35 More Cartoon Facts Every Animation Fan Should Know (Part 2)

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26Talespin

Talespin

There is a banned episode of Disney’s Talespin in which the show’s title character Baloo gets involved in a terrorist plot. It aired only once in 1992 and wasn’t ever seen again for over a decade.


27. In a 1988 episode of "Alvin and the Chipmunks" called "The Wall", the Chipmunks play a concert at the Berlin Wall and see it crumbling down, only to awaken from a dream and say, "It was just a dream, but it doesn't have to be." 11 months later, the Berlin Wall came down in real life.


28. The cartoon, Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy, won 2 Emmy awards in 2006 and 2007.


29. Yogi Bear as well as many other Hanna-Barbera cartoons were given white collars so that the Animators would have to draw less. This way they had to redraw only his head in each frame when he spoke.


30. A spin-off of 'Hey, Arnold!" called 'The Patakis' was pitched focusing on a teenage Helga. It was rejected by Nick for being too dark and by MTV for being too much like Daria.


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31Goku and Frieza fight

Goku and Frieza fight

The total length of the fight between Goku and Frieza in Dragonball Z is 4 hours and 13 minutes.


32. On Pinky and the Brain, Brain once let Pinky plan a world domination scheme. During that episode, Pinky became an owner of an Oyster Petting Zoo, the mayor of a small town, the CEO of the largest news empire in the world, and eventually the Chairman of the Federal Reserve.


33. Popeye the Sailor owns a dog-like creature whose cells leaked through from the 4th dimension, combined with cells from ours, and transmuted into a creature capable of moving between dimensions and solving difficult problems. His name is Eugene the Jeep.


34. Teen Titans had two intro songs. One in English which indicated a more serious episode, and one in Japanese which parodied the English intro and meant the episode was comedic or not to be taken seriously.


35. The pilot episode of Courage the Cowardly Dog was nominated for "Best Animated Short Film" at the 1995 Academy Awards.

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