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Saturday Morning Fun Pit
"Saturday Morning Fun Pit" is the nineteenth episode in the seventh season of the American animated television series ''Futurama'', and the 133rd episode of the series overall. It originally aired on Comedy Central on July 17, 2013. The episode was written by Patric M. Verrone and directed by Crystal Chesney-Thompson. Plot Amid angry protests from anti-television groups on the White House lawn, the head of Richard Nixon and the headless clone of Spiro Agnew try to watch a Saturday morning cartoon block, which features some of the series' characters in parodies of some well-known Saturday morning favorites: * ''Bendee Boo and the Mystery Crew'': A ''Scooby-Doo'' parody featuring guest appearances by George Takei, the Harlem Globetrotters and Larry Bird, the third of which has only a single line via a voicemail he left. *''Purpleberry Pond'': A ''Strawberry Shortcake''-meets-''The Smurfs'' parody used to advertise an excessively sugary cereal. *''G.I. Zapp'': A violent ''G.I. Jo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patric Verrone
Patric Miller Verrone (born September 29, 1959) is an American television writer and labor leader. He served as a writer and producer for several animated television shows, most notably ''Futurama''. Schooling and pre-television career Verrone graduated magna cum laude from Harvard College in 1981 where he was an editor of the '' Harvard Lampoon''. He graduated from Boston College Law School in 1984 after serving as editor of the Boston College Law Review. He practiced law in Florida and California before becoming a television writer. Career in television Verrone began his career as a variety show writer, which included a late 1980s job as a monologue writer for ''The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson''. Shortly after his work on ''The Tonight Show'', Verrone wrote for the popular animated program '' Rugrats'' in 1991. From there, he worked for the entirety of ''The Critics run on television, before moving on to write for '' Muppets Tonight'' (for which he won an Emmy) and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Smurfs (1981 TV Series)
''The Smurfs'' ( syndicated as ''Smurfs' Adventures'') is an animated fantasy-comedy children's television series that originally aired on NBC from 12 September 1981 to 2 December 1989. Produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions, it is based on the Belgian comic series of the same name, created by Belgian cartoonist Peyo (who also served as story supervisor of this adaptation) and aired for 256 episodes with a total of 417 stories, excluding three cliffhangers and seven specials. History In 1976, Stuart R. Ross, an American media and entertainment entrepreneur who saw the Smurfs while traveling in Belgium, entered into an agreement with Editions Dupuis and Peyo, acquiring North American and other rights to the characters, whose original name was "les Schtroumpfs". Subsequently, Ross launched the Smurfs in the United States in association with a California company, Wallace Berrie and Co., whose figurines, dolls and other Smurf merchandise became a hugely popular success. NBC Pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Futurama Season 7 Episodes
''Futurama'' is an American animated science fiction sitcom created by Matt Groening for the Fox Broadcasting Company and later revived by Comedy Central, and then Hulu. The series follows Philip J. Fry, who is cryonics, cryogenically preserved for 1,000 years and revived on December 31, 2999. Fry finds work at the interplanetary delivery company Planet Express, working alongside the one-eyed mutant Leela (Futurama), Leela and the robot Bender (Futurama), Bender. The series was envisioned by Groening in the mid-1990s while working on ''The Simpsons''; he brought David X. Cohen aboard to develop storylines and characters to pitch the show to Fox. Following its initial cancellation by Fox, ''Futurama'' began airing reruns on Cartoon Network's Adult Swim programming block, which lasted from 2003 to 2007. It was revived in 2007 as four direct-to-video films, the last of which was released in early 2009. Comedy Central entered into an agreement with 20th Century Fox Television to sy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2013 American Television Episodes
Thirteen or 13 may refer to: * 13 (number) * Any of the years 13 BC, AD 13, 1913, or 2013 Music Albums * ''13'' (Black Sabbath album), 2013 * ''13'' (Blur album), 1999 * ''13'' (Borgeous album), 2016 * ''13'' (Brian Setzer album), 2006 * ''13'' (Die Ärzte album), 1998 * ''13'' (The Doors album), 1970 * ''13'' (Havoc album), 2013 * ''13'' (HLAH album), 1993 * ''13'' (Indochine album), 2017 * ''13'' (Marta Savić album), 2011 * ''13'' (Norman Westberg album), 2015 * ''13'' (Ozark Mountain Daredevils album), 1997 * ''13'' (Six Feet Under album), 2005 * ''13'' (Suicidal Tendencies album), 2013 * ''13'' (Solace album), 2003 * ''13'' (Second Coming album), 2003 * 13 (Timati album), 2013 * ''13'' (Ces Cru EP), 2012 * ''13'' (Denzel Curry EP), 2017 * ''Thirteen'' (CJ & The Satellites album), 2007 * ''Thirteen'' (Emmylou Harris album), 1986 * ''Thirteen'' (Harem Scarem album), 2014 * ''Thirteen'' (James Reyne album), 2012 * ''Thirteen'' (Megadeth album), 2011 * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saturday Morning Cartoon
"Saturday-morning cartoon" is a colloquial term for the original animated series and live-action programming that was typically scheduled on Saturday and Sunday mornings in the United States on the "Big Three" television networks. The genre was a tradition from broadly the mid-1960s to mid-2010s; over time its popularity declined, in the face of changing cultural norms, increased competition from formats available at all times, and heavier media regulations. In the last years of the genre's existence, Saturday-morning and Sunday-morning cartoons were primarily created and aired on major networks to meet "educational and informational" (E/I) requirements. Minor television networks, in addition to the non-commercial PBS in some markets, continued to air animated programming on Saturday and Sunday while partially meeting those mandates. In the United States, the generally accepted times for these and other children's programs to air on Saturday mornings were from 8:00 a.m. to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reincarnation (Futurama)
"Reincarnation" (originally titled "Resurrection") is the 26th and final episode in the Futurama season 6, sixth List of Futurama episodes, season of the American animated television series ''Futurama'', and the 114th episode of the series overall. It originally aired on Comedy Central on September 8, 2011. This is the only episode not to be animated in its regular animation style, instead featuring three different segments which each showcase ''Futurama'' "reincarnated" in a different style of animation. The plot of each segment forms part of an overall story arc, revolving around the discovery and subsequent destruction of a diamondium comet. A running joke for the episode involves a key plot point in each segment being obscured by the specific animation style, though the characters themselves express amazement over what they see. The episode was written by Aaron Ehasz and directed by Peter Avanzino. Stephen Hawking guest stars during the second segment. David Herman voices H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Futurama Season 8
The eighth season of ''Futurama'' consisted of ten episodes. It premiered on Hulu in the United States on July 24, 2023. Although the seventh season was intended to be the final season, having concluded in September 2013, Hulu greenlit the eighth season in February 2022. All of the main voice cast returned, including John DiMaggio after he spent a month in negotiations to sign a new deal with Disney. This season has alternatively been titled the eighth season (production), and the eleventh season (broadcast). This list follows the previous season box sets, which feature the episodes in the original, intended production season order, ignoring the order of broadcast. Cast and characters Regular * Billy West as Philip J. Fry, Professor Farnsworth, Zoidberg, Zapp Brannigan, Richard Nixon's Head, Smitty, Judge Ron Whitey * Katey Sagal as Turanga Leela * John DiMaggio as Bender, Elzar, Joey Mousepad, Igner, Robot Santa, Sal, Randy * Tress MacNeille as Mom, Monique, Linda, The G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Futurama Season 9
The ninth season of ''Futurama'' consisted of ten episodes. It premiered on Hulu in the United States on July 29, 2024. This season has alternatively been titled the ninth season (production) and the twelfth season (broadcast). This list follows the previous season box sets, which feature the episodes in the original, intended production season order, ignoring the order of broadcast. Cast and characters Regular * Billy West as Philip J. Fry, Professor Farnsworth, Zoidberg, Zapp Brannigan, Smitty, Judge Ron Whitey, Gus * Katey Sagal as Turanga Leela * John DiMaggio as Bender, Yancy Fry, Sr., Sal, Igner, Elzar, Randy * Tress MacNeille as Mom, Mrs. Astor, Mrs. Fry, Vyolet, Dr. Lauren Cahill, Hattie MacDoogal, Petunia, Gypsy-bot, Turanga Munda, Leela's Grandmother, Ndnd, Linda, Monique, Gladys Lenox * Maurice LaMarche as Kif Kroker, Lrrr, Axl, The Hyperchicken, Walt, Don Cunningham, H.G. Blob, Morbo, Hedonismbot, Calculon, Dandy Jim * Lauren Tom as Amy Wong, Mandy, Inez Wong ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Media Violence
The study of violence in mass media analyzes the degree of correlation between themes of violence in media sources (particularly violence in video games, television and films) with real-world aggression and violence over time. Many social scientists support the correlation, however, some scholars argue that media research has methodological problems and that findings are exaggerated. Other scholars have suggested that the correlation exists, but can be unconventional to the current public belief. Complaints about the possible detrimental effects of mass media appear throughout history; Plato was concerned about the effects of plays on youth. Various media/genres, including dime novels, comic books, jazz, rock and roll, role playing/computer games, television, films, internet (by computer or cell phone) and many others have attracted speculation that consumers of such media may become more aggressive, rebellious or immoral. This has led some scholars to conclude that statements ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lost Mysteries
''Lost Mysteries'' or ''Scooby-Doo Lost Mysteries'' is a series of artworks by artist Travis Falligant. The series functions as both a parody of ''Scooby-Doo'' and horror films. The early artworks simply portray the Scooby Gang coming across classic List of horror film villains, horror film characters (mostly slasher killers) drawn as to look like screenshots from the original ''Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!'' show, later images sometimes feature ''The New Scooby-Doo Movies'' style title screens with guest star like appearances from horror film personalities. The majority of the villains appearing come from more contemporary horror works such as Freddy Krueger from ''A Nightmare on Elm Street (franchise), A Nightmare on Elm Street'', Jason Voorhees from ''Friday the 13th (franchise), Friday the 13th'', Michael Myers (Halloween), Michael Myers from ''Halloween (franchise), Halloween'', and the It (character), titular monster from ''It (2017 film), It''. A few pieces do not feature horro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Writers Guild Of America Awards 2013
The 66th Writers Guild of America Awards honor the best film, television, radio and video-game writers of 2013. The television and radio nominees were announced on December 5, 2013. Film nominees were announced on January 3, 2014. All winners were announced on February 1, 2014, at the JW Marriott hotel in the L.A. Live entertainment complex. Winners and nominees Film Original ''Her'' — Spike Jonze; Warner Bros. Pictures † *''American Hustle'' — Eric Warren Singer and David O. Russell; Columbia Pictures *''Blue Jasmine'' — Woody Allen; Sony Picture Classics *''Dallas Buyers Club'' — Craig Borten and Melisa Wallack; Focus Features *''Nebraska'' — Bob Nelson; Paramount Pictures Adapted '' Captain Phillips'' — Screenplay by Billy Ray, based on the book '' A Captain's Duty: Somali Pirates, Navy SEALS, and Dangerous Days at Sea'' by Richard Phillips with Stephan Talty; Columbia Pictures *'' August: Osage County'' — Screenplay by Tracy Letts, based on his play ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Animation
Animation is a filmmaking technique whereby still images are manipulated to create moving images. In traditional animation, images are drawn or painted by hand on transparent celluloid sheets to be photographed and exhibited on film. Animation has been recognised as an artistic medium, specifically within the entertainment industry. Many animations are either traditional animations or computer animations made with computer-generated imagery (CGI). Stop motion animation, in particular claymation, has continued to exist alongside these other forms. Animation is contrasted with live action, although the two do not exist in isolation. Many moviemakers have produced films that are a hybrid of the two. As CGI increasingly approximates photographic imagery, filmmakers can easily composite 3D animations into their film rather than using practical effects for showy visual effects (VFX). General overview Computer animation can be very detailed 3D animation, while 2D computer an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
