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Cartoon Barbarians: The Herculoids

  • Herculoids
  • November 7, 2011
As a kid growing up in Southeast TX, I loved Saturday morning cartoons. Sometimes, after school I could catch the Funtastic World of Hanna-Barbera....
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Traditional TV shows that can benefit children with Autism

When I was growing up, I can recall watching Scooby-Doo, The Flintstones, and The Jetsons, among others, on TV. Today, they make their appearances...
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An American Anime Generation Part VI: The Beginning of a New Era

From the early 60’s to the mid 90’s the cartoon world found a new fascination and introduced it to American children everywhere. The...
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An American Anime Generation Part V: Transformers The End of the Beginning

With every kid in Atlanta, Georgia, and America as a whole getting hooked on Beast King GoLion and Armored Fleet Dairugger XV without their...
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An American Anime Generation Part IV: Voltron Defender of the Anime

In every generation, for every aspect of its culture, there comes a turning point. A make it or break it moment. Anime found its moment and its way...
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An American Anime Generation Part III: Merchandizing!

  • Battle of the Planets
  • December 23, 2010
With the introduction of serious marketing campaigns into early Anime shows like Speed Racer, people found that they could entice greater numbers...
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An American Anime Generation Part II: Enter the Anime

In 1952 the citizens of Japan were introduced to a new kind of super hero. Created by Osamu Tezuka, Astro Boy made his debut in Shonen Magazine....
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An American Anime Generation Part I: In the Beginning...

Generation X, the Generation without a cause, the kids of the 80’s and the list of names goes on for many who were born in the mid 60’s...
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Orbots unite!, (or build your geek cred lesson one)

It was fall of 1984. We gathered around a television set, sitting entirely too close despite warning from the Electric Company. A bowl of milk and...
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