Nancy's Animated TV Blog

A few new animated series are nudging their way onto the primetime schedule in the new TV season. Which one are you looking forward to watching more than the others?

• The Cleveland Show
• The Good Family
• Sit Down, Shut Up
• What?

If you answered, "What?" learn more about the casts, creators and premises of The Cleveland Show, The Good Family and Sit Down, Shut Up in my fall TV premieres wrap-up.

I'm getting excited about the new TV season coming soon, but in the meantime I'm catching up on any episodes I might have missed in the past year. These top sites are the best places to watch The Simpsons, South Park and other cartoons you may have missed, or want to watch again.

I'm really looking forward to the premiere of Sit Down, Shut Up from the creator of Arrested Development. But it doesn't air until spring! Learn more about this most-likely-to-bust-a-gut new animated series, Sit Down, Shut Up, starring Jason Bateman, Will Arnett and other comedy greats.
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I love me some Futurama, but one of my least favorite episodes is on Comedy Central Tuesday night, "The Devil's Hands are Idle Playthings." I know it was a series finale and all, but that whole flute business was just too sappy. Over on Adult Swim, they keep things rocking on Saturday night with The Venture Brothers and Metalocalypse. Sunday night, Fox dumps Sarah Connor to show us two hours of cartoons, with a double dollop of American Dad. See the full animated TV schedule.

Adult Swim is continuing the retro trend with The Brak Show and Sealab 2021 and the like on Saturday night. Those are some of the programs Adult Swim originally started with, when it was still part of Cartoon Network, and they showed bumps of old folks swimming in pools. Adult Swim is also filling the gap on Saturday night with Metalocalyspe and The Venture Brothers. Review the full animated TV schedule for more shows, days and times.

Recently I had a delightful chat with Catherine Taber, the actress who portrays Padme Amidala in the new Clone Wars movie, which will be in theaters Friday. She talked about her passion for Star Wars, her career in video games, Comic Con and her Jack Russell Terrier. Learn more about up-and-comer Catherine Taber.
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Isaac Hayes, the deep and soulful voice of Chef on South Park, died on August 10, 2008 at the age of 65. Review his career and his discord with South Park in this profile of Isaac Hayes.
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Now that August is here, our thoughts are turning to the new TV season in September. Lucky for us, we don't have to wait until November, after the World Series, to see our favorite cartoons on Fox. Get premiere dates for returning animated Fox shows, as well as details about two new shows coming next spring.

Futurama relieves the heat with a few of my favorite episodes this week on Comedy Central, including "A Tale of Two Santas." But, please, how many times will we be forced to watch "A Leela of Her Own" and "How Hermes Requisitioned His Groove Back?" Fox is pre-empting their second hour of animation on Sunday night to run a marathon of Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles. I like that show, but, man, Lena Headey needs a new expression. See the full animated TV schedule for more animated TV fun.

The Simpsons has had many milestones, including airing 400 episodes. Now King of the Hill is slated to hit a big number, too. The Emmy Award-winning animated series celebrate its 250th milestone episode in May 2009. The 250th milestone episode, titles "Serves Me Right for Giving General George S. Patton the Bathroom Key," takes place a year after the death of Hank’s father, Cotton Hill. Congratulations Mike Judge and the gang!
Photo courtesy of Twentieth Century Fox.