Cartoon Wars

Season 1

TV-14
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Cartoons have influenced and reflected culture, politics and history throughout the modern age - well past simple entertainment. Animated characters have been used beyond the screen to sell products, fight wars and elect politicians. Cartoon Wars explores the rich history, stunning technical details and little-known anecdotes about your favorite cartoon characters.
12 Episodes
  • When the Theater was Entertainment
    E1
    Episode 1When the Theater was EntertainmentThe history of cartoons is one fraught with conflict and drama – as fledgling studios vie for power, influence, and money to be the master of this new and lucrative market.
  • Betty Boop vs Censorship
    E2
    Episode 2Betty Boop vs CensorshipBetty Boop was Americas favorite “flapper” in the 1930s and remains very popular to this day.
  • Superman inspired Anime
    E3
    Episode 3Superman inspired AnimeThe Fleischer Studios were the first to create true three-color Technicolor animations, and the best of the era from any studio were Max Fleischer’s Superman.
  • When Cartoons went to War Part 1
    E4
    Episode 4When Cartoons went to War Part 1In Part One we will look at how animation quietly exposed theater audiences to the possibility of war.
  • When Cartoons went to War Part 2
    E5
    Episode 5When Cartoons went to War Part 2On the Homefront the public needed to be reassured, the government commissioned animation to explain various parts of the war to the public.
  • When Cartoons went to War Part 3
    E6
    Episode 6When Cartoons went to War Part 3As World War Two began to wind down, the U.S. Government was faced with the unprecedented situation of being the only industrialized country on earth not ravaged by war.
  • Extreme Fairy Tales
    E7
    Episode 7Extreme Fairy TalesThis episode is about fairy tales that were told outside the norm.
  • Popeye conquers the world with spinach and love
    E8
    Episode 8Popeye conquers the world with spinach and loveIn the late 1920s Popeye the Sailor Man literally burst on the scene out of the inkwell as a side character of Betty Boop.
  • Cartoons for Hire Marketing and Advertising
    E9
    Episode 9Cartoons for Hire Marketing and AdvertisingIn the 1930’s, 40’s and early 50’s most people got their news, knowledge and all visual filmed entertainment from the theater.
  • Gulliver's Travels The First Feature Length Animated Film
    E10
    Episode 10Gulliver's Travels The First Feature Length Animated FilmThis true full-length animated motion picture classic has been loved by generations but lost to time.
  • When Cartoons became Sitcoms
    E11
    Episode 11When Cartoons became SitcomsWhere did the beautiful art of unique standalone cartoons go? Ones that tell a full story from start to finish with a surprising ending. Where did they go and why did they disappear?
  • Early forms of 3D Animations
    E12
    Episode 12Early forms of 3D AnimationsThis episode will deal with the three pioneers of 3D style of animation, approached from three different angles. Before the advent of digital animation, this was as good as it got.
Cast of Season 1
  • Dr. Thomas R. Reich
 
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