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An Oral History of the Phrase “Get Shrek’d”

January 18, 2018May 9, 2019 Dan PowellComments Off on An Oral History of the Phrase “Get Shrek’d”

The secret story of one of the greatest, dumbest animation-referencing jokes of all time.

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How ‘Invader Zim’ Navigated the World of Human Disguise

August 27, 2016May 9, 2019 Dan PowellComments Off on How ‘Invader Zim’ Navigated the World of Human Disguise

Hiding in plain sight, he was one of the most relatable cartoons ever drawn.

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My Best Friend’s Opinion on Space Jam is Violently Wrong

By John Maher

I mean, how do I even edit a site with this Eric guy???

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The Crazy Haircuts of ‘Hey Arnold!’, Ranked

By The Dot and Line

An objectively correct list.

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The ‘Big Mouth’ V-Day Special Is a Pervy ‘When Harry Met Sally’

By Nicole Ortiz

Except it won’t make you cry.

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By Jason Adam Katzenstein

(Except maybe mummies.)

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‘Cowboy Bebop’ Isn’t the Only Show with a “Mushroom Samba”

By John Maher

Rounding up some of the silliest, spookiest, and all-around best trip episodes and sequences from your favorite cartoons.

It’s a Trump Presidency, Huey Freeman

By John Maher

The words I return to today in a world in which hate is winning.

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How Cowboy Bebop Pulled Off Its Believable Dystopia

By Marley Crusch

The Earth is a shambles. The economy is a disaster. All the robots are lonely. So how is this episode one of the show’s funniest?

Why Fans of ‘Frozen’ Should Check Out ‘White Snake’

By Charlotte Dow

But the source material for the film, which premiered at Fantastia 2019, happens to predate the Disney blockbuster's by roughly two centuries.

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Reconsidering the classic anime film on the occasion of its restoration and re-release in the US.

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