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Variety and Deadline.He was 72.“We were blessed to have had Andy,” the band’s rep said in a statement via People. “He truly is the reason all this SpongeBob joy exists in music around the world.

the Journal of Design History, Betty evolved from a “flapper-secretary-adventurer” to a “middle-class homemaker.” By 1935, gone was the garter, and the shoulder-less dress was swapped for a less revealing frock. Betty was made taller and older with a new hairdo.A 1938 article in the Central New Jersey Home News headlined “Betty Boop Goes Modern” describes the toon’s transformation.“Before swing came, Betty Boop, a product of the ‘jazz age,’ embraced all the qualities of the era — curls, bangs, earrings, bracelets and curves,” it began.“But times have changed and with it Betty’s appearance.

sexy and flirty animated wife of Roger Rabbit donned in her iconic red dress that highlighted her hourglass figure.While on the Oct. 30 episode of the “Happy Sad Confused” podcast, Zemeckis, 72, shared that the current Disney would never make a “Roger Rabbit 2” with Jessica Rabbit in it, adding that times have changed.“There’s a good script sitting at Disney,” Zemeckis said while disclosing that the movie’s original screenwriters, Jeffrey Price and Peter S. Seaman, already wrote a follow-up film.

“Arthur’s Big Hit,” aired in the US on Oct. 4, 1999, and focused on teaching kids why they shouldn’t try to solve their problems with violence. In one part of the show, Arthur gets frustrated with his younger sister, D.W., after she drops a model plane that he made out of a window, mistakenly believing it would fly.

new interview with Variety, Zegler accused her critics of taking her comments “out of context” after interview footage from 2022 featured her chiding the original movie as old-fashioned in its depiction of romance between Snow White and the prince that saved her.“In all honesty, it made me sad that it was taken in such a way, because I believe that women can do anything. But I also believe that they can do everything,” she told the Hollywood outlet.In the 2022 clip from the Disney D23 Expo that year, Zegler commented on her film adaptation of the classic fairy tale being more modern.

a video from ToonHive’s X account shared Tuesday.“This last con that I did in McAllen, Texas – it was the first time I’d ever been asked this question,” Kenny continued. “A person who was obviously on the spectrum came up to me and said, ‘I have a question for you, Tom Kenny. Is SpongeBob himself autistic?’ ““I said, ‘Yes of course.

with San Francisco streetwear label, Dolls Kill. But visuals of the once-snuggly sweeties shaking their stuffing to club music have outraged some Gen Zs and millennials who grew up watching their purple, green, yellow and red friends frolic under the beaming warmth of “Sun Baby.”“This is sacrilegious to me,” commented a disapproving detractor. “So gross, drug-oriented, pedophilic and wrong,” spat an equally perturbed spectator.

Fans of The Simpsons have been left shocked by how the voice of Mr. Burns sounds in the latest season of the show.The FOX series has been running for more than three decades, and as a result much of the voice cast have gotten considerably older than when the first season aired.Mr.Burns hasn’t always been played by the same actor, with the late Christopher Collins being the first to take on the iconic role.He was later taken over by Harry Shearer, who also provides the voice for characters including Principal Skinner, Kent Brockman, Waylon Smithers, Ned Flanders and Reverend Lovejoy, among others.Shearer, who is now 80-years-old, continues to voice characters in what is now the 35th season and a clip from the latest episode has gone viral for all the wrong reasons.Fans have claimed Burns sounds nothing like he once used to, and many have taken to social media to urge Fox to “let the show rest in peace”.“Burns’ voice is just brutal man.

The Simpsons has been around for an impressive 35 seasons, which means many of us have grown up on the much-loved American cartoon. Despite spending many afternoons binge-watching the show, there is one little detail that some fans have only just started to wonder.Why in 35 years have any of the main characters not aged? The fact was recently brought up by Facebook user, Peace Matters, who asked the question in one of his well-known reels. “So THIS is why they don’t age?! SIMPSONS RUINED,” he wrote, adding the caption: “It took me 27 years to realise THIS about The Simpsons.”As it turns out – or maybe just a whack theory put forward by the mega fan – there is a reasonable explanation for why Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa and every other character on The Simpsons, don’t age and it can be found in an episode that aired back in season four of the long-running animation.

The Simpsons” as young teens, never before have we thought too much about why the iconic characters are bright yellow. Until now. According to the much-loved US animation’s creator, Matt Groening, there is a good reason why Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa and Maggie (and every other character on the show for that matter) are all as bright as the sun.

the New York Times on Monday. He died of multi-system organ failure at a New York hospital.The magazine’s site posted a tribute to the “incomparable” Jaffee, with current and former staffers honoring him as a “humble and kind creator,” “wholly creative soul,” “at heart, a rascal,” “a national treasure” and more.“Al was, at heart, a rascal,” said John Ficarra, a former Mad editor-in-chief who worked with Jaffee for more than 35 years, according to the tribute. “He always had a playful twinkle in his eye and brought that sensibility to everything he created.”“Al Jaffee was an incredibly gifted man who touched our hearts and never failed to make us laugh,” Jim Lee, chief creative officer and publisher of DC, said in a statement on the site. “He garnered the highest accolades and praise in the world of illustrations and comics.“Tim Heintjes, editor of Hogan’s Alley, an online magazine about cartoon arts, also announced the news on Twitter.“I’m very sad to report that the great Al Jaffee has died,” Heintjes wrote.

New York Rangers and Washington Capitals.The “NHL Big City Greens Classic” broadcast uses NHL Edge positioning data (puck and player tracking) to recreate the real on-ice action unfolding at Madison Square Garden.Airing on ESPN+, Disney Channel, Disney XD, and Disney+, the telecast also features characters from Disney’s comedy series “Big City Greens” skating alongside animated versions of the NHL players. ESPN commentators Kevin Weekes and Drew Carter are calling the virtual game wearing motion-capture suits that allow full-body animations of themselves to appear in the Big City.Facial recognition technology is being used to imitate the reactions of Chris Houghton, the animated series’ co-creator/executive producer, and actor Marieve Herington, who voices Tilly.“I really want my curiosity to be deep, my excitement for it,” Weekes, a former NHL goalie, told NHL.com.“Hopefully that ends up translating into the broadcast itself because we’re being transported, certainly for me, I’ll be transported into a different world.

at the time. The ensemble series, starring the Warner siblings who live in the Warner Brothers water tower made many jokes that humored both children and adults, It was revived in the 2020s on the Hulu streaming service and according to Rotten Tomatoes was well received by critics and common viewers alike.In an era of widely hated reboots, the new “Animaniacs” series on Hulu appears to have picked up where the franchise left off with the same brand of humor, even having an entire song, “Reboot It,” about how the entertainment industry has run out of ideas and resorts to resurrecting old successful shows to make easy money. However, a clip went viral online of characters Wacko, Yakko and Dot lamenting the final episode of their show, before they appear to be annihilated by a falling meteor.

More newspapers say they are dropping the “Dilbert” comic strip after creator Scott Adams this week advised white people to “get the f–k away” from Black people.The Cleveland Plain Dealer announced the paper is cutting ties with Adams for the “racist rant” on his online show “Real Coffee with Scott Adams.” The move comes five months after Lee Enterprises cut the cartoon from its newspapers as it scaled back its funny pages. “This is not a difficult decision,” Plain Dealer Editor Chris Quinn wrote Friday in his letter from the editor.

relaunch of the Barney franchise, the internet reacted to the beloved character’s “scary” extreme makeover.“Thank you, Mattel for giving me nightmares with this horrifying-looking #Barney,” one Twitter user wrote. Another user tweeted, “man barney looks scary now.”The life-sized purple dinosaur’s updated look features an animated version of the childhood phenomenon.Barney now has big green eyes, a new set of teeth and embodies more of a Tyrannosaurus Rex with vibrant colors.“That’s not Barney!” a fan reacted. “I don’t know how…. but they made Barney more Scary Looking!!” another user said.Mattel did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment.The company hopes parents will enjoy the rebranding of Barney for the next generation of kids. “Barney’s message of love and kindness has stood the test of time,” Josh Silverman, chief franchise officer and global head of consumer products at Mattel, said in a statement about the rebranding.That’s not Barney! https://t.co/jABKLh0aIL“We will tap into the nostalgia of the generations who grew up with Barney, now parents themselves, and introduce the iconic purple dinosaur to a new generation of kids and families around the world across content, products, and experiences,” Silverman noted.Barney’s transformation comes on the heels of the “I Love You, You Hate Me,” docuseries which uncovers the shocking dark side of the purple dinosaur.

pulling off their masks at the end of each episode. But now, a new revelation just might be the most seismic in the animated show’s 53-year history. Lead character Velma Dinkley is a lesbian in the new Warner Bros.

predicted wild and detailed world events such as Donald Trump running for president, the COVID-19 pandemic, the Bengals’ 2022 Super Bowl win, Russia invading Ukraine, the 9/11 terrorist attacks and much more. For decades, viewers have watched and wondered how the show’s writers have consistently predicted the future and, after 33 seasons, we’re finally going to find out.

Smithsonian magazine.One of the things that separates “The Jetsons” so clearly from other sci-fi, according to Danny Graydon, author of “The Jetsons: The Official Guide to the Cartoon Classic,” is that it’s neither dystopian nor utopian — definitely not “Mad Max” but not the peaceful Federation of “Star Trek” either. “It was trying to have this forward-thinking view of where we might be a century on from when the show first aired,” Graydon said.  To 1960s audiences, the Jetsons’ videophone — a big piece of hardware whose staticky screen gives way to an image of the person trying to reach you — seemed like a dream.

welcomed his second child with his wife Daniella Pick Tarantino — revealed his unlikely love of the British TV show for kids.Speaking to Empire, Tarantino said he watches the cartoon “a lot” with his two-year-old son, Leo.Revealing “Despicable Me Part 2” is the first film he showed his first born, Tarantino said it was “a more consuming experience than, say, Peppa Pig.”“I actually do like Peppa Pig; I watch it a lot.

debuts in theaters and on HBO Max Friday.Story wanted to provide something physical as stand-ins for his actors to work with.“We tried every type of idea,” Story told The Post.

Long-running Comedy Central cartoon “South Park” will return Sept. 30 with an hourlong Season 24 premiere about the coronavirus, according to Deadline.Aptly named “The Pandemic Special,” the show will focus on Kyle and Cartman heading back to school with masks on, and Randy dealing with a booming pot business.