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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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Blazing Dragons (1996)
Plot Summary:
Blazing Dragons is the title of a popular British cartoon series, the brainchild of Monty Python's Terry Jones. A coinciding graphic adventure video game was released for the original PlayStation and Sega Saturn in 1996 by Crystal Dynamics. The video game features the voice talents of several celebrities. The series' protagonists are anthropomorphic dragons who are beset by evil humans, reversing a common story convention. The series parodies that of the King Arthur Tales as well as the periods of the Middle Ages. From 1996 to 1998, Blazing Dragons was produced by Nelvana in Canada and Ellipse Programme in France. In the series, King Allfire and his Knights of the Square Table fight against the evil Count Geoffrey and his inept minions. It ran for two seasons consisting of 26 episodes in total. The cartoon episodes that ran in the United States, namely Toon Disney, were bowdlerized. Parts of episodes considered too overt such as Sir Blaze's sexuality, and minor swearing, were cut for American release as such matters are deemed taboo to American programing aimed at children.
IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 81
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: Canada, France
Duration: 23 min
Plot tags: anime, fairy tale
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Ghostbusters (1986)
Plot Summary:
Ghostbusters is an animated television series created by Filmation and distributed by Tribune Entertainment and launched following the success of Ivan Reitman and Columbia Pictures' 1984 film Ghostbusters. It ran from September 8 to December 5, 1986 in daytime syndication and produced 65 episodes. The cartoon was based on a live-action television show from 1975 titled The Ghost Busters. It is not to be confused with the animated show The Real Ghostbusters, which was based on the 1984 film Ghostbusters. Columbia Pictures had to obtain the rights to the name from Filmation for its film, and after Ghostbusters was a hit, Filmation went into production with its animated series based on the characters from its series. The series is technically called simply "Ghostbusters", but home video releases used the name "Filmation's Ghostbusters" to avoid confusion. Reruns of the show currently air on Qubo Night Owl, and on the Retro Television Network. The series can also be seen on Hulu.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 25 min
Plot tags: exciting, humorous, not serious, feel good, light, anime, offbeat, dark fantasy
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The Amazing Spiez! (2009)
Plot Summary:
Four siblings work as agents for the World Organization of Human Protection, otherwise known as WOOHP. Lee, Megan, Marc and Tony Clark all attend Southdale Junior High School and seem to be normal kids in every way -- except that they fight crime. Even their parents are unaware of the kids' unusual activities. Jerry Lewis, founder and chief of the organization, briefs the spies on their missions and doles out the gadgetry they'll need to take on evil.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 334
Genere: Animation, Action, Comedy, Family
Country: Canada, France, South Korea
Duration: 22 min
Plot tags: exciting, humorous, suspenseful, semi serious, serious, 2d animation
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The High Fructose Adventures of Annoying Orange (2012)
Plot Summary:
An American live-action/animated TV series based on the characters from the popular web series The Annoying Orange.
IMDB Rating: 1.9
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: humorous, not serious, sitcom, cult classic
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The Legend of Zelda (1989)
Plot Summary:
The Legend of Zelda is an American animated series based on the Japanese video game series The Legend of Zelda for the Nintendo Entertainment System. The plot follows the adventures of Link and Princess Zelda as they defend the kingdom of Hyrule from an evil wizard named Ganon. It is heavily based on the first game of the Zelda series, The Legend of Zelda, but includes some references to the second, Zelda II: The Adventure of Link. The show was produced by DIC Entertainment and distributed by Viacom Enterprises in association with Nintendo. It comprises thirteen episodes which first aired in North America from September 8, 1989 to December 1, 1989.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 15 min
Plot tags: cult classic, exciting, serious, stylized
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The X's (2005)
Plot Summary:
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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Leviathan: The Last Defense (2013)
Plot Summary:
The fantasy world of Aquafall is abound with water and greenery, and populated by dragons and fairies. Meteorites of evil creatures threaten all living things on the planet. The fairy Syrup assembles the Aquafall Defense Force, with three girls of the dragon clans as recruits. The story follows Syrup and the dragon girls Leviathan, Bahamut, and Jörmungandr as they work together to battle enemies and grow up.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 39
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration:
Plot tags: humorous, semi serious, anime, exciting, captivating, super sentai
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Jimmy Two-Shoes (2009)
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Jimmy Two-Shoes is a Canadian animated television series that aired on Disney XD in the United Kingdom and in the USA, and Teletoon in Canada. The series were centered around the exploits of the happy-go-lucky titular character Jimmy, who lives in Miseryville, a miserable town filled with monsters and demon-like creatures. The series were created by Edward Kay and Sean Scott. The series is rated G in Canada and TV-Y7 in the United States. The show premiered on February 21, 2009, ending its run in the U.S. on July 15, 2011, spanning 2 seasons.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 659
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: Canada
Duration: 22 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, light, entertaining, captivating, exciting, offbeat, stylized, not serious, slapstick
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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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Tak and the Power of Juju (2007)
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Tak and the Power of Juju is an all CGI-based animated series that premiered on Nickelodeon on August 31, 2007 and on Nicktoons on September 1, 2007. It has been showing on Nicktoons in the United Kingdom since 5 July 2008. Based on the video game of the same name, the show consists of two eleven minute stories per half hour episode. It is Nickelodeon's first all-CGI series and the company's 30th Nicktoons. The series was produced by Nick Jennings and directed, among others, by Mark Risley, Jim Schumann, and Heiko Drengenberg. The show struggled to gain an audience, received many negative reviews and ended up being cancelled in November 2008 after only 26 episodes.
IMDB Rating: 3.4
IMDB Votes: 890
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 27 min
Plot tags: light, exciting, feel good, captivating, humorous, entertaining, semi serious, computer animated
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Animalia (2007)
Plot Summary:
Animalia is an Australian children's television series based on the 1986 picture book of the same name by illustrator Graeme Base in 2012 being distributed by Cyber Group Studios.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 216
Genere: Animation, Family, Fantasy
Country: Australia, USA, Canada, UK
Duration: 24 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining, fairy tale, exciting, educational, computer animated, semi serious
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He-Man and the Masters of the Universe (2002)
Plot Summary:
He-Man and the Masters of the Universe is an American animated television series. Developed for television by Michael Halperin, who created the original series, it was animated by Mike Young Productions. It served as an update of the 1980s series of the same name, produced to coincide with Mattel's revival of the Masters of the Universe franchise eleven years after its previous attempt. The series made its premiere on Cartoon Network's Toonami on August 16, 2002. Unlike the previous He-Man series, set on the futuristic planet of Primus, this version sought to return to the roots of the storyline and provide broader explorations never reached in the first series, including origins for each character, and some first time animated debuts of familiar toyline faces. The series also brought back several writers from the original series, such as Larry DiTillio. The remake is noted for the many similarities it shares with the original. For example, it has an homage intro to the 1980s version's intro speech but in this version, Prince Adam is interrupted by an explosion and invasion by Skeletor and his henchmen. Prince Adam transforms into He-Man when he says "By the power of Grayskull... I have the power!". It also features "scene change" sequences, but only the one involving the Sword of Power was taken from the Filmation series; all the others were created for this series, and the sequences occur less frequently than on the previous series.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: exciting, serious, captivating, cult classic, dark fantasy
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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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Xiaolin Showdown (2003)
Plot Summary:
Xiaolin Showdown is an American animated television series that aired on Kids WB and was created by Christy Hui. Set in a world where martial arts battles and Eastern magic are commonplace, the series follows four young warriors in training that battle the forces of evil. They do this by protecting Shen Gong Wu from villains that would use them to conquer the world. Originally airing on the Kids' WB block of programming on WB Network in 2003, the series ran for 3 seasons and 52 episodes. Typical episodes revolve around a specific Shen Gong Wu being revealed which results in both sides racing to find it. Episodes usually reach a head when one good and one evil character must challenge each other to a magical duel called a Xiaolin Showdown for possession of the artifact. A sequel series titled Xiaolin Chronicles was previewed on August 26, 2013 on Disney XD. It began its long-term run on September 14 the same year.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 8000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: exciting, feel good, humorous, semi serious, stylized, anime, gothic, nostalgic
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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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The Wizards Return: Alex vs. Alex (2013)
Plot Summary:
The Russo family and friends are headed to Tuscany, Italy, to meet their long lost relatives... but when Alex tries to prove she's more than a seemingly carefree young Wizard, she inadvertently conjures a spell that creates a Good Alex and an Evil Alex. When Evil Alex gets roped into a charming young wizard's foreboding plan to take over the world, Good Alex must find a way to save her family and humankind, which leads to a monumental battle between the two versions of herself - all atop the Tower of Pisa.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 7000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: feel good, not serious, humorous, stylized, captivating, teen
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Atomic Betty (2004)
Plot Summary:
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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Ronal the Barbarian (2011)
Plot Summary:
Ronal is a young barbarian with low self-esteem, the polar opposite of all the muscular barbarians in his village. He's a real wuss. However, as fate would have it, responsibility for the tribe's survival falls on Ronal's scrawny shoulders, when the evil Lord Volcazar raids the village and abducts every living barbarian with the exception of Ronal, who is forced to go on a perilous quest to save his enslaved clan and thwart Volcazar’s plot to rule the world. Along the way, our unlikely hero is joined by Alibert the buttery bard, Zandra the gorgeous shield-maiden and Elric the metrosexual elfin guide. To ultimately vanquish the enemy, the band must overcome awesome challenges.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 14000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
Country: Denmark, Belgium
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: exciting, humorous, adult animation, not serious, parody, feel good, light, 3d animation, computer animated
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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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Chaotic (2006)
Plot Summary:
Chaotic is an American-Canadian animated fantasy television series produced by 4Kids Entertainment and animated by Bardel Entertainment. It is based on the Danish trading card game of the same name. Much of the plot is based on the original storyline of the Danish trading card game.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 702
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA, Canada
Duration:
Plot tags: exciting, serious, captivating, anime, dark fantasy
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King Arthur and the Knights of Justice (1992)
Plot Summary:
King Arthur and the Knights of Justice is an American animated series. It lasted for two seasons and 13 episodes each. The cartoon was produced by Golden Films, C&D Entertainment and Bohbot Entertainment. The series was created by Diane Eskenazi and Avi Arad who were also executive producers of the series. Its first episode aired on September 13, 1992, and the last episode was on December 12, 1993.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 559
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: arthurian, exciting, serious
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Jackie Chan Adventures (2000)
Plot Summary:
Jackie Chan Adventures is an American animated television series chronicling the adventures of a fictionalized version of action film star Jackie Chan. Many of the episodes contain references to Chan's actual works. This series ran on Kids' WB! from September 9, 2000 to July 8, 2005 for a total of 95 episodes, or 5 seasons. During its run, it was also shown on Cartoon Network, and afterwards, its reruns landed on Disney XD. An Arabic translation has been airing on MBC 3 since early 2006 and a Tamil translation has been airing on Chutti TV since its launch. It also used to air on Cartoon Network in Urdu. There have been several toys and video games based on the series. Its main character designer is Jeff Matsuda.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 21000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA, Hong Kong
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: exciting, humorous, tense, anime, entertaining, colorful, spectacular, semi serious, fast, 2d animation
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Slugterra (2012)
Plot Summary:
Following his father's death, 15-year-old Eli Shane embraces his destiny to follow in his dad's footsteps to a secret, subterranean world called Slugterra where he is determined to be the greatest Slugslinging hero of them all!.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Canada
Duration: 22 min
Plot tags: exciting, semi serious, captivating, anime, humorous, children's program
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Dungeons & Dragons (1983)
Plot Summary:
Dungeons & Dragons is an American fantasy animated television series based on TSR's Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game. A co-production of Marvel Productions and TSR, the show originally ran from 1983 through 1985 for three seasons on CBS for a total of twenty-seven episodes. The animation for this series was done in Japan by Toei Animation. The show focused on a group of six friends who are transported into the titular realm and followed their adventures as they tried to find a way home with the help of their guide 'Dungeon Master'. A final un-produced episode would have served as a conclusion as well as a re-imagining had the series been picked up for a fourth season. However, the show was cancelled before the episode was made. The script can be found from various sources online and was performed as an audio drama as a special feature for a DVD edition of the series.
IMDB Rating: 8.0
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: exciting, serious, stylized, tense, anime, captivating, fairy tale, retro, cult classic, children's program
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Winx Club (2004)
Plot Summary:
In a magical universe, witches, warriors begin fighting in the name of good .vs. evil! At a magic school, five teenage girls are selected to defend the universe with their magic.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 7000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: Italy, USA
Duration: 25 min
Plot tags: exciting, light, entertaining, semi serious, anime, fairy tale, sentimental, epic fantasy, stylized
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Jake and the Never Land Pirates (2011)
Plot Summary:
A crew of kid pirates - leader Jake and pals Izzy and Cubby - and their Never Land adventures as they work to outwit two infamous characters, the one and only Captain Hook and Smee.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 15 min
Plot tags: humorous, semi serious, entertaining, tense, sincere, feel good, captivating, exciting, computer animated
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The Smurfs (1981)
Plot Summary:
Classic Saturday-morning cartoon series featuring magical blue elf-like creatures called Smurfs. The Smurfs, named for their personalities, inhabit a village of mushroom houses in an enchanted forest. These loveable creatures are led by Papa Smurf and live carefree... except for one major threat to their existance: Gargamel, an evil but inept wizard who lives in a stone-built house in the forest; and his feline companion, the equally nasty Azrael.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 20000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA, Belgium
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: feel good, entertaining, light, retro, funny, sentimental, not serious, slapstick comedy, slapstick, children's program
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Happily N'Ever After 2 (2009)
Plot Summary:
Fairy tales collide when Mambo and Munk tip the scales of good and evil once again.
IMDB Rating: 3.6
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 75 min
Plot tags: fairy tale, humorous, not serious, exciting, parody, computer animated, whimsical
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Happily N'Ever After (2006)
Plot Summary:
An alliance of evil-doers, led by Frieda, looks to take over Fairy Tale Land. But when Ella realizes her stepmother is out to ruin her storybook existence, she takes a dramatic turn and blossoms into the leader of the resistance effort.
IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 11000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA, Germany, Canada, UK, Australia, Japan
Duration: 75 min
Plot tags: fairy tale, not serious, entertaining, funny, humorous, feel good, parody, stylized, cute, computer animated