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‘Rocko’s Modern Life: Static Cling’ Is a Perfect Roast of Hollywood—Just Like the Series Was

August 16, 2019August 16, 2019 Eric Vilas-BoasComments Off on ‘Rocko’s Modern Life: Static Cling’ Is a Perfect Roast of Hollywood—Just Like the Series Was

It’s a different take than ‘BoJack Horseman’ or ‘Animaniacs’ or any of the others you remember, but it’s potent nonetheless.

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Teiichi Takiguchi’s amateur animated effort ‘Ojisan no Lamp’ is as lovely as the oil lamps that give it its name.

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This ‘Schoolhouse Rock’ clip — first aired 14 years ago — will tell you exactly how the United States works.

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Her otherness is something a lot of mixed background folks go through.

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It’s been a long 10 years. These shows will get you through the next ones too.

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Trevor Dane Ketner examines the tragic and the queer in a ‘Cowboy Bebop’ episode that aims right at the heart.

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