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100 Sequences That Shaped Animation

  1. vulture recommends
    Over the Garden Wall Is the Perfect Fall TV ShowNo program has captured the feeling of a crisp autumn as effectively as the wonderful Cartoon Network limited series.
    By Rebecca Alter
  2. hardest things
    The Hardest Thing I Ever AnimatedSixteen animators and artists from Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, BoJack Horseman, Rick and Morty, Toy Story, and more recall their toughest gigs.
    By Rebecca Alter, Brian Moylan, and John Maher
  3. backstories
    Where Do Dancing Babies Come From? The Story Behind a Classic Ally McBeal SceneThe Dancing Baby was not born on a Hollywood backlot but from the minds of Silicon Valley creatives.
    By Whitney Friedlander
  4. videology
    The Stories Behind Two of the Best Animated Music Videos of All TimeA-ha’s “Take On Me” and Dire Straits’ “Money For Nothing” illustrate two vastly different yet equally groundbreaking animation styles.
    By Jen Chaney
  5. animation
    What a Cartoon! Allowed a Generation of Animators to ‘Take Back Our Cartoons’The anthology series and talent incubator What a Cartoon! tapped animation’s past to push the form into a new ’90s golden age.
    By John Maher
  6. animation
    10 Tragically, Irretrievably Lost Pieces of Animation HistoryFrom Disney’s Martha to a Russian version of The Hobbit, some of the most intriguing cartoons have vanished into history’s great scrap heap.
    By John Maher
  7. magical girls
    For the Honor of ‘Moon Prism Power, Make Up!’How Sailor Moon’s iconic transformation helped inspire She-Ra’s evolution from a “girl version” of He-Man into her own fiercely feminine force.
    By Noelle Stevenson
  8. good cries
    Movies About Life Are Movies About Death. Ask the Director of Land Before Time.Don Bluth on depicting life’s tragedies alongside its moments of tenderness and joy.
    By John Maher
  9. book excerpt
    How Steven Universe Made Its Lesbian Space Rock WeddingA behind-the-scenes look at the landmark double episode.
    By Chris McDonnell
  10. vulture lists
    The 100 Most Influential Sequences in Animation HistoryFrom Bugs Bunny to Spike Spiegel to Miles Morales, retracing 128 years of an art form that continues to draw us all in.
    Edited by Eric Vilas-Boas and John Maher