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Nancy's Animated TV Blog July 2008 Archive

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

This Week's Animated TV Schedule

Wednesday July 30, 2008
Adult Swim has me partying like it's 1999. On Friday night, Adult Swim will go retro, airing episodes of The Brak Show, Harvey Birdman, Sealab 2021, and Space Ghost. On ... Read More

Full Imaginationland Airs Tonight

Sunday July 27, 2008
The Emmy-nominated South Park "Imaginationland" trilogy will be aired as a feature-length, director's cut film, complete with previously unaired footage, created especially for the movie, tonight on Comedy Central at ... Read More

NYC Animation Block Pary

Friday July 25, 2008
Fans of animation can enjoy dozens of fun animated shorts in Brooklyn at the Animation Block Party. The NYC based Animation Block Party is dedicated to exhibiting the world's ... Read More

Watch The Simpsons Movie Outside at Universal

Thursday July 24, 2008
Tonight Universal Theme Parks is showing The Simpsons Movie for free to folks at the Hollywood and Orlando CityWalks. Pack a picnic basket for the movie, then stay for movie ... Read More

Could You Be the Real Carl?

Wednesday July 23, 2008
In a press release, Adult Swim announced the nationwide search for a Carl look-alike to appear in the first-ever live action episode of Aqua Teen Hunger Force. The search will begin ... Read More

This Week's Animated TV Schedule

Monday July 21, 2008
Saturday nights are usually quiet for animated TV, especially since that's when Adult Swim airs a huge block of anime. But this weekend Comedy Central is rockin' the house feature ... Read More

See Imaginationland on Network TV

Sunday July 20, 2008
You remember that really fun trilogy of South Park that took place in "Imaginationland" last fall? Hard to believe, but the Emmy-nominated trilogy will be aired as a feature-length, director's ... Read More

2008 Emmy Nominations Announced

Friday July 18, 2008
Nominations for the 2008 Emmy Awards were announced yesterday. Many of my favorite cartoon episodes made the list, I'm happy to say, since these categories are usually ruled by children's ... Read More

Beware of Hacker Chunkylover53

Thursday July 17, 2008
A hacker has recently hijacked Homer Simpson's email address to start IM'ing AOL users. Sadly, if you tried to download the "free episode" Chunkylover53 offered you, a serious virus was ... Read More

This Week's Animated TV Schedule

Wednesday July 16, 2008
Summer is in full swing, including that time of year when re-runs rule the TV schedule. But there are plenty of classic episodes to revisit. Plus, Adult Swim is bringing ... Read More

TV Funhouse on DVD

Tuesday July 15, 2008
From the creator of The Ambiguously Gay Duo on Saturday Night Live comes a children's show gone awry with foul-mouthed puppets and adult-themed cartoon shorts. Comedy Central's TV Funhouse will ... Read More

Updated Metalocalypse Action Figures

Friday July 11, 2008
Shocker Toys will have a booth at the ever-popular San Diego Comic Con. If you're a Metalocalypse fan in the area, you should stop by their booth, #3948. Limited to ... Read More

This Week's Animated TV Schedule

Wednesday July 9, 2008
Comedy Central is airing a few of my favorite South Park episodes this week, including "Raisins" and "Ginger Kids." They're also showing "Lice Capades" about four times, so someone there ... Read More

Where Is Springfield?

Monday July 7, 2008
Matt Groening and company love teasing fans about the actual location of Springfield. What started out as a mystery has become an inside joke for fans. Review the evidence for ... Read More

Fourth of July on The Simpsons

Friday July 4, 2008
Happy Fourth of July! The Simpsons have celebrated Halloween in "Treehouse of Horror" episodes, as well as Christmas in episodes such as "Grift of the Magi." Review The Simpsons episodes ... Read More

Futurama: Beast with a Billion Backs

Tuesday July 1, 2008
The second Futurama movie released straight to DVD will be available June 24, 2008. Futurama: Beast with a Billion Backs is about the Planet Express crew falling through a hole ... Read More

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