Cartoons from the 1980s hit differently. Maybe it was the fact they were all clever subliminal advertisements to bankrupt parents into buying endless merchandise and unnecessary items like ...

The cartoons of the 1980s were a wild mixture of commercialism and fantasy. While it’s easy to see the marketing masquerading now, there’s just something about cartoons with transforming robots, ninja ...

The 1980s represented the golden age of television animation, creating shows that entertained children while subtly incorporating sophisticated themes about morality, environmentalism, and social ...

Saturday morning cartoons have rarely been “good” exactly, but they were especially miserable in the 1980s, as animation companies like Hanna-Barbera and Ruby-Spears pumped out an obscene amount of ...

When we first ran a list of a dozen unmemorable ’80s cartoons back in November, we barely scratched the surface of the decade’s crappiest animated shows. Here are 12 more that deserve to be ...

The lesson of MythForce, if Beamdog’s zany roguelite has one, is that parody is easy; homage is hard. It’s simple enough to snicker at the 12-frames-per-second animation of the 1980s, and the cynical ...

While EDN has long been known for its in-depth technical features, we've always liked have a little fun, even at our own expense. That goes back a long way. Indeed, EDN used to publish a Dilbert ...

Hasbro is releasing a set of four action figures featuring characters from the 1980s Dungeons & Dragons cartoon. The new Dungeons & Dragons Cartoon Classics line will include three heroes from the ...

Where were you in 1987? Does the caption appear relevant today? Here's a chance for the engineers—and especially you funny talking marketers—to rewrite the caption. How should it read today? If you ...