The recent Hello Kitty Con–a massive gathering of the immortal Sanrio character’s biggest fans—only marked the beginnings of the pop culture icon’s celebration in Los Angeles. For another five months, ...

As cartoons become harder to find on bigger streaming platforms, free services such as Tubi and Pluto are stepping up to save beloved classics. After disappearing from HBO Max, the original Looney ...

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There are a few staple plots that many cartoons inevitably return to: the vacation episode, the Christmas episode, the “it was all a dream” episode, etc. But one of the most consistently fun of these ...

Artists take on life without government, foam finger pointing, and more From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox. From ...

35 years ago today, and then again five years later, Saturday mornings were changed everywhere for an entire generation of kids who got to sit down and watch a ton of cartoons over the weekend.

It’s been too many years since networks set aside several hours on Saturday morning for animated programming, but you can still do it yourself.

Now that HBO is back in the name, the Max streaming service is calling "takesies backsies" on its family entertainment plans. At this stage, the strategy shift seems to mean removing a lot of ...

McDonald's latest Happy Meal special is a collaboration with two animal-inspired cartoon classics. The fast food chain announced on Aug. 7 that it will be launching a Hello Kitty, Teenage Mutant Ninja ...

What he really wanted was to spend Thanksgiving with his family. What he got was three days with the turkey.

Our lives are the sum of our choices.