series and get it on screen. ...

Since late evening cartoons first aired in 1960, prime-time animated series have had a profound effect on American television and American culture at large. The characters and motifs from such shows as The Flintstones and The Simpsons are among the best-known images in world popular culture; and tellingly, even series that have not done well in prime time -- series like The Jetsons, for instance_have yielded similarly iconic images. ...

In September 1960 a television show emerged from the mists of prehistoric time to take its place as the mother of all animated sitcoms. The Flintstones spawned dozens of imitations, just as, two decades later, The Simpsons sparked a renaissance of prime time animation. This fascinating book explores the landscape of television animation, from Bedrock to Springfield, and beyond. ...

Hey Hey Hey, You're Gonna Have A Good Time! It's predawn Saturday morning. You and your brother are the first ones up, gathering pillows and blankets and the TV warms up to the weekly Farm Report. Then, just as the sugar cereal kicks in, you begin your descent into the happy-spazzy TV world of Space Ghost, Sigmund and the Sea Monsters, Hong Kong Phooey, The Herculoids, and for the hard-core Saturday morning junkie, live-action shows like Jason of Star Command. Little did you know that this cherished world was also the battleground where greedy toy advertisers, network flacks, cutthroat cartoon companies, opportunistic politicians, and concerned parents struggled for the attention-deficit souls of America's youth. ...

This animated series features CIA operative Stan Smith, his outrageous family, and Roger, the alcoholic extraterrestrial who lives with them.

Who helps Beethoven, Einstein and Lincoln in their brain-locked hours of need? Who unleashes a steady stream of film sendups, cultural spoofs and gags? Who puts the bop in the bop-shoo-bop? Well, two out of three isn't bod, and making things even better in Season 1 are friends who are fiendish, feathered, furred, and frazzled.

The comical adventures of an African American family living in suburbia. This animated series brings the hilarious exploits of Huey, Riley, Granddad, Ruckus, Jazmine and the rest of the crew to life.

Innocence and flesh were sacrificed when two young brothers ignored the laws of Alchemy in an attempt to resurrect their mother. In an era of war and corruption, State Alchemist Edward Elric and his brother Alphonse desperately search for the Philosopher's Stone. The legendary artifact is their last hope to restore what was lost - or it could be their undoing. The grisly truths found in the quest for the relic will test their souls in ways unimaginable. Murder stalks the brothers from the shadows and false prophets conspire to steal their faith. The bond of brotherhood will be their greatest weapon in the fight for their lives.

When terrorist groups, evil criminals and hostile aliens become too powerful for Earth’s armed forces, the virtually-indestructible robot is built to combat them. Commanded by Jimmy Sparks through a remote control, Gigantor must battle to save the world from a never-ending assault by ruthless villains.

Former biker gang leader Onizuka switches paths to become a teacher, joining the faculty at a prestigious private school and taking on their most difficult students.

Jonny's father is a scientist, the sort who travels to exotic locations and faces a host of sinister villains, gun-wielding thugs, and fearsome monsters. Not only does Jonny go along on these escapades, but so do his tutor-bodyguard, Roger T. "Race" Bannon, his mystical adopted brother, Hadji, and his dog, Bandit.

Kimba follows in the footsteps of his late father, the great lion king, making the jungle a better, safer place for everyone to live.

Based on Angus Oblong's underground cartoon world. The Oblongs live next to a polluted swamp that has left them with the occasional missing limb or mysterious growth, but through it all, this close-knit family sticks together. Sometimes literally.

Phineas Flynn and his stepbrother, Ferb Fletcher, are determined to make every day of their summer vacation fun while trying to escape an older sister who tattles on them every step of the way.

Jet fuel formula: Rocky and Bullwinkle accidentally discover a rocket fuel which took them to the moon and back. The government wants Bullwinkle to rediscover the rocket fuel, which also gets the attention of Pottsylvanian spies Boris and Natasha and the moon men. ...

An animated series featuring four foul-mouthed 3rd graders, Stan, Kyle, Kenny and Cartman. The show is set in the Colorado town of South Park where weird things keep happening.

Diabolical do-badder Dick Dastardly, his snickering canine cohort Muttley and their Mean Machine takes on all for the fast and furious fun of the complete animated series Wacky Races. Gear up to keep pace with this dimwitted duo as well as their rivals: Peter Perfect in his Turbo Terrific, Luke and Blubber Bear in the Arkansas Chucgabug, the Ant Hill Mob in the Bulletproof Bomb and glamorous Penelope Pitstop in her pink Compact Pussycat.

Join Woody and his friends Chilly Willy, Andy Panda, Wally Walrus and Buzz Buzzard for hours of outrageous adventures. Features rare treasures from the Walter Lantz archive, including Oswald the Lucky Rabbit, Cartune classic and Swing symphony cartoons.