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  • Oswald The Adventures Of Oswald The Lucky Rabbit

    Jan 16, 2008

    During his early years at Universal, Walt Disney animated a silent cartoon character with more than a passing resemblance to Mickey Mouse.

  • The District The District!

    Jan 16, 2008

    This Hungarian cartoon musical shoots for instant cult status, perhaps too aggressively.

  • Enchanted Enchanted

    Nov 21, 2007

    Disney finally goes the Shrek route with this live-action/animation hybrid about fairytale characters trapped in modern-day New York.

  • asktheavclub main Ask The A.V. Club: November 2, 2007

    Nov 02, 2007

    Liquid light, singing post-apocalyptic rodents, and a question about dubbing crop up this week.

  • popeye the sailor dvd Popeye The Sailor: 1933-1938

    Aug 15, 2007

    All the fighting on these early sound-era cartoons gets repetitive, but the terrific DVD special features help reveal their artistry.

  • Simpsons The Simpsons Movie

    Jul 27, 2007

    It took 18 years for the beloved TV institution to make it to the big screen. Improbably, it was worth the wait.

  • secret of nimh dvd The Secret Of NIMH

    Jul 05, 2007

    In 1979, Don Bluth and a group of animators walked off their Disney jobs to go make their own film. This is the surprisingly beautiful result.

  • john k John Kricfalusi

    Jun 20, 2007

    The creator of Ren & Stimpy explains how drawing dirty cartoons didn't just give him a career, it kept him from getting beaten up.

  • Wait til your father gets h Wait Till Your Father Gets Home: The Complete First Season

    Jun 13, 2007

    Just because this Hanna-Barbera animated prime-time series was groundbreaking doesn't make it any less awful.