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Plot Summary:
The Addams Family is an American animated series based on the eponymous comic strip characters and the second Addams Family Cartoon. It ran from September 12, 1992 to November 6, 1993 on ABC and was produced by Hanna-Barbera. The series' development began in the wake of the successful 1991 Addams Family feature film. Two seasons were produced. It was the second-to-last Hanna-Barbera-produced show to premiere on ABC.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Animation, Short, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: gothic, spooky, adult cartoon, humorous, 2d animation, nostalgic
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Gravedale High (1990)
Plot Summary:
Gravedale High is an animated series produced by Hanna-Barbera for NBC Productions. The series premiered in the fall of 1990 on NBC and lasted thirteen episodes. The show was developed as an animated vehicle for Moranis, who had star appearances in the Ghostbusters movies and the popular film series, Honey, I Shrunk The Kids, and would later appear in the 1994 live-action film adaptation of another Hanna-Barbera series, The Flintstones.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 205
Genere: Animation, Family, Comedy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: retro, gothic, gothic horror, anime, spooky, adult cartoon
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Groovie Goolies (1970)
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Groovie Goolies is an American animated television show that had its original run on network television between 1970 and 1972. Produced by Filmation, Groovie Goolies was a spinoff of Sabrina the Teenage Witch Show. Like most Saturday morning cartoons of the era, Groovie Goolies contained an adult laugh track.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 371
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Horror, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: gothic, anime, spooky
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Drak Pack (1980)
Plot Summary:
Drak Pack is an animated television series. It aired in the United States on CBS Saturday Morning between September 6, 1980 and September 12, 1982. It was produced by Hanna-Barbera's Australian subsidiary, listed in the credits as "Hanna-Barbera Pty. Ltd". A total of 16 episodes were made.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 226
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Family, Fantasy, Horror
Country: USA, Australia
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: gothic, spooky
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Bobby's World (1990)
Plot Summary:
Bobby Generic lives in a typical suburban neighborhood and uses his overactive imagination to discover a world of daring adventure, incredible wonder and lots of laughs — all in pint-sized perspective.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: humorous, realistic, semi serious, 2d animation
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Mona the Vampire (1999)
Plot Summary:
Mona the Vampire is a Canadian/French animated television series based on the series Robyn le Vampire, directed by Louis Piché and Jean Caillon, originally based on the short stories created and written Sonia Holleyman and later written by Hiawyn Oram. It is mainly shown on YTV, Radio-Canada, VRAK.TV, CBBC and Cartoon Network Poland. The series follows the extraordinary adventures of 10-year-old Mona Parker and her friends as they battle a new foe of the supernatural in every episode. The show was produced in Montreal by Cinar, in association with Alphanim, Fancy Cape Productions, Agogo Media and Tiji.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Horror
Country: Canada, France, Hong Kong
Duration: 23 min
Plot tags: retro, gothic, spooky, humorous, stylized, semi serious, nostalgic
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Count Duckula (1988)
Plot Summary:
Count Duckula is a British children's drama, horror, comedy, animated television series created by British studio Cosgrove Hall and a spin-off from DangerMouse, a show in which the Count Duckula character was a recurring villain. The series aired on 6 September 1988 and was produced by Thames Television for three series and Central Television for the fourth and final series. In all, 65 episodes were made, each about 22 minutes long. All 65 episodes have been released to DVD in the UK, while only the first series has been released in North America. Both the series and its characters continue to have a large following on the internet. The show is a loose parody of the story of Count Dracula. Set in Transylvania, Duckula lives in a spooky castle known as Castle Duckula alongside his butler Igor and his large nanny. Almost all of the characters in the show are anthropomorphised birds.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Family, Horror
Country: UK
Duration: 22 min
Plot tags: retro, gothic, children's program, spooky, parody, offbeat, humorous, not serious, weird, nostalgic
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The Wild Thornberrys (1998)
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The Wild Thornberrys is an American animated television series that aired on Nickelodeon. It was rerun in the United States on Nickelodeon and occasionally Nicktoons until 2007. The show returned to The '90s Are All That for one night, and aired on March 21, 2013. The show aired on Nicktoonsters in the United Kingdom. The series is currently being released on DVD.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 16000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: adult cartoon, exciting, feel good, humorous, stylized, semi serious, smart, clever, 2d animation, wild
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Casper's Scare School (2009)
Plot Summary:
Casper's Scare School is an animated series based on the computer film of the same name starring Casper the Friendly Ghost. The series aired on Cartoon Network October 5, 2009. The second season commissioned in October 5, 2012 with a new opening sequence, a new voice cast and a slightly different CGI animation style than the first season. It is currently airing on Boomerang.
IMDB Rating: 4.3
IMDB Votes: 724
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: France, USA, India
Duration: 11 min
Plot tags: humorous, semi serious, light, gothic, captivating, 3d animation, computer animated
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Harvey Beaks (2015)
Plot Summary:
A mild-mannered young bird and his best friends, a pair of rambunctious siblings called Fee and Foo, seek adventure and mischief in the magical forest that they call home.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Animation, Short, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 22 min
Plot tags: exciting, humorous, captivating, sincere, anime, cult classic, not serious, 2d animation
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The Fairly OddParents (2001)
Plot Summary:
The Fairly OddParents is an American animated television series created by Butch Hartman for Nickelodeon. The series revolves around Timmy Turner, a 10-year old boy who is granted two fairy godparents named Cosmo and Wanda. The series started out as cartoon segments that ran from September 4, 1998 to March 23, 2001 on Oh Yeah! Cartoons and was later picked up as a series. The series is produced by Frederator Studios and, as of season 6, Billionfold, Inc. For the first four seasons, it was distributed outside the United States by the Canadian company, Nelvana International. Having aired for more than 16 years, The Fairly OddParents is the longest-running fantasy TV series in American television history, and currently stands as Nickelodeon's second longest-running animated series (behind SpongeBob SquarePants).
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 45000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: humorous, not serious, feel good, adult cartoon, sentimental, sitcom, exciting, absurd, black comedy, slapstick comedy
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Hotel Transylvania: The Series (2017)
Plot Summary:
Mavis navigates life without her dad, Dracula, around and discovers one of the few common human and monster truths: being a teenager bites.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 815
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Horror
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 21 min
Plot tags: gothic, funny, light, feel good, spooky, dark fantasy
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Trolls: The Beat Goes On! (2018)
Plot Summary:
Queen Poppy tries to keep Troll Village's peace with the Bergens by inviting them to parties, playing their sports and preventing crime.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 945
Genere: Animation, Short, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Musical, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 25 min
Plot tags: light, funny, feel good, entertaining
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Chowder (2007)
Plot Summary:
Chowder is an American animated television series created by C.H. Greenblatt for Cartoon Network. The series follows an aspiring young chef named Chowder and his day-to-day adventures as an apprentice in Mung Daal's catering company. Although he means well, Chowder often finds himself in predicaments due to his perpetual appetite and his nature as a scatterbrain. He is also pestered by Panini, the apprentice of Mung's rival Endive, who wants Chowder to be her "boyfriend", which he abhors. The series is animated with both traditional animation as well as short stop motion puppet sequences that are inter-cut into the episodes, and that run over the end credits. Chowder premiered on November 2, 2007, and ran for three seasons with 49 total episodes. It garnered one Primetime Emmy Award win, six Annie Award nominations, and two additional Emmy Award nominations during its run. The series finale, "Chowder Grows Up", aired on August 7, 2010, and features C.H. Greenblatt as the voice of the adult Chowder.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 15000
Genere: Animation, Short, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA, China
Duration: 11 min
Plot tags: humorous, captivating, entertaining, light, cult classic, not serious, nostalgic
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Bunnicula (2016)
Plot Summary:
A dark comedic adventure about the titular Bunnicula, a vampire rabbit, Mina, his owner, and her two pets, Chester the cat and Harold the dog. Instead of blood, Bunnicula feeds on carrots to sustain himself which gives him super abilities which come in handy on his and his friends escapades. The series is based on the book series of the same title by James Howe and Deborah Howe.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 633
Genere: Animation, Short, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 11 min
Plot tags: light, feel good, humorous, captivating, spooky, dark comedy, dark fantasy
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Peter Pan and the Pirates (1990)
Plot Summary:
Peter Pan lives in the Neverland with a gang of orphan boys, fairy Tinkerbell, and friends Wendy, John, and Michael Darling. Amid numerous adventures, the children are constantly menaced by pirate Captain James Hook and his band of no-goods.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 707
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA, Japan, Australia, Taiwan, Philippines, Canada, South Korea, New Zealand
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: exciting, feel good, semi serious
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The Littles (1983)
Plot Summary:
The Littles is an animated television series based on The Littles characters in a series of children's novels by American author John Peterson, the first of which was published in 1967. This cartoon was produced by a French/American/Canadian animation studio, DIC Entertainment, and as standard practice for TV cartoons of the period, the animation production was outsourced overseas to the Japanese studio TMS Entertainment. It was post-produced by a Canadian Animation studio, Animation City Editorial Services.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Animation, Short, Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: USA, France, Japan, Canada
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: offbeat, feel good, humorous, semi serious, nostalgic
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The Spooktacular New Adventures of Casper (1996)
Plot Summary:
The Spooktacular New Adventures of Casper is an animated television spin-off of the feature film Casper, which, in turn, was based on the Harvey Comics character of Casper the Friendly Ghost.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Animation, Short, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 25 min
Plot tags: humorous, semi serious, feel good, captivating, gothic, spooky, spoof, parody
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Beetlejuice (1989)
Plot Summary:
Beetlejuice is an American-Canadian animated television series which ran from September 9, 1989 to October 26, 1991 on ABC and, on Fox from September 9, 1991 to December 6, 1991. Loosely based on the 1988 film of the same name, it was developed and executive-produced by the film's director, Tim Burton. The series focus on the life of goth girl Lydia Deetz and her undead friend Beetlejuice as they explore the world, called The Neitherworld, a wacky afterlife realm inhabited by monsters, ghosts, ghouls and zombies. Danny Elfman's theme for the film was arranged for the cartoon by Elfman himself.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 8000
Genere: Animation, Short, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Horror
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 22 min
Plot tags: gothic, not serious, offbeat, feel good, humorous, retro, psychedelic, anime, dark comedy, spooky
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101 Dalmatians: The Series (1997)
Plot Summary:
101 Dalmatians: The Series is an animated television series produced by the Walt Disney Company based on the classic 1961 Disney animated feature of the same name and its 1996 live-action remake.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Animation, Short, Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: USA, Australia, South Korea, Philippines, Japan, Taiwan, Canada
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: sentimental, anime, feel good, humorous, semi serious, 2d animation, nostalgic
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Fanboy and Chum Chum (2009)
Plot Summary:
Fanboy & Chum Chum is an American CGI animated television series created by Eric Robles for Nickelodeon. It is based on Fanboy, an animated short created by Robles for Nickelodeon and Frederator Studios, which was broadcast August 14, 2008 on Random! Cartoons. The series premiere drew 5.8 million viewers. The second episode was watched by 5.4 million viewers. The theme song was written by Brad Joseph Breeck and performed by experimental punk band The Mae Shi. No third season was announced at Nickelodeon's upfront for the 2013-2014 season.
IMDB Rating: 3.3
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Animation, Short, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 24 min
Plot tags: exciting, feel good, not serious, humorous, slapstick, computer animated, nostalgic
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Clarence (2013)
Plot Summary:
The adventures of a young boy named Clarence, who is optimistic about everything, and his two best friends Jeff and Sumo.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 11000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 23 min
Plot tags: humorous, entertaining, light, feel good, anime, adult cartoon, realistic, weird, 2d animation
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Danny Phantom (2003)
Plot Summary:
Danny Phantom is an American animated television series created by Butch Hartman for Nickelodeon, produced by Billionfold Studios. It was distributed by Nelvana, a Canadian animation company, as was The Fairly OddParents. The show is about a 14-year-old named Danny Fenton who, after an accident with an unpredictable portal between the human world and the supernatural "Ghost Zone", becomes half-ghost and frequently saves his town and the world from ghost attacks, while attempting to keep his ghost half a secret from everyone, except his best friends Tucker Foley and Samantha Manson. The series premiered on April 3, 2004 and ended on August 24, 2007; it ran for 3 seasons with a total of 53 episodes. It is currently being released on DVD. On August 5, 2013, Hartman announced the possible revival of the show as a result of persisted praise from fans and successful T.U.F.F. Puppy ratings on his Twitter account, but there has been not yet been any official word from Hartman or Nickelodeon.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 20000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: exciting, semi serious, intellectual, gothic, spooky, slapstick comedy, slapstick, humorous, odd, nostalgic
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Cow and Chicken (1997)
Plot Summary:
Cow and Chicken is an American animated comedy television series created by David Feiss for Cartoon Network. The series follows the surreal adventures of a cow, named Cow, and her chicken brother, named Chicken. They are often antagonized by "The Red Guy", who poses as various characters to scam them. Late into the series run, the characters I.M. Weasel and I.R. Baboon, who were part of the series' recurring segment, I Am Weasel, were given their own half-hour series of the same name. Like Dexter's Laboratory and some other Cartoon Network series from the 1990s, the original pilot appeared as an episode of the animated shorts showcase project What a Cartoon!, the brainchild of Fred Seibert, then-president of Hanna-Barbera. The Cow and Chicken series first broadcast on Cartoon Network from July 15, 1997, to July 24, 1999, with reruns airing prominently on the network until April 2006. Reruns are played on Boomerang, which are rated TV-Y7. The series was nominated for an Emmy Award in 1996 and 1998. As of March 30, 2012, this series has returned to Cartoon Network in re-runs on the revived block, Cartoon Planet.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 21000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: adult animation, humorous, retro, not serious, absurd, buddy comedy, slapstick comedy, dark comedy, 2d animation
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The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy (2001)
Plot Summary:
The exploits of the Grim Reaper, who has been forced into being the best friend of two children. A spin-off of the show Grim & Evil.
IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 26000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: gothic, humorous, not serious, anime, spooky, adult animation, adult cartoon, exciting, horror comedy, offbeat
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Guess How Much I Love You (2012)
Plot Summary:
Based on the books by Sam McBratney, and illustrated by Anita Jeram, Guess How Much I Love You sees Little and Big Nutbrown Hare explore their beautiful surroundings, play with their friends and delight in the love between them. The series not only explores the tender idea of the boundless love between father and son, but opens up their world... a beautiful and pristine valley full of playful friends and delights of nature in every season.
IMDB Rating: 8.2
IMDB Votes: 107
Genere: Animation, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA, Australia, UK, Singapore
Duration: 11 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, light, entertaining, captivating, touching, semi serious
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Sabrina: The Animated Series (1999)
Plot Summary:
Sabrina: The Animated Series is an American animated television series based on the Archie Comics character Sabrina, the Teenage Witch. It was produced by Savage Studios Ltd. and Hartbreak Films in association with DIC Entertainment, which was owned by Disney at the time. The cartoon series is a spin-off of the popular live action series that ran on ABC. Later, a movie, Sabrina: Friends Forever, and a spin-off series, Sabrina's Secret Life, were produced by DiC, this time without the ownership of Disney. Reruns currently air on the "This Is for Kids" block on the TV channel This.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA, Canada, Taiwan
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, light, entertaining, spooky, semi serious, urban fantasy, nostalgic
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Costume Quest (2019)
Plot Summary:
Wren, Reynold, Everett and Lucy face off against ferocious, nougat-munching monsters that lurk in the shadows of the sleepy town of Auburn Hollow. They must learn to use their imaginations to unlock the magical powers of their homemade costumes and save the universe on a night where monsters reign... Halloween!.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 239
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration:
Plot tags: feel good, captivating, entertaining, spooky
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The Addams Family (2019)
Plot Summary:
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IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 44000
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Horror
Country: Canada, USA, UK, Vietnam
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: gothic, humorous, funny, 3d animation, fairy tale, spooky, captivating, entertaining, satirical, computer animated
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Courage the Cowardly Dog (1999)
Plot Summary:
Courage the Cowardly Dog is an American comedy horror animated television series created by John R. Dilworth for Cartoon Network. Its central plot revolves around a somewhat anthropomorphic pink/purple dog named Courage who lives with his owners, Muriel and Eustace Bagge, an elderly, married farming couple in the "Middle of Nowhere". Courage and his owners are frequently thrown into bizarre misadventures, often involving the paranormal/supernatural and various villains. The show is known for its surreal, often disquieting humor and bizarre plot twists. The series combines elements of comedy horror, science fantasy, and drama. The program originated from a short on Cartoon Network's animation showcase series created by Hanna-Barbera president Fred Seibert, "What a Cartoon!" titled "The Chicken from Outer Space". The segment was nominated for an Academy Award in 1996, and Cartoon Network commissioned a series based on the short. The series, which premiered on November 12, 1999, ran for four seasons, ending on November 22, 2002 with a total of 52 episodes produced. The series was the sixth and final series to be spun off from World Premiere Toons, and it was the eighth series to fall under the Cartoon Cartoons label.
IMDB Rating: 8.3
IMDB Votes: 50000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 11 min
Plot tags: offbeat, humorous, not serious, semi serious, anime, spooky, adult cartoon, captivating, retro, psychedelic
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Jumanji (1996)
Plot Summary:
Jumanji is an American animated television series that inspired the movie based on the short story of the same name. The series ran for three seasons from 1992 to 1999. In 1996, it was carried by the UPN Kids network, but later seasons were syndicated by BKN. The series was also shown by CITV in the United Kingdom and on Russian RTR channel. Jumanji was produced by Adelaide Productions, with character designs by Everett Peck. Episodes of the show are now available on Netflix, iTunes and Hulu. The show was rerun on Kabillion on Demand, but currently airs on YouTube.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 22 min
Plot tags: clever, offbeat, humorous, semi serious, cult classic, nostalgic
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