Animation has been back in the news recently due to the king of all characters — Mickey Mouse (his Steamboat Willie incarnation, to be exact) — entering into the public domain after 95 years of ...

We recently posted an article highlighting the best forgotten cartoons of the 1990s and then decided, what the heck, let's travel back another decade and shine a spotlight on the overlooked animated ...

The 1980s were the era of the cartoon. From the immensely popular Saturday Morning lineup to prime-time television, the '80s were a decade positively overflowing with animated series. The topics and ...

The '80s were a historic and strange time for the world as cultures shifted and technology advanced, making it the perfect ...

For many Gen X viewers, 1980s cartoons were not just background noise. They were part of the weekly routine. Saturday mornings felt like an event, and even weekday reruns had their own magic. These 15 ...

In 1980, everything changed for animation in America. President Jimmy Carter signed the FTC Improvements Act of 1980, limiting the Federal Trade Commission’s ability to regulate children’s programming ...

The lesson of MythForce, if Beamdog’s zany roguelite has one, is that parody is easy; homage is hard. It’s simple enough to snicker at the 12-frames-per-second animation of the 1980s, and the cynical ...

The fan-favorite Rankin/Bass cartoon series ThunderCats made its television premiere in 1985 and ran for four seasons, totaling 130 episodes. Many years later, it was rebooted in 2011 for a ...