Hyde and Hare – animated short, USA, 1955
Hyde and Hare is a 1955 American Warner Bros Looney Tunes Bugs Bunny cartoon, directed by Friz Freleng [as I. Freleng] from a story by Warren Foster. The scenario was …
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Zombie Hotel – animated series, France, 2005 – 2007
Zombie Hotel is a 2005 Irish/French animated children’s television series about a hotel run by zombies, created by Jan Van Rijsselberge, produced by French production company Alphanim and shown internationally. …
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Betty Boop’s Hallowe’en Party – animated, USA, 1933
Betty Boop’s Hallowe’en Party is a 1933 American animated short film directed by Dave Fleischer and produced by Max Fleischer. It stars Betty Boop, obviously. Plot: It’s Halloween, and Jack Frost (in his ice-covered airplane) covers …
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Scooby-Doo: Origins and the gang’s extended families – article
Scooby Doo, Where Are You! was the first incarnation of the long-running Hanna-Barbera Saturday morning cartoon series, Scooby-Doo. Created by Joe Ruby and Ken Spears, the cartoon premiered on CBS September …
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Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Mouse – animated Tom and Jerry short
Doctor Jekyll and Mr. Mouse is a 1947 American one-reel MGM animated cartoon and is the 30th Tom and Jerry short. The cartoon was released on 14 June 1947, and …
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‘The Bride of Dracula!’ – episode of Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends TV series
Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends is an American animated television series produced by Marvel Productions starring established Marvel Comics characters Spider-Man and Iceman and an original character, Firestar. As a trio called …
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‘Hell Is Other Robots’ – episode of Futurama
“Hell Is Other Robots” is the ninth episode of Futurama. It originally aired in North America on May 18, 1999. The episode was written by Eric Kaplan and directed by Rich Moore. Guest stars …
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The Mad Doctor – animated short
The Mad Doctor is a Mickey Mouse cartoon released in 1933. The short’s horror overtones made it unusual for a Mickey Mouse cartoon. Some theaters refused to show it, believing it to be too scary for …
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The Prize Pest – animated short
The Prize Pest is a 1950 Warner Bros. Looney Tunes cartoon featuring Porky Pig and Daffy Duck. It was directed by Robert McKimson, and written by Tedd Pierce. It was originally released December 22, 1951. This is considered by some …
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Transylvania 6-5000 – animated short, 1963 – overview
Transylvania 6-5000 is a 1963 American Merrie Melodies animated short directed by Chuck Jones and starring Bugs Bunny. The title is a pun on “Pennsylvania 6-5000”, a song made famous by Glenn Miller, and referring to the old telephone number …
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The Batman vs Dracula – USA, 2005 – overview
The Batman vs. Dracula is a 2005 direct-to-video animated American movie based on The Batman television series. It has a much darker tone than the show, and features Vicki Vale, …
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Frankie Stein – comic book character
Frankie Stein is a British comic book character who was popular throughout the 1970s. He should not be confused with the identically named female character from Monster High. The original …
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Godzilla – animated TV series, 1978 – 1981
Godzilla is a 30-minute animated series co-produced between Hanna-Barbera Productions and Toho in 1978 and aired on NBC in the United States and TV Tokyo in Japan. The series is an animated adaptation of the Japanese Godzilla films produced by Toho. It continued to air until 1981. Derided by many aficionados …
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The Creepy Coupe – car in ‘Wacky Races’ animated TV series
The Creepy Coupe is the #2 car in Wacky Races, Hanna Barbera’s popular cartoon, first aired in 1968. It is driven by The Gruesome Twosome (echoing the title of Herschell …
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Fangface – animated TV series
“Every 400 years, a baby werewolf is born into the Fangsworth family, and so when the moon shined on little Sherman Fangsworth, he changed into Fangface, a werewolf! Only the …
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What’s New, Scooby-Doo? – TV series, 2002 – 2005
What’s New, Scooby-Doo? is the 2002-2005 ninth incarnation of the Hanna-Barbera Saturday morning cartoon Scooby-Doo, and a revival of the original show Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!. It was the first time the …
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The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror
Treehouse of Horror episodes are a series of episodes in the animated series The Simpsons. They are Halloween specials, each consisting of three separate, self-contained segments. These segments usually involve the Simpson family in some horror, science fiction, or supernatural setting. They …
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