#20th Century Fox Television Animation

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ANIMATION DOMINATION banner at San Diego Comic-Con 2024 featuring 20th Television Animation's "The Simpsons", "Family Guy", "Bob's Burgers" and "The Great North".

Also featuring FOX Entertaiment Animation "Krapopolis", "Grimsburg" and "Universal Basic Guys"

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Hughie in The Boys Presents: Diabolical shares a voice actor with Buck from the Ice Age series.

Voiced by Simon Pegg

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The very first episode of The Simpsons, "Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire," aired on this day 35 years ago on December 17th, 1989.

The Simpsons is an American  animated sitcom created by Matt Groening and developed by Groening, James L. Brooks and Sam Simon for the Fox Broadcasting Company. It is a satirical��depiction of American life, epitomized by the Simpson family, which consists of Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa and Maggie. Set in the fictional town of Springfield, it caricatures society, Western culture, television and the human condition.

The family was conceived by Groening shortly before a solicitation for a series of animated shorts with producer Brooks. He created a dysfunctional family and named the characters after his own family members, substituting Bart for his own name; he thought Simpson was a funny name in that it sounded similar to "simpleton". The shorts became a part of The Tracey Ullman Show on April 19, 1987. After three seasons, the sketch was developed into a half-hour prime time show and became Fox's first series to land in the Top 30 ratings in a season (1989–1990).

Since its debut on December 17, 1989, 779episodes of the show have been broadcast. It is the longest-running American animated series, longest-running American sitcom, and the longest-running American scripted primetime television series, both in seasons and individual episodes. A feature-length film, The Simpsons Movie, was released in theaters worldwide on July 27, 2007, to critical and commercial success, with a sequel in development as of 2024. The series has also spawned numerous comic book series, video games, books and other related media, as well as a billion-dollar merchandising industry. The Simpsons was initially a joint production by Gracie Films and 20th Television; 20th Television's involvement was later moved to 20th Television Animation, a separate unit of Disney Television Studios.

On January 26, 2023, the series was renewed for its 35th and 36th seasons, taking the show through the 2024–25 television season.Both seasons contain a combined total of 51 episodes. Seven of these episodes are season 34 holdovers, while the other 44 will be produced in the production cycle of the upcoming seasons, bringing the show's overall episode total up to 801. Season 35 premiered on October 1, 2023. Season 36 premiered on September 29, 2024.

The Simpsons received widespread acclaim throughout its early seasons in the 1990s, which are generally considered its "golden age". Since then, it has been criticized for a perceived decline in quality. Time named it the 20th century's best television series, and Erik Adams of The A.V. Club named it "television's crowning achievement regardless of format". On January 14, 2000, the Simpson family was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. It has won dozens of awards since it debuted as a series, including 37 Primetime Emmy Awards, 34 Annie Awards, and 2 Peabody Awards. Homer's exclamatory catchphrase of "D'oh!" has been adopted into the English language, while The Simpsons has influenced many other later adult-oriented animated sitcom television series.

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Rating: Teen And Up Audiences

Archive Warning: Graphic Depictions Of Violence

Categories: F/F, F/M, M/M, Multi

Fandoms: Disney Theatrical Animated Universe, Pixar Theatrical Animated Universe, Walt Disney Pictures, Marvel, LucasFilms - Fandom, 20th Century Fox, Walt Disney Television Animation, Jetix - Fandom, Acquired Disney Shows, Disney Mirrorverse (Video Game)

Relationships: WAY TOO MANY TO LIST HERE!

Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Team Dynamics, Some of the Villains are Heroes now, Heroes are Still Heroes, New Powers, Action/Adventure, Humor, Team Bonding

Summary: In an alternate universe where the Disney Heroes and Villains are evolved warriors, they must band together in order to take down a even bigger threat and protected the Mirrorverse. Based on the mobile game of the same name.

A/N: This has been a work of mine’s nearly year in the making, and since Disney Mirrorverse is officially returning this month with new updates, I’d figured now would be the best time to share it. If you want to learn about the Mirrorverse characters, here’s a link to a ongoing series of bios I’ve made for them.

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Solar Opposites in: Solar Monsters (by @avaveevo)

Prologue

20th Century Fox Opening Titles Plays as it fades to black

dramatic title horrifying music plays

Hulu and 20th Century Fox Presents

A Hulu Original Movie

A 20th Century Television Animation Production

Planet Shlorp: 13 Years ago….

Thirteen years ago, on Planet Shlorp, as the sunsets, Terry was walking around Shlorp carrying something underneath a blanket, with a depressed but sleepy look on his face as he looks around the other Shlorpians, who glare at him blanks and whisper some things about him. Terry takes a deep breath and walks away. Then, a little green hand touch his face while a cooing sound of a baby is heard underneath the blanket.

Terry: Hey there, Jesse. There’s my sweet sprout. pulls the blanket to reveal baby Jesse cooing Aren’t you hungry? You want some juices when we get back. ‘Cause I know you would.

Baby Jesse: giggling

But then, a group of colleagues stare at him blankly and death stare at him while whispering some things about Terry.

Purple Male Shlorpian: What a freak.

Blue Male Shlorpian: I know. What a stupid bitch.

Light Green Female Shlorpian: I can tell.

Yellow Female Shlorpian: His sproutling is ugly like him.

Pale Tan Male Shlorpian: What a loser.

Forest Green Male Shlorpian: Fucking idiot.

Light Red Male Shlorpian: I heard Terry broke the quantum defibrillator.

Terry then feels a headache as he starts breathing and out. Then, his eyes starts to flash orange as he heads baby Jesse close to his heartbeat as she coos and his skin begins to shade in shadow black. Terry begin to have a panic attack as Shlorpians began to mock him.

Pink Female Shlorpian: Dumbass motherfucker!

Ocean Blue Male Shlorpian: Goddamn wimp!

Kale Female Shlorpian: Lazy piece of shit.

As more and more hurtful words continue to haunt Terry’s head, he keeps breathing in and out as he sets Jesse down as she started to whimper. But then…

Maroon Male Shlorpian: I bet he’s gonna die on Shlorp when it get blown up someday!

Terry suddenly snarls like an animal as the whole scene goes orange as his fingers suddenly became sharp as it screeches the floor and his eyes glow orange and his voice suddenly becomes deeper.

Terry: Shut up. Shut up! Distorted SHUT UP!

A large shadow appears behind the Shlorpians as a fruit stand was thrown at them as the Shlorpians gasp upon seeing a big shadow and runs away from the creature. It was a monster, a giant horn monster that has been here for years. The monster heads to baby Jesse as she begins to cry. Before the monster could attack, an unknown giant thing pummeled the beast as a roar was heard and the thing’s hand grabs the monster as the monster yowls. Monster fighting and growling sounds were heard as a huge splash of some kind of Gorey mess was spewed as baby Jesse continue crying.

Monsters: roaring and fighting

Baby Jesse: wailing

The sounds ended once the scene grows dark and baby Jesse continues crying. Something starts approach baby Jesse as a huge shadow with monstrous eyes appeared beneath her as she cry louder but then it shrinks down as it shows a pair of green somehow maimed arms and hands appear and picks her up. It was Terry, but in a ruined robe and ruined pair of shoes as he starts soothing baby Jesse.

Terry: Oh no no. Don’t cry. Terry’s here. You’re okay. Shh.

As Terry soothes Jesse, she stops wailing and looks up Terry as she weeps.

Terry: Aw. I know. Shh shh.

Baby Jesse stop crying once Terry looks at her while smiling. Baby Jesse starts giggling as she picks Terry’s finger with her tiny baby hands.

Baby Jesse: happy squeal

Terry: Aw. A little squeeze. Aaah! Wow. Little baby strength. Just like her adult.

Baby Jesse then starts babbling as Terry begins to walk again but then, bumps into a Shlorpian (Korvo) carrying a cooing sproutling (Yumyulack) in a baby carrier on his chest. Despite that; the Shlorpian continue to walk away while looking down his somehow icy aquamarine shaded finger tips as Terry looks on.

Terry: Oof. Oh sorry. Didn’t see you there.

???: It’s alright.

Suddenly, Terry felt something as he looks at the Shlorpian carrying darble fruit while walking away and soothing his sproutling. Inspired by this: https://youtu.be/Z5QnhXbfZaE?si=u1DvpkFuIT7Sia6c

Terry then sees his apartment and heads there while depression dawns on his face. Later, at his apartment, Terry, in his Shlorpian sleep robe, starts rocking baby Jesse to sleep as he smiles at his baby sproutling.

Terry: Alright you adorable little sprout. Bedtime. puts Jesse in her sleeping chamber as he puts her blanket on her as she coos in her sleep Nighty night. kisses her on the forehead

Baby Jesse: sleeping cooing

Baby Jesse begin to suck her thumb as she falls asleep peacefully. But as Terry looks back at his baby sproutling while smiling, his face then saddens as he approaches his bed.

Terry: sighing sadly

He then gets out a journal that is titled, “Things Other Shlorpians Say About Me Today” and writes down in it with a pen. As he writes down some words. That are actually very heartbreaking like, “Terry’s not good enough”, “what a dumbass” and “A fucked up screw up”, tears stream down Terry’s eyes like a waterfall as he weeps silently without a sound. He then closes the journal and puts it on his bedside as he began head to bed and looks at Shlorp’s city on his window in tears.

Terry: quietly Fucking goddamnit!

Terry then looks down sadly with a thought as he began to shut his eyes as he weeps silently with tears streaming down emotionally like this:

As he closes his eyes with a blurry vision, they then reopen to…

13 years later…

Where it shows Korvo, but naked, sleeping while smiling in his sleep. Terry, also naked, rubs Korvo’s head softly as he smiles and looks down at his wedding ring. He looks around the room and looks around at photos of him, his family, their friends, frenemies and honorary family members. Terry then lays down at his pillow side, turns to Korvo and kiss him on the lips as Korvo wakes up as he yawns and sees Terry as he smiles.

Terry: Morning, baby.

Korvo: Mmm, good morning...

The two alien husbands then starts kissing away. Then, Yumyulack, Jesse, Pupa and Sonya barged in here while throwing pillows at each other while shouting and laughing.

Korvo: What the fuck?! Kids?! What is going on?!

Sonya: Prepare to meet your makers Yumyulack!

Yumyulack: In your dreams! Jesse is mine!

Jesse: Fuck you! No way jose!

Pupa: Pillow fight!

The children then start laughing as Korvo and Terry smiled and shook their heads at their kids playing.

Korvo: chuckling Alright alright. That's enough. Time to get ready for school.

Yumyulack, Jesse, Pupa and Sonya: Aaaw. Aw man. No fair. Boo. Aw fuck. This sucks. Screw school!

Korvo: Now now kids. I know you hate this, but it’s part of our lives now. And besides, Terry and are I hanging out at the city today, doing some smooching.

Yumyulack: Aw fuck. Ew. Why?

Jesse and Sonya: Ew. Gross. Why guys? Why?!

Pupa: Eeee.

Yumyulack, Jesse, Sonya and Pupa: We’ll get ready!

As the kids left while laughing, Korvo and Terry smiled at each other and kiss.

Korvo: You sure you can handle golf today?

Terry: Honey, relax. I’m sure I got this all under control. This wrist have been tighten. kisses his wrist Well, better get ready. Today is gonna be busy for the two of us.

Korvo: laughs Okay darling. kisses Terry on the cheek

A few minutes later, Terry has finished getting ready in his normal form after finishing brushing his teeth and putting on his clothe and deodorant while listening to “Once in A Lifetime” from Talking Heads on his phone:

Then, Terry turns into his human form as he smiles and prepares to comb his hair after he takes a deep breath and smiles.

Human Terry: Same as it ever was…

As he combs his hair, the titles plays it shows the titles…

Solar Opposites in:

Solar Monsters

The title the becomes monstrous as it pans out to the bus human Korvo and human Terry are in.

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Raquel Welch, who has died aged 82, had only three lines as Loana in the 1966 film fantasy One Million Years BC but attained sex-symbol status from the role, in which she was dressed in a fur-lined bikini. The image made its imprint in popular culture and the publicity poster sold millions. The feminist critic Camille Paglia described the American actor’s depiction as “a lioness – fierce, passionate and dangerously physical”.

The tale of cavepeople coexisting with dinosaurs was Welch’s breakthrough film – and the beginning of a largely unsuccessful battle she waged to be taken seriously as an actor. When she arrived on set, she told the director, Don Chaffey, she had been thinking about her scene. She recalled his response as: “Thinking? What do you mean you’ve been thinking? Just run from this rock to that rock – that’s all we need from you.”

Ursula Andress, who had emerged from the sea in another famous bikini for the 1962 James Bond film Dr No, had turned down the role of Loana. It went to Welch, on contract to 20th Century Fox, when the American studio agreed to hire her out to the British company Hammer Films.

Welch had to contend with critics who believed her looks to count for more than any acting ability she possessed. It was true that the film was pure kitsch and noteworthy only for Ray Harryhausen’s remarkable special effects with stop-motion animation creatures – and for making Welch a star.

Nevertheless, Welch later showed her aptitude for comedy when she played Constance, the French queen’s married seamstress in love with Michael York’s D’Artagnan, in the 1973 swashbuckler The Three Musketeers, directed by Richard Lester. The performance won her a Golden Globe best actress award and she reprised the part in The Four Musketeers: Milady’s Revenge (1974).

She increasingly took roles on television and worked up an act as a nightclub singer that she took across the US. She showed her performing mettle when she made her Broadway stage debut, taking over from Lauren Bacall in the musical Woman of the Year at the Palace theatre (1981-83). In an updating of the Katharine Hepburn-Spencer Tracy 1942 movie of the same title, she gave a show-stopping performance as the TV news personality Tess Harding.

“When she makes her first appearance in a low-cut gold lamé gown, her attributes can be seen all the way to the mezzanine,” wrote the New York Times critic Mel Gussow, unable to ignore what Welch brought to the stage visually. “It would be inaccurate to say that Miss Welch is a better actress than Miss Bacall, but certainly at this stage of her career she is a more animated musical personality.”

Around that time, Welch said: “I have exploited being a sex symbol and I have been exploited as one. I wasn’t unhappy with the sex goddess label. I was unhappy with the way some people tried to diminish, demean and trivialise anything I did professionally. But I didn’t feel that from the public.”

She was born Jo-Raquel Tejada in Chicago, Illinois, the first of three children, to Josephine (nee Hall) and Armando Tejada. Her father, an aeronautical engineer, was Bolivian. When Raquel was two, the family moved to San Diego, California, and, five years later, she joined the city’s junior theatre, attached to the city’s Old Globe, as well as starting ballet classes.

She said her father was volatile and terrifying, and she never saw any tenderness between her parents. One escape from this unsettled childhood came through putting on plays in the garage for friends and neighbours, using bedspreads for curtains.

On leaving La Jolla high school, San Diego, in 1958, she won a scholarship to study theatre arts at San Diego state college, but dropped out after a year to marry James Welch and became a weather presenter on KFMB, a San Diego television station.

After giving birth to two children, Damon and Tahnee, she left her husband, intending to follow her acting ambitions in New York. In the event, she worked as a model and cocktail waiter in Dallas, Texas, before moving to Los Angeles.

She was screen-tested by the producer Cubby Broccoli, who had seen her in a Life magazine photo-spread, for a part in the 1965 Bond film Thunderball, and signed up by 20th Century Fox. But a technicality involving start dates and contract options ruled out the Bond film and she was cast in Fantastic Voyage (1966), a big-budget sci-fi submarine saga, clad in a wetsuit.

After One Million Years BC, Welch – again in a bikini – played Lilian Lust, one of the Seven Deadly Sins, alongside Peter Cook and Dudley Moore in Bedazzled (1967), a comedy irreverently resetting the Faust legend in 1960s swinging London.

Burt Reynolds and Jim Brown were the stars when she brandished a shotgun in the 1969 western 100 Rifles – another action role. But Welch made clear to the director, Tom Gries, that she would not be following his instruction to run naked through the desert with the weapon. She also disregarded attempts to get her to shower under a water tower minus her shirt.

She returned to comedy for the satire The Magic Christian (1969) to play Priestess of the Whip alongside Peter Sellers’s millionaire who adopts the homeless Ringo Starr. She took top billing in Myra Breckinridge (1970), as a transgender movie critic, in a misjudged adaptation of Gore Vidal’s landmark novel.

Welch had the chance to shine in The Wild Party (1975), a period drama about the demise of silent pictures from the producer-director partnership of Ismail Merchant and James Ivory, in which she was cast as Queenie, the lover of a fading screen comedian. But she fell out with Ivory over a number of issues, for example refusing to do a bedroom scene nude. “From nearly the first day, we were at loggerheads,” he recalled, “and no professional relationship, no working relationship, was ever established.”

Switching to television brought Welch cameos in everything from the sitcoms Mork & Mindy (in 1979, as a villain from outer space) and Evening Shade (1993) to Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (in 1995) and CSI: Miami (in 2012). She also comically played a temperamental version of herself attacking Cosmo Kramer (Michael Richards) and Elaine Benes (Julia Louis-Dreyfus) in a 1997 episode of Seinfeld.

She had a regular role in the comedy-drama series Date My Dad (2017) as Rosa, former mother-in-law of Ricky (Barry Watson), trying with his three children to find him love again following the death of his wife.

In 1997, there was another stint on Broadway, in the musical Victor/Victoria. She replaced Julie Andrews, who was undergoing throat surgery, for the final seven weeks of its run at the Marquis theatre. Variety described Welch as “at best a pleasantly passable singer”, suiting “the costumes better than she does the vocal and acting requirements”.

She returned to the cinema with a cameo role in the romcom Legally Blonde (2001), starring Reese Witherspoon. Her last film was How to Be a Latin Lover (2017).

Welch was married and divorced four times. She is survived by Damon and Tahnee, and by her brother, Jimmy.

🔔 Raquel Welch (Jo-Raquel Tejada), actor, born 5 September 1940; died 15 February 2023

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My Top 10 Favorite 20th Century Fox Movies (2024)

#10 Home Alone

#9 Ice Age

#8 Ice Age 2: The Meltdown

#7 Ice Age 3: Dawn Of The Dinosaurs

#6 Ice Age 4: Continental Drift

#5 The Peanuts Movie

#4 Spies In Disguise

#3 Alvin And The Chipmunks (2007)

#2 Family Guy: Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story

And #1 The Simpsons Movie

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Home Alone Belongs To John Hughes, Hughes Entertainment, 20th Century Studios, Inc. The Walt Disney Studios, Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, Disney Entertainment, And The Walt Disney Company

Ice Age (2002 film) Belongs to Michael Berg, Michael J. Wilson, Peter Ackerman, Blue Sky Studios, Inc. 20th Century Animation, 20th Century Studios, Inc. The Walt Disney Studios, Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, Disney Entertainment, And The Walt Disney Company

Ice Age 3: Dawn of the Dinosaurs Belongs to Michael Berg, Peter Ackerman, Mike Reiss, Yoni Brenner, Blue Sky Studios, Inc. 20th Century Animation, 20th Century Studios, Inc. The Walt Disney Studios, Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, Disney Entertainment, And The Walt Disney Company

Ice Age 4: Continental Drift Belongs to Michael Berg, Jason Fuchs, Blue Sky Studios, Inc. 20th Century Animation, 20th Century Studios, Inc. The Walt Disney Studios, Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, Disney Entertainment, And The Walt Disney Company

The Peanuts Movie Belongs To Charles M. Schulz, Craig Schulz, Bryan Schulz, Cornelius Uliano, United Feature Syndicate, Inc. Andrews McMeel Syndication, Blue Sky Studios, Inc. 20th Century Animation, 20th Century Studios, Inc. The Walt Disney Studios, Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, Disney Entertainment, And The Walt Disney Company

Spies In Disguise Belongs To Lucas Martell, Brad Copeland, Lloyd Taylor, Cindy Davis, Chernin Entertainment, Blue Sky Studios, Inc. 20th Century Animation, 20th Century Studios, Inc. The Walt Disney Studios, Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, Disney Entertainment, And The Walt Disney Company

Alvin And The Chipmunks (2007) Belongs To Ross Bagdasarian Sr. Jon Vitti, Will McRobb, Chris Viscardi, Bagdasarian Productions, Dune Entertainment, RatPac Entertainment, LLC, Monarchy Enterprises S.Á.R.L. Regency Entertainment (USA), Inc. FOX 2000 Pictures, 20th Century Studios, Inc. The Walt Disney Studios, Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, Disney Entertainment, And The Walt Disney Company

Family Guy: Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story Belongs To Seth MacFarlane, Gary Janetti, Chris Sheridan, Alex Borstein, Steve Callaghan, Sunwoo & Company Co., Ltd. Fuzzy Door Productions, Inc. 20th Television Animation, 20th Television, 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, Buena Vista Home Entertainment, Inc. Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment, Disney Platform Distribution, Inc. Disney Television Studios, Disney General Entertainment Content, Disney Entertainment, FOX Broadcasting Company, FOX Entertainment, FOX Corporation, And The Walt Disney Company

The Simpsons Movie Belongs To James L. Brooks, Matt Groening, Al Jean, Ian Maxtone-Graham, George Meyer, David Mirkin, Mike Reiss, Mike Scully, Matt Selman, John Swartzwelder, Jon Vitti, Film Roman, LLC, Rough Draft Studios, Inc. AKOM Production Ltd. Gracie Films, 20th Century Animation, 20th Century Studios, Inc. The Walt Disney Studios, Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, Disney Entertainment, And The Walt Disney Company

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Obscure Animation Subject #40: Neighbors from Hell

Originally posted on Twitter on March 19, 2023.

Created by Pam Brady, written by Paul Alexander and Paul Mendelson and directed by John Rice and Raymond S. Persi, it is produced by Wounded Poodle, DreamWorks (credited as MoonBoy) and 20th Century Fox Television.

It aired for one season of 10 episodes from June 7 to July 26, 2010, the first episode aired on Cartoon Network via the Adult Swim programming block while the rest aired on TBS. Animation is mainly produced by Bardel Entertainment, though retakes are done by Bento Box.

It should be noted that this is the first production to have involvement from Bento Box Entertainment, a then-new studio founded in 2009 by executive producers Scott Greenberg, Joel Kuwahara and Mark McJimsey, and would later be known for producing Bob's Burgers for Fox.

This show is about a family from hell being sent back to earth on a mission to destroy a drill that can dig to the Earth's core where Satan fears that the humans will invade Hell if the drill reaches it. Sounds interesting and action-packed in concept, but in execution, well, this acts like yet another GENERIC FAMILY SITCOM! We have the idiot father, drinking wife, a daughter who wants attention and the son, well he’s just like his dad. Oh yeah, we also have a talking dog because Family Guy also had one! Oh god when do these Family Guy clones end?!

The comedy (while there are occasional laughs) is rather sour as well, with forced and cliche jokes, and the animation, which while not copying Family Guy, is mediocre and rather stiff. It’s formulaic and unfunny and I recommend skipping this one. Huge wasted potential!

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Hey I’m back~

So I’ve been doing research for the Disney bracket and whew - Disney owns way too much. Like I knew that before, but wow does it really click now. So Walt Disney Studios has:

-Walt Disney Pictures, Disneynature, Walt Disney Animation Studios, Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, Pixar

-Marvel Studios, Marvel Studios Animation

-Lucasfilm, Industrial Light & Magic, Skywalker Sound

-20th Century Studios, 20th Century Family, 20th Century Animation

-Searchlight Pictures

-Buena Vista International

-Star Distribution

Plus:

-Touchstone Television

-Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment (1978-2018), Walt DIsney Television (1983-1994)

-Skellington Productions (1986-1996)

-Buena Vista Motion Pictures Group/Walt Disney Motion Pictures Group (1998-2006)

-Disney Television Animation (1984-2003)

-Touchstone Pictures (1984-2016)

-Hollywood Pictures (1989-2001, 2006-2007)

-Caravan Pictures (1992-1999)

-Dimension Films (1993-2005), Miramax Films (1993-2010)

-Disneytoon Studios (2003-2018), Disney Circle 7 Animation (2004-2006)

-The Muppets Studio (2006-2014)

-ImageMovers Digital (2007-2010)

-Kingdom Comics (2009-2013)

-Fox VFX Lab (2019)

-Marvel Animation (2019-2020)

-Blue Sky Studios (2019-2021)

-Fox 2000 Pictures (2019-2021), 20th Digital Studio (2019-2023)

Like wtf that is too much power. But regardless of my feelings on that, I’d still like to continue with the bracket if anyone’s interested.

I’ll make a separate post of films I’m considering including. I’m only doing animated (both old school and CGI), and one film per series (i.e. just the first Toy Story film.) (Tbh just doing this out of convenience, but if anyone really wants a particular sequel/remake/continuation in there, just let me know.)

I’m trying to figure out which of the many studios should be included. Like just ones that straight up have the word “Disney” in there. Or include others, but only when the Mouse technically owned them/distribution rights. Mainly thinking about Studio Ghibli here because I really don’t associate them with Disney, but I believe they have/had rights for home distribution and the English dubs. Same for Marvel and Star Wars, if they have any recent animated films.

So yeah. This update is longer than I meant it to be. Let me know what you think. Have a good one!

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RAQUEL WELCH (1940-Died February 15th 2023,at 82).American Actress,animal crights campaigner and 60′s sex symbol.Welch first won attention for her role in Fantastic Voyage (1966), after which she won a contract with 20th Century Fox. They lent her contract to the British studio Hammer Film Productions, for whom she made One Million Years B.C. (1966). Although she had only three lines of dialogue in the film, images of her in the doe-skin bikini became best-selling posters that turned her into an international sex symbol. She later starred in Bedazzled (1967), Bandolero! (1968), 100 Rifles (1969), Myra Breckinridge (1970) and Hannie Caulder (1971). She made several television variety specials.Through her portrayal of strong female characters, which helped in her breaking the mold of the traditional sex symbol, Welch developed a unique film persona that made her an icon of the 1960s and 1970s. Her rise to stadom in the mid-1960s was partly credited with ending Hollywood's vigorous promotion of the blonde bombshell.She won a Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture Actress in a Musical or Comedy in 1974 for her performance in The Three Musketeers. She was also nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in Television Film for her performance in the film Right to Die (1987). In 1995, Welch was chosen by Empire magazine as one of the "100 Sexiest Stars in Film History". Playboy ranked Welch No. 3 on their "100 Sexiest Stars of the Twentieth Century" list.She later became an ardent campaigner for animal welfare,especially on behalf of PETA,to ban the use of fur,in the fashion trade.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raquel_Welch

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Congratulations to The Simpsons cast and crew for their Emmy Win for Outstanding Animated Program for the episode TREEHOUSE OF HORROR XXXIII.

The other shows nominated where RICK & MORTY, BOB'S BURGERS, ENTERGALACTIC & GENNDY TARKAKOVSKY'S "PRIMAL".

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Christmas Carol-cember, Day 13

Here’s a company name that should make anyone who grew up in the 90s wax nostalgia: DIC Entertainment.

Getting it’s start in the 1970s, the company decided to jump on the bandwagon with producing animation in the 1980s with the hope to follow other animation studios that could make a killing on making shows based on a toy line. Their achievement was “Inspector Gadget,” a show that made gangbusters for their profits even as they were quietly moving all their animation overseas to save money while paying lower rates in countries like Korea, Taiwan and Japan. They went so far to keep costs down, they positioned themselves as the only non-union animation studio by setting up their headquarters in Japan while making countless distribution deals with home video companies like CBS/Fox Video and The Video Collection.

Eventually, they learned it was more profitable to slap their name on shows that were made out of the country and then bring them to America and reap the profits.

Cynical as that sounds, the shows they brought to American televisions were pretty entertaining and had their own plethora of fans. Heck, DIC was the company that dubbed the hugely popular Japanese show “Sailor Moon” and helped bring it to American audiences, even if it meant hilarious translations like implying the openly gay Sailor Neptune and Sailor Uranus were “cousins.”

Sure...

DIC Entertainment went public in 2004, resulting in a short term distribution deal with Disney and Jetix that allowed for a brief stint distributing "Power Rangers" in Canada before Disney figured they could keep the profits for themselves and rescinded on the deal. In 2008, DIC and the media company Cookie Jar Group announced a merger that would make DIC an subsidiary of Cookie Jar. From that point on, all shows that were under the DIC name were now “Cookie Jar Entertainment” until 2014 when Cookie Jar ceased all operations before being acquired by the Canadian Entertainment company WildBrain Ltd.

But long before that happened, DIC had acquired enough money to put together a direct to video adaptation of A Christmas Carol that got some pretty big name actors involved. With animation from one of their outsourced studios, Han Yang Animation from South Korea who worked on DIC's “Where On Earth Is Carmen Sandiego?,” “Mummies Alive” and “Madeline: Lost in Paris,” as well as a distribution deal from 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, DIC’s take on the Dickens story hit video shelves on October 1997, no doubt to cause confusion to parents thinking this was a Disney flick and brought it home to the kiddos.

Boy how disappointed they must have been.

The funny thing is, the A-List actors they pulled to be in this could have played these characters on stage or in live action and still pulled it off.

Tim Curry is a treasure. Just scoring him to play Scrooge was enough to get me check this out and he does not disappoint. Curry knows the ways of words and how to squeeze out the amount of sinister energy needed on the words he’s reading off. His Scrooge is one who distrusts everyone, to the point he has to constantly justify his cruelty. While he often hams up a few lines, he remains consistent to this idea of the character as someone so guarded he can’t open up to allow people into his life and creates this cold shell to push everyone away.

The rest of the cast round out very well. Ed Anser’s Jacob Marley is less terrifying and more crest-fallen in his performance. He’s returning to Scrooge not to scare him to accept the changes coming to him, but like an old friend coming by to sit you down for an intervention. There’s warmth in his performance that is hardly ever felt in most performances.

Perhaps no other surprise could I have had than Whoopi Goldberg as the Ghost of Christmas Present, marking her as the rare instance where this ghost is played by a woman of color instead of a man. Goldberg sells it too, celebrating life while she’s judging of Scrooge’s behavior and finds a witty retort to chide him but there’s a genuine sense of care in her demeanor, even downright sadness when she ages so quickly and has to bid Scrooge farewell. A sadness that reflects on the short lifespan of the Present and how there’s only so much time to show the world around. It’s a legitimately good performance, one that finds a rare balance between the goofy side of the character vs the side that judges Scrooge on his toxic beliefs.

Career voice actress Kath Soucie takes on the role of the Ghost of Christmas Past, complete with a goofy Cockney Accent. She does a pretty good job, but she's a talented actress with a voice that always makes me wax nostalgia.

Then there’s Michael York as Bob Cratchit and Jodi Benson as Belle, the woman Scrooge let get away.

They do fine.

Moving on.

Oh and Frank Welker, a veteran career voice actor who has been doing voice work since the 1960s and shows no signs of stopping, plays Scrooge’s dog Debit.

Yes, this version has a cartoon dog that makes silly faces and reacts to things happening to Scrooge.

Keep this in mind; back in the 1990s, as Walt Disney Studios experienced a resurgence of popularity and success with their animated feature films during a period fans regard as “The Disney Renaissance,” many other film studios and small animation companies swept in to try and capitalize on this resurgence. The home video market was the main target as small time companies like Golden Films or DIC would jump in to produce a cash grab film, put it on VHS shelves and trick parents into renting it or buying it for the kiddos without realizing they got the wrong version before it was too late and the companies had your money.

This was so egregious, Disney actually went to court over mislabeling and forced these companies to have to make it clear their films were not Disney. But it didn’t stop them from making their own animated musical films with cartoon animals because Disney was doing it.

Hell, I’ll give DIC this, at least they actually hired a Disney Princess to be in this. Still doesn't put them on the same pedestal as Disney though. Especially when her song, while lovely at times, is no "When Love Is Gone" from the Muppet version.

The songs…well, credit to John Campbell and Megan Cavallari who worked on the music for this, they put their heart into this. The melodies work, the lyrics, while on the nose and don't show a lot of ambition for song structure, aren’t totally stale and they function well with the narrative. It also helps they don’t overstay their welcome and are over in a jiffy. My problem is they clearly didn’t have a lot of instrumentation to work with so most of the songs sound like they had keyboards and set different instrumentation to play on the songs and mix them together. Which is pretty par for the course for straight to video movies like this.

But I don’t want to be rude and imply this film has no value to exist.

After all, for countless people who want to work in the film industry, home video movies made outside the major studios like these were how you got your foot in the door. For countless animators who lost their jobs at Disney, Warner Bros or MGM, working on these kind of films or series was how they could keep their pensions. Even voice actors trying to build their resumes had to take on work like this to showcase their demo reels for their talents or to stay afloat when voiceover roles were not coming through for them.

Even the cheapest made films have some merit, at the cost of tricking consumers of their hard earned money.

For all this film's faults, I don’t regret watching it, but I don’t have a lot of praise to offer it as a recommendation.

The cast is easily the best thing about this movie, with Whoopi Goldberg giving a fantastic performance and Tim Curry giving a truly superb vocal performance as Scrooge that I wish I could have seen him do in live action. But outside of vocal performances, the film’s cheap-looking quality just screams “rented off the video market shelves,” which, as I elaborated on above, was pretty much the aim and goal of DIC Entertainment.

Make it fast, make it for a low amount of money and whatever money we can give, just have an international animation studio do the hard work at a lower cost.

A mindset that has not gone away since the 1990s, especially when Disney is pulling this tactic of producing a TV series before going around and turning it into a feature film so they can make a feature film for less than the cost.

Looking at you “Moana 2."

Still, if you’re nostalgic for a time period where you picked up video tapes like this from Blockbuster, sat down with animal crackers and Capri Sun juice packs before a box TV set and slipped the movie into the VHS player, give it a chance. You might be surprised by what you find, but just don’t expect top-tier animation quality.

1997’s “A Christmas Carol” can be streamed on Pluto TV, Xumo Play and Roku. Though you can also find the full film on YouTube for free like I did.

Next time, we’re gonna cover a movie musical that gets the biggest stars to do this song and dance routine set to songs by the guys who gave us “Dear Evan Hansen."

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TV Promos 2023 - Donald James ★ Voice Overs from Donald James ★ Voice Overs on Vimeo.

Donald James is the voice you hear on tv promos, commercials, movie trailers and documentary narrations ... But that's not all. There are also the Internet and audio prompts for equipment used in medicine and countless devices that make up the growing world of new technologies.

Work Credits Include:

- Sony Pictures Entertainment - Marvel Entertainment - 20th Century Studios - Pixar - Walt Disney Animation Studios - Warner Brothers - Universal Television - Walt Disney Studios - BBC Television - PBS - ABC-TV - CBS Television - NBC-TV - AMC TV - TNT TV - FOX Business News - NFL Films - M-Net City TV - CHASE - AT&T - Pepsi - CoCa~Cola - Reebok - Johnson & Johnson - American Express - Mastercard - Domino's Pizza - McDonald's - Whimpy's - The Wall Street Journal - Subaru - Chevrolet - Mercedes-Benz - Nissan - Hyundai - Jaguar - Buick - General Motors - Samsung - Ford - Volkswagen - IBM - Bombardier - Roche - Heineken - Havoline - Braun - Kodak - iHeartRADIO - Bloomberg Radio - Hasbro - LEGO - Hasbro

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Disney+ A Magical Journey into the World of Entertainment

Unveiling the Wonders of Disney+

In the ever-evolving landscape of digital streaming platforms, one name stands out with a magical allure – Disney+. Launched in November 2019, disneyplus.com login/begin has swiftly become a household favorite, offering a treasure trove of content that spans generations. In this article, we embark on a journey to explore the enchanting world of Disney+, delving into its captivating content, user experience, and the impact it has had on the entertainment industry.

The Disney+ Universe

A Wholesome Haven for Family Entertainment

At the heart of Disney+ lies a commitment to providing wholesome family entertainment. The platform is home to a vast collection of classic and contemporary Disney films, animated and live-action, ensuring that audiences of all ages find something to cherish. From timeless classics like "The Lion King" to modern hits like "Frozen," Disney+ brings together the magic of animation and storytelling in a way that is quintessentially Disney.

Beyond the Classics: Expanding the Content Horizon

While Disney+ pays homage to its timeless classics, it goes beyond nostalgia by offering a diverse range of content. The acquisition of 20th Century Fox has significantly enriched the platform's library, bringing in beloved franchises such as "The Simpsons," "Avatar," and the "X-Men" series. This expansion has broadened Disney+'s appeal, making it more than just a platform for animated fairy tales.

The Disney+ User Experience

Seamless Navigation and Intuitive Design

Disney+ takes pride in its user-friendly interface, designed to cater to audiences of all ages. The platform's clean layout and intuitive navigation make it easy for subscribers to explore and discover content effortlessly. Whether you're a tech-savvy teenager or a parent seeking a hassle-free streaming experience for the whole family, Disney+ has crafted a user interface that simplifies the streaming journey.

Personalized Magic: The Power of Profiles

Recognizing the diverse tastes within families, Disney+ allows users to create personalized profiles. Each profile can have its own watchlist, recommendations, and settings, ensuring that every member of the family enjoys a tailored streaming experience. This personalization feature adds an extra layer of convenience, making Disney+ a frontrunner in catering to the individual preferences of its users.

Impact on the Entertainment Industry

Disney+ and the Streaming Revolution

The launch of Disney+ marked a pivotal moment in the streaming wars. Disney's decision to enter the digital streaming arena was a strategic move that shook the foundations of the industry dominated by giants like Netflix and Amazon Prime. With its rich content library and established brand identity, Disney+ emerged as a formidable competitor, prompting other streaming services to up their game in terms of content creation and user experience.

The Shift in Content Consumption Habits

Disney+ not only entered the streaming market but also played a significant role in shaping how audiences consume content. The platform's success highlighted the shift from traditional cable television to on-demand streaming services. The convenience of accessing a vast library of content anytime, anywhere, has become a norm, and Disney+ played a key role in accelerating this paradigm shift.

Disney+ Originals: A New Frontier

Crafting Original Narratives

While Disney+ is celebrated for its extensive library of existing content, it has also made a mark with its original productions. From exclusive series like "The Mandalorian" set in the "Star Wars" universe to the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) spin-offs like "WandaVision" and "Loki," Disney+ has successfully ventured into creating original narratives that captivate audiences and add a new layer to its offerings.

The Marvel Cinematic Universe on Disney+

One of the most significant draws for subscribers has been the integration of the Marvel Cinematic Universe into Disney+. The platform serves as a hub for Marvel enthusiasts, offering a chronological viewing experience of the entire MCU. This move not only attracts fans of the superhero genre but also showcases Disney's ability to leverage its vast content portfolio across its various subsidiaries.

Challenges and Future Prospects

Balancing Act: Navigating Competition and Expectations

As Disney+ continues to grow, it faces the challenge of maintaining a delicate balance between competition and audience expectations. The streaming landscape is dynamic, with new players entering the scene regularly. To stay ahead, Disney+ must continuously innovate, acquire relevant content, and adapt to evolving consumer preferences.

Global Expansion: Reaching New Frontiers

While Disney+ has seen success in its home market, it is actively pursuing global expansion. The platform aims to tap into international markets, tailoring its content to diverse audiences. Adapting to cultural nuances and preferences is crucial for Disney+ to establish itself as a global streaming giant, and its success in this endeavor will shape the platform's future trajectory.

Conclusion: A Timeless Odyssey

In the realm of digital entertainment, Disney+ stands as a testament to the enduring power of storytelling and imagination. By seamlessly blending nostalgia with innovation, Disney+ has carved a niche for itself in the competitive streaming landscape. As it continues to evolve, expand, and enchant audiences worldwide, Disney+ remains a beacon of magic, inviting viewers to embark on a timeless odyssey through the wonders of storytelling.

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Buffy the Vampire Slayer

1997 ‧ Drama ‧ 7 seasons

The evil vampire, famously known as Angelus, joins the other vampires Spike and Drusilla, and he torments Buffy and her friends. He murders multiple innocents ....

Buffy Summers tries to live a normal life in high school while embracing her responsibilities and destiny as a hunter of vampires and demons.

First episode date: March 10, 1997 (USA)

Spin-offs: Angel, Buffy: The Animated Series

Created by: Joss Whedon

Genre: Supernatural; Horror; Coming-of-age; Teen drama; Comedy drama; Action; Philosophical;

Production companies: Mutant Enemy Productions; Sandollar Television; Kuzui Enterprises; 20th Century Fox Television

Theme music composer: Nerf Herder

Starring

Sarah Michelle Gellar

Nicholas Brendon

Alyson Hannigan

Charisma Carpenter

Anthony Stewart Head

David Boreanaz

Seth Green

James Marsters

Marc Blucas

Emma Caulfield

Michelle Trachtenberg

Amber Benson

Buffy the Vampire Slayer - Wikipedia

Buffy the Vampire Slayer | 5.17 “FOREVER”

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Cal Arts Staff

Robert Domingo - Character Animation

specialises in 2D and CG, has worked at Walt Disney Worked on The Lion King, Pocahontas, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Hercules, Mulan, Fantasia 2000, The Emperor's New Groove, Treasure Planet, and Home on the Range Worked as a CG character animator on Shrek 2,��Shrek the Halls, Over the Hedge, Madagascar, Kung Fu Panda, How to Train Your Dragon and The Croods

Steve Brown - Character Animation

worked in the Theme Entertainment industry as an environmental concept artist, such as las Vegas casinos and theme parks also working on freelance storyboard work on a number of independent animation productions, including My Friend Shadow, Witch Mask, Tian Keng, and Iron Skies.

Maija Burnett - Director of the Character Animation Program Her screen credits include Curious George (Warner Brothers/Universal), 9 (Focus Features), Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties (20th Century Fox), Ed, Edd ‘n’ Eddy (Cartoon Network) Her work has been featured in festivals and museums eg. Comic Con

Linda Dorn - Character Animation has taught both Advanced Animation and Life Drawing at CalArts with industry experience includes Animator, Visual Development, and Sequence Design at Futurama, Disney Feature, Hyperion, and July Films

Mindy Johnson - Character Animation

regarded as an Award-winning author, historian, filmmaker, educator, musician and more

produced record-breaking global campaigns, creative content, exhibitions and events for a growing list of clients including: The Disney Company, AMPAS/Oscars.org, WNET/American Masters, The Walt Disney Family Museum, SiriusXM Radio and Horipro Entertainment. 

Nicole Panter Dailey - Film and Video & Character Animation

script editor and fiction writer, co-creator and writer on Pee Wee's Playhouse and London Channel 4's Dream Date. She is the author of Mr. Right On & Other Stories and editor of Unnatural Disasters; Recent Writings from the Golden State.

Suanne Spoke - Film and Video & Character Animation

she teaches acting in the Film Directing Program and in Character Animation

has made over 150 appearances on stage/film/television, most recently on “Station 19” and starring in “Second chances with Jason Nash” for YouTubeTV.  She can be seen in “Whiplash”, “Wild Prairie Rose”, “Gastropod”

Nathan Strum - Associate Technical Director

Nathan has designed, built, re-built, and updated the program's three Mac Labs

Nathan collaborates with hobbyist programmers creating new videogames for the venerable Atari 2600, designing in-game graphics and packaging materials. And yes - you can actually buy them on real cartridges and play them on 40-year-old hardware. He also semi-occasionally creates new episodes for his videogame-themed webcomic: Artie the Atari.

Out of the 57 listed staff under the Character Animation filter, 8 Had public descriptions available, all of which showcased their work in the industry of animation or similar areas