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Plot Summary:
Filled with magic, warmth and friendship, join the adventures of a fun-loving dinosaur and his group of ingenious young friends: Jeremy, Mario, Wally, Heather, Casey and Shades. Pursued by fortune seekers, Denver always finds himself in the middle of unexpected adventures!.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: anime, retro, exciting, feel good, semi serious
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Biker Mice from Mars (1993)
Plot Summary:
Biker Mice from Mars is a science fiction action animated series created by Rick Ungar that began airing in 1993 in the United States and lasted for three seasons before it was cancelled. It follows three anthropomorphic mice motorcyclists named Throttle, Modo, and Vinnie who escape a war on their home planet Mars before arriving to defend the Earth from the evil that destroyed their homeland and to one day return to Mars. The mice's signature weapons consist of a cestus and a laser, a bionic arm, and flares. Despite the frequent battles, no blood is shown, no firearms are used and many villains are monsters, aliens, and robots. These elements allowed the show to still be considered suitable for children.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Sci-Fi
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: exciting, humorous, retro, epic, anime, semi serious, 2d animation
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The Adventures of Peter Pan (1989)
Plot Summary:
The Adventures of Peter Pan is an anime series by Nippon Animation, and directed by Takashi Nakamura and Yoshio Kuroda, which first aired in Japan on the Fuji TV network between January 8, 1989 and December 24, 1989. It is an adaptation of the classic Peter Pan novel by James Matthew Barrie, and spanned a total of 41 episodes. It was part of the World Masterpiece Theater, a famed animation staple by Nippon Animation, which produced an animated version of a different classical book or story each year. The anime, while adapting material from the original novel, also adds numerous original story arcs. The series was also later translated and released in several international audiences worldwide. In Europe, it was broadcast on the television networks Telecinco, RTL Television, Kika, Italia 1, TV3 and Fox Kids, Yleisradio and TVP 2. It also aired in numerous other countries, such as Israel, Brazil, Mexico and the Philippines.
IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 315
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min
Plot tags: anime, exciting, feel good, captivating, semi serious
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Captain Planet and the Planeteers (1990)
Plot Summary:
Captain Planet and the Planeteers is an American animated environmentalist television program created by Ted Turner, Robert Larkin III, and Barbara Pyle, produced by Pyle, Nicholas Boxer, Andy Heyward and Robby London, and developed by Pyle, Boxer, Heyward, London, Thom Beers, Bob Forward, Phil Harnage and Cassandra Schafhausen. The series was produced by Turner Program Services and DIC Entertainment and it was broadcast on TBS from September 15, 1990 to December 5, 1992. A sequel series, The New Adventures of Captain Planet, was produced by Hanna-Barbera and Turner Program Services, and was broadcast from September 11, 1993 to May 11, 1996. Both series continue today in syndication. The program is a form of edutainment and advocates environmentalism. In February 2009, Mother Nature Network began airing episodes and unreleased footage of Captain Planet and the Planeteers on its website. In September 2010, the Planeteer Movement was launched with the assistance of Pyle as a means for fans of the show to connect and continue to integrate the show's messages into their lives as real-life Planeteers.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 12000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 23 min
Plot tags: retro, anime, epic, political, apocalyptic, thought provoking, humorous, captivating, semi serious, educational
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Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi (2004)
Plot Summary:
Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi is an American-Japanese animated fantasy-comedy television series from Cartoon Network and TV Tokyo, produced by Renegade Animation and Cartoon Network Studios in Japan. The show was created by Sam Register, who also serves as the series' executive producer. According to Register, the target audience of the show is boys and girls from six to eleven years old. However, the show also has a following of fans of the real-life Ami Onuki and Yumi Yoshimura who make up the Japanese pop duo PUFFY, known as "Puffy AmiYumi" in North America. Register, a fan of the band, wished to spread its fame to other parts of the world and thus produced the cartoon. The series features the adventures of animated versions of the duo, who have been immensely popular in Japan since making their debut in 1996. The group now has its own U.S. albums, including a 2004 companion album to this program, and was known to viewers of Cartoon Network in the USA for performing the theme to the Teen Titans animated series.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Animation, Short, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Music
Country: USA
Duration:
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, stylized, semi serious, anime, cult classic, exciting, 2d animation, nostalgic
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A Little Snow Fairy Sugar (2001)
Plot Summary:
Season Fairies create and control the weather using special musical instruments. Sugar, an apprentice Snow Fairy, and her friends Salt and Pepper, all want to become full-fledged Season Fairies, and the only way to achieve this is to search for and find the "Twinkles" that will make their magical flowers bloom. The only problem is that none of them have any idea what a Twinkle is. They enlist the somewhat unwilling help of Saga, a human girl who can see Season Fairies. Together, they search for the mysterious Twinkles while trying to perfect their magic.
IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 106
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration:
Plot tags: anime, feel good, humorous, semi serious, captivating
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Taz-Mania (1991)
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Taz-Mania is an American cartoon sitcom produced by Warner Bros. Animation from 1991 to 1995, broadcast in the United States on Fox and in Canada on Baton Broadcast System. The show follows the adventures of the classic Looney Tunes character, Taz in the fictional land of Tazmania. Similar to other Warner Brothers cartoons of its time, such as Animaniacs and Tiny Toon Adventures, Taz-Mania frequently broke the fourth wall, and often made jokes showing that Taz could actually speak perfectly normal when he wanted to. The intro indicates that, in this rendering of Tasmania, "the sky's always yellow, rain or shine". The title song is performed by Jess Harnell and Jim Cummings.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 11000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: retro, anime, feel good, humorous, satirical, colorful, sentimental, cult classic, light, colourful
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What's with Andy? (2001)
Plot Summary:
Andy Larkin isn't like other children. He's not into sports, science or even video games. Andy spends his time mastering the art of being a prankster. In fact, he strives to be the greatest practical joker the world has ever seen. However, Andy's mischievous antics often backfire and he suffers greatly for his art.
IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Family
Country: Canada
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: funny, light, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining, retro, anime, nostalgic
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Littlest Pet Shop (2012)
Plot Summary:
Forced to move out from her suburban hometown because of her father's promotion, Blythe Baxter moves into an apartment located in a crowded city. Her apartment is located above the eponymous Littlest Pet Shop, a pet store containing a day camp for various pets. Her adventure begins when she discovers that she alone can miraculously understand and talk to all of the pets as well as other animals other than themselves. She and the pets go on several adventures together, only to find their day camp is being driven out of business due to a larger pet store managed by twins Whittany and Brittany Biskit, along with their father Fisher Biskit. Having no other options, the pets turn to Blythe to help them save it from closing down.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 22 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, semi serious, 2d animation
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Bob the Builder (1997)
Plot Summary:
Bob the Builder is a British children's animated television show created by Keith Chapman. In the original series Bob appears as a building contractor specializing in masonry in a stop motion animated programme with his colleague Wendy, various neighbours and friends, and their gang of anthropomorphised work-vehicles and equipment. The show is broadcast in many countries, but originates from the United Kingdom where Bob is voiced by English actor Neil Morrissey. The show was later created using CGI animation starting with the spin-off series Ready, Steady, Build!. In each episode, Bob and his group help with renovations, construction, and repairs and with other projects as needed. The show emphasizes conflict resolution, co-operation, socialization and various learning skills. Bob's catchphrase is "Can we fix it?", to which the other characters respond with "Yes we can!" This phrase is also the title of the show's theme song, which was a million-selling number one hit in the UK.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Family
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 10 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, semi serious, anime, exciting
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Snorks (1984)
Plot Summary:
The Snorks is an animated television series produced by Hanna-Barbera which ran on NBC from September 15, 1984, to May 13, 1989. Although not as popular as the animated series The Smurfs, the program continued to be available in syndication from 1986 to 1989 as part of The Funtastic World of Hanna-Barbera's 3rd season, on USA Network in the late-1980s and early-1990s, on the BBC in the late 1990s, and from 2009–2011 and again from 2012–Present on Boomerang.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Belgium, France, Philippines, Taiwan
Duration: 22 min
Plot tags: anime, feel good, humorous, semi serious
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Mickey Mouse (2013)
Plot Summary:
Disney proudly presents the award-winning first season of DISNEY MICKEY MOUSE. The whole family will adore these wonderful new cartoons, complete with an exciting "Making Of" bonus feature. Join Mickey, Donald, Goofy, Minnie, Daisy and Pluto in a spectacular collection of hilarious animated adventures. Your favorite Disney pals find laughter, adventure and a little mischief as they team up for a whole lot of fun. Bring the family together and create a magical world of entertainment with nineteen unforgettable cartoons on Disney DVD!.
IMDB Rating: 8.1
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Animation, Short, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 4 min
Plot tags: humorous, feel good, semi serious, light, sincere, claymation, anime, parody, slapstick comedy, vintage
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The Emperor's New School (2006)
Plot Summary:
The Emperor's New School is an American animated television series that aired on Disney Channel. The show is based on the characters from The Emperor's New Groove and its direct-to-video sequel Kronk's New Groove. It follows the adventures of young emperor Kuzco as he completes his education in order to return to the throne, while Yzma, as the school's principal, will stop at nothing to prevent Kuzco from passing all of his classes.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: feel good, witty, humorous, semi serious, light, sincere, anime, exciting, slapstick comedy, nostalgic
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My Big Big Friend (2011)
Plot Summary:
My Big Big Friend is a series created by Canadian and Brazilian Claudia and Andres Lieban Koogan Breitman, co-produced by Brazilian studio 2D Lab and the Canadian company Breakthrough Animation. Had its first showing on August 9, 2010 on Discovery Kids Latin America and May 9, 2011 premiered on TV Brazil. It premiered in Canada on Treehouse TV on August 20, 2011. It was financed with the laws of federal tax incentives, the Procult and the Audiovisual Sector Fund - FSA. The show centers around the friendships of three children, Yuri, Lili and Matt, each of whom has a "Big Big Friend" who is invisible to adults and other children but seen by all three friends.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 200
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: Brazil, Canada
Duration: 11 min
Plot tags: humorous, light, captivating, entertaining, exciting, semi serious
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Chloe's Closet (2009)
Plot Summary:
An animated children's program about a little girl, her security blanket, and the adventures she has wile playing dress up in her closet.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 67
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA, Germany, UK, Netherlands, Ireland, France
Duration: 11 min
Plot tags: computer animated, feel good, humorous, semi serious
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The Care Bears Family (1986)
Plot Summary:
The Care Bears live in a faraway place up in the clouds called Care-a-Lot. They travel around the world on Missions in Caring, whilst evil villains such as Professor Coldheart and Lord No Heart, try to thwart their plans.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, semi serious, children's program, prehistoric, retro, anime, touching, 2d animation
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Miss Spider's Sunny Patch Friends (2004)
Plot Summary:
Miss Spider's Sunny Patch Friends is an animated program based on the children's books by David Kirk, which airs on Nick Jr. in the United States, on Treehouse TV in Canada, and on Discovery Kids in Brazil. Each episode follows the everyday adventures of a family of bugs, who have made their home in what is called the Hollow Tree, led by the gentle, kind-hearted Miss Spider. Our gifts, they are many: We hop, fly and crawl. But kindness is the finest of all! - Miss Spider.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 555
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: Canada
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, semi serious, computer animated
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Catscratch (2005)
Plot Summary:
Catscratch is an American animated television series created by Doug TenNapel. It was aired on both Nickelodeon and Nicktoons in 2005. It was also shown on Nickelodeon UK / Ireland in 2006. It is a lighthearted adaptation of TenNapel's graphic novel, Gear, which is also the name of the cats' monster truck. The series features music composed by longtime TenNapel collaborator, Terry Scott Taylor. Catscratch's first DVD appearance was on Nick Picks Vol. 3, which came out February 7, 2006.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 23 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, semi serious, inspirational, exciting, offbeat, children's program, surreal, 2d animation
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Pinky Dinky Doo (2005)
Plot Summary:
Pinky Dinky Doo dances her way into her Story Box to tell stories and solve problems using her big imagination and fancy words.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 286
Genere: Animation, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: humorous, semi serious, feel good, light, exciting
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The Yogi Bear Show (1961)
Plot Summary:
Yogi, a smooth, talkative forest bear looks to raid park goers picnic baskets, while Park Ranger Smith tries to stop him.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 11000
Genere: Animation, Short, Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: retro, anime, slapstick, exciting, humorous, not serious, nostalgic
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The Tick (1994)
Plot Summary:
The Tick: The Animated Series is an American animated television series adaptation of the New England Comics superhero, The Tick. The series debuted September 10, 1994 on the Fox network's Fox Kids block and was responsible for introducing the satirical comic book character to a mainstream audience. Lasting three seasons, the final episode aired on November 24, 1996. Since then, The Tick has been syndicated by various networks, further increasing the show's cult following, and has been released on both VHS and DVD. A live-action series was created in 2001.
IMDB Rating: 7.8
IMDB Votes: 10000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: adult animation, anime, epic, spoof, exciting, offbeat, humorous, semi serious, parody, weird
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Eek! the Cat (1992)
Plot Summary:
Eek! The Cat is a Canadian-American animated series, created by Savage Steve Holland and Bill Kopp and produced by Fox Kids and Savage Studios with animation by Nelvana, that ran from 1992 to 1997.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: not serious, retro, anime, humorous
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The Angry Beavers (1997)
Plot Summary:
The Angry Beavers is an American animated television series created by Mitch Schauer for the Nickelodeon channel. The series revolves around Daggett and Norbert Beaver, two young beaver brothers who have left their home to become bachelors in the forest near the fictional Wayouttatown, Oregon. The show premiered in the United States on April 19, 1997. The show started airing on the Nickelodeon Canada channel when it launched on November 2, 2009. The series aired on The '90s Are All That block on TeenNick in the US on October 7, 2011 as part of the block's U Pick with Stick line-up. The series was also up for a U Pick with Stick showdown on The '90s Are All That for the weekend of February 3, 2012, but lost to Rocko's Modern Life and did not air. The series was added to the Sunday line-up on The '90s Are All That on TeenNick, and aired from February 10, 2013, to March 3, 2013. The series returned to The '90s Are All That on TeenNick on March 25, 2013, but has since left the line-up again. The series is also currently being released on DVD.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 16000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: humorous, semi serious, funny, retro, spooky, surreal, buddy comedy, slapstick comedy, offbeat, weird
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All Grown Up! (2003)
Plot Summary:
All Grown Up! is an animated television series created by Arlene Klasky and Gábor Csupó for Nickelodeon. After the success of All Growed Up, the Rugrats 10th anniversary special, Nickelodeon commissioned All Grown Up! as a spin-off series based on the episode. The series ran from April 12, 2003 to August 17, 2008, and currently airs in reruns on Nickelodeon and Nicktoons. The show aired in reruns on The N from August 18, 2003 until November 12, 2005, it was dropped from the channel on February 2006, but then returned in April 2007 until June 25, 2009, then on July 7, 2009, All Grown Up! was dropped from The N again. The show's premise is that the characters of the Rugrats are ten years older. Tommy, Dil, Chuckie, Phil, Lil, Kimi, Angelica and Susie now have to deal with teen and pre-teen issues and situations. It was the first Nicktoon spin-off receiving positive review among critics, and developed a cult following after its run.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Romance, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, semi serious, cult classic, exciting, nostalgic
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The Life and Times of Juniper Lee (2005)
Plot Summary:
The Life and Times of Juniper Lee is an American animated television series, created by Judd Winick and produced by Cartoon Network Studios. It premiered on Cartoon Network on May 30, 2005, and ended its run on April 9, 2007.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: humorous, stylized, semi serious, multicultural, entertaining, funny, light, feel good, captivating, offbeat
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Justin Time (2011)
Plot Summary:
Looking for adventure? Then come along as Justin and his imaginary pals Olive and Squidgy star in the biggest stories of all time. Justin’s imagination catapults him into larger-than-life adventures all around the world!.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 236
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: Canada
Duration: 22 min
Plot tags: exciting, humorous, semi serious, feel good, captivating, entertaining, educational, 2d animation
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Dino Time (2012)
Plot Summary:
When a daredevil kid named Ernie, his sister Julia, and his best friend Max are horsing around in Max's inventor father's workshop, they accidentally trip a time-machine into operation and find themselves transported back in time 65 million years, where they meet a T-Rex named Tyra and her rambunctious dinosaur son Dodger. The unlikely group find themselves on an amazing adventure exploring the lush prehistoric jungle, despite Tyra's evil dinosaur rivals conspiring against them - while, back in the present day, Max's dad and Ernie and Julia's overprotective mom plot their rescue.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: South Korea, USA
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: semi serious, exciting, humorous, feel good, 3d animation, anime, computer animated
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The Land Before Time VIII: The Big Freeze (2001)
Plot Summary:
When the dinosaur families get trapped in a valley by an ice storm, one family of "spike tail" dinosaurs volunteers to leave since they consume more food than the others. Meanwhile, the young dinos and a new adult dinosaur named Mr. Thicknose, head out to bring back their friend Spike, who has left his friends to be with members of his own species.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 75 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, semi serious, exciting, captivating, 2d animation
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Mickey Mouse Clubhouse (2006)
Plot Summary:
Mickey Mouse Clubhouse is an American animated television series, that premiered in prime time on Disney Channel on May 5, 2006. The program was originally part of the Playhouse Disney daily block intended for preschoolers. On February 14, 2011, it was moved to the Disney Junior block, serving as Playhouse Disney's replacement. It is the only Mickey Mouse program to be aimed at preschoolers. The series was co-developed by Bobs Gannaway, who is also responsible for Jake and the Never Land Pirates. Production of the show was put on a four-month suspension in the spring of 2009, due to the death of voice artist Wayne Allwine, the longtime voice of Mickey Mouse. Production resumed when Bret Iwan has been cast as the fourth performer of Mickey's voice. On June 23, 2013, Bill Farmer, the voice actor for Goofy and Pluto, confirmed on his official Twitter account that Mickey Mouse Clubhouse would cease production after 7 years of episodes. However, reruns will still continue on the Disney Junior 24/7 service.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: educational, humorous, feel good, semi serious, computer animated, 3d animation, funny, light, entertaining, captivating
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Pound Puppies (2010)
Plot Summary:
A group of pound dogs make it their mission to place puppies with their perfect person and have lots of adventures along the way.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 574
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: Canada, USA
Duration:
Plot tags: humorous, semi serious, captivating, light, feel good, exciting
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Rugrats: All Growed Up (2001)
Plot Summary:
Will Tommy still be the gang's fearless leader? Will Chuckie survive his first "crush"? Will Angelica still be underhanded? The answers are here as the entire Rugrats gang embarks on one of their most fantastic adventures yet.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 57 min
Plot tags: funny, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining, semi serious