The new show from the creators of ‘Phineas and Ferb’ and “Weird Al” Yankovic has a premiere date… and the voice talent of Ming-Na Wen! Read More
“Weird Al” and Disney’s ‘Milo Murphy’s Law’ Gets Premiere Date, Ming-Na Wen’s Voice
Tag Archives: cartoons
Watch ‘Robotech’ for Free on Crackle
Starting May 15th, you can experience the outer space action of all four Robotech Wars—not to mention all the romance, music, and questionable leadership decisions—for free on Sony’s Crackle streaming service. Read More
Say “Oui” to ‘Miraculous: Ladybug and Cat Noir’
‘Miraculous: Ladybug and Cat Noir’ is a show that’s a bit of a paradox: it features some very familiar elements, but also stands out as unique. Read More
Mad Magazine’s Al Jaffee Turns 95
At some point in their lives, many children have probably creased up the back cover of Mad magazine while reading Fold-Ins. The creator and artist of those Fold-Ins, Al Jaffee, turns 95 today. Read More
This Sunday Morning’s Disney XD Lineup Is Marvel-ous (With an Exclusive Clip!)
This coming Sunday morning, March 13, Disney XD will feature a slate of Marvel cartoons that promises to be even more awesome than usual. Read More
Revved Up for the ‘CARtoons Magazine’ Revival
I talk to the man responsible for bringing back a big piece of my comic book and car-loving childhood. Read More
Daily #DadJoke for January 08, 2016
A cartoonist was found dead in his home… Read More
Best of GeekDad 2015: Our Most Popular Articles
As parents and geeks, we write about a wide variety of topics we hope you enjoy as much as we do. Some topics, however, are more popular than others. Here’s a list of several of our most popular GeekDad articles from 2015! Read More
‘SheZow’ – A Fun Gender-Flipping Cartoon With Issues
I’m sure by now you’re wondering why on earth a mother would let her children watch a show with so many issues. The answer? It’s really fun. Read More
Ranking 11 Disney Television Theme Songs From the ’80s &’90s
Disney’s renaissance wasn’t just on film. Some of their best work was made for TV, including some of the best theme songs ever! Let’s rank the best ones. Read More
Oh, Crumb (In a Good Way!) — ‘Danger Mouse’ Is on Netflix
One of the best 80s shows is back on Netflix… and a remake is underway. Read More
‘Homestar Runner’ Creators Get Weird With Disney XD
This summer, The Brothers Chaps are cranking out Two More Eggs, a web series with 40 original cartoon shorts. Read More
The Return of ‘Inspector Gadget’
‘Inspector Gadget’ is back—in a new series on Netflix. I introduced my kids to the original, and then watched a bit of the new series to see how it compares. Read More
Ten ’80s Cartoons that Deserved More Than One Season
Even Disney and creative geniuses Chris Columbus and J. Michael Straczynski couldn’t save these ’80s cartoons from single-season fates. Too bad; they deserved better. Read More
Kickstarter Alert: Rush Gets the Fantoons Treatment in a Book of Comics and Art
The Holy Triumvirate gets the Fantoons treatment in this Kickstarter project for a book celebrating the band Rush in beautifully illustrated and humorous comic strips, cartoons, and illustrations. Read More
GeekDad: The Formative Years III
Continuing in our ongoing series in which the GeekDads reveal the influences that transformed them into geeks, here are the Secret Origins of Jim MacQuarrie and Roger Mullins. I get to go first because I’m older. Read More
‘Steven Universe,’ ‘Clarence,’ and the New Face of the Cartoon Family
We’ve recently turned a corner in my house; my kids are now introducing me to their favorite media. Oh how times have changed! Read More
The World of Cartoons Explored in Stripped; Save 39%
The award-winning documentary about the past and future of cartooning has a Deluxe Edition (with over 26 hours of content!) available at a discount for a limited time. Read More
Mabel for President: GeekDad Interviews Kristen Schaal
Kristen Schaal is one of those rare personalities that seems to pop up in all my favorite television series at some point, but to my kids she’s simply Mabel Pines from Disney Channel’s Gravity Falls. Read More
Dine and Draw: Teen Titans Go
Dine and Draw: Creating art and edibles inspired by your favorite geeky things! Read More
The Dungeons & Dragons Cartoon: 30 Years Old Today
Thirty years ago today, Dungeons & Dragons came to Saturday morning cartoon land. Whether you think this was a good thing or not probably depends (as some wizard/crazy old man once said) on your own point of view. Read More
What To Do With Your Kids At Dragon Con
Bringing a kid to Dragon Con this year? We’ve got a few suggestions for panels they might like, sorted by age, as well as some sanity tips for the grown-ups. Read More
Tonight’s New Gravity Falls Takes a Trip Through Grunkle Stan’s Mind (With First-Look Clip!)
The heroes of the brilliant Disney Channel cartoon show Gravity Falls – Mabel, Dipper, and Soos – have been to lots of strange places before, and seen all sorts of scary things. But in tonight’s new episode, “Dreamscaperers,” they’ll be going to the most bizarre, unsettling place possible: into Grunkle Stan’s mind. Read More
Transformers, Connecting the Generations
There are plenty of card and board games that have endured for generations — many of them that arguably didn’t deserve to. But, because of the evolution of the technology behind toys, relatively few classics have made it through the years to appeal to today’s kids as much as they did to their parents when they were kids — at least, not without fundamental changes to the way they work.
And then there are Transformers. Read More
Weekly GeekMom Video Playlist
Holy-cow-I-am-so-excited!! The first episode of the two-part finale of Strip Search will be on the Penny Arcade YouTube channel today. The level of my excitement is so high, the theme for this week’s playlist is cartoons and comics in honor of the show. Read More
Interview With Voice Actress Tara Strong of Teen Titans Go!
GeekMom visits with voice actress Tara Strong about returning to work with the cast from Teen Titans on the new Teen Titans Go! and life as a mom and an actress. Read More
Hobbit Week: The First Unexpected Party — Revisiting 1977′s Hobbit
The 1977 animated television adaptation of The Hobbit – like its title character, perhaps – holds up far better than expected, 35 years later.
While the story has been compressed to a TV-friendly 77 minutes and there are some visual and … Read More
Classic Max Fleischer Superman Cartoons Are (Officially) On YouTube
Something to cure your post-Back Friday sticker shock blues: episodes of the wonderful 1040’s Superman cartoons, whose stylish look strongly influenced the late 1990’s Superman: The Animated Series, have been put on YouTube by Warners in their remastered DVD-quality glory. … Read More
The 10 Scariest Things I Watched as A Kid
It’s October. That means movie theaters are overflowing with blood and sharp objects, zombies are taking over shopping malls, and the total number of Kit-Kats you can cram into your mouth at once is what’s truly frightening. My mind’s been … Read More
Spooky Saturday Halloween Party With Scooby-Doo
Scooby-Doo, Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck will greet visitors and pose for pictures at the Spooky Saturday Halloween 2012 event on October 27. From 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the Paley Center for Media in Beverly Hills. Warner Bros. … Read More
Oh My Glob! Adventure Time Season 1 Comes to DVD
Adventure Time is a regular component of my family’s entertainment diet, and it’s one of those rare cartoons that I likely enjoy even more than my kids. So, like most fans, I’ve really been looking forward to a proper DVD … Read More
Less Than Meets the Eye: The 12 Most Ridiculous Transformers of All Time (GeekDad Wayback Machine)
As I sat with my young son on the couch watching the “plot” of our first episode of the new Transformers: Animated series unfold, I couldn’t help but state the obvious. Read More
