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A scene from 'Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget' (2023).

No, Aardman Animations Isn't Running Out of Clay Anytime Soon

The clay empire behind Wallace and Gromit will be making stop-motion magic for years to come.

Shrek’s Swamp House in Scotland Is Coming to Airbnb—And It's Free

Shrek's swamp house is in the Scottish Highlands—and you can stay there for free.

8 Cool Facts About Disney’s ‘Frozen’

Disney’s 'Frozen' might have come out in 2013, but it’s still a hit with kids (and Disney adults) to this day.

'Blunder': What 'Little Mermaid' Sidekick Flounder Is Called Around the World

Ariel's skittish sidekick is known by other names.

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When ‘Voltron’ Ruled the ’80s

The cartoon from Japan was perfect for an American audience--so long as producers edited out all the beheadings.

Christian Bale vs. Adam West | Celebrity Deathmatch

When MTV's ‘Celebrity Deathmatch’ Ruled the Ring

The stop-motion hit pitted celebrities in gory battles to the death.

Hermey the Elf and Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer from the Rankin/Bass television special.

Why Is Rudolph the Red-Nosed ‘Reindeer’ Actually a White-Tailed Deer?

Since the character's inception, Rudolph has more closely resembled a white-tailed deer than the reindeer that live near the North Pole.

11 Fascinating Facts About Ray Harryhausen

Perhaps the best stop-motion animator of all time, Ray Harryhausen—born on June 29, 1920 in Los Angeles—made a name for himself in an industry whose visual effects artists are too often overlooked.

8 Facts About Legendary Animator Don Bluth

In a career that has spanned more than 60 years, Don Bluth has been a director, animator, production designer, video game designer, illustrator, and teacher with such beloved films as 'The Secret of NIMH' and 'An American Tail' to his credit.

This beloved classic will soon be adapted for the stage.

'My Neighbor Totoro' Is Getting a Stage Adaptation, Complete With Puppets From Jim Henson's Creature Shop

Jim Henson’s Creature Shop will help bring all the larger-than-life characters from 'My Neighbor Totoro' to the stage.

'Destino' Revisited: When Salvador Dalí and Walt Disney Teamed Up to Make a Movie

In 1945, Salvador Dalí and Disney set out to make a film together. Three months later, Disney scrapped the whole thing.

After a Year Without the Peanuts, It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown Is Returning to TV

If you missed watching Peanuts holiday specials like 'A Charlie Brown Christmas' and 'It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown' last year, you can look forward to watching them on TV in 2021.

Hayao Miyazaki at the Venice Film Festival in 2008.

Hayao Miyazaki Had to Come Out of Retirement 'In Order to Live,' His Son Says

Hayao Miyazaki keeps coming out of retirement. His son (and fellow filmmaker) Gorō Miyazaki recently explained why.

Dark Fan Theory Makes Pixar’s Up Even More Depressing

Pixar's 'Up' was sad enough when it came out in 2009, and this dark fan theory somehow makes the movie even more depressing.

Why, yes, those are the Backstreet Boys.

11 Unexpected Celebrities Who Guest-Starred on PBS’s Arthur

The Backstreet Boys all got the anthropomorphic animated treatment, as did John Lewis and Joan Rivers.

98 Degrees at Madison Square Garden in 2000.

11 Surprising Celebrities Who Sang Over the End Credits of ’90s Disney Movies

Time to take a mental stroll through the ‘animated Disney movie’ section of your VHS collection. Sting will be there. So will 98 Degrees.

Christian Slater, Rami Malek, Vaishnavi Sharma, and Carly Chaikin got a special surprise from a 1980s sitcom icon in Mr. Robot's second season.

11 of the Most Bizarre TV Show Crossovers

Why have one TV show when you can have two? And why just have a plain old TV crossover when you can have a really weird TV crossover?

Miles Morales (voiced by Shameik Moore) in 2018's Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse.

The 50 Best Animated Movies of All Time, According to Rotten Tomatoes

If you haven’t seen ‘Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse’ (2018) yet, you should. Same goes for ‘Paddington 2’ (2018).

Watching Hayao Miyazaki Make Ramen Is a Scene Straight Out of a Studio Ghibli Movie

If you watch Studio Ghibli movies for the food scenes, you'll love this clip of Hayao Miyazaki making ramen for the animators of 'Spirited Away.'

See How Many Balloons It Would Take to Lift the House from Pixar's Up

Using a computer simulation, this video visualizes the many millions of balloons that would be needed to lift the house from Pixar's 'Up' in real life.

'Take on Me' by a-ha helped redefine music videos for MTV.

Penciling in the History of A-ha's 'Take on Me'

The biggest hit that pop band a-ha ever had was actually a reworked idea. 'Take on Me' had failed three times before.

Howl's Moving Castle, from the 2004 Hayao Miyazaki film, will be brought to life at Japan's new Studio Ghibli theme park.

You'll Be Able to Visit Howl's Moving Castle at the New Studio Ghibli Theme Park in Japan

When the new Studio Ghibli theme park opens in Japan, guests will get to see a giant replica of Howl's Moving Castle from the 2004 Hayao Miyazaki film.

Scar, plotting murder (and possibly his next meal, too).

What Happened to Mufasa’s Carcass in The Lion King? A New Fan Theory Suggests Cannibalism

The Lion King’s Scar killed his brother, which already earned him a spot in the unofficial Disney Villain Hall of Infamy. Did he eat him, too?

The Long-Awaited Academy Museum of Motion Pictures Will Open in April 2021 With a Hayao Miyazaki Exhibition

The Hayao Miyazaki retrospective will be the inaugural temporary exhibition at the Academy Museum when it opens next spring.