https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CWnWwN1z_UM In the early 1990s two popular animated shows came out that were created by Tom Ruegger, “presented by” Steven Spielberg, had some of the same voice actors*, and which tried to bring back the same style of slapstick comedy that classic Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies cartoons were famous for. These two shows were…
Hunter X Hunter is a Japanese anime, that originated as a popular comic of the same name, and had a couple of iterations as an animated show. This article will be focusing on the 2011 anime. I feel like a common issue when I try to describe a particular anime to someone, is that either there…
I know this is more of a belated love note, but I was sick with the flu the week of Valentine’s Day, and was unable to articulate my love for this cartoon short at that time. The idea behind this article came from A Bomb in the Lasagna‘s article on Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure…
Recently I decided to revisit a fun Nickelodeon show that I enjoyed when I was younger. This show was Danny Phantom, a series about a moody teenager who gains ghost-like abilities and must fight other ghosts from wreaking havoc in our world. Upon re-watching the series, I was surprised to find how much it embodied…
Despite this column being called “Saturday Morning Cartoons” I have written very little about the cartoons I actually used watch on Saturday mornings as a kid. The reason for this is in part wanting to promote recently made films or shows, and in part feeling that the nostalgia of older shows may overshadow their likely…
I have been living in Japan for about three years and I am very much in love with this country’s culture. In my time here, I have tried to pick up various Japanese traditional crafts – one of them includes playing the shamisen, which is a three-stringed guitar-like instrument. I have been practicing the shamisen…
For this article “A Bomb in the Lasagna” writer, Will Standish, and “Saturday Morning Cartoons” writer, Aubrey Fox, will be co-writing an article on what we believe should be considered a Christmas classic – the Hey Arnold! Christmas special “Arnold’s Christmas”. Merry Christmas and enjoy! Every year, I have to brace myself before watching “Arnold’s…
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