Dr. Toon

Screen Test

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There are a lot of television toons coming to the big screen these days. Martin "Dr. Toon" Goodman takes a look at this growing phenomenon and all its good and bad points.

Dr. Toon: You've Got Mail!

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Dr. Toon responds to his fans on a number of his most recent — and controversial — topics.

Copy? Right!

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As the U.S. Copyright Term Extension Act approaches the Supreme Court, Dr. Toon discusses how it will impact toondom. Is corporate America protecting itself or robbing the public?

Atomic Betty: Defending the Universe and Trying to Find a Home on TV

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So you think selling a show is easy? Martin "Dr. Toon" Goodman goes behind the scenes of Atomic Cartoons to see how much work and time goes into getting a show off the ground.

History In The Round

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Martin "Dr. Toon" Goodman takes a look at the DVD as a source of animation history.

No LAAF-ing Matter

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Martin "Dr. Toon" Goodman takes on LAAFs, or Live-Action Animated Features, with a vengeance. How come Hollywood insists on making these flops!?

Shades of Gray

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Martin "Dr. Toon" Goodman takes a moment to ponder going back to a black, white and gray world. Could modern animation benefit from looking back at the aesthetics of yesterday?

Drawn to Conclusions

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CGI will be the death of traditional animation? Martin "Dr. Toon" Goodman doesn't think so...

And The Winner Is...

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Ged Bauer reviews "the ultimate library of animated web graphics."

I Am Scamp

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Who is to blame for Disney's new direct-to-video plan of a sequel for every classic? Martin "Dr. Toon" Goodman thinks it is all of us.