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Your Favorite Dark Animated Classic Was Almost Way Darker

Your Favorite Dark Animated Classic Was Almost Way Darker

14 movies and a TV show prove the dinosaurs never went extinct. But 'The Land Before Time' was very different…

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The Weirdest 'Bluey' Fan Theory Is Basically An Unmade Rom-Com

The Weirdest 'Bluey' Fan Theory Is Basically An Unmade Rom-Com

The story of how Chilli and Bandit met is the greatest love story never told. Here's how a romantic 'Bluey' o…

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10 Years Ago, One Brilliant Cartoon Gave Struggling Kids A Way To Be Seen

10 Years Ago, One Brilliant Cartoon Gave Struggling Kids A Way To Be Seen

Steven Universe offered hope for many viewers and opened the doors for future cartoons to take things further…

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31 Years Ago, One Forgotten 'X-Men' Character Changed Kids' Cartoons Forever

31 Years Ago, One Forgotten 'X-Men' Character Changed Kids' Cartoons Forever

'X-Men' debuted on October 31, 1992. But the character of Morph might be one you've forgotten. Here's why his…

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45 Years Ago, One Deranged Animated Movie Traumatized A Generation

45 Years Ago, One Deranged Animated Movie Traumatized A Generation

Watership Down was controversial when it first came out. But how do we feel about it now?

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This "Anti-Feminist" Meryl Streep Movie Is More Feminist Than You Remember

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Kramer vs. Kramer swept the box office during the 1979 holiday season, earning big bucks and five Academy Awards from seven Oscar nominations. Audiences loved the nuanced story of a divorced couple duking it out for custody of a child, and so did critics like Siskel & Ebert. The duo called it "impressive" and among the best films of the year, a crown that evolved decades later to be heralded among the finest pieces of cinema alongside Citizen Kane and Casablanca.
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Kids and Adults Can Learn A Lot From the Original Charlie Brown Movie

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“Nothing ever seems to go right for me.” “The harder I try, the worse I get.” “I just can’t seem to do anything right.” This isn’t the start of a parenting article about kids battling intrusive thoughts. Not exactly, anyway. Above are quotes from A Boy Named Charlie Brown, the first animated movie starring the Peanuts cast, which debuted on Dec. 4, 1969.
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30 Years Later, Macaulay Culkin's First (& Last) Animated Movie Is Largely Forgotten

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If you *existed* in the early '90s, you already know — it was the golden era of Macaulay Culkin. Excluding his Saturday morning animated series Wish Kid and a Michael Jackson music video, "Mack" starred in over a dozen movies across six years. He became the first child star to earn a million dollars. His face was one of the most recognizable ones in the country, and his Home Alone scream was an unavoidable part of the '90s pop culture zeitgeist, remaining iconic decades later.
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