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If Warner Bros. Won’t Put Us Up at the Cartoon Network Hotel or Pay Us Sweet, Sweet Cash, It Should at Least Let Us Live in Its Water Tower

April 28, 2020May 4, 2020 The Dot and LineComments Off on If Warner Bros. Won’t Put Us Up at the Cartoon Network Hotel or Pay Us Sweet, Sweet Cash, It Should at Least Let Us Live in Its Water Tower

Look, this is pretty self-explanatory. What do you want, a road map?

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Kimson Albert Nicknames, Ranked (Pt. II)

August 29, 2019December 30, 2019 John MaherComments Off on Kimson Albert Nicknames, Ranked (Pt. II)

The animation director is now at ‘OK K.O.!-Let’s Be Heroes,’ where his tradition of taking a choice quote from each episode as a nickname in the credits continues. We’ve ranked them here.

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An Urgent Question About ‘ThunderCats’ (1985)

June 4, 2019March 21, 2020 Nicole OrtizComments Off on An Urgent Question About ‘ThunderCats’ (1985)

IS IT STILL GOOD!?

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Warner Kids Dish Deets on Pix Biz

May 30, 2019December 30, 2019 John MaherComments Off on Warner Kids Dish Deets on Pix Biz

With a little shade for the trades.

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What Would Maes Hughes Do?

April 4, 2019May 6, 2019 Eric Vilas-BoasComments Off on What Would Maes Hughes Do?

An incomplete list.

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‘Really Wild Animals’ Turns 25 Today

October 24, 2018December 29, 2019 John MaherComments Off on ‘Really Wild Animals’ Turns 25 Today

The world is burning and melting. Poor Spin would be in anguish. And yet this show still inspires, in its sumptuously silly way.

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Is the ‘Bob’s Burgers’ Food Truck Any Good?

October 23, 2018May 6, 2019 Gilcy AquinoComments Off on Is the ‘Bob’s Burgers’ Food Truck Any Good?

One intrepid reporter found out for us at New York Comic Con.

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Why ‘Breath of the Wild’ Is a Ghibli Movie: A Legal Resolution

October 1, 2018May 6, 2019 The Dot and LineComments Off on Why ‘Breath of the Wild’ Is a Ghibli Movie: A Legal Resolution

Like, really, it’s ‘Castle in the Sky’ fan fiction. In the best way.

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BoJack Horseman Declares: No More Crossover Episodes

September 27, 2018December 29, 2019 John MaherComments Off on BoJack Horseman Declares: No More Crossover Episodes

Another day, another Twitter tantrum from the ‘Philbert’ star.

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Harvey Birdman Is Back to Save America From a Tyrant. Guess Which.

September 20, 2018December 29, 2019 John MaherComments Off on Harvey Birdman Is Back to Save America From a Tyrant. Guess Which.

Did you get that thing that they sent you? It’s a White House summons this time, Mr. Birdman.

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EDITORS PICKS

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Steve Conte Looks Back on ‘Bebop’ and Working With Yoko Kanno: Exclusive

By Eric Vilas-Boas

An exclusive interview with the show’s English-language male singer looks back on the show’s music, its legacy, and his other anime projects.

How Can I Still Love Dory When Ellen DeGeneres Sucks So Much?

By Elly Belle

There’s something fishy about the talk show host's politics, and I can’t just let her off the hook.

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Why People Are Still Obsessed With ‘Samurai Jack’

By Eric Vilas-Boas

Spoiler-free arguments for why it’s one of the most artfully crafted shows in TV history.

Jake Monaco on the Musical Magic of “Forky Asks a Question”

By Marley Crusch

The composer on his work, process, and taste in memes.

“Big,” A Poem for Peridot of ‘Steven Universe’

By John Maher

A pantoum in which Peridot, one of the toughest gems on ‘Steven Universe,’ reflects on her new life on Earth.

“Moving Into Dorms” Tries to Hit Reset After Trauma

By Sarra Sedghi

This isn’t filler, it’s feeler.

EVB Cartoon Haircuts, Ranked

By John Maher

Because how could #JHMhijacksDnL be complete without this?

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‘Really Wild Animals’ Turns 25 Today

By John Maher

The world is burning and melting. Poor Spin would be in anguish. And yet this show still inspires, in its sumptuously silly way.

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The Best American Animation Writing 2018

By The Dot and Line

A roundup of our 15 favorite stories about cartoons published during the past year by outlets not called The Dot and Line.

Twilight of the Gems

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