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  1. wiley207

    Muppet Babies: Puppets vs. Cartoon

    I guess the reason why Baby Piggy was voiced by a woman instead of a man was to make her sound younger. And Baby Skeeter was always voiced by a man. Frank Welker made a better Skeeter than Howie Mandel did, IMO. I've noticed that Baby Piggy and Baby Gonzo's voices sometimes sound very...
  2. wiley207

    Muppet Babies: Puppets vs. Cartoon

    Spumco's animation was really good, too. It was practically done in full animation! I know that many of DiC's cartoons in the 1980s and some in the 1990s were outsourced to Japan. Usually it was Tokyo Movie Shinsha, like on "Inspector Gadget," "Heathcliff and the Catillac Cats," "The...
  3. wiley207

    Muppet Babies: Puppets vs. Cartoon

    Well that's because Marvel didn't produce the special. It was mainly done by Southern Star Productions, and the overseas animation studio was Wang Film Productions in Taiwan. The regular Muppet Babies series' overseas studios were Toei (1984-1987) and Akom (1987-1991). I DID notice that the...
  4. wiley207

    Those stupid CGI talking-animal movies...

    The Terrytoons stopped in 1968. The last one was DePatie-Freleng, they did original theatrical cartoons up till 1977! Close second was Walter Lantz's studio at Universal, lasting until 1972. Warner Bros. Animation's original run lasted until 1969 (their last cartoon was called "Injun Trouble"...
  5. wiley207

    Those stupid CGI talking-animal movies...

    I hope the new Goofy short is good. When I first heard the Disney studio was going to make new theatrical animated shorts, my mind flashed back to 2003, when Warner Bros. Animation tried to bring back the classic Looney Tunes characters in brand-new theatrical shorts as a cross-promotion to the...
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