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Nancy's Animated TV Blog June 2009 Archive

By Nancy Basile, About.com Guide to Animated TV

This Week's Schedule: The Goode Family Moves

Monday June 29, 2009
Mike Judge's new animated comedy on ABC, The Goode Family, has only been drawing between 2 and 3 million viewers. Now it's been slotted on low-rated Friday nights, so it ... Read More

Good-bye, Michael Jackson

Friday June 26, 2009
Michael Jackson was one of the first celebrity guest stars on The Simpsons. In season three, he voiced John Jay Smith, a mental patient who is convinced he is Michael ... Read More

Tom and Jerry the Way Chuck Jones Intended

Friday June 26, 2009
Tom and Jerry are busy. Not only are they racing around the Boomerang channel (part of Cartoon Network), they're also landing on DVD. These Tom and Jerry episodes are from ... Read More

Fox Sets Date for The Cleveland Show Premiere

Tuesday June 23, 2009
Hey, y'all. On September 27, 2009 The Cleveland Show will premiere on Fox at 8:30 p.m. ET, replacing King of the Hill in the Animation Domination line-up. The Simpsons, Family ... Read More

Homer Simpson Now on TomTom

Monday June 22, 2009
Since GPS became so readily available, many fans have asked me to find Homer Simpson's voice to download for their TomTom. Until now, I had to disappoint them. The summer ... Read More

Cartoon Vampires

Wednesday June 17, 2009
Vampires are enjoying their day in the sun, so to speak. Twilight was a huge hit, spawning the New Moon sequel. True Blood just started its second season on HBO, ... Read More

Family Guy Vol. 7 DVD Released Today

Tuesday June 16, 2009
The seventh Family Guy DVD is released today. This DVD set includes episodes from the sixth and seventh seasons (2008, 2009). Read more about the episodes and bonus features included ... Read More

Watch Atom TV Tonight

Monday June 15, 2009
Stay up late tonight and watch new episodes of Atom TV on Comedy Central at 2:30 a.m. ET. Included in the new episodes are clips titled "White People Problems" and ... Read More

Futurama Officially In Production!

Wednesday June 10, 2009
Good news, everyone! Today Comedy Central distributed a press release saying Twentieth Century Fox has started production for a 26 episode order. 26 new episodes! The new Futurama episodes will ... Read More

Futurama Resurrected?

Wednesday June 10, 2009
Dare I talk about it? I don't want to jinx this amazing possibility. Both EW.com and Ain'tItCoolNews.com are reporting that Futurama will live again, with new episodes, on Comedy Central. ... Read More

Free Live Music and Comedy from Adult Swim

Tuesday June 9, 2009
Adult Swim stars leap from the screen to the stage in New York City this summer at the Santos Party House. Crafted specifically for Adult Swim fans, the Adult Swim ... Read More

Comedy Central Likes Ugly Americans

Monday June 8, 2009
In November, I blogged that Comedy Central was working on an animated comedy pilot titled Ugly Americans. The network recently announced they picked up the series, and will be airing ... Read More

Miss Modern Toss?

Friday June 5, 2009
Kickers, a UK brand of cool shoes (I think, but I'm an old American married mom, so what do I know about cool?), has partnered with the writers of Modern ... Read More

Atom TV Returns with New Episodes

Wednesday June 3, 2009
New episodes of Atom TV return to Comedy Central on Monday night, June 15 at 2:30 a.m. ET. Included in the new episodes are clips titled "White People Problems" ... Read More

New Kung Fu Panda Series

Monday June 1, 2009
Nickelodeon has announced that it has ordered 26 episodes of Kung Fu Panda: The Series, a new CG animated comedy series adapted from Dreamworks 2008 blockbuster Kung Fu Panda film. ... Read More

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