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cartoon

[kahr-toon] / kɑrˈtun /


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She’s since featured Care Bears, “Fern Gully” and the Pink Panther at events, and has plans for at least three more this year: a screening of “The Real Ghostbusters” cartoon at Dynasty Typewriter Oct.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 19, 2026

It’s a challenging process, though, depending on the studio and if ownership of the property has changed hands since the cartoon first aired.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 19, 2026

“There was a teacher in Bell County, just an innocent teacher who put up a Linus cartoon over Christmas that said ‘Unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given.’

From Salon Aug. 14, 2026

The company’s hope is that fans of “Spidey” will graduate to its grade-school cartoon on Disney+, called “Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man,” and then start watching the movies.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 30, 2026

She used to watch Artie the Aardvark too, so she knew every cartoon by heart.

From "Sleepover Sleuths: Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew, #1" by Carolyn Keene

Amid the gloom, one local nonprofit group is working to celebrate iconic cartoons to support the animators of today — and remind people of the joy of animation.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 19, 2026

Buermann licenses cartoons and shorts shown at each event, to check the boxes but also to gain industry respect and help with financial support.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 19, 2026

Although Japanese popular culture had a mainstream presence in the U.S., most of us associated it with, say, Nintendo games or after-school cartoons like “Voltron” and all their associated ruckus.

From Salon Jul. 15, 2026

Brian said while getting a Playground meant they "compromised on increased screen time", the games still encouraged active play "in a way typical cartoons or movies were unable to".

From BBC Jun. 20, 2026

Toon was what my dad called Uncle Tony, a nickname from when they were kids back when Uncle Tony was obsessed with, you guessed it, cartoons.

From "Patina" by Jason Reynolds




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