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cartoon

[kahr-toon] / kɑrˈtun /


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But not everything is whimsy and laughs when working with timeless cartoon stars.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 26, 2026

It’s been a long road from that pivotal New Mexican trial to this hilarious cartoon version, with corporations erecting bigger and bigger speed bumps.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 26, 2026

It may also continue to haunt us forever after, as in the bone-clanking, teeth-chattering, spookily percussive 1929 animated Disney cartoon frolic, “The Skeleton Dance.”

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 15, 2026

The only thing I could think of was a Bugs Bunny cartoon.

From Salon Aug. 7, 2026

All the male characters, cartoon or live action, sounded like the same two people—José Miguel Agrelot or Jacobo Morales, two of my favorite radio voices.

From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago

Although Japanese popular culture had a mainstream presence in the U.S., most of us associated it with, say, Nintendo games or after-school cartoons like “Voltron” and all their associated ruckus.

From Salon Jul. 15, 2026

“When you watch cartoons by Tex Avery or Chuck Jones, everything calls back to the perfect timing and the slapstick of those actors,” he says.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 30, 2026

Brian said while getting a Playground meant they "compromised on increased screen time", the games still encouraged active play "in a way typical cartoons or movies were unable to".

From BBC Jun. 20, 2026

Brian said while getting a Playground meant they "compromised on increased screen time", the games were still engaging in a way that he believed "typical cartoons or movies" were not.

From BBC Jun. 20, 2026

Her cheeks flushed into a color you only see in television cartoons.

From "The Wednesday Wars" by Gary D. Schmidt




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