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Plot Summary:
Gerald McBoing-Boing is an original Canadian-American 2D animated children's television series based on the original cartoon. It premiered on Cartoon Network on August 22, 2005, as part of their Tickle-U programming block, and on Teletoon in English and French on August 29, 2005. It uses the same basic art style as the original, but with more detail. Each 11-minute episode features a series of vignettes with Gerald, of which the "fantasy tales" are done in Seussian rhyme. There are also sound checks, gags, and "real-life" portions of the show. Gerald still only makes sounds, but he now has two speaking friends, Janine and Jacob, as well as a dog named Burp, who only burps. Gerald's parents also fill out the regular cast. The television series was produced in Canada by Cookie Jar Entertainment, and directed by Robin Budd and story edited/written by John Derevlany. The animation was done by Mercury Filmworks in Ottawa & Vancouver. The music and score for the series was composed by Ray Parker and Tom Szczesniak. It is shown on ABC TV in Australia, Channel 5's Milkshake! in the UK and RTE Two's The Den in Ireland.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 163
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 22 min
Plot tags: funny, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining, nostalgic
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Plot Summary:
Hello Kitty and other Sanrio characters star in adaptations of various fairy tales from all over the world.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 199
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA, Japan, Canada
Duration: 23 min
Plot tags: fairy tale, anime
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IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Family, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: neo noir, detective, 2d animation
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IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Animation, Short, Comedy, Family
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 4 min
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IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining, satirical, nostalgic
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Plot Summary:
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IMDB Rating: 3.5
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 11 min
Plot tags: funny, light, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining, satirical, slapstick comedy
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Plot Summary:
Short claymation of the pigs from Angry Birds.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 191
Genere: Animation, Short, Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: Finland
Duration: 1 min
Plot tags: funny, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining, satirical
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Plot Summary:
Erky Perky was an Australian and Canadian animated television program on YTV developed by CCI Entertainment. and Ambience Entertainment. The show was about two bickering, dimwitted insects, Erky and Perky, who live at a hot dog stand, but are accidentally taken to a house. The show focuses on Erky and Perky trying to settle into the house, living with fellow housebugs, and the hunt for food in a very clean kitchen. It was broadcast once on YTV's Big BBQ Blowout on July 1, 2006, as a "sneak peek". Another Erky Perky "sneak peek" episode was shown on August 30, 2006 during YTV's "Sneek Peek Week", before airing regularly on September 7. The show premiered on Toon Disney in the United States on September 4, 2006. The CGI animation was done by the Australian Visual Effects company The LaB Sydney.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 177
Genere: Animation, Family, Fantasy
Country: Australia, Canada
Duration: 11 min
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Plot Summary:
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IMDB Rating: 4.4
IMDB Votes: 781
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: Canada, Philippines, UK
Duration: 22 min
Plot tags: funny, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining, 2d animation, campy, nostalgic
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Plot Summary:
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IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: humorous, not serious, funny, feel good, captivating, anime, absurd, slapstick comedy, 2d animation
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IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 647
Genere: Animation, Family
Country: USA, South Korea
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, semi serious, educational, funny, captivating, entertaining, nostalgic
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Plot Summary:
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IMDB Rating: 8.0
IMDB Votes: 739
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Duration: 14 min
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IMDB Rating: 8.1
IMDB Votes: 109
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Plot Summary:
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IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 721
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Duration: 13 min
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IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 92
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IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 208
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IMDB Rating: 8.6
IMDB Votes: 84
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IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 95
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IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 985
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Plot Summary:
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IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 222
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Plot Summary:
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IMDB Rating: 8.2
IMDB Votes: 191
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Duration:
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IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 160
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IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 109
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IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 307
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IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 102
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IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 3000
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IMDB Rating: 8.7
IMDB Votes: 69
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IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 126
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IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 136
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IMDB Rating: 7.8
IMDB Votes: 851
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IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 224
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