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• Animation news: Frisky Dingo, Danny Phantom, Mr. Men, and Joel Hodgson visits the Cartoon Dump

  Published: August 19, 2007, 8:01 am

  Tags: Carton Dump, Cartoon Network, Danny Phantom, Dannyphantom, Frisky Dingo, Hanna Barbera, Mr Men, Music, Records, Underdog

  Filed under: OpEd, Animation, Web, Adult Swim, Pickups and RenewalsHere's some animation news from the past week or so: First, don't forget that Frisky Dingo's second season kicks off on August 26 on Adult Swim at midnight. That's next Sunday. In a younger vein, kids can look forward to brand new episodes of Danny Phantom starting tomorrow,

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• Sony Planning Live Action/Animated Smurfs' Film

  Published: June 10, 2008, 10:09 pm

  Tags: Animated, Movies, News, Hanna Barbera, Smurfs

  Columbia Pictures and Sony Pictures Animation announced today that they've obtained the rights to make a Smurfs movie.

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• Super Friends: The five silliest plots by the Legion of Doom

  Published: June 17, 2008, 3:20 pm

  Tags: Apache Chief, Aquaman, Batman, Black Vulcan, Dc Comics, Flash, Green Lantern, Hanna Barbera, Hannabarbera, Legion Of Doom, Legionofdoom, Lex Luthor, Plots, Samurai, Silliest, Superman, Warner Brothers, Wonder Woman, Wonderwoman

  Filed under: Retro Squad, TV Squad Lists, Reality-Free, Super FriendsDo not adjust your web browser. You are now entering the Retro Squad, where we are reviewing past episodes of classic TV shows.Remember when you were watching Pinky and the Brain and the Brain would think of these abstract, convoluted plots for taking over the world? Or when

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• Saturday Morning: 1970 - VIDEOS

  Published: June 28, 2008, 11:01 am

  Tags: Filmation, Groovie Goolies, Grooviegoolies, Hanna Barbera, Harlem Globetrotters, Harlemglobetrotters, Josie And The Pussycats, Josieandthepussycats, Sabrina The Teenage Witch, Sabrinatheteenagewitch, Sid And Marty Krofft, Sidandmartykrofft

  Filed under: Video, Animation, Children, Retro Squad, Saturday MorningOn a cursory glance at the 1970-71 Saturday morning schedule, one would think it was another year of classic children's fare. Yet, on closer examination, one would notice something else about the schedule. It was a bit dull. Oh, there were certainly some classics that premiered

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• Live action Scooby Doo coming to TV and DVD

  Published: August 2, 2008, 11:23 am

  Tags: Cartoon Network, Cartoonnetwork, Daphne, Fred, Hanna Barbera, Scooby Doo, Scoobydoo, Shaggy, Velma, Warner Brothers

  Filed under: Industry, Programming, Reality-FreeJust in case the first two Scooby Doo movies left you with unanswered questions, there is some good news. A third movie is in the works and this one will be direct-to-TV-and-DVD.The new movie is intended as a prequel and will be called Scooby Doo: In The Beginning. It will star lesser-known actors

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• The Banana Splits: The Next Generation

  Published: August 18, 2008, 12:06 pm

  Tags: Cartoon Network, Cartoonnetwork, Hanna Barbera, Hannabarbera, Sid And Marty Krofft, Sidandmartykrofft, The Banana Splits, Thebananasplits

  Filed under: Industry, Programming, Pickups and Renewals, Reality-FreeNostalgia still reigns supreme on television (along with a lack of original material). The 60's/70's icons The Banana Splits are now getting their own show on Cartoon Network.I'm old enough to remember when The Banana Splits were on television (from reruns. I'm not THAT old) and

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