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FOX Announces Primetime Slate for 2012-2013 Season

Monday May 14, 2012

Bob's BurgersToday in a press release, FOX announced which cartoons will be returning for their Animation Domination line-up on Sunday nights next fall. Who's missing? Allen Gregory and Napoleon Dynamite. No word whether either of those failed shows will make a mid-season appearance. But really, with such a solid line-up, why does FOX keep tinkering with new 'toons?
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Best Movies Made From Cartoons

Monday May 14, 2012

South Park: Bigger, Longer, UncutSooner or later, popular TV cartoons become feature films, like Yogi Bear, Smurfs and in 2014, Mr. Peabody and Sherman. Many times cartoons are not as enjoyable when they're stretched to feature length: plots are too thin; jokes get old; big celebrities take too much attention away from favorite characters. However, a handful of movies made from cartoons have managed to bring the best of their shows to the big screen. See if you agree with this list of the best movies made from cartoons.
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American Dad Season Finale

Sunday May 13, 2012

American DadAmerican Dad is the new King of the Hill, in that FOX does little to promote it, but it's one of the funniest and most clever TV shows on the air. American Dad dissects family values, politics and most American preconceptions in every episode.

In the season finale tonight, Stan finds Steve playing with his toys and vows to make a man out of him by taking him to Mexico. His plays go awry, however, when they are kidnapped by a drug cartel. Watch "Toy Whorey" tonight at 9:30 p.m. ET on FOX.
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"Birth of the Blade"

Saturday May 12, 2012

ThunderCatsIf you've been following ThunderCats on Cartoon Network, you'll know today's episode is pivotal for Lion-O. In "Birth of the Blade," Lion-O and Pumyra try to evade Mumm-Ra and his forces in the mines of Mount Plundarr in an effort to keep the Sword of Plundarr out his hands, we flash back in time and discover its origin--and its relationship with the Sword of Omens. Watch ThunderCats today at 9:30 a.m. ET on Cartoon Network.
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