Hanna-Barbera ruled Saturday morning television in the 1960s, cannily finding trends and adapting them to their pint-sized audience. Working in tandem with CBS Saturday morning chief Fred Silverman, they spotted a fad and capitalized on it. As the lids were galvanized by the super-hero trend which led to ABC’s surprise smash success with Batman in…
Gotta love the name checks in this one, folks. From Poison Ivy and Dr. Doom to Elmer Fudd… just watch. DOWNLOAD THE MP3: http://tinyurl.com/ClubVillain Lyrics and vocals by Ray Johnson http://bit.ly/hkgd8U Produced by Mavrick http://bit.ly/ebiM30
Criminals are a superstitious, unsanitary lot…
In the past, we’ve celebrated those excellent YouTubers who’ve gone above and beyond to take some of our favorite childhood cartoons and twist them up real good. Other times, we’ve dusted off some cartoon classics from our own childhood (not too long ago, but classics still!) just to put a smile on your faces. Today,…
In 1997, CBS television had the brilliant idea to give pop-music satirist “Weird Al” Yankovic his own Saturday Morning kids show, under the one stipulation…that it be educational. Despite that anchor, Al managed to make one of the most endearing and fun kids shows since Pee Wee’s Playhouse. In fact, the show was often cited…
Warner Bros.’ Michigan J. Frog, the singing and dancing, top hat-wearing, cane-wielding amphibian, is a character that has been around since the 1950s. He made his debut in a 7 minute animated short titled One Froggy Evening, which is now one of the most renowned animated shorts in history. I remember watching this cartoon as…
Okay, it’s not quite a cartoon, but it’s the spirit of the thing.
In 1995 Geoff Darrow and Frank Miller brought us a wonderful comic. It starred an “Astro-Boy-esque” boy robot, Rusty, and his American counterpart… the metal capped, gun filled beast know as the Bug Guy. Four years later, in an attempt to fill their waning Saturday morning block, then chocked to the gills with “Goosebumps” reruns…
As the 1980s dawned, it was a nadir point for Saturday morning cartoon fare. Concerns over imitative actions by the young viewers led to a decrease in what could be shown on animated series. Additionally, rising costs led to shortcuts and more limited animation, plus the usual cyclic concern over televised violence. Throughout the decade…
It’s personal history time folks. This is 100% guilty pleasure from me to you. Ultraforce was the cartoon that led me to my love of comics. You see I saw this cartoon, and days later, my best friend (Unshaven Comics’ own Matt Wright) bought me issue 1 from the back issues at our local comic…
With Iron Man 2 coming to theaters soon, and fan anticipation at an all time high, we figured it might be fun to take a leap back in time. Here’s a little ‘Iron Man’ ala 1966. Enjoy the smooth jazz theme song! Marvel at the fluid animotion! Revel with each CLANG! POW! and ZZZOOOOOOM! You’ll…
Normally I have some coy and cute way to setup these little clips. I use some alliterations, and a few turns of phrases to make you giggle a gaggle at the you-tubery I trot out (see what I did there!?). But really, there’s not much I need to do here other than allow you to…
