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Plot Summary:
Captain Simian & the Space Monkeys is an American animated television series. The show premiered on September 7, 1996 and ended after 26 episodes on June 21, 1997. It was produced by Hallmark Entertainment, Monkeyshine Productions.inc, and distributed by Bohbot Entertainment and aired as part of a syndicated animation block known as BKN. Captain Simian & the Space Monkeys ran for four years on American and international TV. The series includes many references and parodies of science fiction films and TV shows, such as Plan Ape from Outer Space. One episode has a creature hatching from an egg and stalking the crew in a manner similar to Alien. Captain Simian and his enemy Nebula were voiced by Jerry Doyle and Michael Dorn who had played the security officers in the sci-fi programs Babylon 5 and Star Trek: The Next Generation respectively. Despite the title only two of the members are monkeys.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 273
Genere: Comedy, Family, Sci-Fi, Thriller, Animation, Action
Country: USA
Duration: 22 min
Plot tags: exciting, parody, humorous, futuristic, not serious, fast, nostalgic
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Bionic Six (1987)
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Bionic Six is an American/Japanese animated television series from 1987, produced by TMS Entertainment and distributed by MCA TV. Renowned Japanese animation director Osamu Dezaki was involved as chief supervising director, whose distinctive style is evident throughout. The cartoon originally aired in North American syndication, in later years reappearing on the Sci-Fi Channel. The title characters of the series are a family of machine-enhanced human beings possessing unique powers after being augmented with bionic technology, much like The Six Million Dollar Man and The Bionic Woman. Each family member is given specific bionic powers, and thus they form a superhero team named Bionic Six.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 883
Genere: Animation, Action, Family, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Japan
Duration: 22 min
Plot tags: retro
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Casper and the Angels (1979)
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Casper and the Angels is a 30-minute Saturday morning animated series produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions and aired for one season on NBC. Casper the Friendly Ghost was a guardian angel for two female motorcycle space cops named Minnie and Maxie in the year 2179. They were joined by a rambunctious ghost named Hairy Scary, who would scare villains and troublemakers, but unlike most other ghosts, was accepting of the fact that Casper was a gentle ghost who did not like to scare people. The show was apparently Hanna-Barbera's second attempt to cash in on the popularity of Charlie's Angels, the first being Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels. Twenty-six 15-minute segments shown as thirteen 30-minute episodes were produced, as well as two 1979 television specials: Casper's Halloween Special and Casper's First Christmas.The show was shown on Cartoon Network and Boomerang for a few years.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 169
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: exciting, offbeat, humorous, stylized, semi serious
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Pet Alien (2004)
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Pet Alien is a US computer-animated series produced by Mike Young Productions and Antefilms Productions in 2005. It was created by Jeff Muncy and the episodes are mainly written by Dan Danko and directed by Andrew Young. The series centres around the 15-year-old boy Tommy Cadle, whose lighthouse is invaded by five aliens. Crest Animation studios brought this story to life with their computer graphics expertise and this series was executed by a crew based in Mumbai, India.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 223
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Family, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, France
Duration: 22 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, not serious, captivating
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Lego Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Out (2012)
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A new Imperial threat has been detected and the good guys have to act fast. But Jedi-in-training Luke discovers that instant fame as a “Death-Star-Blower-Upper” can be a double-edged lightsaber, as his secret mission to Naboo is thwarted by those most unstoppable of foes -- crazed fans! (It’s hard being the galaxy’s New Hope.) Meanwhile, Darth Vader sees his day go from bad to worse when his relationship with the Emperor is imperiled by the unexpected arrival of Darth Maul. Luke and Vader’s quests to prove themselves lead them on a collision course with each other (literally) and their destiny.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Animation, Action, Comedy, Family, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 22 min
Plot tags: exciting, witty, humorous, not serious, parody, 3d animation, slapstick comedy
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The X's (2005)
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The escapades of the X's, a family of well trained secret agents gifted in thwarting the forces of evil, yet not so gifted in fitting into everyday life.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Animation, Action, Comedy, Family, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration:
Plot tags: exciting, humorous, captivating, entertaining, feel good, not serious, fast, nostalgic
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Loonatics Unleashed (2005)
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Loonatics Unleashed is an American animated television series produced by Warner Bros. Animation that ran on the Kids' WB for two seasons from 2005 to 2007 in the United States, Teletoon in Canada, Kids Central in Singapore, Cartoon Network's Boomerang in Australia, Cartoon Network in the UK, Southeast Asia and Latin America, and XHGC in Mexico. It is still broadcasting on Clan TVE. The series was loosely based on the Looney Tunes cartoon characters, with the series described by Warner Bros. as an "action-comedy." Loonatics Unleashed is meant to be a mixture of the Looney Tunes shorts' irreverent style of humor and a modern action animated series, with the characters designed in an anime inspired style.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: exciting, humorous, stylized, semi serious, offbeat, futuristic, fast
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Transformers: Animated (2007)
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Transformers Animated is an Japanese/American animated television series based on the Transformers toy line. The series debuted on Cartoon Network on December 26, 2007, and has been shown on NickToons in the UK since February 2008. It is produced by Cartoon Network Studios and animated by The Answer Studio, MOOK DLE., and Studio 4°C . The series has 42 episodes across three seasons. The European Jetix began to air the series on September 10, 2008. The series began its broadcast in Japan on April 3, 2010, on both TV Aichi and TV Tokyo. The Japanese version of the cartoon was slightly rewritten to tie into Michael Bay's Transformers trilogy. The show's continuity is separate from any other previous Transformers series, despite using footage from the first series in its first episode as a historical film. Despite being a Cartoon Network original series, the show was aired on Nicktoons in the UK, Jetix/Disney XD in the rest of Europe and finally, back in the states on The Hub in high definition.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Animation, Action, Family, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Japan
Duration: 20 min
Plot tags: futuristic, semi serious, exciting, stylized, psychotronic, humorous, fast, 2d animation
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Transformers: Armada (2002)
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Transformers: Armada, known in Japan as Chō Robot Seimeitai Transformers: Micron Densetsu, is a Transformers animated series, comic series and toy line which ran from 2002–2003. It was originally scheduled for 2001, however was delayed until early-2002. As the first series co-produced between the American toy company, Hasbro, and their Japanese counterpart, Takara, Armada begins a new continuity/universe for Transformers, with no ties to any of the previous series, including the immediately prior Transformers: Robots in Disguise in 2001. It would go on to birth a sequel in the form of Transformers: Energon.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Action, Animation, Adventure, Family, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Japan, USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: suspenseful, stylized, semi serious, humorous, anime, fast
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Mega Man (1994)
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Based off of the popular video game, Megaman. In the year 200X, robot scientists Dr. Thomas Light and Dr. Albert Wily were completing their special project, helper robots, which will help humans with everyday work. However, Dr. Wily had secretly reprogrammed the helper robots into fighting machines. Wily intends to use these robots to take over the world. After Dr. Light learned of this, he had decided to reprogram one of his other helper robots. He has chosen Rock (his male helper robot). Dr. Light gave Rock state-of-the-art combat technology, with the ability to copy another robot's weapon, thus Dr. light created Megaman. Now, Megaman has to stop Dr. Wily and his band of robots from taking over the world.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Japan, Canada
Duration: 22 min
Plot tags: cyber, cult classic, exciting, serious, futuristic, fast, anime, 2d animation
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Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go! (2004)
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Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go! is an American/Japanese animated television series, and was created by Ciro Nieli, one of the directors of Teen Titans, with animation being done by a Japanese studio known as The Answer Studio. Set mainly on the fictional planet of Shuggazoom, the series follows the adventures of five cyborg monkeys and a human boy named Chiro as they struggle to protect their planet - and the rest of the universe - from the forces of evil. As is obvious from the visual appearance of the show, there is a significant anime influence present, despite being produced for American television. It was also influenced by Star Trek, Super Sentai, Voltron and Star Wars. The show also contains various references to pop culture, a notable example being the episode "Season of the Skull", which is a parody of the 1970s thriller The Wicker Man.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Japan
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: humorous, suspenseful, stylized, semi serious, exciting, children's program, nostalgic
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Buzz Lightyear of Star Command (2000)
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Buzz Lightyear of Star Command is an American animated science fiction/adventure/comedy series produced by Walt Disney Television Animation. The series originally aired on UPN and ABC from October 2000 to January 2001 as part of Disney's One Saturday Morning programming block. It follows the adventures of space ranger Buzz Lightyear, who first appeared in the film Toy Story as an action figure and one of the film's protagonists.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: exciting, humorous, suspenseful, semi serious, nostalgic
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Clang Invasion (2007)
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Three alien robots, Rivet, Widget and Socket, accidentally crashed their spaceship on a backyard tree in Earth. Human twins Robin and Daisy Harrison, and their pet dog Sam went to investigate the crash, where they encounter the robots. Not capable of returning to Planet Clang, the robots becomes friends with Robin and Daisy, made Sam speak by installing a voice box, and utilize a spectrum of gadgetry for their goals. The twins also has to keep the robots a secret.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 131
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Sci-Fi
Country: Brazil, Singapore, Canada
Duration: 22 min
Plot tags: humorous, exciting, not serious, captivating, fast, 2d animation
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Martian Successor Nadesico (1996)
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Martian Successor Nadesico, known in Japan as Mobile Battleship Nadesico, is a science fiction comedy anime TV series, and a later manga series created by Kia Asamiya. The manga, published in English by CPM Manga, is significantly different from the anime. In 2005 Anime News Network reported that plans for Nadesico 2 were scrapped, citing an entry on Stellvia director Tatsuo Sato's blog.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 519
Genere: Animation, Action, Comedy, Romance, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration:
Plot tags: anime, parody, exciting, humorous, stylized, semi serious
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Planet Sheen (2010)
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Planet Sheen is an American CGI animated television series. It is the 2010 spin-off sequel of the 2002 series The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius as well as the 2001 Oscar-nominated film Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius. The show was created by John A. Davis, Keith Alcorn, and Steve Oedekerk and based on characters created by John A. Davis. The series has been picked up for 26 episodes by Nickelodeon for its first season. Jeffrey Garcia returned as the voice of Sheen, and Bob Joles and Rob Paulsen are the voices of Nesmith and Doppy. The series was originally produced by C.O.R.E. in Toronto, but production moved to Bardel Entertainment in Vancouver after C.O.R.E shut its doors. Planet Sheen premiered on Nickelodeon on October 2, 2010 in the United States. The pilot episode was attached to a Fanboy and Chum Chum DVD.
IMDB Rating: 2.9
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration:
Plot tags: computer animated, feel good, humorous, stylized, not serious, exciting
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Underdog (1964)
Plot Summary:
A shoe shine puppy transforms himself into a superhero every time Sweet Polly Purebread (a pretty TV reporter) gets in trouble.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: exciting, humorous, light, captivating, retro, not serious, comic
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Atomic Betty (2004)
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Atomic Betty is a Canadian-French animated science fantasy television series produced by Atomic Cartoons, Breakthrough Films & Television, and Tele Images Kids. Additional funding for production is provided by Teletoon in Canada and M6 and Télétoon in France. It currently airs on CITV. The series has once again begun airing on U.S. TV on The Hub on October 10, 2010; it previously aired on Cartoon Network from September 2004 through December 2005. In the U.S, it is a Cartoon Cartoon for Cartoon Network. The series' last episode aired in January 29, 2008 on the Canadian channel Teletoon. A sequel series titled Atomic Betty Redux is currently planned for production, which shows Atomic Betty as a much taller and prettier seventeen-year old teenager and an even stronger and more powerful superheroine/Galactic Guardian than ever before since the original series. It is planned for late 2013 and the middle of 2014.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Sci-Fi
Country: Canada, France, Kazakhstan, USA, Argentina, Mexico
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: not serious, humorous, captivating, exciting, fast, nostalgic
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Men in Black: The Series (1997)
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Men in Black: The Series, also known as MIB: The Series and Men in Black: The Animated Series, is an American animated television series that originally aired on The WB's Kids' WB programming block from October 11, 1997 to June 30, 2001. The show features characters from 1997's science fiction film Men in Black, which was based on the comic book series The Men in Black by Lowell Cunningham, originally published by Aircel Comics. The series was produced by Adelaide Productions Inc., a unit of Sony Pictures Television, and Amblin Entertainment as a half-hour series originally airing on Saturday mornings, and later moving to weekdays during the final run. It was a more detailed T.V. series of the movie saga.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Animation, Action, Comedy, Family, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 25 min
Plot tags: exciting, humorous, tense, suspenseful, captivating, retro, epic, not serious, fast, buddy comedy
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Mighty Ducks: The Animated Series (1996)
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Mighty Ducks is an American animated television series that aired on ABC and The Disney Afternoon in the fall of 1996. The show was inspired by and loosely based on the live-action films and NHL team of the same name. Twenty-six episodes were produced in total. The series most recently aired on Toon Disney but was removed from schedules in November 2004, and has not appeared on the channel's line-up since. A direct-to-video feature film, Mighty Ducks the Movie: The First Face-Off, was released in 1997. It comprises three episodes of the animated series edited into one continuous movie: The First Face-Off parts I and II, and Duck Hard. The series' main theme, composed by Carl Swander Johnson, is performed by Mickey Thomas of Jefferson Starship fame. DisneyQuest, an "Indoor Interactive Theme Park" located in the Downtown Disney area of the Walt Disney World Resort, has an attraction loosely based on the program called Mighty Ducks Pinball Slam. Wildwing is the only character from the show featured, first as a life-size cutout at the front of the queue line and then again as the goalie in the game.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Sci-Fi, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: retro, exciting, serious, captivating, fast, 2d animation, teen comedy, nostalgic
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Earthworm Jim (1995)
Plot Summary:
Earthworm Jim is an American and British animated television series based on the video game with the same name which appeared on Kids' WB! for two seasons from September 9, 1995 through December 13, 1996. The series follows the adventures of an earthworm named Jim, who is turned into a superhero by a robotic super suit.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Animation, Short, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: retro, exciting, humorous, not serious, spoof, parody
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Rocket Monkeys (2012)
Plot Summary:
This Canadian cartoon focuses on two monkey brothers named Gus and Wally who are in outer space working as GASI agents (Galactic Animal Space Institute agents, so no pun intended!). They are accompanied by their robot friend YAY-OK and their boss Dr. Chimpsky as they are sent on missions to accomplish different tasks, including defeating their enemies.
IMDB Rating: 3.4
IMDB Votes: 537
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Sci-Fi
Country: Canada
Duration: 22 min
Plot tags: humorous, not serious, light, exciting, offbeat, semi serious
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Space Chimps 2: Zartog Strikes Back (2010)
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Comet longs to be taken seriously as a full-fledged space chimp. He journeys to the fantastical Planet Malgor and bonds with the adorable alien Kilowatt, living out his ultimate fantasy. However, it's time for Comet to prove himself when the feared alien ruler Zartog takes over Mission Control! Comet must show he has the right stuff, and join fellow chimps Ham, Luna and Titan, to save the day.
IMDB Rating: 2.8
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Family, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 76 min
Plot tags: exciting, humorous, not serious, computer animated, captivating
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Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy (2015)
Plot Summary:
Peter Quill is Star-Lord, the brash adventurer who, to save the universe from its greatest threats, joins forces with a quartet of disparate misfits — fan-favorite Rocket Raccoon, a tree-like humanoid named Groot, the enigmatic, expert fighter Gamora and the rough edged warrior Drax the Destroyer.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 22 min
Plot tags: captivating, exciting, humorous, semi serious, manga, saga, anime, stylized, futuristic
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Lego Star Wars: The Yoda Chronicles - The Phantom Clone (2013)
Plot Summary:
Grievous lures Yoda away from the Jedi Temple and steals the Padawans light sabers. Dooku plans to use the crystals inside the light sabers to make Sith clones. It is up to Yoda and the Padawans to prevent Dooku from carrying out his plan.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 468
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Denmark, China
Duration: 22 min
Plot tags: exciting, parody, feel good, humorous, witty, not serious, computer animated, fast
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Ben 10: Alien Force (2008)
Plot Summary:
Five years later, 15-year-old Ben Tennyson chooses to once again put on the OMNITRIX and discovers that it has reconfigured his DNA and can now transform him into 10 brand new aliens. Joined by his super-powered cousin Gwen Tennyson and his equally powerful former enemy Kevin Levin, Ben is on a mission to find his missing Grandpa Max. In order to save his Grandpa, Ben must defeat the evil DNALIENS, a powerful alien race intent on destroying the galaxy, starting with planet Earth.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 13000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Family, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 22 min
Plot tags: exciting, anime, light, entertaining, feel good, captivating, futuristic, cult classic, serious, suspenseful
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Dave the Barbarian (2004)
Plot Summary:
Dave the Barbarian is an American animated television series created by Doug Langdale, creator of The Weekenders and Savage Steve Holland, "Eek! the Cat" and "The Terrible Thunderlizards" that premiered on January 23, 2004. The show follows a barbarian named Dave, his sisters, uncle, talking sword, and pet dragon on their daily adventures. The show is a Disney Channel Original Series.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: humorous, exciting, not serious, parody, absurd, 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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Spaceballs: The Animated Series (2008)
Plot Summary:
Spaceballs: The Animated Series, also known as Spaceballs: The Series, is an animated television series that premiered in 2008 on G4 and Canada's Super Channel, and is loosely based on the parody science fiction film Spaceballs. Similarly to how the original film parodied the original Star Wars films and the Star Trek universe, each episode of the series parodies a different film or other aspect of popular culture, such as the Star Wars prequel trilogy, The Lord of the Rings, or the Grand Theft Auto video games.
IMDB Rating: 4.2
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: parody, feel good, talky, not serious, humorous, witty, adult animation, adult cartoon, spoof, anime
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The Penguins of Madagascar (2008)
Plot Summary:
The Penguins of Madagascar is an American CGI animated television series airing on Nickelodeon. It stars nine characters from the DreamWorks Animation animated film Madagascar: The penguins Skipper, Kowalski, Private, and Rico; the lemurs King Julien, Maurice, and Mort; and Mason and Phil the chimpanzees. Characters new to the series include Marlene the otter and a zookeeper named Alice. It is the first Nicktoon produced with DreamWorks Animation. A pilot episode, "Gone in a Flash", aired as part of "Superstuffed Nicktoons Weekend" on November 29, 2008, and The Penguins of Madagascar became a regular series on March 28, 2009. The series premiere drew 6.1 million viewers, setting a new record as the most-watched premiere. Although the series occasionally alludes to the rest of the franchise, The Penguins of Madagascar does not take place at a precise time within it. McGrath, who is also the co-creator of the film characters, has said that the series takes place "not specifically before or after the movie, I just wanted them all back at the zoo. I think of it as taking place in a parallel universe.".
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 21000
Genere: Animation, Short, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 11 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, not serious, light, 3d animation, anime, relaxing, slapstick, computer animated, fun
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Tripping the Rift (2004)
Plot Summary:
Tripping the Rift is a CGI science fiction comedy television series. It is based on two short animations published on the Internet by Chris Moeller and Chuck Austen. The series was produced by CineGroupe in association with the Sci Fi Channel. It did very well in ratings; however, because Sci Fi didn't have a major 18-34 demographic coming to the network regularly and Sci Fi was not seen as a source of comedy programming, the network decided to postpone ordering more episodes. CineGroupe continued producing the series for the other North American and International broadcasters. The series aired on the Canadian speciality channel Space in 2004. Canada's cartoon network Teletoon has been airing the series since August 2006. The third season aired on Teletoon in 2007, and a feature-length movie version was released on DVD in 2008. Its main character is Chode McBlob. Many episodes parody or allude to movies, television shows or novels. For example, "23½" makes reference to the series 24 and Snakes on a Plane. In fact, the opening of each of the series' episodes pays homage to three specific science fiction shows and movies; Star Trek, Star Wars, and 2001: A Space Odyssey.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: adult animation, exciting, humorous, stylized, not serious, parody, adult cartoon, offbeat, sex comedy, 3d animation
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Tom and Jerry Blast Off to Mars! (2005)
Plot Summary:
While carrying on their usual hi-jinks, they inadvertantly stow-away on a spaceship bound for Mars. They meet up with the local Martian residents and cause them to invade the Earth, aided by the "Invincitron", a vacuum-wielding giant robot. Tom, Jerry and their Martian ally, Peep, save the day.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 74 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, semi serious, funny, light, captivating, entertaining, exciting, 2d animation