Retro Fever: ‘Fraggle Rock’ and ‘Taz’ on DVD

May 13, 2013 by Ramin Zahed No Comments

There are several fun new animated and puppet-driven series making their debut on DVD/Blu-ray this week that should put everyone in the right retro summer mood. First up, how can you say no to the Fraggle Rock: 30th Anniversary Collection ($130 listed, $113 on amazon)? This glorious 21-disc (3230 minutes—that’s over [...]

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TV Bytes: Calimero, Pac-Man & Bubble Guppies

March 18, 2013 by Ramin Zahed No Comments

As international companies gear up for the MIP-TV market in France next month, we are getting bombarded with news about about global franchises. Here are today’s latest TV toon newsmakers: UK broadcaster Channel 5 has picked up the broadcast rights for the Nick Jr. preschool series Bubble Guppies. The series, [...]

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The Hub Brings Spielberg’s ‘Animaniacs’ Back

November 30, 2012 by Ramin Zahed No Comments

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 [...]

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

November 21, 2012 by Ramin Zahed No Comments

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 [...]

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The Dwarfs are Back in Disney Jr.’s ’7D’

June 19, 2012 by Ramin Zahed No Comments

Heigh ho, heigh ho, Disney Jr. has started production on a new animated series featuring radically new designed versions of Snow White’s Seven Dwarfs. Slated to premiere in 2014, the series is called The 7D and is described as a “comedic take on the world of Seven Dwarfs, this time [...]

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Kung Fu Panda Proves His Chops on Nick

October 7, 2011 by Ramin Zahed 1 Comment

Po and his warrior pals get ready to fight the good fight on an awesome new weekly show. 2011 has been quite a year for Po, the eager warrior of DreamWorks’ 2008 Oscar-nominated movie Kung Fu Panda. Not only did he defeat the evil peacock Lord Shen in a big [...]

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