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Nancy's Animated TV Blog May 2006 Archive

By Nancy Basile, About.com Guide to Animated TV since 1999

More Rumors About Futurama

Thursday May 25, 2006
Newsarama.com is reporting that, "Adult Swim recently ran a very interesting "bump" hinting that they might be airing four original Futurama made-for-DVD movies sometime in the future." Also according to ... Read More

Interview with Creator of The Venture Brothers

Monday May 22, 2006
Christopher McCulloch, creator of The Venture Brothers, is gearing up for a DVD release and the premiere of the second season. He talked with me about the rigors of producing ... Read More

Mandy Moore Guest Stars on The Simpsons

Friday May 19, 2006
Homer and Marge play love doctor for baseball player Buck and his sexy wife Fiona (guest voice Mandy Moore) in The Simpsons episode "Marge and Homer Turn a Couple Play" ... Read More

Family Guy Season Finale

Friday May 19, 2006
Originally, these "episodes" came out on DVD as Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story. Now Fox is airing these 90 minutes as the season finale. Stewie gets a glimpse of his ... Read More

Fox Fall Schedule

Thursday May 18, 2006
Our favorite Fox cartoons will return on Sunday nights in the fall, but there's been a shuffle of timeslots. The new schedule will be 7:30 p.m. King of the Hill ... Read More

American Dad Volume One DVD Collection

Monday May 15, 2006
Fox was kind enough to release the first thirteen episodes of season one of American Dad before the season is even over. Is it as good as Family Guy, Seth ... Read More

King of the Hill 200th Episode

Friday May 12, 2006
Lucky (guest voice Tom Petty) asks Peggy to tutor him for the General Equivalency Diploma and declares his intention to propose to Luanne in "Edu-macating Lucky," the special 200th milestone ... Read More

Homer Simpson Is Homersapien

Friday May 12, 2006
Flanders calls Homer an ape and makes a case for evolution revolution in The Simpsons episode "The Monkey Suit" airing Sunday, May 14 at 8:00 p.m. on Fox. Photo courtesy ... Read More

King of the Hill Season Six DVD

Tuesday May 9, 2006
The sixth season of King of the Hill includes classic episodes from the series set in fictional Arlen, Texas. In this season, Bobby takes self-defense, Hank finds himself dreaming about ... Read More

The Simpsons Movie Coming Soon

Monday May 8, 2006
The long-awaited movie from The Simpsons will finally be a reality. Learn more about the upcoming release date, and what the producers have to say. Plus, read a little history ... Read More

King of the Hill Renewed

Monday May 8, 2006
Fox is finally showing some sense when it comes to holding onto its finely tuned animated comedies. (See Family Guy's comeback story.) King of the Hill has been renewed for ... Read More

Futurama Rumors

Monday May 8, 2006
CNN.com is perpetuating the rumors that Futurama will return to Fox with new episodes. There is still no confirmation that Fox will order new episodes, though the network has that ... Read More

Dr. Katz Professional Therapist: Season One DVD

Thursday May 4, 2006
Remember the dawn of Squigglevision? Reviewer Mike Brown tells you why the Dr. Katz Professional Therapist: Season One DVD is history in the making. It's not just about the animation. ... Read More

New South Park Episode "The Dog Whisperer"

Wednesday May 3, 2006
The Dog Whisperer, Cesar Millan, takes on his biggest challenge to date when he signs on to discipline Eric Cartman. Cesar may have what it takes, but Cartman isn't going ... Read More

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