My husband Robert is pretty much ready to call it a night every night at 9 p.m. So, the fact he kept me up three nights in a row binge-watching Cobra Kai, is an indication of just how much Gen-Xers -- particularly Gen-X men -- love this show. Originally released as a...
This week Robin Williams passed away. I will always remember him best for his role on Mork and Mindy. He inspired a big fashion trend that dominated my junior high years -- rainbow suspenders. My friend Shona had a pair! The following is an exchange from a Mork and...
Animation Cels from 1960s and 1970s Saturday morning cartoons will hit the auction block on July 1. Heritage Auction based in Dallas will manage the sell, which features animation cels of Scooby, Cavey, Hong Kong Fooey and other favorites from the Generation X...
Schoolhouse Rock Turns 40 Conjunction Junction. What's your function? Schoolhouse Rock, the cultural common denominator for Generation X, turns 40 On January 13, 2013. The Saturday morning shorts aired between cartoons from 1973 to 1985. They explained grammar,...
When my kids tell me they want to go on a TV show I know exactly how they feel. I wanted to go on Bozo the Clown when I was a kid and ride in the Bozo-mobile! I would have probably loved nothing more than to wear a store-bought, Bozo the Clown costume for Halloween. I...
[Saturday Cartoons] I was born in Los Angeles and attended kindergarten and 1st Grade at Bixby Elementary in the suburb of Hacienda Heights. I moved away in 1974, but some of my classmates from those days went on to graduate from nearby Los Altos High School....
It Went Kaboom What would Saturday mornings have been without four hours of cartoons and as many bowls of sugary cereal? I loved Kaboom! It may have turned the milk battleship gray, but that was no deterrent. Kaboom with its nameless circus clown mascot hit...
It took me 900 hours to create this infographic. I am not a designer (clearly), but I hope you like it. I try friends, I try. I borrowed the branding from the popular 1990s show My So Called Life. The infographic features the confusing and sordid parade of pop culture...
Fractured Fairy Tales | Switchpak Poison Death Apples! Fractured Fairy Tales were Saturday morning cartoons - called segments or shorts - that appeared during The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show. The show appeared on network television from 1958 to 1973, and most older Gen...
Ingrid of the blog Skimming the Surface dives deep into the foray of cartoon conspiracies and the duplicitous nature of the entertainment industry in her Saturday post, The Betrayal of Scooby Doo. I like it when someone writes something that resonates with my inner...
G.I. Joe and Terrorism GI Joe is the name for America's highly trained daring mission force. It's purpose: to defend your freedom against Cobra, a ruthless terrorist organization determined to rule the world. An L.A. Times blog, Hero Complex (for your inner fanboy)...
Cold War cartoons like Bullwinkle shaped our fears of Russia. Featured above are Boris Badenov and Natasha Fatale. Yesterday, CNN reported that Russia has tested its first stealth fighter jet, the fifth-generation Sukhoi. The plane is the country's first fighter jet...