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Watch Justin Roiland Get Wasted While Voicing ‘Rick and Morty’

May 9, 2017May 9, 2019 Eric Vilas-BoasComments Off on Watch Justin Roiland Get Wasted While Voicing ‘Rick and Morty’

Turn up the sauce.

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The 5 Terrible Cartoons Time Forgot

April 19, 2017May 9, 2019 Matt AmendaComments Off on The 5 Terrible Cartoons Time Forgot

I know now that I’ve taken for granted how good cartoons are these days.

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3 Urgent Questions About Hairstyles in Cartoons

April 17, 2017May 9, 2019 Ruth MorrisonComments Off on 3 Urgent Questions About Hairstyles in Cartoons

The dilemma of our time.

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Everything Is Terrible, But at Least Mark Hamill Is Still the Joker

January 20, 2017December 29, 2019 John MaherComments Off on Everything Is Terrible, But at Least Mark Hamill Is Still the Joker

Everything is terrible, and everyone’s favorite laughing Batman villain is here to, err, help?

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Bring Back Bugs Bunny Barbs

January 13, 2017April 4, 2020 John MaherComments Off on Bring Back Bugs Bunny Barbs

“Ehhhh, need some disses, Doc?” Here’s how to insult the proverbial deplorables this year.

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A Snooty Opera Review of ‘What’s Opera Doc?’

January 11, 2017May 27, 2019 Mariah WakefieldComments Off on A Snooty Opera Review of ‘What’s Opera Doc?’

Unearthed from the annals of history.

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Which Gohan Is the Best Gohan?

January 3, 2017May 9, 2019 Alex MaherComments Off on Which Gohan Is the Best Gohan?

Or: The Evolution and Devolution of Dragon Ball Z’s once-powerful son.

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It’s 2016, and Eustace Bagge Is an Angry White Trump Supporter

November 3, 2016December 29, 2019 John MaherComments Off on It’s 2016, and Eustace Bagge Is an Angry White Trump Supporter

17 years ago, ‘Courage the Cowardly Dog’ presented us with a prescient window into America in 2016: Eustace Bagge, perhaps the worst person in animation history, who embodies every wrongheaded notion Trump supporters are known for now.

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‘Venture Bros.’ Animation Director Kimson Albert’s Nicknames, Ranked

September 22, 2016December 29, 2019 John MaherComments Off on ‘Venture Bros.’ Animation Director Kimson Albert’s Nicknames, Ranked

The former ‘Venture Bros.’ animation director (2004–2016) regularly included his favorite quotation from each episode as a nickname in the credits. Here are our favorites.

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A Tender Benediction, Unearthed from the Bowels of Nickelodeon

September 1, 2016May 9, 2019 The Dot and LineComments Off on A Tender Benediction, Unearthed from the Bowels of Nickelodeon

We’ve dedicated the entire month of August 2016 to writing only about Nicktoons. This is its swan song.

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EDITORS PICKS

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Who Is Winsor McCay, and Why Is He Such a Big Deal at the Annies?

By Eric Vilas-Boas

Because he's been a big deal in animation for decades, of course.

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How the Carrey v. Sandler “Trial” Happened on ‘Animals’: Q&A

By Eric Vilas-Boas

Here’s why Phil Matarese and Mike Luciano’s HBO show debated the careers of two comedy titans on the episode “The Trial.”

“Your Lifelong Dream” and the Enduring Timelessness of ‘The Simpsons’

By David S. Atkinson

On “Marge vs. the Monorail” and the enduring timelessness of ‘The Simpsons’

The Best American Animation Writing 2016

By The Dot and Line

A roundup of our 25 favorite pieces about cartoons published during the past year by outlets not called ‘The Dot and Line.’

Diane Nguyen Taught Me Not to Be a Martyr for My Writing

By Gretchen Gales

From her struggle to set boundaries for herself, to her mental health history, to her need to martyr herself for the greater good, I saw much of myself in Diane.

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Three Words That Keep Me Sane in the Age of Trump

By Eric Vilas-Boas

Thanks, Mickey. And Kubrick, I guess.

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“A Very BoJack Halloween” Teaches Us Nothing Is Scarier Than Learning from Our Mistakes

By Jason Adam Katzenstein

(Except maybe mummies.)

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How ‘BoJack’ Season 5 Humanizes Opioid Addiction

By Adryan Corcione

Whether he’s BoJack the horse or BoJack the actor, he’s still a BoJack suffering from addiction.

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