Tag: cartoon

This Day, That Year – June 10

This day in history we feature Jessica DiCicco. An American actress known for voicing in animated television series and video games was born on this day in 1980. Trivia – Jessica DiCicco Jessica DiCicco’s first voice role was the announcer for Nickelodeon’s educational channel Noggin. DiCicco has since voiced various other characters for Nickelodeon, including […]

This Day, That Year – June 9

This day in history we feature the Donald Duck. The short-tempered duck made his film debut in The Wise Little Hen on this day in 1934. Trivia – Donald Duck Donald Fauntleroy Duck is a cartoon character created by The Walt Disney Company. The short-tempered duck typically wearing a sailor suit is one of Walt […]

This Day, That Year – October 9

This day in history we feature Thomas The Tank Engine & Friends. The popular children’s television show, premieres on ITV on this day in 1984. Trivia – Thomas The Tank Engine & Friends Thomas The Tank Engine & Friends, based on The Railway Series by the Reverend Wilbert Awdry, that aired across 24 series from […]

This Day, That Year – August 21

This day in history we feature Bambi. An American animated drama film directed by David Hand, produced by Walt Disney was released in US on this day in 1942. Trivia – Bambi Bambi is based on the 1923 book Bambi, a Life in the Woods by Austrian author and hunter Felix Salten. The film was […]

This Day, That Year – August 16

This day in history we feature Fiddlesticks. Fiddlesticks is the first complete sound cartoon to be photographed in color on this day in 1930. Trivia – Fiddlesticks Fiddlesticks was the first in the Flip the Frog series. It is a Celebrity Pictures theatrical cartoon short directed and animated by Ub Iwerks, in his first cartoon […]

This Day, That Year – July 27

This day in history we feature A Wild Hare. Warner Bros. released the Looney Tunes animated short film A Wild Hare, featuring the debut of Bugs Bunny on this day in 1940. Trivia – A Wild Hare A Wild Hare (re-released as The Wild Hare) is a Warner Bros. Merrie Melodies animated short film produced […]

This Day, That Year – April 6

The world’s first animated cartoon, “Humorous Phases of Funny Faces” by J. Stuart Blackton, was released on this day in 1906. Did you know that: • Isaac Hodgson was granted a patent for roller skates on this day in 1869• James D. Watson, an American molecular biologist who co-discovered the structure of DNA, was born […]

Simpsons characters come to life thanks to artificial intelligence

An artist has recreated famous cartoon characters into real-life people via artificial intelligence.  The artist is Hidreley Diao (@hidreley) who is a contributor to the online magazine Bored Panda employs a combination of photoshop as well as three mobile apps — FaceApp, Gradiente and Remini to create his illustrations. Several characters from The Simpsons such […]

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