In 1980, everything changed for animation in America. President Jimmy Carter signed the FTC Improvements Act of 1980, limiting the Federal Trade Commission’s ability to regulate children’s programming ...

There was a very specific moment in the 1980s when television executives looked at children and thought: “What if we simply gave them everything?” Not stories with endings. Not subtle character arcs.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Animation has been back in the news recently due to the king of all characters — Mickey Mouse (his Steamboat Willie incarnation, ...

Kristy Ambrose has been writing professionally since 2010. She dabbles in various genres, but her favorites are fantasy and science fiction. She creates everything from fanfiction to serialized novels ...

For many Gen X viewers, 1980s cartoons were not just background noise. They were part of the weekly routine. Saturday mornings felt like an event, and even weekday reruns had their own magic. These 15 ...

Saturday-morning cartoons were legend back in the day. Here are some of the best '80s cartoons that will make you feel like a kid again. RD.Com, Getty Images (2), via streaming services (5) These days ...