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1. Batman: The Brave and the Bold (2008–2011)
TV-Y7-FV | 30 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
An updated animated series centering on the Caped Crusader himself as he partners and deals with his fellow superheroes in the DC Comics universe.
Stars: Diedrich Bader, John DiMaggio, James Arnold Taylor, Dee Bradley Baker
Votes: 10,224
2. The Pixar Story (2007)
G | 87 min | Documentary
The Pixar Story takes audiences behind the scenes of the groundbreaking company that pioneered a new generation of animation and forever changed the face of filmmaking.
Director: Leslie Iwerks | Stars: Stacy Keach, John Lasseter, Brad Bird, John Musker
Votes: 7,058
3. The Movie Orgy (2009)
420 min | Documentary, History
A montage of 1950s B-movies, TV shows & vintage commercials create a nostalgic collage about aliens & monsters attacking America.
Director: Joe Dante | Stars: Ann-Margret, Ngo Dinh Diem, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Groucho Marx
Votes: 205
4. Ryan (2004)
TV-PG | 14 min | Documentary, Animation, Short
The movie talks about the life of Ryan Larkin, a gifted Canadian animator of the late '60s and the early '70s.
Director: Chris Landreth | Stars: Ryan Larkin, Chris Landreth, Felicity Fanjoy, Derek Lamb
Votes: 3,009
5. Meet the Raisins! (1988 TV Special)
22 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
This special mockumentary shows the California Raisins' humble beginnings, rise to stardom, fall from stardom, and rise back to stardom again, all told through interviews with the Raisins ... See full summary »
Director: Barry Bruce | Stars: Karreem, David Scully, David Downing, Ted Roisum
Votes: 180
6. Cartoon Conspiracy (2014– )
Documentary, Animation, Short
Dive into the mysteries and fan theories of all things animation with your host as we take a critical look at how the theories hold up.
Stars: Emily Carson, Jacob Atkinson, Justin Washburn, Akeem Lawanson
Votes: 13
7. A Yabba-Dabba-Doo Celebration!: 50 Years of Hanna-Barbera (1989 TV Special)
94 min | Documentary, Animation
A 1989 live-action/animated television special hosted by Tony Danza and Annie Potts celebrating 50 years of William Hanna and Joseph Barbera's partnership in animation. It covers their ... See full summary »
Director: Marshall Flaum | Stars: Tony Danza, Annie Potts, Victor Borge, Shari Belafonte
Votes: 87
8. Behind the Tunes: Looney Tunes Go Hollywood (2004 Video)
9 min | Documentary, Animation, Short
A documentary about the parodies of Hollywood films.
Directors: Tex Avery, Robert Clampett, Friz Freleng, Rudolf Ising, Chuck Jones, Robert McKimson, Hawley Pratt, Frank Tashlin | Stars: Keith Scott, Leonard Maltin, Jerry Beck, Chuck Jones
Votes: 188
9. ToonHeads (1992–2003)
TV-G | 30 min | Documentary, Animation, Family
Anthology series focusing on the golden age of American Animation. Each episode features full cartoons with commentary and the history behind some of the greatest cartoon shorts ever.
Star: Leslie Fram
Votes: 111
10. Animation Lookback (2009– )
TV-PG | Documentary, Talk-Show
Animat (Mat Brunet) takes a look at the history of a variety of different animation studios or icons.
Stars: Mat Brunet, James Sullivan, Logan Ridenbaugh, Cody Yamamoto
Votes: 72
11. Disneyland: The First 50 Magical Years (2005)
17 min | Documentary, Short, Comedy
Steve Martin, a former Disneyland cast member, takes viewers through the history of Walt Disney's original theme park in Anaheim, California, while being constantly interrupted by the stubborn but hilarious Donald Duck.
Directors: Jerry Rees, George Scribner | Stars: Steve Martin, Jeff Lam, Tony Anselmo, Cameron Lee
Votes: 116
12. Of Moose and Men: The Rocky & Bullwinkle Story (1990 TV Movie)
Documentary, Animation, History
A retrospective look at the "Rocky and Bullwinkle" cartoon show, from the creative talent behind the scenes to the cast of animated characters and the cultural and historical influences behind the show's gags.
Director: Marino Amoruso | Stars: Howard Brandy, Allan Burns, William Conrad, June Foray
Votes: 53
13. Behind the Tunes: Man from Wackyland - The Art of Bob Clampett (2004 Video)
21 min | Documentary, Short
A documentary about Robert Clampett's cartoons.
Directors: Robert Clampett, Constantine Nasr | Stars: Peter Alvarado, Jerry Beck, Ruth Clampett, Frank Darabont
Votes: 70
14. Drawn This Way (2019 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 40 min | Documentary, Animation, Biography
Drawn this Way (wt) is a one hour television documentary which dives into the pages of gay comic book characters and their creators. In the studio, in the comic book shops, at the ... See full summary »
Director: Charlie David | Stars: Andrew Cheng, Cara Connors, Pope Benedict XVI, Pope Francis
Votes: 82
15. Cartoon Madness: The Fantastic Max Fleischer Cartoons (1992 TV Movie)
94 min | Documentary, History
The artistic history of the great animation innovator, Max Fleischer.
Director: Mark Lamberti | Stars: Max Fleischer, Leonard Maltin
Votes: 9
16. Irreverent Imagination: The Golden Age of the Looney Tunes (2003 Video)
53 min | Documentary
A documentary on the Looney Tunes. Including interviews from people who worked on it, and their family.
Directors: Constantine Nasr, Tex Avery, Robert Clampett, Walt Disney, Friz Freleng, Hugh Harman, Rudolf Ising, Chuck Jones, Winsor McCay, Robert McKimson, Tom Palmer, Hawley Pratt, Frank Tashlin, Maurice Noble, Tom Ray | Stars: Stan Freberg, Jerry Beck, Ruth Clampett, Frank Darabont
Votes: 99
17. Bird Gone Wild: The Woody Woodpecker Story (2018)
13 min | Documentary, Short
The story of Walter Lantz and Woody Woodpecker from the early days at Universal Pictures to the creation of brand new cartoons in 2018. Featuring contributions from Woody experts and of course, Woody himself.
Director: Matthew Snead | Stars: Joe Adamson, Augusto Barranco, Eric Bauza, Jerry Beck
Votes: 10
18. Mondo Plympton (1997)
53 min | Animation, Biography, History
A compilation of animator Bill Plympton's classic shorts, including "Your Face", "How to Kiss", "One of Those Days", "25 Ways to Quit Smoking", "Plymptoons", "Nosehair" and "How to Make ... See full summary »
Director: Bill Plympton | Stars: Chris Hoffman, Daniel Kaufman, Ruth Maleczech, Maureen McElheron
Votes: 110
19. Ingrid Pitt: Beyond the Forest (2011)
TV-G | 6 min | Animation, Short
This acclaimed animation short depicts the miraculous escape of Jewish girl Ingrid Pitt at age 8 from a concentration camp, in a cross-generational collaboration between Oscar-nominee Bill Plympton & 10-yr-old 1st-time animator Perry Chen.
Director: Kevin Sean Michaels | Star: Ingrid Pitt
Votes: 18
20. Tomorrow, When the Apricots Bloom (2019)
73 min | Documentary
Shortly after the death of his special uncles, Didier Frenkel descends into the basement of their shared home and finds a treasure: an ancient archive of animated films from Egypt starring ... See full summary »
Director: Tal Michael | Stars: Didier Frenkel, Marcelle Frenkel, Jean-Baptiste Garnero, Jane Frenkel
Votes: 11
21. How Pixar's Movement Animation Became So Realistic (2021 Video)
13 min | Documentary, Animation, Short
Pixar gets its characters to move and emote by building them rigs and filling them with controls that allow animators to give them unique expressions and movements. "Toy Story 2" gave them ... See full summary »
Stars: Abby Tang, Mara MacMahon, Bobby Podesta, Jared Fong
22. Two People (2011 TV Movie)
75 min | Documentary
The documentary follows both father Hayao Miyzaki and son Goro Miyazaki for 10 months as they worked on the recently released film Kokuriko-Zaka Kara (From Up on Poppy Hill (2011)) and will... See full summary »
Stars: Yuriko Ishida, Katsuya Kondô, Gorô Miyazaki, Hayao Miyazaki
Votes: 22
23. Behind the Tunes: Short Fuse Shootout: The Small Tale of Yosemite Sam (2003 Video)
3 min | Documentary, Short
A documentary about Yosemite Sam.
Directors: Friz Freleng, Constantine Nasr | Stars: Jerry Beck, David H. DePatie, June Foray, Friz Freleng
Votes: 64
24. Behind the Tunes: Leon Schlesinger - The Merrie Cartoon Mogul (2012 Video)
21 min | Documentary, Short
Directors: Constantine Nasr, Tom Palmer | Stars: Peter Alvarado, Jerry Beck, Friz Freleng, Will Friedwald
Votes: 10
25. Behind the Tunes: Drawn to Life - The Art of Robert McKimson (2007 Video)
17 min | Documentary, Short
A look at the career of Warner Bros. animator and director Robert McKimson.
Directors: Tex Avery, Hugh Harman, Rudolf Ising, Chuck Jones, Robert McKimson | Stars: Michael Barrier, Jerry Beck, Paul Dini, Mark Evanier
Votes: 19
26. Behind the Tunes: Strictly for the Birds - Tweety & Sylvester's Award Winning Team-Up (2005 Video)
7 min | Documentary, Short
A documentary about Birds Anonymous (1957).
Director: Friz Freleng | Stars: Leonard Maltin, Friz Freleng, Jerry Beck, Art Leonardi
Votes: 41
27. Behind the Tunes: Looney Tunes Go to War! (2005 Video)
10 min | Documentary, Animation, Short
A documentary about the Looney Tunes war cartoons.
Directors: Robert Clampett, Friz Freleng, Chuck Jones, Frank Tashlin | Stars: Leonard Maltin, Paul Dini, Jerry Beck, Mark Kausler
Votes: 51
28. Behind the Tunes: Wild Lines - The Art of Voice Acting (2006 Video)
15 min | Documentary, Short
A documentary about the voice acting in the Looney Tunes cartoon shorts.
Directors: Tex Avery, Robert Clampett, Friz Freleng, Rudolf Ising, Chuck Jones, Robert McKimson, Hawley Pratt, Frank Tashlin | Stars: Keith Scott, Jerry Beck, Paul Dini, Billy West
Votes: 32
29. Behind the Tunes: Porky Pig Roast - A Tribute to the World's Most Famous Ham (2003 Video)
4 min | Documentary, Short
A documentary about Porky Pig.
Directors: Tex Avery, Robert Clampett, Cal Dalton, Friz Freleng, Ben Hardaway, Chuck Jones, Frank Tashlin | Stars: Jerry Beck, Noel Blanc, Ruth Clampett, Friz Freleng
Votes: 63
30. Behind the Tunes: The Art of the Gag (2006 Video)
15 min | Documentary, Short
A documentary about the jokes in the Looney Tunes cartoon shorts.
Directors: Constantine Nasr, Tex Avery, Robert Clampett, Arthur Davis, Friz Freleng, Chuck Jones, Norm McCabe, Robert McKimson, Maurice Noble | Stars: Daniel Goldmark, Tom Kenny, Hank Azaria, Eric Goldberg
Votes: 30
31. Behind the Tunes: Tish Tash - The Animated World of Frank Tashlin (2005 Video)
17 min | Documentary, Short
A documentary about Frank Tashlin's cartoons.
Directors: Chuck Jones, Maurice Noble, Frank Tashlin, Constantine Nasr | Stars: Eric Goldberg, Eddie Fitzgerald, Jerry Beck, Leonard Maltin
Votes: 55
32. Behind the Tunes: The Ralph Phillips Story: Living the American Daydream (2011 Video)
7 min | Documentary, Short
Directors: Alexander Gray, Jeff Maynard | Stars: Andrew Beall, Andrew Farago, Andrew Farago, Mark Kausler
Votes: 6
33. Behind the Tunes: Fine Tooning - Restoring the Warner Bros. Cartoons (2005 Video)
10 min | Documentary, Short
A documentary about the restoration of the Looney Tunes cartoons.
Directors: Tex Avery, Robert Clampett, Friz Freleng, Chuck Jones, Robert McKimson | Stars: George Feltenstein, Ned Price, Jerry Beck, Rob Hummel
Votes: 41
34. Behind the Tunes: Hard Luck Duck (2003 Video)
4 min | Documentary, Short
A documentary about Daffy Duck.
Directors: Friz Freleng, Chuck Jones, Robert McKimson, Frank Tashlin | Stars: Joe Alaskey, Jerry Beck, Noel Blanc, Eric Goldberg
Votes: 64
35. Behind the Tunes: A Hunting We Will Go - Chuck Jones' Wabbit Season Twilogy (2005 Video)
10 min | Documentary, Animation, Short
A documentary about Rabbit Fire (1951), Rabbit Seasoning (1952) and Duck! Rabbit, Duck! (1953).
Stars: Eric Goldberg, Art Leonardi, Leonard Maltin, John Kricfalusi
Votes: 53
36. Behind the Tunes: Too Fast, Too Furry-ous (2003 Video)
5 min | Documentary, Short
A documentary about Wile E. Coyote and Road Runner.
Directors: Chuck Jones, Constantine Nasr | Stars: Jerry Beck, Corny Cole, Jerry Eisenberg, Robert Givens
Votes: 57
37. Behind the Tunes: Looney Tunes - A Cast of Thousands (2006 Video)
11 min | Documentary, Short
A documentary about the cast of characters in the Looney Tunes cartoon shorts.
Director: Constantine Nasr | Stars: Jerry Beck, Daniel Goldmark, Chuck Jones, Paul Dini
Votes: 30
38. Behind the Tunes: Animal Quackers (2003 Video)
4 min | Documentary, Short
A documentary about the Porky Pig/Daffy Duck double act.
Directors: Robert Clampett, Friz Freleng, Chuck Jones, Robert McKimson | Stars: Jerry Beck, Linda Jones Clough, Eric Goldberg, Willie Ito
Votes: 56
39. A Few Meters of Animated Film (1981)
22 min | Documentary, Short
Directors: Juho Gartz, Lauri Tykkyläinen | Stars: Lauri Tykkyläinen, Kurt Vasström, Yrjö Norta, Armas Vallasvuo
Votes: 5
40. Behind the Tunes: Crash! Bang! Boom! - The Wild Sounds of Treg Brown (2004 Video)
11 min | Documentary, Short
A documentary about Treg Brown's sound effects.
Directors: Constantine Nasr, Tex Avery, Friz Freleng, Chuck Jones, Jack King, Robert McKimson, Maurice Noble | Stars: Charles Solomon, Jerry Beck, Ben Burtt, Keith Scott
Votes: 55
41. From Magic Lantern to Today: A History of Animation (1963)
26 min | Documentary, Animation, Short
42. Behind the Tunes: It Hopped One Night - A Look at 'One Froggy Evening' (2004 Video)
7 min | Documentary, Short
A documentary about One Froggy Evening (1955).
Stars: Jerry Beck, Corny Cole, Eric Goldberg, Daniel Goldmark
Votes: 69
43. Behind the Tunes: The Charm of Stink - On the Scent of Pepe le Pew (2005 Video)
7 min | Documentary, Short
A documentary about Pepe le Pew.
Directors: Chuck Jones, Maurice Noble | Stars: Art Leonardi, Eric Goldberg, Jerry Beck, Leonard Maltin
Votes: 44
44. Behind the Tunes: Sing-a-Song of Looney Tunes (2006 Video)
6 min | Documentary, Short
A documentary about the songs in the Looney Tunes cartoon shorts.
Directors: Tex Avery, Robert Clampett, Friz Freleng, Hugh Harman, Rudolf Ising, Chuck Jones, Robert McKimson, Frank Tashlin | Stars: Daniel Goldmark, Friz Freleng, Keith Scott, Chuck Jones
Votes: 35
45. Behind the Tunes: Forever Befuddled (2003 Video)
3 min | Documentary, Animation, Short
A documentary about Elmer Fudd.
Directors: Tex Avery, Robert Clampett, Friz Freleng, Chuck Jones, Robert McKimson | Stars: Leonard Maltin, Jerry Beck, Chuck Jones, Joe Alaskey
Votes: 71
46. Robotech: The Inside Story (2013)
15 min | Documentary, Animation, Short
Industry insider and animation fan Dexter Takashi Odani investigates the origins of the Robotech (1985) television series through a series of interviews with the original 1985 production crew.
Director: Dexter Takashi Odani | Stars: Ahmed Agrama, George Bours, Andrea Coppola, Rebecca Forstadt
47. Drawn for Glory: Animation's Triumph at the Oscars (2008 Video)
Documentary
Director: Constantine Nasr
Votes: 21
48. Started by a Mouse (2008)
16 min | Short, Drama
After losing his star character, an young animator must band together with his two partners to create the most well known character in movie history.
Director: Michael Gaddie | Stars: Clifford Parks, Marcus Cohlan, Lilli Shoen, Joel Kimmel
Votes: 15
49. Still More Animated Film... (1983)
37 min | Documentary, Short
Directors: Juho Gartz, Lauri Tykkyläinen | Stars: Lauri Tykkyläinen, Seppo Suo-Anttila, Riitta Rautoma, Riitta Nelimarkka
50. More Animated Film... (1982)
33 min | Documentary, Short
Directors: Juho Gartz, Lauri Tykkyläinen | Stars: Lauri Tykkyläinen, Toivo Lindqvist, Holger Harrivirta, Antti Peränne