Talk of the Town: You’ve got to accentuate the positive Jun 22, 2008
Around 1952, cartoon heads and fruity flavored candy were introduced ... As with other children s toys, Pez followed the trend of using popular licensed characters from comics, cartoons and movies already familiar to their target market. (Green Valley News & Sun, AZ)
Battle game latest 'must-have' toy May 20, 2008
Bakugan, based on Cartoon Network show, is action-packed ... Bolstered by a Cartoon Network show of the same name, the Yu-Gi-Oh. (Florida Times-Union)
Fun and games in not so fast lanes May 6, 2008
Not only the classics, but also cartoon characters and pop singers were featured. It was like collecting baseball cards. (Xinhuanet, China)
Win 'Speed Racer' Collectibles May 5, 2008
The world-renown makers of , Mattel has produced several products in conjunction with release of director Andy and Larry Wachowski's big-screen live-action adaptation of the anime cartoon classic "Speed Racer," starring Emile Hirsch, Christina Ricci, John Goodman, Susan Sarandon and Matthew Fox. The toys are on the shelves now and "Speed Racer opens in theaters and on IMAX screens May 9. The Contest One grand-prize winner will be selected at random to receive the following Mattel "Speed Racer"... (KCRA 3, CA)
REA electrifies rural America Apr 14, 2008
Born in the mind of Ashton Collins in 1934, Reddy was recognized by the public as a cartoon icon to promote the use of electricity. The cartoon 'current' or 'lightning bolt' character was produced as lapel pins. (Camdenton Lake Sun Leader, MO)
Take an up-close look at a "drop box" Apr 12, 2008
Above the boxes is a wood sign featuring a smiling, cartoon dog, which reads, "Please do not put cats in the big boxes unless all other boxes are full. Large boxes are for large dogs. Thanks! Animal Control." The two larger boxes are on the bottom and are roughly the same size as one and a half of the regular boxes above, both in terms of width and height. Each box has a rectangular opening cut into the front and back so the animal can receive light and air flow, though there doesn't appear to... (Hanford Sentinal, CA)
Junk food generation Apr 10, 2008
It calls for the ban of television and radio advertisements of unhealthy food between 6am and 9pm; marketing of unhealthy food using new media such as websites, social networking sites and text messaging; promotion of unhealthy food in schools; use of free gifts, toys or collectible items which appeal to children; and use of celebrities, cartoon characters or competitions. All this has to stop. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Toys Boys Want This Easter - Bakugan Battle Brawlers Mar 18, 2008
"It's amazing how fast the Bakugan trend has erupted in the U.S. It's on complete fire at every single level and the series has only been on Cartoon Network for a little more than three weeks.". "Retailers tell us that it's the latest craze in the toy aisle across the country," says Spin Master spokesperson Donna MacNeil. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
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His colorful poster features a cartoon version of a young girl (or doll) riding a rocking horse. Owens said that this is not his first time to enter a poster contest. (DeRidder Beauregard Daily News, LA)
Residents exchange trash for 'treasure' Mar 2, 2008
Advertisements Josh Shaffer, Staff Writer DURHAM - Truckloads of glorious junk started streaming in about an hour past sunrise -- dusty coffeepots, wobbly bookshelves and a food tray decorated with a cartoon mummy. By 10 a.m., more than 90 people had rolled into Durham's waste disposal and recycling center on East Club Boulevard, casting off winter baggage. (News & Observer)
Solve puzzle mystery with 'Professor Layton' on Nintendo DS Feb 16, 2008
The story unfolds through readable dialogue and occasional fully voiced animations that play like a Saturday morning cartoon. Everywhere you go, you meet villagers willing to talk to you, but these folks are quirky. (USA Today -- Tech)
SCRIPPS HOWARD NEWS SERVICE CONSOLIDATED BUDGET Feb 7, 2008
Scripps Howard News Service. Slug: shnssked06 Date: 2008-02-06 00:00:00 Version: original Wire Category: V Words: 9999 Bytes: 33792 E-Pub: N Use Warning. (Scripps Howard News Wire)
Grab these games out of the bargain bin Jan 25, 2008
Colorful cartoon graphics with humorous animations, unlockable players and outfits, and multiple game-play modes (including minigames and multiplayer matches) all add to the family fun. Contact Saltzman at. (USA Today -- Tech)
New Smyrna manaids in art recovery Jan 6, 2008
His research showed the paintings had been taken in 1991 from what was then the International Museum of Cartoon Art, located in Rye Brook. In 2001, the museum, which had since moved to Boca Raton, closed its doors. (Daytona Beach News Journal)
Stolen Mickey Mouse watercolors recovered 17 years after NY theft Jan 5, 2008
Two valuable Walt Disney Co. watercolors of Mickey Mouse have been recovered nearly two decades after they were stolen from a cartoon museum, police said. The paintings - which depict the famous mouse as the sorcerer's apprentice from the 1940 Disney classic "Fantasia" - were among five pieces that vanished in 1991 from a collection on loan to what was then the International Museum of Cartoon Art in Rye Brook, police said ... the cartoon museum moved to Rye Brook two years later, according to... (Fresno Bee -- State)
Gingerbread men add spice to holiday ads; meet Kaiser's kid Dec 17, 2007
The cartoon parade comes as companies try to foster good will and sales in the key holiday retail season ... The offbeat cartoon will help AT&T "break out from all the other holiday ads," he says ... It recreated its live-action TV commercial stars handsome Alltel spokesman "Chad" and nerdy sales guys representing its wireless rivals as cartoon caricatures using stop-motion animation. (USA Today -- Money)
Uglydoll fans show their love in a costume contest Dec 17, 2007
" Raiden looked almost confused when he was presented with two cardboard boxes containing the yet-to-be released Uglydoll collection. All in all, 300 Uglydoll lovers passed through the Giant Robot store, happy to bask in the Ugly kind of love. Horvath has many other projects: Bossy Bear children's books, Choco and Minty candy bars, Noupa toys, the Japanese cartoon Little Bony, Mothman, Flatwoods Monster and Mini Uma toys made in Japan. Kim, meanwhile, has created the character Spider Baby Boom.... (San Francisco Chronicle)
Iconic doll shows side for adults only Dec 10, 2007
- Barbie was fashioned after Bild Lilli, a bawdy German cartoon character and doll popular at men's parties ... That pony-tailed Barbie is a softer version of Bild Lilli, a raunchy German doll fashioned after a bawdy comic strip character: "I could do without balding old men but my budget couldn't!" she proclaimed in one cartoon. (The Palm Beach Post)
These Old Homes Dec 4, 2007
"In the design of the house, said Dr. Padgett, there were some redundant spaces that could have been used simply for storage, but were made into the secret passages. And while he and his wife had the opportunity to get rid of the passages when they completely gutted the house, he said that he just couldn't do it.The complete renovation has changed the look of the house though.With new insulation, plumbing, flooring and wiring, the only parts remaining of the house are the original flavor said... (Monmouth Daily Review Atlas, IL)
Daniel Roberts to hold book signing in MP Nov 22, 2007
It will be between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. He will be signing copies of his newest children's picture book, Birds on my Head: A Counting Book, and the sequel to his cartoon book The Funny Side of Hunting and Fishing entitled Another Funny Side of Hunting and Fishing ... Roberts is a graphic artist and cartoonist who has made his home in Iowa all of his life ... After graduation, he has published numerous cartoons in such outlets as Woman's World, The Saturday Evening Post, Rural Heritage, the... (Mt. Pleasant News, IA)
OJ Simpson due in court in Las Vegas armed robbery case Nov 8, 2007
"This reminds me of the old Mad magazine cartoon, 'Spy vs. Spy,'" said Michael Shapiro, a New York defense lawyer who provided commentary during Simpson's 1995 murder acquittal in Los Angeles. "This Las Vegas case seems like almost a comedy of errors, if it weren't for the presence of a gun or guns.". (International Herald Tribune -- Sports)
'Simpsons' game delivers big laughs for devoted fans Oct 26, 2007
Not only have the TV show's cast members provided voice talent to the characters in the game including all the Springfieldeans you will come across in your adventures, such as Lenny and Carl, Chief Wiggum, Krusty the Crown and more than 100 others but this video game also enjoys smooth "cel-shaded" animation that resembles the TV cartoon, even with the move to 3-D.The game offers 16 distinct "episodes" and more than 8,000 lines of dialogue. The hilarious missions include running through Homer's... (USA Today -- Tech)
Playing Games/Erick Wong: Rachet and Clank Future Oct 24, 2007
Eventually it seemed as if all three developers were ready for some time away from the colorful cartoon worlds they had established so well ... It's easy, then, to imagine Tools of Destruction as a welcome homecoming for Insomniac; at the very least, some levity must have been restored in the shift from realistic to cartoonish aliens, even if the result of blowing them up is the same. (San Francisco Chronicle)
New on DVD: There's no 'Love' crazier than Riss and Pugach's Oct 19, 2007
Extras, extras: Vaudeville shorts that showcase everything from Black Bottom dancers to Van and Schenck; a Jolson sound short; "Owl" Jolson in Tex Avery's cartoon I Love to Singa; more goodies galore. Crazy Love. (USA Today -- Life)
Jersey man wins royal wills appeal Oct 18, 2007
Sir Menzies Campbell in cartoons. How Peter Brookes and Morten Morland depicted the Liberal Democrat reign of Sir Menzies Campbell. (Times Online)
Baby robot that can walk, talk and feel Oct 10, 2007
But then Posh always has been Cartoon Spice. The university student pictured kissing film star Hugh Grant can be unveiled today as Scandinavian beauty Caroline Hargreaves. (Yahoo News -- Robots and Robotics)
Stars donate to Darfur aid sale Sep 22, 2007
Violence over Bangladesh cartoon. Burma anti-junta protests spread. (Yahoo News -- Philanthropy and Volunteerism)
Lucca Comics & Games Sep 18, 2007
Traces of comic art first showed in Lucca's DNA in 1966, when the city inherited a cartoon fair started the previuos year in the Ligurian seaside resort of Bordighera. When the event was transferred to Rome in the early Nineties after almost thirty years, Lucca had positively become addicted to comics, and launched its own event dedicated to comic art and illustration: 'Lucca Comics. (Suite101.com)
A decade of Pokemania Sep 8, 2007
It was the game's popularity which led to the animated cartoon, movies, collectible cards and countless other merchandise ... but ppl lets be serious, lets forget the fact that its a marketing giant or a moment and recall the fact that the cartoon was good (in fact i bought the season 1 and 2 dvds recently from jb-hifi) and also the gameboy games were fantastic and brilliant rpg's although i did not like the ones on gamecube and the n64 games were average at best. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Technology)
Warner Ho-Ho-Home Video Celebrates the Holidays with the Release of Christmas Television Favorites Collection on DVD October 2, 2007 Sep 5, 2007
How the Grinch Stole Christmas Deluxe Edition -- Originally directed by animation genius and cartoon legend Chuck Jones, this Dr. Seuss' classic tells the story of the mean and hateful Grinch who devises a plan to steal Christmas away from the Whos of Whoville. This remastered holiday classic will be enjoyed by the entire family. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Quake centered near Lake Elsinore rattles region Sep 3, 2007
Reminds Me a of A Cartoon wrote on Sep 2, 2007 4:26 PM:" http://www.nctimes.com/content/articles/2007/02/27/opinion/cartoon/thornhill/thornhill022707.jpg ". Gary in Murrieta wrote on Sep 2, 2007 4:30 PM:" I felt it. It was just one quick bump, and no rolling or anything else. ". (North County Times)
* Red House lures young with fashion Sep 2, 2007
Winner Yang, a fashion market regular who quit his job last year to focus on selling his cartoon creations and related products, welcomed the city government's efforts, saying he expected the market to gain in popularity with governmental support. "What the government can do is to give us more support, but it should not intervene too much. Just provide us with locations and give us more freedom," he said in front of his booth. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Business)
Legendary rock band coming to Hampton Sep 1, 2007
Homer Simpson, the lovable father character on the classic cartoon, The Simpsons, loves Grand Funk Railroad. Turns out, Homer s in good company, right up there with Franklin s Cheryl Castleberry, who has followed the career of the 1970s rock band since its first album release 36 years ago. (Suffolk News Herald, VA)
List of products recalled by Mattel Aug 31, 2007
Sweden 'regrets' Prophet cartoon. Major German synagogue to reopen. (Yahoo News -- Consumer News)
Back to school with lunch box cool Aug 27, 2007
During the glory days of the metal kids' lunch box, between 1950 and 1985, hundreds of pop culture images found their way onto these simple items: TV stars, music groups, movie scenes, cartoons characters, and more ... Others don't sound so great in retrospect, like The Exciting World of Metrics and cartoon characters from Goober and the Ghost Chasers ... "Every time a particular cartoon or something on TV would be famous, then we'd make a lunch box of it," said Dale Taylor, 64, who recently... (Scripps Howard News Wire)
A slice of heaven Aug 22, 2007
Classes for children and teenagers in drawing, sculpture, and painting are offered at the Mystic Arts Center (9 Water St., 860-536-7601, ), which also has specialized courses such as Chinese watercolors, nature art, cartoon creatures, and drawing animals. It hosts birthday and scouting programs, too. (Boston Globe)
ABC seeks that magic touch with 'Pushing Daisies' Aug 20, 2007
"It could become too much of a cartoon, or you can have (actors) be too flat." Instead, he has encouraged them to play the show's frequently absurd situations straight-faced, experiencing them as viewers do. Then there's the tricky part of managing high expectations in a new season short on standouts, though early lavish praise "can't put any more pressure on me than I'm already putting on myself," says Fuller. (USA Today)
Old shop owner gets back in costume game Aug 3, 2007
Business obviously peaks at Halloween, she said, but the store stays busy during school play season and through rentals of popular costumes, including mascots, cartoon characters and superheroes. I think Jim will give the business new life, Ms. Jenkin said. (Scranton Times, PA)
Putting the 'con' in Comic-Con Jul 24, 2007
Pharis: Like that cartoon says, 'You can't fix stupid. . (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Made in Vermont: Springfield Premiere Ale Jul 21, 2007
Magic Hat climbing onboard the cartoon bandwagon should be no surprise. This company has made trends and theatricality its corporate policy. (WCAX.com, VT)
Boomer toys stand test of time Jul 12, 2007
Still, even as they are newly licensed and marketed, classic toys endure, because they "are not dependent upon a cartoon character, a current food fad or a popular song," says Claire Green, president of Parents' Choice Foundation, a nonprofit toy evaluator in Timonium. "The play is in the child, not in the toy.". (Sun-Sentinel.com)
Cowabunga! 7-Elevens Get Kwik-E Makeover Jul 3, 2007
"While hundreds of famous celebrities have guest starred in the program through its 18-year history, this is the first time a fan will get the opportunity to hang out in a cartoon sense with Homer, Bart and the rest of the gang in Springfield.". Additionally, 7-Eleven's line of fresh foods will sport pictures of key Simpsons characters, including Homer uttering "Mmmm...sandwich.". (E! Online)
Simpsons Promo: 7-Eleven Is Now Kwik-E-Mart Jul 2, 2007
For a month, those stores and most other 7-Elevens in North America will sell items that previously existed only in the cartoon. It's part of a campaign to hype the opening of "The Simpsons Movie" on July 27. (WNBC.com, NY)
Flexible toy morphs into movie Jul 1, 2007
Transformers, the robotic toys that inspired a cult cartoon in the 1980s, goes after mainstream audiences with a full-length film, "Transformers," opening Tuesday ... "I think in the classic franchise it s the same thing that attracts you to westerns. It s good and bad. It s very, very clear," said Bob Higgins, senior vice president of programming and development at Cartoon Network, which will launch a revamped "Transformers" animated series next year. (Boston Herald)
Venezuela head in new TV warning Jun 24, 2007
Mr Chavez lauded the new state-sponsored broadcaster, TVES, which launched after RCTV's closure, praising an "anti-capitalist" Pinocchio cartoon and a movie about South American independence hero Simon Bolivar it aired. Rival protests. (Yahoo News -- Venezuela)
Pokemon Top-Selling Video Game for Second Consecutive Month Jun 19, 2007
Pokemon brand categories include video games, a trading card game, an animated TV series on Cartoon Network, DVDs and licensed toys and merchandise ... Pokemon expanded its TV viewership -- airing seven days a week -- when it moved from broadcast to cable in 2006, joining Cartoon Network's Saturday morning and weekday lineup. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
More Singapore animators turning locally-produced cartoon characters into lucrative merchandise May 27, 2007
CANNES, FRANCE: Singapore cartoons are not only making waves on international cinemas and television screens ... In Hollywood, cartoon merchandise is a traditional marketing technique, and it has been known to generate billions of dollars for animation companies. (Channel NewsAsia, Singapore)
This week's column May 27, 2007
On Tuesday, the cartoon showed the famed duck penning a poem with a looming and ghostly Saddam Hussein face. The poem suggested the recently executed former Iraqi leader was lonely in hell in anticipation of Cuban president Fidel Castro's arrival. (Herald-Tribune)
Sequels and prequels and amusing surprises May 19, 2007
And the Ratchet & Clank franchise stole the show for a day with its PS3 debut: Tools of Destruction, from Insomniac Games, has a highly entertaining disco-ball weapon that forces cartoon enemies to get down ... This thing is like an extended video of skateboard spills: You catapult cartoon humans, who fly and crash like almost uncontrollable rag dolls, into a destructible setting and then pick up points as things blow up and fall down ... Pain is like an extended video of skateboard spills: You... (Globe and Mail -- Technology)
Front page story incomplete in some editions May 16, 2007
On Tuesday, the cartoon showed the famed duck penning a poem with a looming and ghostly Saddam Hussein face ... Several callers found Tuesday's Mallard Filmore cartoon to be utterly distateful ... One caller descibed the cartoon as was vile and offensive. (Herald-Tribune)
Palm Coast retiree follows various paths Apr 16, 2007
The cartoon reference is intentional, because Goldstein has learned to laugh with the absurd. His screensaver is a picture of a forest fire that burned his Montana home. (Daytona Beach News Journal)
Further History of Baseball Cards Apr 7, 2007
These cards came in two versions, both of which pictured a players head on a cartoon body. The second version has small B&W cartoons and comments framing the player. (Suite101.com)
LISTMANIA: Things we wish were still here. Apr 5, 2007
How about Saturday cartoon fests at the Capitol Theater ... Old Timer wrote on April 01, 2007 9:55 AM:"I remember taking the old trolly car to see the cartoon show at the Capitol Theater every saturday, after the show we would hang around Logan. Some of the places I remember was the Modern Drug Store, that is where you could get a soft ice cream cone, I think it was the first and only place you could get one, they called it a frosted malt cone. I liked to hang around the UIC Trolly Depot. they... (Logan Herald Journal, UT)
South Park goes HD on 360 Mar 6, 2007
i feel u VFG it's a cartoon ... Hi def really doesn't work with 2d cartoons that dont have much detail, it works well for 3d animations, and live shows ... uh yeah, cause we all know how badly we need such a visually complex animated cartoon like South Park to be in HD *rolls eyes. (GameSpot)
Vendors sought for Zoo Day flea market Feb 16, 2007
Live music, games, face painting, cartoon characters and keeper chats are part of the 10 a.m.-4 p.m. event. This years ATDay will raise funds to build a new exhibit for the wreathed hornbills. (The Clarion-Ledger)
Meanwhile: The enduring legacy of a headless artist Feb 13, 2007
The leading French caricaturist of the day, Jean Weber, published a cartoon showing a headless Goya being escorted home by a Spanish nobleman. Despite years of investigation, the head was never found. (International Herald Tribune -- Ed/Op)
The Cougar Lounge - A Fancy Blur Feb 5, 2007
Of course, there are other ways for your company's ads to get attention as Cartoon Network found out last week when they placed fake devices that looked like bombs in ads for their Aqua Teen Hunger Force series in cities around the country causing mayhem in Boston when alarmed Bostonians called in the police to complain about the Mooninites giving drivers the middle finger. There is also the South African get-in-your-face method which works best at. (Washington State Sports -- Rivals.com)
Does 'MAD' Need a Museum?Comic books, once the bastard child of pop culture, are now promoted as High Art Feb 4, 2007
That final leg was a severely reduced and somewhat censored version of the L.A. spectacle, which showcased some 900 works assembled by John Carlin, a MOCA curator, with the help of Brian Walker, founder of another MOCA, the Museum of Cartoon Art, and son of Mort Walker, the creator of Beetle Bailey and Hi and Lois ... E.C. Segar's newspaper strip Thimble Theatre lent its most popular character, Popeye, to cartoons ... Some, like Will Elder, Kurtzman's loopiest cartoonist, and Al Feldstein, the... (Time.com)
Today's Stories Feb 3, 2007
USCA Aiken Homecoming: The University of South Carolina Aiken has. Antiques In The Heart Of Aiken: Preview party 7-9 p.m. Thursday. (The Augusta Chronicle)
Miss Potter **½ Jan 12, 2007
Noonan once worked wonders with real pigs in Babe, but he's less than magical now with his cartoon cottontails. Eventually, having nothing left to dramatize, the film descends into photography, offering shot after shot of the picturesque Lake District, where a re-invigorated Beatrix retreats to continue her writing and launch a new career as an ardent conservationist. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
Talk of the toon Jan 11, 2007
Tintin is something you can read and re-read and discover something new every time, says Chevailer, who has passed his love for the cartoon on to his three children ... Brussels is dotted with cartoon murals, and a map guiding you around these, known as the Comic Strip Trail, is available from the tourist information office in the Grand Place (; +32 (0) 2 513 89 40) ... After a day chasing Hergs intrepid reporter under and over ground, you may be in need of a break, so take some... (Guardian Unlimited -- Travel)
All sweetness and little light Jan 7, 2007
Mostly, though, "Miss Potter" turns the solemn comedy of her books and illustrations into mere whimsy, animating Jemima Puddle-duck into cartoon life whenever Beatrix talks to her. Intentionally or not, the movie positions Potter as the spiritual founder of that strain of souvenir-shoppe cuteness -- collectible teddy bears in teacups and so forth -- that makes some people break out their pocketbooks and others break out in hives. (Boston Globe -- Living)
SCRIPPS HOWARD NEWS SERVICE CONSOLIDATED BUDGET Jan 4, 2007
YELLOWDOG-FILM (Villarreal, Arizona Daily Star) _ Add in a wisecracking sidekick with a Brooklyn accent, and the Mongolian drama "Cave of the Yellow Dog" could be remade as a Disney cartoon. Set in a tribe of nomads who roam desolate northwestern Mongolia, "Cave" is a universal and timeless tale about a little girl and a dog that her father insists must go. (Scripps Howard News Wire)
