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Cartoon characters wear gloves for practical reasons. In the early days of animation, black hands couldn't be seen against black bodies in black-and-white films. White gloves solved this issue. Gloves ...

As one of the essential forms of entertainment for viewers of all ages, cartoons have long provided laughs and engaging stories for fans in both films and television series. At the same time, several ...

Few films have as much instantly recognizable imagery as Tim Burton’s original Beetlejuice. However, one of the most memorable images from the original 1988 film involves the usually normal-looking ...

Bugs Bunny, Bart Simpson, and Betty Boop have long since been ingrained into the fabric of pop culture, becoming some of the most recognizable animated characters in history. However, since the turn ...

Children's shows were popular on WJAR, right back to our earliest days. Some of them featured puppets! "Hippity Hop the Cartoon Cop" entertained and gave advice to children in the 1950s. He also ...