The History of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles refers to the four human-like superhero turtles, which grew into a popular and enduring franchise. The turtles were born out of a radioactive accident. They were adopted by a talking rat, Splinter, who later became their mentor (sensei). The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, named after the four famous … Read more

The History of the Ren and Stimpy Show

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The Ren & Stimpy Show is an American animated series originally broadcast from 1991 to 1996. It was the brainchild of John Kricfalusi (also known as “John K.”), a former animator who once worked for Filmator and Hanna-Barbera. It was one of the original animated series of the channel Nickelodeon.  The Ren … Read more

The History of Garfield and Friends

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Garfield, the lazy, fat, lasagna-loving cat, is the brainchild of American cartoonist Jim Davis. The fictional orange tabby first appeared in a comic strip in 1976. Now, he has been seen in several television series and primetime specials, movies, video games and even a play. Speaking of television series, Garfield makes his … Read more

The Impact of Disney Princesses on Young Girls

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It is good to see how parents tend to monitor their children’s viewing content and only allowing the ones that do not, in any way, promote inappropriate behaviors and attitudes. However, besides the PG ratings of the movies, what most of the parents are witnessed to deem as okay is considering that … Read more

The History of the Cartoon Top Cat

Top Cat features a gang of cats left with no other option than to scam people to survive in the dangerous alleys of New York City

Top Cat is another William Hanna and Joseph Barbera masterpiece. Set in the dark alleys of New York City, this classic cartoon is all about the adventures of a gang of cats lead by ‘Top Cat.’ Due to poor ratings in the U.S., this cartoon was only aired from September 27, 1961 … Read more

Introduction to Popeye

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Popeye, otherwise known as Popeye the Sailor, is an iconic cartoon character that first appeared on the Thimble Theatre comic strip published by King Features on January 17, 1929. However, the character’s popularity skyrocketed when he appeared in a series of theatrical cartoon shorts aptly called “Popeye the Sailor,” created by Max … Read more

Introduction to Super Friends

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Super Friends is a cartoon show produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions and aired on ABC from 1973 to 1985. The main characters that appear on the show are the popular comic book superheroes that teamed up to for the Justice League of America in the DC Comics universe. To emphasize the power of … Read more