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** Generally people will agree that the best animated sequences were done by ''Creator/JonMcclenahan'' (who would later found the animation studio [=StarToons=]) and John Williamson.

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** Generally people will agree that the best animated sequences were done by ''Creator/JonMcclenahan'' Creator/JonMcclenahan (who would later found the animation studio [=StarToons=]) and John Williamson.
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* Britannica Tales From Around The World: One short: "The Sun, Moon, and Talia" (with assistance by Creator/BonArt).

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* Britannica Tales From Around The World: ''WesternAnimation/BritannicasTalesAroundTheWorld'': One short: "The Sun, Moon, and Talia" (with assistance by Creator/BonArt).

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* ''WesternAnimation/ChipNDaleRescueRangers'': "Fake Me To Your Leader": Animation by Creator/WangFilmProductions and Cuckoo's Nest. Glen Kennedy is not listed in the credits but it's possible he supervised the animation in this episode while in Taiwan. This is unconfirmed, however.
* ''ComicStrip/HagarTheHorrible'' Hagar Knows Best: The animation was done by Creator/WangFilmProductions and Cuckoo's Nest, Glen Kennedy was one of the animation directors and some scenes are animated in his signature style.



* ''ComicStrip/HagarTheHorrible'' Hagar Knows Best: The animation was done by Creator/WangFilmProductions and Cuckoo's Nest, Glen Kennedy was one of the animation directors and some scenes are animated in his signature style.
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* ''WesternAnimation/AladdinTheSeries'': 12 episodes. [[labelnote:List]]"As the Netherworld Turns", "Eye of the Beholder", "The Game", The Lost City of the Sun", "Mission Imp Possible", "Much Abu About Something", "Night of the Living Mud", "Poor Iago", "Sandswitch", "Smolder and Wiser", "Stinkerbelle", "The Way We War"[[/labelnote]]. All assisted by the Manila branch.

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* ''WesternAnimation/AladdinTheSeries'': 12 episodes. episodes [[labelnote:List]]"As the Netherworld Turns", "Eye of the Beholder", "The Game", The Lost City of the Sun", "Mission Imp Possible", "Much Abu About Something", "Night of the Living Mud", "Poor Iago", "Sandswitch", "Smolder and Wiser", "Stinkerbelle", "The Way We War"[[/labelnote]]. All assisted by the Manila branch.



* ''WesternAnimation/{{Bonkers}}'': 8 episodes. [[labelnote:List]]"Out of Sight, Out of Toon", "Once in a Blue Toon", "Tune Pig", "Frame That Toon", "A Wooly Bully", "The Final Review", "Miracle at the 34th Precinct", "Fall-Apart Land"[[/labelnote]], plus one short [[labelnote:List]]"Goldijitters and the Three Bobcats"[[/labelnote]] All assisted by the Manila branch.

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* ''WesternAnimation/{{Bonkers}}'': 8 episodes. episodes [[labelnote:List]]"Out of Sight, Out of Toon", "Once in a Blue Toon", "Tune Pig", "Frame That Toon", "A Wooly Bully", "The Final Review", "Miracle at the 34th Precinct", "Fall-Apart Land"[[/labelnote]], plus one short [[labelnote:List]]"Goldijitters and the Three Bobcats"[[/labelnote]] Bobcats"[[/labelnote]]. All assisted by the Manila branch.
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* ''WesternAnimation/AladdinTheSeries'': 12 episodes [[labelnote:List]]"As the Netherworld Turns", "Eye of the Beholder", "The Game", The Lost City of the Sun", "Mission Imp Possible", "Much Abu About Something", "Night of the Living Mud", "Poor Iago", "Sandswitch", "Smolder and Wiser", "Stinkerbelle", "The Way We War"[[/labelnote]]

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* ''WesternAnimation/AladdinTheSeries'': 12 episodes episodes. [[labelnote:List]]"As the Netherworld Turns", "Eye of the Beholder", "The Game", The Lost City of the Sun", "Mission Imp Possible", "Much Abu About Something", "Night of the Living Mud", "Poor Iago", "Sandswitch", "Smolder and Wiser", "Stinkerbelle", "The Way We War"[[/labelnote]]War"[[/labelnote]]. All assisted by the Manila branch.



* ''WesternAnimation/{{Bonkers}}'': 8 episodes [[labelnote:List]]"Out of Sight, Out of Toon", "Once in a Blue Toon", "Tune Pig", "Frame That Toon", "A Wooly Bully", "The Final Review", "Miracle at the 34th Precinct", "Fall-Apart Land"[[/labelnote]], plus one short [[labelnote:List]]"Goldijitters and the Three Bobcats"[[/labelnote]]

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* ''WesternAnimation/{{Bonkers}}'': 8 episodes episodes. [[labelnote:List]]"Out of Sight, Out of Toon", "Once in a Blue Toon", "Tune Pig", "Frame That Toon", "A Wooly Bully", "The Final Review", "Miracle at the 34th Precinct", "Fall-Apart Land"[[/labelnote]], plus one short [[labelnote:List]]"Goldijitters and the Three Bobcats"[[/labelnote]]Bobcats"[[/labelnote]] All assisted by the Manila branch.



* ''WesternAnimation/DarkwingDuck'': 6 episodes [[labelnote:List]]"Darkwing Doubloon", "Dry Hard", "Jurassic Jumble", "Up, Up, and Awry", "Water Way to Go", "Whiffle While You Work"[[/labelnote]]. All had assistance by Creator/BonArt.

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* ''WesternAnimation/DarkwingDuck'': 6 episodes episodes. [[labelnote:List]]"Darkwing Doubloon", "Dry Hard", "Jurassic Jumble", "Up, Up, and Awry", "Water Way to Go", "Whiffle While You Work"[[/labelnote]]. All had assistance by Creator/BonArt.



* ''WesternAnimation/WhatACartoonShow'' ("Tales of Worm Paranoia") (co-production with Creator/CarbunkleCartoons)

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* ''WesternAnimation/WhatACartoonShow'' ("Tales of Worm Paranoia") (co-production with between Kennedy's Manila branch and Creator/CarbunkleCartoons)
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** Generally people will agree that the best animated sequences were done by ''Creator/JonMcclenahan'' (who would later found the animation studio StarToons) and John Williamson.

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** Generally people will agree that the best animated sequences were done by ''Creator/JonMcclenahan'' (who would later found the animation studio StarToons) [=StarToons=]) and John Williamson.
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Compare StarToons, which worked on some of Kennedy's cartoons.

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Compare StarToons, Creator/StarToons, which worked on some of Kennedy's cartoons.
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* ''WesternAnimation/TheJetsons TheMovie'': Animation by Creator/WangFilmProductions, Cuckoo's Nest and Creator/FilCartoons. Glen Kennedy was an animator, and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7N86ahA6_r8 his style is unmistakable.]] (see about 31 seconds in)

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* ''WesternAnimation/TheJetsons TheMovie'': ''WesternAnimation/JetsonsTheMovie'': Animation by Creator/WangFilmProductions, Cuckoo's Nest and Creator/FilCartoons. Glen Kennedy was an animator, and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7N86ahA6_r8 his style is unmistakable.]] (see about 31 seconds in)
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* EverybodyDoTheEndlessLoop: In the Tiny Toons work, sometimes characters would do a rather nutty dance move reminiscent of Kennedy's earlier work on ''APupNamedScoobyDoo'', and on occasion, characters may break out into dance ''for no reason'' (such as in "Buster And the Wolverine"). This practice was quickly nixed after the first few KC episodes, though.

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* EverybodyDoTheEndlessLoop: In the Tiny Toons work, sometimes characters would do a rather nutty dance move reminiscent of Kennedy's earlier work on ''APupNamedScoobyDoo'', ''WesternAnimation/APupNamedScoobyDoo'', and on occasion, characters may break out into dance ''for no reason'' (such as in "Buster And the Wolverine"). This practice was quickly nixed after the first few KC episodes, though.

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* ''WesternAnimation/TimonAndPumbaa'' (uncredited; unknown which specific episodes)
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* ''WesternAnimation/ThePiratesOfDarkWater'' (uncredited; animator James Straus has mentioned working on it)

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* ''WesternAnimation/ThePiratesOfDarkWater'' (uncredited; animator [[https://www.linkedin.com/in/james-straus-65906420 James Straus Straus]] has mentioned working on it)

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Kennedy Cartoons was an animation studio founded in UsefulNotes/{{Toronto}} by animator Glen Kennedy in the mid-1980s, with a branch in the Philippines. It is known among animation fans for its varying animation quality and its many OffModel moments. The studio is also known for its stretchy and bouncy character animation.

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Kennedy Cartoons was an animation studio founded in UsefulNotes/{{Toronto}} by animator Glen Kennedy in the mid-1980s, 1989, with a branch in the Philippines.Philippines opening in 1992 (largely for ink-and-paint/camera work). It is known among animation fans for its varying animation quality and its many OffModel moments. The studio is also known for its stretchy and bouncy character animation.



* ''WesternAnimation/TheJetsons TheMovie'': Animation by Creator/WangFilmProductions and Cuckoo's Nest. Glen Kennedy was an animator, and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7N86ahA6_r8 his style is unmistakable.]] (see about 31 seconds in)
* ''WesternAnimation/APupNamedScoobyDoo'': Animation by Creator/WangFilmProductions and Cuckoo's Nest. Certain episodes featured Glen Kennedy as animation director, hence the similar style.[[labelnote:Note]]The episodes that are most Kennedy-esque are "A Bicycle Built For Boo", "The Sludge Monster From the Earth's Core," "Now Museum, Now You Don't", "Scooby Dude" and "Lights, Camera, Monster"[[/labelnote]]

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* ''WesternAnimation/TheJetsons TheMovie'': Animation by Creator/WangFilmProductions and Creator/WangFilmProductions, Cuckoo's Nest.Nest and Creator/FilCartoons. Glen Kennedy was an animator, and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7N86ahA6_r8 his style is unmistakable.]] (see about 31 seconds in)
* ''WesternAnimation/APupNamedScoobyDoo'': Animation by Creator/WangFilmProductions and Cuckoo's Nest. Certain The first season episodes featured Glen Kennedy as an animation director, hence the similar style.[[labelnote:Note]]The episodes that are most Kennedy-esque are "A Bicycle Built For Boo", "The Sludge Monster From the Earth's Core," "Now Museum, Now You Don't", "Scooby Dude" and "Lights, Camera, Monster"[[/labelnote]]



** Generally people will agree that the best animated sequences were done by ''Creator/JonMcClenahan'' (who would later found the animation studio StarToons) and John Williamson.

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** Generally people will agree that the best animated sequences were done by ''Creator/JonMcClenahan'' ''Creator/JonMcclenahan'' (who would later found the animation studio StarToons) and John Williamson.


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* WildTake: Glen Kennedy could do some really crazy and off-the-wall wild takes that would've done Creator/TexAvery and Creator/BobClampett proud. This is mostly prominent in ''A Pup Named Scooby-Doo'' and their earlier ''Tiny Toons'' work.
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* DeclarativeFinger: Characters animated by Kennedy often have a tendency to do this as they speak.
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* Britannica Tales From Around The World: Certain episodes such as The Sun, Moon, and Talia.

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* Britannica Tales From Around The World: Certain episodes such as The One short: "The Sun, Moon, and Talia.Talia" (with assistance by Creator/BonArt).

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** David Feiss animated on a few of the early Kennedy episodes (most notably in "Buster and the Wolverine" and "You Asked For It Part II"), and his scenes stick out quite a bit, looking somewhat similar to ''WesternAnimation/CowAndChicken''.
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* Britannica Tales From Around The World: Certain episodes such as The Sun, Moon, and Talia.
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* PlayingAgainstType: ''Fantastic Four'', being a superhero show and not a cartoon-y cartoon like most of their other work.
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Kennedy Cartoons was an animation studio founded in UsefulNotes/{{Toronto}} by animator Glenn Kennedy in the mid-1980s, with a branch in the Philippines. It is known among animation fans for its varying animation quality and its many OffModel moments. The studio is also known for its stretchy and bouncy character animation.

Some of its Manila staff (such as Annabelle Galvez, Joseph Balderas, and Ronaldo Delfino) migrated to Creator/ToonCity.

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Kennedy Cartoons was an animation studio founded in UsefulNotes/{{Toronto}} by animator Glenn Glen Kennedy in the mid-1980s, with a branch in the Philippines. It is known among animation fans for its varying animation quality and its many OffModel moments. The studio is also known for its stretchy and bouncy character animation.

Some of its Manila staff (such as Annabelle Galvez, Joseph Balderas, and Ronaldo Delfino) migrated to Creator/ToonCity.
Creator/ToonCity. After Kennedy closed, Glen founded One Shot Pro, which worked on ''Hoze Houndz''.

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It doesn't say "Kennedy Animation" in the credits. It only lists Glen Kennedy himself.


The studio still exists, albeit under a slightly different name, [[http://www.kennedyanimationinc.yolasite.com Kennedy Animation Inc.]]

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The studio still exists, albeit under a slightly different name, Here's Glen Kennedy's site: [[http://www.kennedyanimationinc.yolasite.com Kennedy Animation Inc.]]



* ''WesternAnimation/MotherUp'' (As Kennedy Animation; storyboards)



* ''WesternAnimation/SpeedRacerTheNextGeneration'' (As Kennedy Animation; storyboards)
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* '"WesternAnimation/MotherUp'' (As Kennedy Animation; storyboards)

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* '"WesternAnimation/MotherUp'' ''WesternAnimation/MotherUp'' (As Kennedy Animation; storyboards)
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* '"WesternAnimation/MotherUp'' (As Kennedy Animation; storyboards)


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* ''WesternAnimation/SpeedRacerTheNextGeneration'' (As Kennedy Animation; storyboards)
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* ''WesternAnimation/DarkwingDuck'': 6 episodes [[labelnote:List]]"Darkwing Doubloon", "Dry Hard", "Jurassic Jumble", "Up, Up, and Awry", "Water Way to Go", "Whiffle While You Work"[[/labelnote]]. All had assistance by Bon Art.

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* ''WesternAnimation/DarkwingDuck'': 6 episodes [[labelnote:List]]"Darkwing Doubloon", "Dry Hard", "Jurassic Jumble", "Up, Up, and Awry", "Water Way to Go", "Whiffle While You Work"[[/labelnote]]. All had assistance by Bon Art.Creator/BonArt.



* ''WesternAnimation/GoofTroop'': 15 episodes [[labelnote:List]]"Counterfeit Goof", "Cabana Fever", "Hot Air", "Max-imum Protection", "Cat's Entertainment", "Hallow-Weenies", "Tub Be Or Not To Be", "Lethal Goofin", "For Pete's Sake", "Educating Goofy", "Queasy Rider", "Puppy Love", "Talent to the Max", "Sherlock Goof", "Clan of the Cave Goof"[[/labelnote]]; several with assistance from Wang (four episodes) and Bon Art. Also worked on the opening.

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* ''WesternAnimation/GoofTroop'': 15 episodes [[labelnote:List]]"Counterfeit Goof", "Cabana Fever", "Hot Air", "Max-imum Protection", "Cat's Entertainment", "Hallow-Weenies", "Tub Be Or Not To Be", "Lethal Goofin", "For Pete's Sake", "Educating Goofy", "Queasy Rider", "Puppy Love", "Talent to the Max", "Sherlock Goof", "Clan of the Cave Goof"[[/labelnote]]; several with assistance from Wang (four episodes) and Bon Art.Creator/BonArt. Also worked on the opening.
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\"Snow Place Like Home\" only had one or two brief bits animated by Kennedy, compared to the others listed


* ''WesternAnimation/APupNamedScoobyDoo'': Animation by Creator/WangFilmProductions and Cuckoo's Nest. Certain episodes featured Glen Kennedy as animation director, hence the similar style.[[labelnote:Note]]The episodes that are most Kennedy-esque are "A Bicycle Built For Boo", "Now Museum, Now You Don't", "Snow Place Like Home", and "Scooby Dude"[[/labelnote]]

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* ''WesternAnimation/APupNamedScoobyDoo'': Animation by Creator/WangFilmProductions and Cuckoo's Nest. Certain episodes featured Glen Kennedy as animation director, hence the similar style.[[labelnote:Note]]The episodes that are most Kennedy-esque are "A Bicycle Built For Boo", "The Sludge Monster From the Earth's Core," "Now Museum, Now You Don't", "Snow Place Like Home", and "Scooby Dude"[[/labelnote]]Dude" and "Lights, Camera, Monster"[[/labelnote]]
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* ''WesternAnimation/APupNamedScoobyDoo'': Animation by Creator/WangFilmProductions and Cuckoo's Nest. Certain episodes featured Glen Kennedy as animation director, hence the similar style.

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* ''WesternAnimation/APupNamedScoobyDoo'': Animation by Creator/WangFilmProductions and Cuckoo's Nest. Certain episodes featured Glen Kennedy as animation director, hence the similar style.[[labelnote:Note]]The episodes that are most Kennedy-esque are "A Bicycle Built For Boo", "Now Museum, Now You Don't", "Snow Place Like Home", and "Scooby Dude"[[/labelnote]]
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* SignatureStyle: As far as Glen Kennedy is concerned, bouncy and stretchy characters, mouths that are frequently in the "o" position, and many oft-repeated sight gags (such as characters stretching to absurd lengths before zipping off-screen). [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WXuIEMpM1e8 This YTP encapsulates many of those traits.]]

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* SignatureStyle: As far as Glen Kennedy is concerned, bouncy and stretchy characters, mouths that are frequently in the "o" position, shuffling feet, and many oft-repeated sight gags (such as characters stretching to absurd lengths before zipping off-screen). [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WXuIEMpM1e8 This YTP encapsulates many of those traits.]]
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* SignatureStyle: As far as Glen Kennedy is concerned, bouncy and stretchy characters, mouths that are frequently in the "o" position, and many oft-repeated sight gags (such as characters stretching to absurd lengths before zipping off-screen). [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WXuIEMpM1e8 This YTP encapsulates many of those traits.]]
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* ArtEvolution: When the studio began, Glen Kennedy's bouncy style heavily influenced many of the animators, but his visual influence became less and less evident with each passing Disney show, to the point that his style is barely present in ''Aladdin'' (if at all).

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* ArtEvolution: When the studio began, Glen Kennedy's bouncy style heavily influenced many of the animators, but his visual influence became less and less evident with each passing Disney show, to the point that his style is barely present in ''Aladdin'' (if at all). Also, Kennedy's Tiny Toons work had three periods: the first 5 episodes were extremely bouncy and cartoony, the last 3 episodes are the least bouncy and have tons of off-model moments. The 9 episodes inbetween are mildly bouncy and quite normal.
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* EverybodyDoTheEndlessLoop: In the Tiny Toons work, sometimes characters would do a rather nutty dance move reminiscent of Kennedy's earlier work on ''APupNamedScoobyDoo'', and on occasion, characters may break out into dance ''for no reason'' (such as on "Buster And the Wolverine")

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* EverybodyDoTheEndlessLoop: In the Tiny Toons work, sometimes characters would do a rather nutty dance move reminiscent of Kennedy's earlier work on ''APupNamedScoobyDoo'', and on occasion, characters may break out into dance ''for no reason'' (such as on in "Buster And the Wolverine")Wolverine"). This practice was quickly nixed after the first few KC episodes, though.
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* PlayingAgainstType: ''Fantastic Four'', being a superhero show and not a cartoon-y cartoon like most of their other work.
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** Generally people will agree that the best animated sequences were done by ''Creator/JonMcClenahan'' (who would later found the animation studio StarToons) and John Williamson.

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