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[2001-01-12] On Honkworm's FISH BAR, Santa the frog tells the true story of Christmas, which involves the womanizing reindeer Rudolph. On the second FISH BAR, we take a look at the talk show "Bottomfeed" where Peter Sellers talks about the murder of JFK Jr. On the third FISH BAR, check out the outstanding auditions and trailer for "Fish Bar: The Motion Picture." On the newest FISH BAR, the queen calls up Christina Agulerra looking for a back-up singing job on the next Britney Spears tour.




[2001-01-19] At CartoonNetwork.com, Spazzco's THE CHOPPER BUNCH tells the story of a group of tough motorbikes, who like to wreak havoc on cute cartoons, but run into some trouble when they take on a psychedelic Japanese animation. At ClubhouseStudios.com on SCI-FI GUYS, Lenny and the guys go back to 1965 to shag a young Jane Fonda before she films BARBARELLA. At Heavy.com, BEHIND THE MUSIC THAT SUCKS tells the tired tale of why William Shatner should have never stepped foot in a recording studio. At Hypnotic.com on RICK & STEVE: THE HAPPIEST GAY COUPLE IN ALL THE WORLD, Kirsten and Dana baby-sit a gender-less tyke while Rick and Steve think about spicing up their sex life. At LooseleafProductions.com on THE SPACE PROGRAM, Capt. Walt loses faith in the mission, so Jack livens things up with a dance number. At MediaTrip.com on GARY THE RAT, Gary (Kelsey Grammer) takes a ride on the subway, but it may be his last. At Rumpus.com, SPACE PUPPIES' SPACE RACER is a new Flash game, which has players racing to chart the solar system before the Russians. At SciFi.com on CHI CHIAN, Dr. Yoshimoto and X enlist Nahm to save Chi Chian from a bubble prison. At UGO.com on Honkworm's FISHBAR, two evil fish try to suck the essence of the Royal Ham into their farminator being. At UrbanEntertainment.com on the premiere of John Ridley's THOSE WHO WALK IN DARKNESS, animated by Flip Your Lid, Soledad goes on her first mission as a member of the Meta-normal Tactical Unit and finds out that her advisory may be too hot to handle.

[2000-12-22] At CampChaos.com on BunnyGrenade.com's MISSLE TOE CHRISTMAS, if you can shoot Santa's sleigh out of the sky you get to keep all his presents. At Heavy.com on BEHIND THE MUSIC THAT SUCKS, find out how Axl Rose rose from sideshow freak to heavy metal freak with a little help from his freakish band mates. At RenegadeCartoons.com on DOTCOMEDY, ajives.com and amazonia.com open their own Websites, but their launch parties go in totally different ways. At SHO.com on WHIRLGIRL, Kia parties like its 2099, but alcohol and Zonewerks assassins don't mix. At UGO.com on Honkworm's FISH BAR, our fishy friends rant about Frankie's trip to Colorado and the state's evil babies that disguise themselves as ham sandwiches. At UrbanEntertainment.com on the debut of THERE GOES THE NATION, see how black man Darwin Speeks rose from reality show hero to the White House.

[2000-12-11] At AtomFilms on FORTY AND SHORTY, when Shorty catches Forty's dad committing a crime, he decides going into the witness protection program is his safest bet. On UrbanEntertainment.com on CISCO AND RIPPLE, the "Trust Us" crew takes a look at THE GRINCH to find out if this Christmas tale is a holiday must or bust. At MediaTrip.com on GARY THE RAT, the lawsuit against the Southern Tobacco Co. begins and Gary shows off why he's really a giant rat. At Romp.com on COOTIE'S, Pedro has kidnapped Santa Claus and you can win his presents if you pitch bottles at Saint Nick's head. At Heavy.com, BEHIND THE MUSIC THAT SUCKS takes a look at how Glenn Miller blew his trombone up the behind of the Nazi War Machine. At Level13.net on IN THE DIRTY WORLD, Babs takes a look at the long line of celebs that have gotten caught sippin' one for the road. On SHO.com on WHIRLGIRL, find out if it's too late for WhirlGirl to save rebel leader Victoria after she goes to save her friends from the death maze. At Hypnotic.com, Rachel Max's ROCKY IV is a deadpan, animated critique of Stallone's ROCKY IV. At UGO.com on Honkworm's FISH BAR, the Queen gives Steven Spielberg a call about doing a flick together. At GetMusic.com on Mondo Media's ABSOLUTE ZERO, Hvita helps No Doubt's Gwen Stefani write a personal ad so that the singer can find her next heartbreak and hit pop tune.

[2000-09-15] At Rumpus.com on EGGELS, Hobby finds adventure and profit when searching through the woods for a comb. At UrbanEntertainment.com on CISCO & RIPPLE, the "Trust Us" team give props to the otherwise critically bashed TURN IT UP and drool over the new cheerleader flick BRING IT ON. At MediaTrip.com on LIL' PIMP, Fruit Juice decides to rub out the mysterious bad weather specter, Dumpers Weepers. At Eruptor.com, JONNI NITRO heads to France to find out more about her mysterious disease. At Oxygen.com, OUR STORIES tell of one memorable race by the first legally blind Olympic athlete, track runner Marla Runyan. At Heavy.com, BEHIND THE MUSIC THAT SUCKS tells the tale of how Christina Aguilera was sent back into the past to terminate MTV's Carson Daly before he could award Britney Spears the video of the week prize. SUCKS also airs on UGO.com. At TheThreshold.com on WHERE ARE THE TOONS NOW?, we discover the grim results of what happens when power goes to the heads of the cops of toondom. At StickyFlicks.com on JARNAK, the jive-talking jerk is still recovering from his run-in with his ex-wife and doesn't fare any better with a visit from his cousin Blongo. At SHO.com on Visionary Media's WHIRLGIRL, Sid discovers something strange about WhirlGirl's mother, Morgan, and the crew is betrayed by one of their own as they escape the penal colony. At WB.com from MadMag.com, A CORNY TALE is a tragic story of one man's obsession with popcorn. At Wildbrain.com, SFON tells two embarrassing first sexual experiences from a POKEMON point-of-view. At AntEye.com on LET ME HOLLER @ YA, D.L. Hughley tells why beatings in Philly are like no other town's.

[2000-09-08] At Rumpus.com, tensions rise in the ranks of the SPACE PUPPIES when the launch of the Dog Star rocket goes awry. At UrbanEntertainment.com on CISCO AND RIPPLE, the "Trust Us" crew talks about what they wanted from THE ORIGINAL KINGS OF COMEDY and what they got out of Wesley Snipes' ART OF WAR. At MediaTrip.com on LIL' PIMP, the redheaded rebel finds out the truth about the pimp-killing Dumpers Weepers fairy tale. At Oxygen.com on OUR STORIES, Pat tells Malena what it was like to be a birthing coach and help her mother, Ana, on the most important day of her life. At Heavy.com, BEHIND THE MUSIC THAT SUCKS tells the tale of David Hasselhoff's climb to fame and subsequent abandonment of his original partner Kitt the Wonder Car for German mechanics. SUCKS also airs on UGO.com. At TheThreshold.com, WHERE ARE THE TOONS NOW? takes a look at where Superman wasn't the man of steel and how as the new Viagra spokesman the hero has risen again. At iFuse.com, from the creators of LIL' PIMP, Webisode #6 of ADVENTURE MEN features our trio of heroes kicking back after defusing the world's largest bomb. From Stan Lee Media at BackstreetProject.com, catch the origin of the Backstreet Boys' superpowers, and in Webisode #2 the golden throated five-some have to save their fans from an evil iron giant. At StanLee.net, the comic book kings have rolled out the trailer for their next Webseries THE DRIFTER. At AntEye.com, D.L. Hughley raps about the pros and cons of porn in this week's LET ME HOLLER @ YA. If you're into online gaming check out Banja.com. It's an addictive Flash world where keeping the peace is the number one goal. While it is difficult for us to judge non-English language Websites with the same amount of depth as those listed above, here is a list of places to go that look cool no matter what language you speak. OeilPourOeil.fr is a French site with a great opening and hip spokesman. Webcaster (wcaster.com) is another French site that brings the club scene to the Net with some bizarre Flash toons. Locomotion.com is a Latin American/English site that features toons from the television station, plus original Web projects. In addition, there's also mytv2go.com, a slick Spanish site that features toons with great character designs.

[2000-08-04] At Cartoon Network On-line, THE POWERPUFF GIRLS Web Premiere Toon "Powerpuff Rumble!" has viewers picking their favorite Powerpuff Girl to run them through a training regiment before battling Mojo JoJo and his meany minions. At Oxygen.com, OUR STORIES features Rebecca Feig discussing the creation of her documentary about the lives of Russian women entitled, BYE-BYE BABUSHKA. On Heavy.com, BEHIND THE MUSIC THAT SUCKS looks at the evil powers that have helped Smashing Pumpkins' lead singer, Billy Corgan, to the heights of fame. BEHIND also airs on UGO.com. Heavy has also rolled out a trailer for their upcoming toon series MUNCHYMAN & FATTY. On MongaDillo.com, the series SHAWKS has debuted and we find out that the chum sucking man-killers have now migrated onto land. On SHO.com, WHIRLGIRL and the crew team up with unlikely allies - Trevor and Reed - to save Morgan from the penal colony.


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AlwaysI.com
Animood.com
Anteye.com
AtomFilms
Atomic Cartoons
BitMagic
Brilliant Digital
BunnyGrenade.com
CampChaos.com
Cartoon Network Online
ColbyBluth.com
CountingDown.com
DarkHorse.com
DistantCorners.com
DotComix
Entertaindom
Eruptor
ExtraTainment
FantasticTV.com
Heavy.com
Honkworm
Hotwired Animation Express
Hypnotic.com
Icebox
iFilm
Jib Jab
Joe Cartoon
Level13.net
Locomotion
Lycos
Media Trip
Mishmash Media
Mondo Media
MongaDillo
Netscapes' Netcenter
NewGrounds.com
Othervision
Oxygen
Playboy.com
Pork & Beans Productions
Renegade Animation
Romp
Rumpus
SciFi.com
SHO.com
Shockwave
SlimShadyWorld.com
Stan Lee Media
StickyFlicks
TheThreshold.com
Troma.com
UGO.com
UrbanEntertainment.com
Warner Bros. Online
WebWank.net
Wildbrain
Z.com



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