Animation

Transformers Prime final season (Season 3) begins Friday, March 22, at 7:30pm ET on The Hub. (A four-hour marathon precedes the premiere, beginning at 3:30pm ET) I try to go into every interview remembering those lessons in journalism school about objectivity. Just how in sportswriting there’s no cheering in the press box, it’s a bit unprofessional to let your fan flag fly when talking to actors, writers and producers, even when they might be involved in something that strikes a deep chord from childhood. So when I get Jeff Kline on the phone to talk about Season 3 of Transformers Prime […]

Strawberry Shortcake Berry Bitty Adventures Saturdays, 8am ET The Hub Strawberry Shortcake, the food, may not have a long shelf life. But the toyline that bears the name of the tasty treat has been entertaining children — many of whom have now grown up and had their own children — for more than 30 years. The latest incarnation, Strawberry Shortcake Berry Bitty Adventures, returns for its third season at 8am Saturday, and longtime viewers will notice a new face. Huckleberry Pie, who has been a part of past versions of Strawberry Shortcake, will finally come to Berry Bitty City and […]

Animaniacs began airing on The Hub in early January, and fans of the beloved series — which originally ran on Fox Kids from 1993-98 — rejoiced. Finally, Wakko, Yakko and Dot would have a regular home back on television, their hyperactive, and often hyper-literate, antics on display for a whole new generation to discover and appreciate. This Monday, The Hub is offering Animaniacs fans an embarrassment of riches with a Presidents’ Day marathon, running from noon-8pm ET. Being Presidents’ Day and all, they’ll about have to include this song, right? Tress MacNeille — a superstar in the voiceover world whose […]

Throughout his three seasons of waging war against anything that enrages him, Dan of The Hub’s animated hit Dan Vs. has had some pretty justifiable targets: stupidity, traffic, reality TV, Canada. But I dunno, he might be reaching a bit in his latest episode, “Vegetables,” during which his anger is fueled by Burgerphile’s decision to eliminate french fries to make way for healthier options like — gasp! — broccoli. It gets pretty ugly, even by Dan Vs. standards, so much that eventually military-grade toxic chemicals are introduced, and Dan must eventually deal with his inadvertent creation of a giant broccoli […]

On the heels— er, hooves, of last year’s successful Royal Wedding, residents of Ponyville — and the rabid fan base that follows their equine adventures on My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic — are bracing for another major event. In “Magical Mystery Cure,” airing at 10:30am ET Saturday, Feb. 16, Twlight Sparkle will finally become a princess. It will conclude a morning marathon of My Little Pony episodes, beginning at 6am, in an event dubbed the My Little Pony Princess Coronation, which will be hosted by Miss America 2013 Molly Hagan. But all that princess stuff comes only after Twilight […]