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Dan @thetoonkeeper.bsky.social · 2d

tldr-Twitter fucking sucks

Dan @thetoonkeeper.bsky.social · 2d

Obviously not knowing who a relatively obscure character isn't a problem, it's people wearing their lack of knowledge on lesser-known aspects of animation history as if it's a badge of honor (i.e. the ones who snap at anyone who even slightly disagree and/or insert historical context to said aspect)

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Dan @thetoonkeeper.bsky.social · 2d

Also just realized that the announcement of the Terrytoons on MeTV Toons makes those "Who the fuck cares about Mighty Mouse" posts that went viral on Twitter 2-3 times within the past 18 months or so look even more ridiculous than they already were.

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rl stine's coochbumps 🎃 @beat.facts.wtf · 4d

most reading this have no idea how much of a big deal this is. jerry beck has been poking paramount to do something productive with the terrytooms library for most of his career.

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Dan @thetoonkeeper.bsky.social · 3d

*I meant copyright term, but I'm sure the message was clear

Dan @thetoonkeeper.bsky.social · 3d

Ah, the 90s show would be a great addition to the schedule!

But yeah, with Thunderbean stuff coming on, I wouldn't be surprised to see Felix the Cat shorts start getting airtime in the near future.

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Dan @thetoonkeeper.bsky.social · 3d

Yeah, I know the rights to air the UA DePatie-Freleng toons expired 2 years back, but at least its return to the channel is plausible.

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Dan @thetoonkeeper.bsky.social · 3d

Gotta find it funny and frustrating that the one entity now (Disney) holding out from sharing their Golden Age material on MeTV Toons (or at least putting a huge price tag on it) is THE reason the public domain extended from 75 to 95 years.

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Dan @thetoonkeeper.bsky.social · 4d

The Terrytoons news comes on top of Thunderbean content coming to the channel as well, so I can imagine many Ub Iwerks, Van Beuren and early-Famous Studios cartoons are not too far behind now.

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Dan @thetoonkeeper.bsky.social · 4d

This is not a drill, the Terrytoons are coming to MeTV Toons!
animationscoop.com/terrytoons-m...

MeTV Toons Brings Back the Paul Terry and Ralph Bakshi "Mighty Mouse" Cartoons Starting Nov. 2nd - Animation Scoop

Mighty Mouse is coming this November, joining the Sunday afternoon lineup for MeTV Toons, the only TV network dedicated exclusively to classic animation. Mighty Mouse and Friends will air every Sunday...

animationscoop.com

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Animated Antic @animatedantic.bsky.social · 5d

There was no one who could create a more eye-catching poster than Drew Struzan. So many famous films owe a lot to them thanks to his beautiful posters. I'm very sad to hear that he passed this morning.

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Dan @thetoonkeeper.bsky.social · 6d

All that money used to make live-action remake/sequel/etc. slop, especially another Lion King entry, would be better put to use to properly restoring and releasing the rest of the Disney animated library that isn't on Disney+ as of now (and yes, there's still a lot).

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Dan @thetoonkeeper.bsky.social · 6d

If so, then: youtu.be/mrEKpzRCkz0?...

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Dan @thetoonkeeper.bsky.social · 6d

Even though Scrappy was mislabeled as Bimbo here, it's impressive Tezuka managed to get the drawing down to the tee, despite the character being highly irrelevant already at that point in animation history.

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Dan @thetoonkeeper.bsky.social · 8d

Social media discourse on Golden Age cartoons in nutshell: Anything old (even 70+ year old cartoons) is from the 90s, and the Hays Code was apparently very chill.

The most accurate thing here is this person's flair:

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Dan @thetoonkeeper.bsky.social · 11d

Besides, if conservative political climates were the greenlight companies needed to make their older content available or restored en masse, the Vault Disney block would not have gone away during the post-9/11 wave of xenophobia (2/2).

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Dan @thetoonkeeper.bsky.social · 11d

Recently I heard someone claim that the current political climate is the reason we're finally getting the complete Tom and Jerry shorts collection on blu-ray (because something something woke dead, no more being PC, etc...). Trump and his cronies can fuck off, but this ain't it (1/2)....

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Dan @thetoonkeeper.bsky.social · 14d

But really, I don't think I need to explain why calling for artists to heavily restrict their creative freedom in the modern animation industry is a stupidly, bad idea, right?

Dan @thetoonkeeper.bsky.social · 14d

Easy there Lou Scheimer, they're just drawings....

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Dan @thetoonkeeper.bsky.social · 15d

Either that or my dissing of John K would probably trigger someone. Regardless, at this point, any engagement only helps my channel, and would only make the cretins harrassing someone with sub-10k subscribers look even more pathetic than they already are.

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Dan @thetoonkeeper.bsky.social · 15d

With how much Twitter is digging up long-finished tv series of less-known creators to complain about LGBTQ+ representation, I wonder how long until one of these cretins put me on blast for calling out the AFA on that Mighty Mouse bit (and said association's general bs):
youtu.be/lBFLEXr5i_g?...

How Baby Huey, Mighty Mouse and Felix the Cat Shined Decades Later

YouTube video by The Toonkeeper

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Dan @thetoonkeeper.bsky.social · 17d

*I think it's

Off to a great (re)start!

Dan @thetoonkeeper.bsky.social · 17d

Combining many ideas I've had and as an attempt to light a fire under my ass, I think's time to announce that the return of me making videos is looking more imminent day by day.

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Dan @thetoonkeeper.bsky.social · 18d

Twitter, LibsOfTiktok and Elon's ability to sink lower never ceases to amaze me. What god damn losers.

MevsMatze (Spooky Version 🎃🔪💀🩸) @mevsmatze.bsky.social · 18d

"Cancel Culture is good now"

variety.com/2025/tv/news...

‘Dead End: Paranormal Park’ Creator Receiving ‘Homophobic and Antisemitic Emails’ After Elon Musk Says ‘Cancel Netflix’ Due to Show’s Trans Character

'Dead End: Paranormal Park' creator Hamish Steele has been receiving antisemitic and homophobic emails after Elon Musk said to cancel Netflix.

variety.com

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Dan @thetoonkeeper.bsky.social · 19d

No

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