From SpongeBob to Mr. Hankey: 11 of the best original songs from cartoons
This week’s question comes from The A.V. Club’s Deputy Managing Editor, Caitlin PenzeyMoog:
It's 3 p.m., let's watch Michael Jackson go pretend shopping in a rented-out grocery store
It’s 3 p.m.! Let The A.V. Club briefly make use of the waning hours of your productivity with some pop culture ephemera…
Before TV revivals happened every day, Adult Swim turned Home Movies’ camera back on
Before NBC saved Brooklyn Nine-Nine, before full-scale original-cast revivals were a regular TV thing, even before…
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A sporty Bob's Burgers reveals the Belchers' passions and gives a nod to Home Movies
It finally happened. The Bob’s Burgers/Home Movies crossover fans have been waiting for aired tonight (sort of). While…
What’s your favorite parent-child relationship in pop culture?
This week’s question comes from reader Jacqui Ronan:
Home Movies and The X-Files: Here’s what’s for sale on Amazon today
In an effort to both serve our readers and help support The A.V. Club, we are going to post daily links to deals and…
Relive the first days of Adult Swim with this nicely glitchy “time rift”
Cartoon Network unveiled its successful and long-lived Adult Swim programming block almost 15 years ago. That first…
Mitch Hedberg’s career as an actor was deeply casual, but still solid
Late comedian Mitch Hedberg had a bit in his act about the pressure that successful comics face to branch out in show…
What unconventional family do you most identify with?
Welcome back to AVQ&A, where we throw out a question for discussion among the staff and readers. Consider this a prompt…
“It’s very difficult to come up with an ending,” but Home Movies nailed it
Every day, Watch This offers staff recommendations inspired by the week’s new releases or premieres. This week: We add…
The best animated series ever, from Adventure Time to whatever The Zeta Project is
The A.V. Club kicked off its A.V. To Z feature last month with a rundown of the best obscure Simpsons character…
Shout! Factory gets in on this whole streaming trend
From its origins as a spiritual successor to Rhino Records, the tastes of home video and music label Shout! Factory…
The best sitcom episodes of the last 25 years: Orphans and outliers
Not all of our writers’ picks could make the final list of the best sitcom episodes of the last 25 years. Some failed…
The Office (Classic): “Conflict Resolution”/“Casino Night”
“Conflict Resolution” (season two, episode 21; originally aired 5/4/2006)
Bob’s Burgers became TV’s most enjoyable show by channeling early Simpsons
When Bob’s Burgers debuted in January of 2011, most of the reviews of the pilot—including mine—centered on whether this…
Home Movies: “The Wedding”
“The Wedding” (season two, episode 13; originally aired 3/31/2002)
Hey, where did everyone go? Was it something Awkward. said?
Here’s what’s up in the world of TV for Tuesday, April 16. All times are Eastern.
Home Movies: “Writer’s Block”/“Pizza Club”
“Writer’s Block” (season two, episode 11; originally aired 3/17/2002)/“Pizza Club” (season two, episode 12; originally…
Watch Cougar Town’s season finale secure in the knowledge that more episodes are on their way
Here’s what’s up in the world of TV for Tuesday, April 9. All times are Eastern.
Home Movies: “Class Trip”/“History”
To what extent do we want Home Movies to be about, you know, the movies? I think about this a lot when I’m watching the…