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Why would NBC/Universal want to aquire Cookie Jar in the first place? Besides, Universal has its own animation unit. (They produce Curious George for PBS)

Kim Possible is due to begin new episodes later this month. Though I don't know exactly when.

In case anyone hasn't noticed, there will be a total of 9 animated features that will be released this year (all CGI!). That's the most I've seen in any one year. I think animated features are alive and well for the time being.

This reminds of an episode of Billy and Mandy titles Hill Billy where the film is turned into a 1930's style cartoon, where Grim does his version of the Skeleton Dance and Mandy cries out, "I hate retro cartoons!"

Pluto and the Armadillo takes place in Belize, Brazil, A rarity for a Disney short.

The irony of all this is that China's "struggling" animation house have been animating many U.S. TV cartoons.

Thou shalt not place thyself between a cop and his doughnut.

Thou shalt not pull Superman's cape. Thou shalt not spit in the wind. Thou shalt not loseth thy cool on the golf course, even when thou blowest a two-foot putt. Under no circumstances wilt thou ever get into a pissing contest with a skunk.

I'll believe this when I see it onscreen. I recall when Disney went 3D, they sold all of their old style animation benches and guess who bought them? Pixar! So it certainly makes sense that Lassiter would try to keep 2D animation alive at Disney. Now considering how long it takes to produce a...

Thou shalt not kill, except in case of war, self defense, or if you're cut off on the inside lane. Thou shalt not dis thy fellow Republican.

That "new" design is kinda retro. It's based on the original Disney design from the silent era.

It seems logical that Tink should speak in this film since she's carrying most of the load so you really can't hve her sonding like a wind chime through the whole picture. By the the way did you also happen to notice that this picture is in CGI?

There will be a Cinderella 3. That will bve the last of them. If there are any others, they may come out as CGI films.

That was The Little House

Anthropromorphic cars are nothing new in cartoons. Besides Susie, here's a list of other shorts that feature "living" cars: The Bubbles and Squeak series from Moreno Studios. So Does An Automobile from the Fleischer Studios Streamline Greta Green dir. Friz Freleng from Warner Bros. One Cab's...