Fox has announced their US Fall prime-time lineup and it includes some
surprises. For one, Toon Tuesday is no more. The closest to it is Toon
Sunday. Fox's confidence in FAMILY GUY appears to be high, as it has been
moved to Thursday night where it will stand out as the only animated
series, sandwiched between two new live-action shows, MANCHESTER PREP and
ACTION, shows that seem to be geared to the male 18-49 demographic group.


The schedule, which begins in September, is as follows:


Thursday

9:00 FAMILY GUY

This weekend's syndicated episode of SISKEL AND EBERT AT THE MOVIES, Roger Ebert's weekly movie review show in the US, is an animation special entitled "That's Not All Folks!," during which the film critic will explore the past, present, and future of animation.

Animation company Film Roman has announced that due to production
differences Fox will take over production responsibilities on June 1 for
Family Guy, which is currently in production on its second season. The
primetime show Family Guy airs at 8:30 pm on Sunday in the coveted spot
after The Simpsons and has been a hit with biting, racy humor. While Fox
spokespeople say that it will be handled "in-house," a specific division or
Fox-owned company has yet to be named. Film Roman, which produced 15

Cartoon Network's 7th annual 48 hour Bugs Bunny cartoon marathon, JUNE
BUGS, will take place Friday, June 4, 9 pm - Sunday, June 6, 9 pm. The
following films, some of which will be shown in more than one theme block,
are scheduled:


Evolution of Bugs - Friday, 9 pm; Saturday, 6 pm; Sunday, 1 pm.

Porky's Hare Hunt, Prest-o-Change-o, Hare-Um Scare-Um, Elmer's Candid
Camera, A Wild Hare, Elmer's Pet Rabbit.


Musical Bugs - Friday, 10 pm; Saturday, 7 pm; Sunday, 11 am.

Angeles with several properties including two that are animated. MONSTER CLUB is an animated series for children featuring the characters of THE MONSTER CLUB. This series will feature fundamental lessons about family, friendship and the environment. RADIO TOONS, which is in development, is an animated series featuring classic radio shows from the 1930's and 1940's as the sound and dialogue tracks. Similar to the highly rated 1970 Rankin Bass TV special THE MAD, MAD, MAD COMEDIANS, it features cartoon renditions of Jack Benny, George Burns, Abbott & Costello, and Bob Hope.

Shui-Bo Wang's Oscar nominated SUNRISE OVER TIANANMEN SQUARE makes its US TV debut Sunday, May 16 at 8 pm on HBO's Signature Channel.


SUNRISE OVER TIANANMEN also debuts in Canada on Thursday, May 27 at 9 pm and 2 am ET/PT on Vision TV. It repeats on Friday, May 28 at noon, 8 pm, and 1 am; and on Monday, May 31 at 11 am. It also airs on SCN on Friday, June 4 at 8 pm; and on TVO on Monday, June 7 at 10 pm.

WATERSHIP DOWN, a $10 million TV series of 26 half-hour episodes based on
the novel by Richard Adams and the feature film directed by Martin Rosen,
both of which are also called WATERSHIP DOWN, is being produced by British
independent Alltime Entertainment and Toronto-based DECODE Entertainment.
Beth Stevenson, of DECODE, and Simon Vaughan, of Alltime, are producing;
Neil Court, of DECODE, is executive producing with Steven DeNure and Martin
Rosen. The series will debut this Fall in the UK on ITV and Canada on YTV,

The Kushner-Locke Co. has announced that they have entered an agreement
with Toei Animation to license Toei's animated product. Toei has one of
the largest animation libraries in the world. K-L plans to use the newly
acquired product to launch its own Spanish language animation channel in
Latin America. The deal gives K-L 1400 half-hour episodes, in the first
three years, of Toei animated product including the popular series
SAILOR MOON and DRAGON BALL Z. Toei is one of the leading animation

Cartoon Network has greenlit Gavrilo Gnatovoch's LONGHAIR AND DOUBLEDOME
for production as a seven minute series pilot. The short features
Longhair, a fastidiously sophisticated and self-serving Cro-Magnon, and
his charmingly earnest yet irksome friend, Doubledome, as they endeavor
to evolve alongside their oafish neighbors, the Neanderthals. An air
date has not been announced. Gavrilo Gnatovich runs his own studio KNOCK
KNOCK CARTOONS in Cleveland, Ohio, which is a commercial animation house

Fox Family Channel's 1999-2000 6 pm-8 pm lineup includes two new animated series. Saban Entertainment's PIGS NEXT DOOR, a new animated series in the tradition of ALL IN THE FAMILY, chronicles the life of a family of pigs who move from the farm to the suburbs and are forced to deal with prejudiced humans. Rodney Dangerfield provides the voice for the title character of RODNEY, a series in development for the 1999-2000 season that depicts Rodney's misadventures as a struggling comic and the everyday ups and downs of dysfunctional family life.