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Nancy's Animated TV Blog December 2006 Archive

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

New Year's Eve withSouth Park

Sunday December 31, 2006
Tonight you can watch a South Park marathon while you're ringing in the New Year. The annual South Park New Year's Eve Rock-A-Thon begins at 10:00 p.m. ET on Comedy ... Read More

Top 10 Things I Love About Pee-Wee's Playhouse

Friday December 29, 2006
Pee-Wee's Playhouse was a Saturday morning show back in the 90s. Now it's on Adult Swim and winning fans all over again. This time around, I'm re-living old times and ... Read More

Homer Simpson's Favorite Foods

Tuesday December 26, 2006
Feeling bit stuffed with holiday food? Homer Simpson doesn't know the meaning of the word "sated." (Do you?) To celebrate the end of Christmas, and to delay 2007 resolutions to ... Read More

Santa's Little Helper

Monday December 25, 2006
Santa's Little Helper has proven to be a loyal family pet to the Simpsons. He was taken in by Homer and Bart on Christmas way back in the first season ... Read More

South Park "Spirit of Christmas"

Saturday December 23, 2006
Perhaps you didn't know that the "Spirit of Christmas" online video (where Jesus and Santa beat the crap out of each other) was the beginning of South Park's amazing ten ... Read More

Top Picks for Stop-Motion Animated DVDs

Thursday December 21, 2006
Last minute gift shopping? Here are some great DVDs for gifts. Stop-motion animation is an old technique, even used in the original King Kong movie. Today stop-motion animation is so ... Read More

Dr. Katz Season 2 DVD Review

Tuesday December 19, 2006
As Morgan Larrick reminds us, primetime animated comedies have come a long way. In the 90's, laughs were well-deserved after a long build-up, rather than brought on by gross-out sight ... Read More

Larry the Cable Guy and Comedy Central Announce New Animated Show

Monday December 18, 2006
Larry the Cable Guy (the voice of Mater in the animated movie Cars) will bring his well-known and distinctive sense of humor to a half-hour animated pilot with Comedy Central. ... Read More

American Dad Christmas

Friday December 15, 2006
When Stan Smith loses his Christmas spirit, the Ghost of Christmas Past (guest voice Lisa Kudrow) takes him back in time in the "Best Christmas Never" episode of American Dad ... Read More

Patrick Warburton Talks Family Guy and The Venture Brothers

Monday December 11, 2006
You probably know Patrick Warburton from his role of David Puddy on Seinfeld. But kids and cartoon lovers also recognize his deep bass voice in animated work like Family Guy, ... Read More

Gifts for Fans of The Simpsons

Saturday December 9, 2006
Visit any Spencer's Gifts, Five Below or Toys R Us and you'll find dozens of Simpsons collectibles that you could give as gifts. If you're put off by having to ... Read More

Lil' Bush Goes from Mobile to TV

Tuesday December 5, 2006
Comedy Central and Amp'd Mobile have announced that the original animated mobile series Lil' Bush: Resident of the United States is making the leap from mobile to television. The new ... Read More

Do You Need "Mr. Plow?"

Sunday December 3, 2006
"Mr. Plow" is a classic episode of The Simpsons. As snowstorms pound the Midwest and other parts of the country, plowing is no doubt on the minds of many Americans. ... Read More

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