1990s
Television
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Cartoons produced in the 1990s are sometimes referred to as the "Renaissance Age of Animation" for cartoons in general, particularly for American animated children's programs. [[Disney Channel]], [[Nickelodeon]] (owned by Viacom, now Paramount Global) and [[Cartoon Network]] (owned by Warner Bros. Discovery) would dominate the animated television industry. These three channels are considered the "Big Three", of children's entertainment, even today, but especially during the 1990s. |
Cartoons produced in the 1990s are sometimes referred to as the "Renaissance Age of Animation" for cartoons in general, particularly for American animated children's programs. [[Disney Channel]], [[Nickelodeon]] (owned by Viacom, now Paramount Global) and [[Cartoon Network]] (owned by Warner Bros. Discovery) would dominate the animated television industry. These three channels are considered the "Big Three", of children's entertainment, even today, but especially during the 1990s. |
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Other channels such as [[Warner Bros. Animation]] would create shows like ''[[Tiny Toon Adventures]]'', ''[[Animaniacs]]'' and its spin-off series ''[[Pinky and the Brain]]'', and the start of the [[Warner Bros. Animation]] [[Looney Tunes]] [[Universal Animation Studios]] [[Marvel Entertainment|Marvel]] and [[Marvel Productions]] with shows such as ''[[Merrie Melodies Starring Bugs Bunny & Friends]]'', ''[[Taz-Mania |
Other channels such as [[Warner Bros. Animation]] would create shows like ''[[Tiny Toon Adventures]]'', ''[[Animaniacs]]'' and its spin-off series ''[[Pinky and the Brain]]'', and the start of the [[Warner Bros. Animation]] [[Looney Tunes]] [[Universal Animation Studios]] [[Marvel Entertainment|Marvel]] and [[Marvel Productions]] with shows such as ''[[Merrie Melodies Starring Bugs Bunny & Friends]]'', ''[[Taz-Mania]]'', ''[[The Plucky Duck Show]]'', ''[[X-Men: The Animated Series|X-Men]]'', ''[[Biker Mice From Mars]]'', ''[[Iron Man (TV series)|Iron Man]]'', ''[[Fantastic Four (1994 TV series)|Fantastic Four]]'', ''[[Free Willy (TV series)|Free Willy]]'', ''[[Spider-Man: The Animated Series|Spider-Man]]'', ''[[Freakazoid!]]'', '' [[The Sylvester & Tweety Mysteries]]'', ''[[Bugs 'n' Daffy]]'', ''[[Dumb and Dumber (TV series)|Dumb and Dumber]]'', ''[[The Mask: Animated Series]]'', ''[[The Incredible Hulk (1996 TV series)|The Incredible Hulk]]'', |
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''[[Waynehead]]'', ''[[Road Rovers]]'', ''[[Men in Black: The Series]]'', ''[[Channel Umptee-3]]'', ''[[Histeria!]]'', ''[[Pinky, Elmyra & the Brain]]'', and ''[[Detention (American TV series)|Detention]]'', and the start of the [[DC Animated Universe]] with shows such as ''[[Batman: The Animated Series]]'', and ''[[Superman: The Animated Series]]'', as well as syndicated shows like ''[[Phantom 2040]]''. Nickelodeon's first three animated series known as [[Nicktoons]] (''[[Doug (TV series)|Doug]]'', ''[[Rugrats]]'', ''[[The Ren & Stimpy Show]]'') all premiered on the same day in 1991 along with shows such as ''[[Rocko's Modern Life]]'', ''[[Hey Arnold!]]'', ''[[CatDog]]'', ''[[The Wild Thornberrys]]'', and in 1999 saw the debut of Nickelodeon's well known animated comedy series ''[[SpongeBob SquarePants]]''. Cartoon Network would create shows like ''[[Dexter's Laboratory]]'', ''[[The Powerpuff Girls]]'', ''[[Ed, Edd n Eddy]]'', ''[[Johnny Bravo]],'' and ''[[Courage the Cowardly Dog]]''. Disney Channel would make shows like ''[[Recess (TV series)|Recess]]'', ''[[Pepper Ann]]'', ''[[Darkwing Duck]]'', ''[[Raw Toonage]]'', ''[[Marsupilami (1993 TV series)|Marsupilami]]'', ''[[Timon & Pumbaa (TV series)|Timon & Pumbaa]]'', ''[[The Little Mermaid (TV series)|The Little Mermaid]]'', ''[[Bonkers (American TV series)|Bonkers]]'', ''[[Aladdin (animated TV series)|Aladdin]]'', ''[[The Shnookums & Meat Funny Cartoon Show]]'', ''[[Mighty Ducks: The Animated Series]]'', ''[[Quack Pack]]'', ''[[Hercules (1998 TV series)|Hercules]]'', ''[[TaleSpin]]'', and ''[[Gargoyles (TV series)|Gargoyles]]''. The 1990s also saw animated shows such as ''[[Oggy and the Cockroaches]]'', ''[[Bobby's World]]'', ''[[Arthur (TV series)|Arthur]]'', ''[[Moomin (1990 TV series)|Moomin]]'', ''[[Little Rosey]]'', ''[[Adventures From the Book of Virtues]]'', ''[[Spider!]]'', ''[[Dragon Tales]]'', ''[[Delfy and His Friends]]'', ''[[Back to the Future (TV series)|Back to the Future]]'', ''[[Beethoven (TV series)|Beethoven]]'', ''[[Earthworm Jim (TV series)|Earthworm Jim]]'', ''[[The Spooktacular New Adventures of Casper]]'', ''[[Wing Commander Academy]]'', ''[[The New Woody Woodpecker Show]]'', ''[[Tom & Jerry Kids]]'', ''[[Captain Planet and the Planeteers]]'', ''[[Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventures (1990 TV series)|Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventures]]'', ''[[The Adventures of Don Coyote and Sancho Panda]]'',''[[Wake, Rattle, and Roll]]'', ''[[Midnight Patrol: Adventures in the Dream Zone]]'', ''[[Yo Yogi!]]'', ''[[Fish Police (TV series)|Fish Police]]'', ''[[The Addams Family (1992 TV series)|The Addams Family]]'', ''[[Droopy, Master Detective]]'', ''[[SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron]]'', ''[[The Moxy Show]]'', ''[[The Brothers Grunt]]'', ''[[Wolves, Witches and Giants]]'', ''[[Robin (TV series)|Robin]]'', ''[[Bruno the Kid]]'', ''[[Dennis and Gnasher (1996 TV series)| Dennis and Gnasher]]'', ''[[Dog City]]'', ''[[The Little Lulu Show]]'', ''[[C Bear and Jamal]]'', ''[[Space Goofs]]'', ''[[Franklin (TV series)|Franklin]]'', ''[[Noah's Island]]'', ''[[Hurricanes (TV series)|Hurricanes]]'', ''[[ReBoot]]'', ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers]]'', ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers]]'', ''[[Donkey Kong Country (TV series)|Donkey Kong Country]]'', ''[[Shadow Raiders]]'', ''[[Voltron: Th Third Dimension]]'', ''[[Monster by Mistake]]'', ''[[Pippi Longstocking (1997 TV series)|Pippi Longstocking]]'', ''[[Cartoon Sushi]]'', ''[[The Adventures of Blinky Bill]]'', ''[[Victor & Hugo: Bunglers in Crime]]'', ''[[Avenger Penguins]]'', ''[[Fantomcat]]'', ''[[The Foxbusters]]'', ''[[Darkstalkers (TV series)|Darkstalkers]]'', ''[[Street Fighter (TV series)|Street Fighter]]'', ''[[Spicy City]]'', ''[[Princess Gwenevere and the Jewel Riders]]'', ''[[Mortal Kombat: Defenders of the Realm]]'', ''[[Widget (TV series)|Widget]]'', ''[[Samurai Pizza Cats]]'', ''[[Kyatto Ninden Teyandee]]'', ''[[Blazing Dragons]]'', ''[[Dino Babies]]'', ''[[Peter Pan & the Pirates|Fox's Peter Pan & the Pirates]]'', ''[[Attack of the Killer Tomatoes (TV series)|Attack of the Killer Tomatoes]]'', ''[[Zazoo U]]'', '' [[64 Zoo Lane]]'', ''[[Redwall (TV series)|Redwall]]'', ''[[The Tick (1994 TV series)|The Tick]]'', ''[[Cybersix (TV series)|Cybersix]]'', ''[[The Baby Huey Show]]'', ''[[The New Adventures of He-Man]]'', ''[[The Wizard of Oz (TV series)|The Wizard of Oz]] '', ''[[Toonsylvania]]'', ''[[Mega Babies]]'', ''[[The Secret Files of the Spy Dogs]]'', ''[[The Pink Panther (TV series)|The Pink Panther]]'', '' [[All Dogs Go to Heaven: The Series]]'', ''[[Robocop: Alpha Commando]]'', ''[[The Lionhearts]]'', ''[[Tabaluga (TV series)|Tabaluga]]'', ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!]]'', ''[[The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3]]'', ''[[Super Mario World (TV series)|Super Mario World]]'', ''[[Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog]]'', ''[[Wish Kid]]'', ''[[Mr. Bogus]]'', ''[[Hammerman]]'', ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog (TV series)|Sonic the Hedgehog]]'', ''[[Double Dragon (TV series)|Double Dragon]]'', ''[[Mighty Max (TV series)|Mighty Max]]'', ''[[Street Sharks]]'', ''[[Captain Simian & the Space Monkeys]]'', ''[[Extreme Dinosaurs]]'', ''[[The Wacky World of Tex Avery]]'', ''[[Mummies Alive!]]'', ''[[Extreme Ghostbusters]]'', ''[[The Adventures of Sam & Max: Freelance Police]]'', ''[[Sonic Underground]]'', ''[[Widget (TV series)|Widget the World Watcher]]'', ''[[Meena (1993 TV series)|Meena]]'', ''[[Ketchup: Cats Who Cook]]'', ''[[The Dreamstone]]'', ''[[The Legends of Treasure Island]]'', ''[[Mad Jack the Pirate]]'', ''[[Albert the Fifth Musketeer]]'', and ''[[Simsala Grimm]]'', achieve popularity. |
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Japanese [[anime]] was popular in the 1980s and expanded to a worldwide audience by the 1990s for its expansive spectrum of story subjects and themes not limited to comedy and superhero action found in the US. It featured well-produced, well-written, visual, and story content that came to showcase animation's potential for emotional and intellectual depth and integrity on par with live action media to its viewers. Anime expanded to older and adult audiences in the medium of [[animation]]. Anime shows such as ''[[Sailor Moon]]'', ''[[Digimon]]'', ''[[Pokémon (TV series)|Pokémon]]'', ''[[Tenchi Muyo!]]'', ''[[Berserk (1997 TV series)|Berserk]]'', ''[[Trigun]]'', ''[[Cowboy Bebop]]'', ''[[Gundam Wing]]'', ''[[Neon Genesis Evangelion]]'', ''[[Ranma ½]]'', ''[[Yu Yu Hakusho]]'', ''[[Slayers]]'', ''[[Rurouni Kenshin]]'', ''[[Initial D]]'', ''[[Gunsmith Cats]]'', ''[[Slam Dunk (manga)|Slam Dunk]]'', ''[[Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water]]'', ''[[Outlaw Star]]'', to anime movies such as ''[[Akira (1988 film)|Akira]]'', ''[[Vampire Hunter D]]'', ''[[Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade]]'', ''[[My Neighbor Totoro]]'', ''[[Princess Mononoke]]'', ''[[Castle in the Sky]]'', ''[[The Castle of Cagliostro]]'', and imports by various distributors such as [[Viz Media|Viz]], [[AnimEigo]], [[Central Park Media]], [[A.D. Vision]], [[Pioneer Corporation|Pioneer Entertainment]], [[Media Blasters]], [[Manga Entertainment]], and [[Celebrity Home Entertainment|Celebrity]], helped begin the mid to late 1990s and turn of the millennium introductory anime craze in the US, and the [[Cartoon Network]] anime programming block [[Toonami]] in 1997. |
Japanese [[anime]] was popular in the 1980s and expanded to a worldwide audience by the 1990s for its expansive spectrum of story subjects and themes not limited to comedy and superhero action found in the US. It featured well-produced, well-written, visual, and story content that came to showcase animation's potential for emotional and intellectual depth and integrity on par with live action media to its viewers. Anime expanded to older and adult audiences in the medium of [[animation]]. Anime shows such as ''[[Sailor Moon]]'', ''[[Digimon]]'', ''[[Pokémon (TV series)|Pokémon]]'', ''[[Tenchi Muyo!]]'', ''[[Berserk (1997 TV series)|Berserk]]'', ''[[Trigun]]'', ''[[Cowboy Bebop]]'', ''[[Gundam Wing]]'', ''[[Neon Genesis Evangelion]]'', ''[[Ranma ½]]'', ''[[Yu Yu Hakusho]]'', ''[[Slayers]]'', ''[[Rurouni Kenshin]]'', ''[[Initial D]]'', ''[[Gunsmith Cats]]'', ''[[Slam Dunk (manga)|Slam Dunk]]'', ''[[Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water]]'', ''[[Outlaw Star]]'', to anime movies such as ''[[Akira (1988 film)|Akira]]'', ''[[Vampire Hunter D]]'', ''[[Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade]]'', ''[[My Neighbor Totoro]]'', ''[[Princess Mononoke]]'', ''[[Castle in the Sky]]'', ''[[The Castle of Cagliostro]]'', and imports by various distributors such as [[Viz Media|Viz]], [[AnimEigo]], [[Central Park Media]], [[A.D. Vision]], [[Pioneer Corporation|Pioneer Entertainment]], [[Media Blasters]], [[Manga Entertainment]], and [[Celebrity Home Entertainment|Celebrity]], helped begin the mid to late 1990s and turn of the millennium introductory anime craze in the US, and the [[Cartoon Network]] anime programming block [[Toonami]] in 1997. |
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