Trends and Influences in Recent Cartoons in America

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Trends and Influences in Recent Cartoons in
America

• (A good excuse to talk about what I watched as a
  kid)

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Disney
Old Cartoon Giants

• Steamboat Willie (1928)
• Silly Symphonies (1930s)

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Old Cartoon Giants
Warner Bros.

• Looney Toons
• Merrie Melodies
• (1930s-1970s)

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Old Cartoon Giants
Hanna-Barbera Productions

• William Hanna Joseph Barbera
• Tom Jerry (1965)
• The Flintstones (1960s)
• The Jetsons (1960s)
• Jonny Quest (1960s)
• Scooby-Doo (1970s)

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Inspirations for Cartoons
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Computer Graphics
Beast Wars (1996) Beast Machines (1999)
Reboot (1994)
Max Steel (2001)
Jimmy Neutron (2002)
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Anime Explosion
Dragonball Z (1989)
Speed Racer (1966)
Sailor Moon (1995)
Pokemon (1998)
Yu-Gi-Oh! (2000)
Digimon (1999)
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It rubbed off.
Jackie Chan Adventures (2000)
Teen Titans (2003)
Xialoin Showdown (2003)
Avatar (2005)
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Changes in Style

• Using the example of superhero-like cartoons
• designs tend to be sleeker, more streamlined and
  stylistic or abstract
• older shows tended to look more realistic or
  proportional
• Looks cool, but in some cases also cuts down
  costs
• Shows often remade with updated fashions,
  culture, etc.
• Marketed toward a cooler, young teenage group
• Characters look (and often are) younger

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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1987)
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TMNT (2003)
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Biker Mice from Mars (1993)
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Batman
Batman The Animated Series (1992) The New Batman
Adventures (1997)
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Batman Beyond (1999)
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X-Men The Animated Series (1993)
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X-Men Evolution (2000)
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The Real Ghostbusters (1986)Extreme Ghostbusters
(1990s)
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Cartoons for Grown-Ups
King of the Hill (1997)
Daria (1997)
The Simpsons (1989) Futurama (1999)
Family Guy (1999)
Dilbert (1999)