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Velma is at last openly gay in HBO Max’s new animated movie Trick or Treat Scooby-Doo. Director/co-writer Audie Harrison’s Halloween-centric film finally cements a reality long known among many Scooby fans. The project was released on demand on Tuesday (it streams on Max starting Oct. 16) and clips circulating on social media show the Kate Micucci-voiced Velma swooning over costume designer Coco Diablo (Myrna Velasco), admiring […]
The best animated movies of all time, like the other best movies of all time, encompass a cornucopia of emotions: celebration, heartbreak, joy, grief, excitement, and anger. Animated movies have a long history of tackling both the more mundane aspects of everyday life, in a comedy or otherwise light-hearted film, to serious global and political issues in […]
Nickelodeon announced Thursday that Cardi B will have a guest spot on an episode of Baby Shark’s Big Show! next month. Cardi will voice the role of Sharki B, who is described as the “biggest star in the seven seas—flashy, awe-inspiring, and ruthlessly fun—but always 100% herself and fin-spires other fishies to do the same.” Offset […]
The beloved children’s TV series Arthur came to an end on Monday after 25 seasons on the air. Last week, PBS teased a look at the future of the Arthur characters with the help of a mysterious fortune-telling game. In the final episode, “All Grown Up,” we find out what becomes of many of the characters who inhabit […]
Futurama is coming back. The popular animated science fiction show that was developed by Matt Groening and David X. Cohen has been given a 20 episode order by Hulu, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The show is set to begin production this month and is scheduled to drop on the streaming platform sometime in 2023. The voice actors […]
Thea White, the actress best known for voicing the Muriel Bagge character in Courage the Cowardly Dog, has passed away. She was 80 years old. White’s brother John Zitzner confirmed the news in a Facebook post, revealing that the voice actress died Saturday morning. “My sister recorded this prior to her surgery,” Zitzner captioned a […]
Two of the pussiest canines to ever be animated, Scooby-Doo and Courage the Cowardly Dog, are seeing their respective franchises cross-over. The result is/will be Straight Outta Nowhere: Scooby-Doo Meets Courage the Cowardly Dog when it comes out. You can watch the trailer above. As for the plot, the synopsis was right there under the clip. As it […]
Samuel E. Wright, the actor best known for voicing the crab Sebastian in The Little Mermaid, has died. He was 74. The news first broke on Facebook when it was announced by Wright’s hometown of Montgomery, New York. “Sam was an inspiration to us all and along with his family established the Hudson Valley Conservatory,” said the message. […]
In a wide-ranging interview with USA Today as the unparalleled series reaches its 700th episode on Sunday, The Simpsons creator Matt Groening touched on the character Apu Nahasapeemapetilon, who became mired in controversy in wake of Hari Kondabolu’s 2017 documentary The Problem with Apu. In the doc, the comedian called out the show for exploiting racial stereotypes. The show’s initial response […]
The CW has found its main cast for The Powerpuff Girls live-action reboot pilot. As reported by Deadline, the network has tapped Chloe Bennet, Dove Cameron, and Yana Perrault to portray the superhero sisters Blossom, Bubbles, and Buttercup, respectively. The upcoming project is said to be a much grittier show than the original Cartoon Network animated series, as it will follow […]
