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Trends and Influences in Recent Cartoons in America

Trends and Influences in Recent Cartoons in America. (A good excuse to talk about what I watched as a kid). Old Cartoon Giants. Disney. Steamboat Willie (1928) Silly Symphonies (1930s). Old Cartoon Giants. Warner Bros. Looney Toons Merrie Melodies (1930s-1970s). Old Cartoon Giants.

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Trends and Influences in Recent Cartoons in America

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  1. Trends and Influences in Recent Cartoons in America (A good excuse to talk about what I watched as a kid)

  2. Old Cartoon Giants Disney • Steamboat Willie (1928) • Silly Symphonies (1930s)

  3. Old Cartoon Giants Warner Bros. • Looney Toons • Merrie Melodies (1930s-1970s)

  4. Old Cartoon Giants Hanna-Barbera Productions William Hanna & Joseph Barbera • Tom & Jerry (1965) • The Flintstones (1960s) • The Jetsons (1960s) • Jonny Quest (1960s) • Scooby-Doo (1970s)

  5. Inspirations for Cartoons

  6. Computer Graphics Beast Wars (1996) Beast Machines (1999) Reboot (1994) Max Steel (2001) Jimmy Neutron (2002)

  7. Anime Explosion Dragonball Z (1989) Speed Racer (1966) Sailor Moon (1995) Pokemon (1998) Yu-Gi-Oh! (2000) Digimon (1999)

  8. It rubbed off. Jackie Chan Adventures (2000) Teen Titans (2003) Xialoin Showdown (2003) Avatar (2005)

  9. Changes in Style • Using the example of superhero-like cartoons: • designs tend to be sleeker, more streamlined and stylistic or abstract • older shows tended to look more realistic or proportional • Looks cool, but in some cases also cuts down costs • Shows often remade with updated fashions, culture, etc. • Marketed toward a “cooler”, young teenage group • Characters look (and often are) younger

  10. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1987)

  11. TMNT (2003)

  12. Biker Mice from Mars (1993)

  13. Batman Batman: The Animated Series (1992) The New Batman Adventures (1997)

  14. Batman Beyond (1999)

  15. X-Men: The Animated Series (1993)

  16. X-Men: Evolution (2000)

  17. The Real Ghostbusters (1986)Extreme Ghostbusters (1990s)

  18. Cartoons for “Grown-Ups” King of the Hill (1997) Daria (1997) The Simpsons (1989) Futurama (1999) Family Guy (1999) Dilbert (1999)

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