Tag "Kids’ WB"

Slap Happy Serves Up Shorts for Knowledge

March 1, 2013 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image

Vancouver-based animation studio Slap Happy Cartoons will produce a series of animated shorts for Canadian pubcaster Knowledge Network. The project will feature the network’s popular characters Luna, Chip and Inkie, part of the cabler’s commercial-free children’s block from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. The three playful, and quirky young animal characters [...]

Meet the Millennial Hipster Superheroes

February 12, 2013 by Ramin Zahed 34 Comments divider image

Warner Bros. Animation takes the old Teen Titans characters in a totally new direction in the upcoming Cartoon Network series. It’s a well-known fact that some of the more recent superhero movies and TV shows have a tendency to get a bit too ponderous and brooding. Luckily, you can always [...]

9 Story Picks Up Slap Happy’s ‘Nerds and Monsters’

January 29, 2013 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image

9 Story Enterprises is expanding to include acquired programming in its catalog, beginning with the international distribution rights to Slap Happy Cartoon’s new animated series Nerds and Monsters (40×11’). The series was recently greenlit by Corus Entertainment’s kids and family network YTV in Canada for a January 2014 premiere. “This [...]

A Legendary ‘Calamity’

January 24, 2013 by Michael Mallory No Comments divider image

I am writing this week’s blog on the day that President Barack Obama is being sworn in for his second term. What has that to do with the Toon Trenches? Outwardly, nothing, except for a comment made by a radio pundit covering the event, as to how no newly inaugurated president [...]

The Hub Brings Spielberg’s ‘Animaniacs’ Back

November 30, 2012 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image

If you’ve been missing the popular Amblin/Warner Bros. animated series Animaniacs since it went off the air in 1999, we have some good news for you. The Hub is bringing the show back in December. The series will premiere with a four-hour marathon on Christmas Eve, Monday, December 24 (4-8 [...]

‘Animaniacs Vol. 4' Coming to DVD in Feb.

November 21, 2012 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image

We’ve got some great news for Animaniacs fans, just in time for this Thanksgiving holiday! You can catch up with the zany adventures of Yakko, Wakko and Dot as Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group releases Animaniacs: Volume 4 on DVD on February 5. This 3-disc collector’s set features 24 episodes [...]

Netflix Nabs 26 Additional Eps of ‘Johnny Test’

November 5, 2012 by Mercedes Milligan 1 Comment divider image

DHX Media has announced that the full fifth season of hit animated comedy series Johnny Test is now available to stream on Netflix “Just for Kids” across the U.S. The “Just for Kids” access option through Netflix’s instant watch service makes it easier and more fun for kids and families [...]

Lee Adams to Oversee Assorted Nuts’ L.A. Office

September 9, 2012 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image

Assorted Nuts Animation Studios has opened a new office in Los Angeles titled Assorted Nuts Entertainment. The new arm of the studio will focus on the studio’s existing TV, feature properties and upcoming development slate, as well as exec producing, financing and distributing third-party projects. The new office will be led [...]