It's Not All Gumdrops & Unicorns

How's it going my gumdrops? Before yesterday's Song Saturday blog was deleted last night, did you enjoy Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds featuring Kylie Minogue in "Where The Wild Roses Grow"? It was rather dark and morbid.

You may be wondering, "What happened?!"

Before I started working on today's Cartoon Sunday blog last night, I was in the middle of TRYING to delete an empty draft of yesterday's Song Saturday blog. The draft was a duplicate, that somehow merged itself with the Song Saturday blog I had ALREADY published yesterday morning.

Webs.com continues to have glitches with ALL their apps. Some of their apps have also been discontinued, including the Testimonials. About 2 weeks ago, I spoke to someone, who works in Webs' tech support by phone.

Supposedly, Webs discontinued Testimonials. Then, the man I spoke to by phone told me to remove my Testimonials page. In addition, he said to remove the most recent blog listing app from the About page, until Webs fixes it.

We are going into the 3rd week of 2018 and it has already been a SHITTY year for me both on and offline. If I didn't know any better, I would swear this is still 2017.

In case you missed yesterday's Song Saturday blog, I shared "Where The Wild Roses Grow" by Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds. Nick Cave was inspired by the traditional, Appalachian murder ballad, "Down In The Willow Garden."

Like I said in yesterday's Song Saturday blog before it was deleted, "Where The Wild Roses Grow" features Dance-Pop singer, Kylie Minogue.

Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds [Featuring Kylie Minogue] "Where The Wild Roses Grow" Murder Ballads (1996)

Meanwhile, do you remember last year, when I shared David Romero's Other Lily?

Other Lily was another Animated Horror Short by Romero, that I shared last summer for Cartoon Sunday. As long as NOTHING terrible happens next weekend, you should expect another Animated Horror Short by him for Cartoon Sunday.

Today I am sharing David Romero's Animated Horror Short, Pine Devil. There is very little description about this short. However, if you watch Pine Devil, you should be able to form an idea regarding the story.

According to a brief summary I read, a man kills what seems to be the so-called "Jersey Devil." In the process, the man attracts REAL trouble and becomes prey.

Basically, the hunter becomes the hunted. Anyway, here is David Romero's Pine Devil for today's Cartoon Sunday.

David Romero Pine Devil (2016)

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Merry Christmas Eve my gumdrops! In the Cartoon Sunday blog I published 2 weeks ago, I mentioned that Adult Swim's Toonami block would be airing a Cowboy Bebop Marathon, AGAIN.

While miserable cheapskates, ingrates, AND misanthropes poured their misery everywhere both on and offline about having to celebrate Christmas and other December holidays, I used my time wisely.

Because we did NOT want to do any major cooking and cleaning this Christmas, we wrote a list of what dinners to order from The Cheesecake Factory. The restaurant will be closed tomorrow because it will be Christmas Day. With that being said, we will be ordering and carrying out our dinners tonight so that we will have them for tomorrow.

Aside from planning what dinners to buy from The Cheesecake Factory, doing the usual chores, and me boycotting Toonami's Cowboy Bebop Marathon, I worked on today's Cartoon Sunday blog.

Before I forget, I want to mention that TBS will be premiering American Dad's 15th season tomorrow night. Not only will tomorrow night's episode be a premiere, but also a Christmas episode. Yes, it will be a new Christmas episode on CHRISTMAS.

Click on the following link:

American Dad: "Santa, Schmanta" Promo (2017)

I cannot believe that TBS of all networks will be airing a brand new episode about the holidays ON a holiday. Most networks today air Christmas specials and movies 1 week or so before the actual holiday rather than on it. TBS deserves a gold star!

Speaking of animation and Christmas specials, did you know that in 2010, Elvira had an animated short for Christmas? Earlier this month, I discovered her animated short on YouTube. It's amazing what you find online.

Hopefully, my fellow Horror fans will enjoy it. I managed to stumbled upon a rare gem, that I never knew existed.

Elvira's Very Scary X-Mas is techically a Christmas Horror Stop-motion Animated Short. With the help of the creators of Killer Klowns From Outer Space, the animated short was featured on her show, Elvira's Movie Macabre.

If you are at least over the age of 30 and watched Horror films and shows during the 1980's, you should already know about Elvira and who she is. I don't expect younger adults and children to know about Elvira.

Even though the so-called "Mistress Of The Dark" is on social media sites like Twitter, chances are highly great that younger Millennials and Generation Z barely know much about her, if anything at all. Elvira was before their time.

In this Christmas Horror Stop-motion Animated Short for today's Cartoon Sunday, Elvira hunts for the perfect Christmas tree.

Elvira's Very Scary X-Mas (2010)

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How's it going my gumdrops? There is literally ONLY 7 more days until most of us celebrate Christmas and only 4 more days until Pagans celebrate Winter Solstice. Hanukkah began last Tuesday, December 12th and will be ending in 3 more days.

Have most of you finished shopping for presents? If not, this will be the LAST week for you to do your shopping.

I keep saying "most" because as I have said many times over the last 3 years, Orthodox Christians do NOT celebrate Christmas, until January 7th. Therefore, they STILL have ample time to finish all their Christmas shopping.

As a quick word of advice to the ladies, make sure to wear COMFORTABLE SHOES, while shopping. This excludes wearing high heel shoes. I was not even wearing high heels, last night and my feet were killing me.

Without a doubt, my thighs and feet definitely got a full workout, last night. I wonder how many calories were burned from doing last minute Christmas shopping and how many miles I personally walked in 2 MALLS for 4-5 HOURS.

Last night, I went Christmas shopping for a LONG time and with my oldest aunt.

After the amount of time we spent shopping, I almost did not work on today's blog for Cartoon Sunday. Hopefully, I will have enough time this week to rewatch last night's episodes of Black Clover and Naruto Shippuden.

Because I kept falling asleep during Black Clover, JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders, and Naruto Shippuden, I had to keep rewinding all 3 shows last night.

Had I known that I would be feeling sleepy after being gone Christmas shopping for so long, I would've recorded those shows on DVR. Next Cartoon Sunday, I will be sharing a rare short as a Christmas gift to Horror fans. Stay tuned!

Speaking of Cartoon Sunday, I have another Animated Christmas Horror Short to share with you. Have you ever witnessed a dark and creepy-looking figure at the bottom of your stairs, during the time of Christmas? I can't say that I have. This is coming from someone, who normally sees the creepiest figures.

Much like the previous Animated Christmas Horror Short, Llama Arts adapted Mr. Nightmare's A Christmas Horror Story into another animated short.

Be prepared to feel a little disturbed after watching A Christmas Horror Story for today's Cartoon Sunday.

A Christmas Horror Story {Animated} (2016)

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How's it going my gumdrops? Did you enjoy Rachel F. Williams' music composition, "It's NOT Christmas"? Spooky-sounding, don't you think? It sounds somewhat Halloweenish for a Christmas Song; Christmas meets Halloween.

As a quick update for those, who may be interested, Toonami will preempt its regular schedule for Cowboy Bebop and Dragon Ball Super Marathons on December 23rd and 30th. Therefore, you won't be missing anything in that regard. So, continue having fun celebrating the holidays with family and friends.

Meanwhile, if you happen to be in the mood for something more festive yet creepy, It's Not All Gumdrops & Unicorns is the right place to be these next few weeks. You can expect to see Animated Christmas Horror Shorts.

During this time of season, have you ever received any creepy unknown phone calls or messages?

Llama Arts adapted Mr. Nightmare's The Phone Call into an Animated Christmas Horror Short. Imagine a snow storm around the time of Christmas.

As Alex and Jeffrey's parents go to visit their sick grandmother, they are left at home. Before leaving, Alex is informed by their mother that Uncle Joe will be at their house.

Jeffrey automatically assumes, that Joe will ONLY be with them as their babysitter. Shortly after Alex and Jeff's parents leave, Alex receives an unknown phone call. It's from their uncle.

Is Uncle Joe already there?

The more unknown phone calls, the creepier this short gets. Watching The Phone Call is like watching an animated short as a Christmas Slasher.

Before answering any unknown phone calls, this Animated Christmas Horror Short should make you think TWICE. With that being said, get ready to be creeped out watching The Phone Call for today's creepy yet festive Cartoon Sunday.

The Phone Call (2015)

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How's it going my gumdrops? So, how did you like Austin Dickey's collaboration with Into The Flood yesterday? In case you missed yesterday's Song Saturday, here it is once again in the following link.

Song Saturday: Austin Dickey [Featuring Into The Flood's] Krampus (2017)

Meanwhile, about 3 weeks ago, I meant to watch Black Clover before its premiere on Adult Swim's Toonami block last night.

Black Clover's Toonami Promo (2017)

So far, Black Clover looks like it is a parody of Blue Exorcist, Bleach, and Naruto. Those are 3 Shonen Jump Action Anime I like, that Toonami fanboys love bitching about because they are not the Dragon Ball and One Piece franchises.

Here is my stance. If you can sit and watch such an ugly, cartoonishly generic-looking Anime with a protagonist that screams:

Then you can watch Bleach, Black Clover, Blue Exorcist, Naruto, etc, etc.

Krampus seriously needs to pay these entitled, man-children, who act smaller than their shoe sizes a visit. Since they are SO obnoxious and bratty acting, he needs to throw them in his basket or red sack and send them straight to hell.

Those bratty fanboys do nothing except repulse other viewers from watching shows, that upstage their pwecious Dragon Ball and One Piece.

Speaking of Krampus once again this weekend, I have another animated short. It features Saint Nicholas' evil sidekick, that punishes misbehaving children. In 2012, Clement Gore published his book, The Krampus Night Before Christmas.

Mitch Mommaerts produced the book promo for The Krampus Night Before Christmas. Gore's promo was also illustrated by Gil-T and features Michael Goral as the narrator. Clement Gore, Mitch Mommaerts, Gil-T, and Michael Goral should all be praised for their creativity and being innovative.

With only 2 MORE DAYS, until Krampus makes his rounds to punish all the naughty children, here is the animated book promo for Clement Gore's The Krampus Night Before Christmas for today's Cartoon Sunday.

Clement Gore The Krampus Night Before Christmas {Book Promo} (2012)

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How's it going my gumdrops? How did you enjoy yesterday's Song Saturday blog? We now have ONLY 4 more days until Thanksgiving. Today's Cartoon Sunday blog before Thanksgiving is a major contrast from yesterday's Song Saturday blog.

If you personally know me or at least paid attention to the home page and content on It's Not All Gumdrops & Unicorns, then you already know or SHOULD know that I have a dark sense of humor. The content in today's blog is living proof of it.

Don't let that child friendly-looking illustration above fool you. The animated short, Talkin' Turkey Talks Thanksgiving is not "child friendly." This darkly humorous short comes from The Jackal Group.

About 2 weeks or so ago, I discovered Talkin' Turkey Talks Thanksgiving through the YouTube channel, AOK. Without a doubt, AOK's content is meant for adult viewers.

On their channel, they claim to be "the home to hilarious topical animations and live action comedy sketches poking fun at everything from politics to pop culture."

When I originally watched Talkin' Turkey Talks Thanksgiving on YouTube, I could not help laughing. Last night, I re-watched this short, while drinking Spearmint Tea and almost did a so-called "spit take."

If you happen to be a proud Vegan or a Vegetarian-eating, "Animal Rights Activist" and is easily "triggered" by political incorrectness, you may find this educational yet darkly humorous animated short to be offensive.

Talkin' Turkey Talks Thanksgiving is violent, which was why I said it is NOT "child friendly." However, you CAN check out an older Cartoon Sunday blog.

Cartoon Sunday: A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving Special (2014)

While watching Talkin' Turkey Talks Thanksgiving for today's Cartoon Sunday, I highly recommend not eating or drinking anything. You could do a spit take.

Talkin' Turkey Talks Thanksgiving (2016)

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How's it going my gumdrops? Because we were celebrating my grandmother's 77th birthday, I published Song Saturday 2 days ago. Yesterday we celebrated her 77th birthday at Red Lobster for lunch. Hopefully, MORE people remembered to thank veterans for their services, while celebrating Veterans Day.

Aside from celebrating Veterans Day yesterday, it's Cartoon Sunday. This animated short I'm sharing with you today was a short I meant to share last Sunday. The Face Shop is a Dark Comedy Animated Short created by Noella Borie.

Originally, The Face Shop was Borie's thesis film meant for children in May 2010. It's about the 11-year-old boy, Neil who has no face. Neil's monster friend, Manny takes him to a face shop so that he can find himself a suitable face.

When I watched The Face Shop a few weeks ago, it reminded me of the 3D Stop-Motion Dark Fantasy Horror film, Coraline.

Coraline [2009] Fan Made Trailer (2014)

In case you have never watched Coraline, it was based on the Children's Dark Fantasy novella by Neil Gaiman; If you never watched Coraline, I highly recommend doing so. You will see some of The Face Shop's similarities.

Even though Coraline and The Face Shop were meant for children, adults can be easily attracted to both. This is especially if you are a fellow Gothic Horror fan.

Not only did I notice that the illustrations for Noella Borie's The Face Shop looks very similar to Coraline, but it also looks abstract enough to pass as a potential animated short for Adult Swim.

Don't believe me? Watch Borie's graphically disturbing yet abstract Dark Comedy Animated Short for yourself.

Noella Borie's The Face Shop (2010)

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How's it going my gumdrops? We now have only 2 more days until Halloween. Have you been enjoying your Halloween Weekend? Mine hasn't been the most exciting, I will say that much.

Because Adult Swim's Toonami chose to repeat the same Samurai Jack Marathon last night, that aired for Memorial Day Weekend, I dismissed it. The people, who run the network and the block, schedule the most idiotic programming.

Considering that this was supposed to have been a Halloween Weekend, it would've been more logical to have a Stardust Crusaders or Tokyo Ghoul Marathon than to re-air the Samurai Jack Marathon for a more infantile crowd.

On October 19th, which was 2 Thursdays ago, I watched Tokyo Ghoul: Jack.

Tokyo Ghoul: Jack Trailer (2015)

Like I mentioned in a previous Cartoon Sunday blog about the Tokyo Ghoul franchise, it has 2 OVA's. There is Tokyo Ghoul: Jack and Tokyo Ghoul: PINTO.

Both OVA's are prequels except Jack is a prequel about Kisho Arima and Taishi Fura. 12 years ago in OVA 1, both were high school classmates. Arima was an undercover Ghoul Hunter, who worked for The Doves. Fura, on the other hand, was a juvenile delinquent in high school. 

Taishi Fura quit the baseball team to play hooky with his mischievous friends. That was until a ghoul wearing a Jack-O' Lantern as a mask, killed 1 of Fura's friends and took his other friend's right eye. She became partially blind after being attacked.

To avenge his friends, Taishi worked with Kisho to hunt down the ghoul, Lantern. You may be wondering why the ghoul is called "Lantern."

Obviously, this ghoul wears a Jack-O Lantern as a disguise, even though her eyes glow red like all the other ghouls. This OVA definitely has some twists at the end. All those Toonami fans, that love nit picking the Tokyo Ghoul franchise should really take time to read the character summaries.

Reading the summaries for Tokyo Ghoul's characters gives a much better clarification than the actual Anime. When you read and listen to the summaries, they give you a better understanding of Tokyo Ghoul's premise.

What does Tokyo Ghoul: Jack have anything to do with the protagonist, Ken Kaneki?

While reading and listening to the character summaries about Kisho Arima, I learned that he was a hailed genius character within the CCG at 16 years old. In Tokyo Ghoul: Jack, you will have the chance to see the mysterious character known as ARIMA work as a Ghoul Hunter with the CCG from his youth, then rising to the top.

Kisho Arima is more significant in Tokyo Ghoul than we EVER realized.

Throughout Seasons 1 and 2, the name, ARIMA was thrown around loosely. With Tokyo Ghoul having such a large cast of characters, it was hard to differentiate who the real terrorists were in the series.

In the Tokyo Ghoul Manga, Kisho Arima takes the protagonist, Ken Kaneki (recently renamed "Haise Sasaki)," and becomes his mentor. Even though Arima mentors and trains with him, Arima is given orders to kill "Sasaki," if he loses his self-control as a ghoul.

Hopefully, Season 3 of Tokyo Ghoul will explain more about Kisho Arima next year, since he was last shown with Ken Kaneki in Season 2's finale. So much was left unfinished.

Then again, I was recently told by someone on AnimeNation, that Tokyo Ghoul's 2nd season was NOT canon. In other words, this last season we just finished watching was nothing more than a filler arc.

Because Season 2 was a filler arc, it is much better to read the Tokyo Ghoul Manga. Otherwise, you can always read the character summaries, which summarizes what REALLY happened with each character in the story.

Hunting for the English Dub of Tokyo Ghoul: Jack was like pulling teeth. Since I could not find the OVA in English Dub, you will have to watch it in English Subtitles.

Anyway, here is Tokyo Ghoul: Jack for today's Cartoon Sunday. Click on the link below.

Tokyo Ghoul: Jack [English Subtitles] (2015)

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How's it going my gumdrops? Did you enjoy yesterday's Song Saturday blog? After sharing yesterday's blog, I noticed there were still others reading and +1'ing blogs I published last week.

That's not including a spambot, that refused to quit spamming the shit out of my Song Saturday blog about The Bangles. The more I deleted, reported, and told him to stop, he persisted.

This led to me disabling the comments section on that particular blog; Everyone can still comment on the rest of these blogs except "Song Saturday: The Bangles' Walk Like An Egyptian."

As a quick reminder, next Saturday night, Adult Swim's Toonami block will be doing ANOTHER Samurai Jack Marathon for the so-called "Halloween Weekend."

[Toonami Promo]: Samurai Jack Halloween Marathon (2017)

If you're like me, you may be asking "What does another Samurai Jack Marathon have anything to do with Halloween?" Believe me, it doesn't. It would've been more logical to air a Tokyo Ghoul Marathon. Then, follow it up with OVA 1, which is Tokyo Ghoul: Jack. At least it is a Horror Anime and OVA 1 has a Halloweenish theme to it.

Tokyo Ghoul: Jack OVA 1 Trailer [English Subtitles] (2015)

Tokyo Ghoul: Jack features a ghoul, that wears a Jack O' Lantern over her head as a mask, while she's on her killing spree. I will explain more about OVA 1 next week for Cartoon Sunday.

Obviously, Jason DeMarco and The Toonami Team don't know how to schedule their programming. The fans have been complaining about next Saturday night's schedule, since 2 weeks or so ago.

On another note, I thought I would share something a little different for today. If you have a fondness for Dark Humor like I do, you may enjoy today's animated short.

This animated short was created by a Portuguese teenage filmmaker, who goes by the name of Manusfilm Studios. His real name is Manuel Ferreira. Ferreira claims that he loves "combining visual excellence with powerful storytelling."

The animated short, A Deadly Visit is a darkly humored animated short, which is in tribute to his late grandfather, Dom Zito. He died in 2015.

A Deadly Visit is about The Grim Reaper paying an 89-year-old lady, named Mary Ann a visit to her house. Watching him explain to the old lady, that he is there to "harvest her life" is hilarious. She's already deaf and wears hearing aids.

Then, Marry Ann offers The Grim Reaper milk and Chocolate Chip Cookies. Those Chocolate Chip Cookies she baked were highly irresistable to him.

Aside from Mary Ann treating The Grim Reaper like a special guest in her home, she begins justifying to him why she is not ready to die. Mary Ann is supposedly a "good person." This is where the short has an interesting twist.

Is this 89-year-old lady a good person or not? Wait until you see what Mary Ann does to The Grim Reaper. Then, you be the judge for yourself.

With that being said, here is A Deadly Visit for today's Cartoon Sunday.

Manuel Ferreira's A Deadly Visit (2015)

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How's it going my gumdrops? It is refreshing to see that some of you liked yesterday's blog, which featured Helicopter Girl's "Satan's Seventh Bride." Like I said before, it was something different than the usual. Let's continue this trend for today's Cartoon Sunday blog.

As you look at the gif above, some of you are probably saying, "Aww, look at that black sheep! Isn't it cute?!" Don't let that black sheep's cuteness fool you. Today's short takes a horrific turn. Do you remember the English nursery rhyme, "Baa, Baa, Black Sheep"?

"Bah, Bah, a black Sheep,

Have you any Wool?

Yes merry I Have,

Three Bags full,

Two for my Master,

One for my Dame,

None for the Little Boy

That cries in the lane."

In the 1744 London anthology, Tommy Thumb's Pretty Song-Book, "Baa, Baa, Black Sheep" was published. Mother Goose's Melody was the next surviving anthology with a similar rhyme to the original.

The last line was revised as "But none for the little boy who cries in the lane," in the 1765 Mother Goose Edition. Over time, "Baa, Baa, Black Sheep" was modified as saying:

"Baa, baa, black sheep,

Have you any wool?

Yes, sir, yes, sir,

Three bags full;

One for the master,

And one for the dame,

And one for the little boy

Who lives down the lane."

In 1761, some theorists have claimed this nursery rhyme was a complaint against Medieval English taxes on wool and that it was about the slave trade. By the 20th Century, "Baa, Baa, Black Sheep" became a controversial subject.

"Baa, Baa, Black Sheep" sparked debates about "political correctness."

There are those, who automatically associate "Baa, Baa, Black Sheep" with American Slave Trade from The South. Considering how obsessed Americans are with "political correctness" ad nauseam, it goes without saying, that the nursery rhyme is "racially dubious," "racist," etc.

Author, Katherine Elwes Thomas, however suggested in the 1930 book, The Real Personages of Mother Goose, that "Baa, Baa, Black Sheep" referred to those who resented the heavy wool taxation.

This was especially, when it came to the Medieval English "Great" or "Old Custom" Wool Tax of 1275. This heavy wool taxation lasted, until the 15th Century.

Aside from the controversy, Axeman Cartoons gives a sinister yet apocalyptic meaning to the nursery rhyme, "Baa, Baa, Black Sheep."

In this Horror Animated Short, it appears that the black sheep is out for blood, while seeking restitution for something. Honestly, I could not tell you what that guy did to the black sheep to cause all hell to break loose. It's as if the black sheep turned into Damien from The Omen.

Yes, the black sheep is that evil! Anyway, here is Axeman Cartoons' Black Sheep for today's Cartoon Sunday.

Axeman Cartoons' Black Sheep (2016)

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How's it going my gumdrops? As a quick update, do you remember, when I said in last Tuesday's blog, that some of us already anticipated, that Tokyo Ghoul would have a 3rd season because Season 2 felt unfinished? Well, it turns out that Tokyo Ghoul WILL be renewed for another season.

Literally 2 days after publishing my blog, "What You Didn't Already Know About Tokyo Ghoul's Characters," Crunchyroll sent me an alert on my tablet about the 3rd season, Tokyo Ghoul:re.

Tokyo Ghoul:re Teaser (2017)

Hopefully, this 3rd season will be much better than its last season and will explain everything, that happened. Sometime next year (my predictions are next spring), Tokyo Ghoul:re is scheduled to premiere in Japan.

Meanwhile, some of you may recall that I published another Cartoon Sunday blog, 2 years ago about Edgar Allan Poe. That particular Cartoon Sunday blog featured the animated adaptation of Poe's The Tell-Tale Heart.

If you have never seen this classic short from 1954, you should definitely give it a watch for today's Cartoon Sunday. Click on the blog link below to watch it.

Cartoon Sunday: Edgar Allan Poe's The Tell-Tale Heart (1954)

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How's it going my gumdrops? Last night was the finale for the Seinen Horror Action Anime, Tokyo Ghoul on Adult Swim's Toonami block. If you have ever watched this violent series on Toonami or online, you know the finale was confusing as well as tragic and unfinished.

Over the last decade or so of watching 100's of Anime, I have never watched an entire series feeling so confused and cheated. That is UNLESS, you want to count Michiko & Hatchin. That was another Seinen Action Anime, that extremely cheated its viewers.

However, it is more complicated with Tokyo Ghoul.

Judging by the looks of it, I have the impression that Japan is probably undecided about granting this Seinen Horror Action Anime another season. I say this because Tokyo Ghoul was not given a full season.

In 2007, I watched the online show Anime TV. English dub voice actor, Johnny Yong Bosch hosted it. Someone sent a letter to him on Anime TV, asking why some shows have shorter seasons than others.

Johnny explained that Japanese TV networks must approve of the series getting more episodes, if the networks seem unsure about the its performance. Most Anime will be granted the standard 24-26 episodes, which is the equivalent of 1 full season. Anime with only 12-13 episodes, on the other hand, are only 1/2 season shows.

Looking at Tokyo Ghoul's episode list, this Seinen Horror Action Anime is divided into 2 small seasons. There is Tokyo Ghoul, and then there is Tokyo Ghoul √A. Both have 12 episodes each.

I suspect that Japan is trying to decide, if Tokyo Ghoul should be granted a small 3rd season. I really hope they do because the ending was confusing and left unfinished. I have so far read summaries about Tokyo Ghoul's characters.

The Tokyo Ghoul franchise seems to be popular in Japan, considering that it has 1 live action movie, 1 video game, 3 light novels, 2 OVA's, an Anime, and a Manga.

Therefore, I, as well as others are confused by the season finale of Tokyo Ghoul √A.

Too bad Toonami does not believe in airing OVA's for Anime. Some OVA's actually tie up loose ends to a series. I meant to watch the finale and its 2 OVA's last week, but I was preoccupied offline. Some of us are still hoping, that maybe SOMEDAY Toonami will air the OVA's for Black Lagoon. Chances are highly unlikely but you never know.

I really would've liked to have seen more of the other ghouls. The ghouls that helped run the Anteiku Coffee Shop (Enji Koma and Kaya Irimi) could've been given more of a story. I also would've loved to have seen more of Uta, since he is the mask designer and Shuu Tsukiyama.

As far the OVA's go, Tokyo Ghoul: JACK is the 1st OVA and is a prequel. This OVA has nothing to do with the protagonist, Ken Kaneki. Tokyo Ghoul: PINTO is another Tokyo Ghoul prequel, which is specifically dedicated to Shuu Tsukiyama. I can only imagine how crazy that OVA is because Tsukiyama is a very loud, pretentious, and flamboyant character.

Don't you just love how those 2 OVA's have nothing to do with the protagonist? Then again, I guess it doesn't really matter that much since both are prequels. I really do hope the Tokyo Ghoul franchise releases a short 3rd season.

Leaving us viewers with such a tragic and confusing cliffhanger only leaves us feeling angry, cheated, and like we wasted our time watching Tokyo Ghoul from the start to ending with an incomplete WTF?! ending. I will have to explain more in detail about Tokyo Ghoul characters in another blog.

Since I mentioned that loud, pretentious, and flamboyant villain with an extreme obsession for Ken Kaneki, I will leave you with that disturbing handkerchief scene with Tsukiyama and Kaneki for today's Cartoon Sunday.

Tokyo Ghoul "A Rare Treat" [Handkerchief Scene] (2014)

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How's it going my gumdrops? As a quick update about that suspicious e-mail message, which was my supposed Webs "billing statement," Webs officially contacted me, last night. As, I already expected, that billing statement was fraudulent.

When I clicked on that "billing statement" e-mail message, it looked like Ransomware. In case you missed yesterday's Song Saturday, click on the following link:

Song Saturday: Tristania's My Lost Lenore (2017)

Also, don't forget that Song Saturday AND Cartoon Sunday will be postponed, NEXT WEEKEND for my annual Q&A. Your questions are due SEPTEMBER 22ND. Here are the following details about this upcoming Q&A blog.

More Quick Updates And Another Q +A Blog (2017)

Let's continue where we left off yesterday with more Edgar Allan Poe. Nearly 2 years ago, I published 2 Cartoon Sunday blogs featuring Short Horror Stories by Edgar Allan Poe. An animated short of "The Tell-Tale Heart" was 1 of the 2, that I shared.

I am not re-sharing that particular story today. However, like I said ~ 2 years ago, Poe's "The Cask Of Amontillado" has been my favorite for the last 2 decades. Who DOESN'T love a good Revenge Story? You know I do.

While hunting for an animated short for "The Cask Of Amontillado" for Cartoon Sunday 2 years ago, I came across this creepy-looking video of Edgar Allan Poe "narrating" the story. Those of you, who NEVER watched this video, will know what I'm talking about, very soon.

Someone took 1 of Poe's portraits and turned it into some creepy CGI video. Imagine Edgar Allan Poe being animated to TALK. If you want to see it with your own 2 eyes, click on the Cartoon Sunday blog link below and listen to Poe "narrate" "The Cask Of Amontillado."

Cartoon Sunday: Edgar Allan Poe's The Cask Of Amontillado (2015)

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How's it going my gumdrops? Trying to find the Action Supernatural Occult Detective Thriller Anime, Witch Hunter Robin last week was like struggling to pull teeth. After learning that Toonami is expanding their block again to now 4/3 am Central to re-air Cowboy Bebop for the gajillionth time, I became annoyed.

Anime News Network: Toonami Adds Half Hour of Programming With Cowboy Bebop

This latest news not only annoys more of us viewers because Cowboy Bebop has been replayed TOO many times, since the launch of Adult Swim in 2001, but also because Toonami wants to waste too much time pandering to certain fandoms.

Last month, Adult Swim's Toonami block acquired the rights to re-air Outlaw Star. I have been hearing about this particular series for years by its fans and how it needs to be put back on TV. Because I never had time to watch this series, when it was on TV, I had no comment about it.

After Adult Swim premiered the "uncut" version of Outlaw Star on their version of the Toonami block last month, I failed to see why it's had so much hype. I tried watching it but kept spacing out. Like I have said many times over the last 5 years, Adult Swim has overlooked many Anime over the last 16 years.

If Toonami wants to re-air older and more obscure Action Anime, why not show Action Anime titles, that younger viewers never had a chance to watch because their parents banned them from watching Adult Swim at night?

Even though I was a college student, when Adult Swim launched in September 2001, there were other shows I never had time to watch, since they aired during sleeping hours. Those hours were late at night and in the early morning.

Considering that the animated content was meant for ADULT viewers, Adult Swim always took over Cartoon Network late at night. Over the last several years, Adult Swim has been squeezed into the primetime slot. Therefore, it would be so much better to air shows at more reasonable times for their viewers to watch.

During the early Saturday evenings, Adult Swim airs the Dragon Ball franchise before re-airing them during the Toonami block. Giving this Anime franchise 2 HOURS to air on Saturday nights, while others only get 1 airing seems unfair to fans of other series.

Since earlier this year, I have sat through watching YouTube vlogs and reading online tantrums about Once Piece being replaced for Tokyo Ghoul. If Toonami did not waste time and money promoting the Dragon Ball franchise by giving it 2 HOURS, One Piece could've still aired on the block. Then, One Piece fans would not have spent MONTHS taking their anger and resentment out on Tokyo Ghoul and us fans.

Speaking of Tokyo Ghoul, this Horror Action Anime should be ending on September 30th. Considering that The Toonami Team is on that kick of re-airing older Action Anime, why not make Witch Hunter Robin Tokyo Ghoul's replacement to usher in Halloween?

Witch Hunter Robin English Dubbed Trailer (2003)

Witch Huner Robin may NOT be filled with Splatterpunk Horror Action like Tokyo Ghoul, however it does have supernatural and occult themes filled action. Witch Hunter Robin also has a history of airing once on Adult Swim, during 2004.

Witch Hunter Robin Adult Swim Promo (2004)

It was not until "binge watching" this series online 2 years later, that I was able to watch it. Like I said earlier, there were other shows I never had time to watch on Adult Swim years ago because other shows aired during times, when most people were sleeping.

During 2004, I was still a college student and had to be in bed for morning classes. As the voice actor for the character, Amon (Crispin Freeman) said, Witch Hunter Robin is "wonderfully gothic and romantic." The 2nd half of this Action Supernatural Occult Detective Thriller's scripts were adapted in English by Freeman as well.

At the beginning of this blog, I said that trying to find online streams of Witch Hunter Robin now is like struggling to pull out teeth. This is all due to Funimation's NEED to monopolize and control the Anime Industry.

Luckily, I was just able to find a site with streams of this Anime. Anyway, here is Witch Hunter Robin for today's Cartoon Sunday.

Witch Hunter Robin: Episode 1 [English Dubbed] (2002)

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How's it going my gumdrops? How creepy was the theme song from The Amityville Horror Soundtrack, that I shared yesterday? If you ask yours truly, I feel haunted houses and paranormal activity are more terrifying than monsters, unless they are Gremlins.

We all know those cynics, who don't believe in ghosts or much of anything that can't be proven based on science. This may be difficult to believe, but science is NOT the answer to everything.

A few years ago, I started reminiscing about the Scooby-Doo franchise. In fact, I happened to be watching a Scooby-Doo TV series. As an adult, I realized just how incredibly cynical the overall franchise has been over the last 48 years.

Have you EVER noticed that every time the characters on Scooby-Doo had to solve supernatural and paranormal related mysteries, there were ALWAYS arguments to disprove that supernatural and paranormal phenomena existed?

Growing up as a little girl during the 1980's and '90s, I was annoyed by the cynicism. I understand, that CBS and Hanna-Barbera wanted to appease the parent watch groups, in order to prevent more protesting during the '60s, but they actually helped promote and validated cynicism.

I will even go as far as saying that CBS, Hanna-Barbera, and other companies caused the last 3-4 generations to grow up to be cynics, who have to disprove EVERYTHING, that doesn't fit their narrative about something being SCIENTIFICALLY PROVEN.

Do you remember Charles Riborg Mann and George Ransom Twiss' book Physics? In the 1910 book, they asked: "When a tree falls in a lonely forest, and no animal is near by to hear it, does it make a sound? Why?"

The question was supposed to be about physical point of view. However, I believe it was a question made to validate and promote other people's denial of something OR someone's existence with more cynicism. This can ESPECIALLY be said about those, who refuse to acknowledge supernatural and paranormal phenomena.

Let's use the Scooby-Doo franchise as an example. In the original cartoon from 1969, Scooby-Doo, Where Are You? Fred, Velma, and DAPHNE did NOT believe in ghosts and monsters. All 3 characters were ALWAYS validated by the end of each episode.

You may be saying, "Anna, you're overthinking this. It's only a cartoon." Scooby-Doo may be a cartoon, but it is a cartoon that has hidden messages in it. You really have to read between the lines so to say and pay close attention to the underlying messages.

You could argue that Hanna-Barbera did not want to scare children with supernatural and paranormal phenomena. At the same time, the characters and the writing in this cartoon appear as being cynical.

Anyone who believes in supernatural and paranormal phenomena are viewed as being crazy and delusional because cynics bought into George Berkeley's philosophical lies about "immaterialism."

Immaterialism in philosophy is basically the metaphysical denial of the existence of the material world. In other words, it's just your imagination; It's ALL in your head.

If some have not learned much of anything in today's blog, you should at least realize that just because you did not see or hear something or someone, does not mean that something or someone does NOT exist.

This next creepy story is another true pizza delivery story. It comes from YouTube's Mr. Nightmare. Mr. Nightmare's story was turned into an animation by Llama Arts.

In this paranormal story, Mr. Nightmare does his pizza delivery to a hidden house near the woods at night. Anyway, here is his true pizza delivery story for today's Cartoon Sunday. Let the cynicism begin!

Mr. Nightmare's True Pizza Delivery Horror Story (2016)

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How's it going my gumdrops? How did you like yesterday's Song Saturday blog, which featured Rammstein? Most viewers have probably never seen those other videos by them, unless they watch YouTube.

MTV, MTV2, and Fuse TV only aired Rammstein's music videos for "Amerika," "Feuer Frei," and "Du Hast." "Amerika" was not included in yesterday's blog because it was already a long blog. I never saw those other music videos, that were shared, until working on yesterday's Song Saturday blog.

Hopefully, more of you enjoyed that blog because I spent a lot of time working on it. Aside from my blog about Rammstein, it is Cartoon Sunday.

After watching this Animated Horror Stop-Motion Short for today, it reminded me of a Creative Writing Class I had taken. While attending UW-Parkside 15 years ago, I took a Creative Writing- Poetry course. We learned about different types of poetry. This included creating our own story poems.

Because our Creative Writing professor wanted us to write our story poems based on a past excursion, I wrote about the time I shopped at the store, Circuit City and bought KoRn's Follow The Leader album.

Oh, how I miss the days of Circuit City. If only Best Buy had helpful and competent employees, quality electronics, and better organization. As I was saying, I wrote a story poem about shopping for KoRn's 3rd album. I wish I remembered how I wrote that story poem years ago. It's somewhere in 1 of my old roller backpacks.

Returning to the topic of today's Cartoon Sunday, I found a rare gem by Tim Burton. On October 1, 1982, the Gothic Horror filmmaker released the Animated Horror Stop-Motion Short, Vincent.

Tim Burton's Vincent was a story poem with a sing-songy rhyme scheme about the delusional 7-year-old boy, Vincent Malloy. It was also narrated by the late great Vincent Price.

I say that Vincent Malloy is a delusional 7-year-old boy for a reason. I may take it a step further by saying that he is quite morbid for his age. Not that I can really talk. When I was Vincent Malloy's age, I was a morbid little girl except I did not practice experiments on my pets like a mad scientist, in order to create zombies.

In hopes of creating a ravenous zombie dog, Vincent practices experiments on his dog, Abercrombie. The character also idolizes Vincent Price, is obsessed with the works of Edgar Allan Poe including Poe's "The Raven," believes he's some "tortured artist," and is deprived of the woman he loves.

Some of you may find my description of Vincent Malloy to be patronizing, but you really have to watch Vincent for yourself. This Animated Gothic Horror Short was filmed, when Tim Burton was still an animator at Walt Disney Animation Studios.

Vincent was Burton's 2nd Disney Horror film. In 1980, he debuted with the British American Horror film, The Watcher In the Woods.

I enjoyed Edward Scissorhands, Sleepy Hollow, the Pee-wee Herman franchise, and the first 3 Batman films. This may or may not come as a shock to you but I am not a huge Tim Burton fan.

Even though the Beetlejuice franchise, during the late 1980's and early 1990's contributed to me being a Goth little girl, I find a lot of his other work to be contrived.

As much as I enjoy watching SOME campy entertainment, there is a time and a place for campiness.

Years ago at James O'Barr's panel for The Crow, O'Barr said he was approached with the idea of having Tim Burton turn his comic book into a Broadway musical, starring Michael Jackson. As much as I like Michael Jackson, that SCREAMS laughingstock.

It made sense for James O'Barr to turn down the offer. The Crow comic book was not comedic; O'Barr's comic book was mostly about tragedy.

When something is TOO campy, it starts to look and feel contrived.

Anyway, to lighten the mood and to segue into the Halloween spirit early, here is Tim Burton's Vincent narrated by the late great Vincent Price, for today's Cartoon Sunday.

Vincent [Narrated By Vincent Price] (1982)

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How's it going my gumdrops? Wow! Can you believe that not only is August almost over, but also summer? It seems like it was August 1st just yesterday.

Pretty soon, it will be time to celebrate the 4th anniversary of It's Not All Gumdrops & Unicorns, which is at the beginning of fall. Changing my web interface's design and publishing another Q&A blog in celebration of its 4th anniversary is the goal for next month.

For a while, I planned on giving It's Not All Gumdrops & Unicorns a different interface. It has looked the same for the last 3 out of 4 years.

Earlier this month, I changed some of the font style. Now that Halloween is creeping around the corner, It's Not All Gumdrops & Unicorns will start looking festive again.

If there is enough time, sharing more Horror, Supernatural, and Halloween themed content are my plans. It is not that I haven't been sharing anything Horror related. There has been all throughout this year. It's just that when it comes to Halloween, the holiday sets the tone for Horror a lot better.

Speaking of Horror, in case you happened to miss yesterday's Song Saturday blog, it was about the solar eclipse, Bonnie Tyler, Rober Englund, urban legends, and the Slasher, Urban Legend. You can can read yesterday's blog at the following:

Song Saturday: Bonnie Tyler's Total Eclipse Of The Heart (2017)

Meanwhile, I re-shared a Cartoon Sunday blog around Google Plus 3 days ago, that I published before Mother's Day. Axeman Cartoons, Let's Read, and Eden collaborated together for the short, 10 Two Sentence Horror Stories.

In case you missed it, here it is once again.

Cartoon Sunday: Axeman Cartoons' 10 Two Sentence Horror Stories (2017)

Recently, Let's Read was involved in another collaboration. This time, Let's Read, Mort Animations, and Corpse Husband worked together for 2 true scary stories.

Lately, I am starting to notice just how frightening getting gas at the gas station and ordering pizza can be. After watching these 2 true scary stories, narrated by Corpse Husband and Let's Read, it should make you think twice about being alone.

Since today's blog is mostly about Horror, here are 2 true scary stories about being at the gas station and ordering pizza for today's Cartoon Sunday.

2 True Scary Stories Animated Featuring Corpse Husband and Let's Read (2017)

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How's it going my gumdrops? To my surprise, it seems like more people really enjoyed yesterday's Song Saturday blog. I am really glad.

As a quick reminder, let me know if you get my replies back to you on these blogs. I always make sure to respond back to comments below every blog I publish.

In regards to another update, it was confirmed on August 3rd that the Seinen Space Western Space Opera Anime, Outlaw Star will be returning to the Toonami block on August 19th. It will replace Ghost In The Shell.

Outlaw Star Trailer (2017)

Because I have never seen Outlaw Star, I have no comment. Hopefully, this series is worth all the hype it has been given, over the years. Japan released Outlaw Star in 1998. Then, it aired on Cartoon Network's Toonami block in 2001. Eventually, this series aired on Adult Swim.

As I have said countless times, most animation I watched, during the '90s and even some during the early 21st Century were on MTV. You may recall that I published a Cartoon Sunday blog 2 Sundays ago, which featured John R. Dilworth's The Dirdy Birdy.

Younger Millennials and Generation Z missed out on the glory days of MTV. I cannot help emphasizing, that MTV was still very popular, when I was a teenager.

Then again, I grew up during a time when music was highly influential. We may rant about the current state of MTV, but we have to give credit when credit is due. MTV influenced fashion, animation, movies, art, etc.

Without Beavis And Butt-Head, Comedy Central would not have South Park. This can also be said about Fox's King Of The Hill, Family Guy, American Dad, and other Fox cartoons meant for adult viewers. This is along with the fact that The WB's Mission Hill, The Oblongs, and Adult Swim would not exist.

MTV paved the way and set the trend for adult animation.

Honestly, I believe that those running Fox, The WB, Adult Swim, and other local and cable networks were highly influenced by what MTV was doing during the 1990's and chose to air, if not create more adult animation.

The cartoons MTV aired consisted of abstract and more adult content. This can especially be said about the shortly lived, Downtown.

MTV seriously dropped the ball by canceling Downtown. This animated series was created before its time. I'm surprised that Adult Swim never bothered to acquire Downtown. Adult Swim would probably have to arm wrestle MTV for it.

MTV's Downtown could be filed under the category Slice Of Life Animation. When I say "Slice Of Life," I mean shows with social realism because they depict everyday life.

For example, Jerry Seinfeld's TV sitcom Seinfeld falls under the category, Slice Of Life. It is often referred to as being "a show about nothing."

Japan has a list of Slice Of Life Anime. For those unfamiliar with Japanese animation, everything is NOT Action Anime. The Slice Of Life genre is very realistic.

MTV's Downtown premiered in 1999 and only lasted for 13 episodes. This Animated Slice Of Life Sitcom had a lot of critical acclaim. Critics and fans loved Downtown. However, MTV canceled it. Downtown was more reality based.

MTV's Downtown centers around a fanboy named Alex, who works at a boring copy shop. He saves up money to move into his own apartment in New York City's East Village. It turns out he moves into a dive apartment located downtown.

Downtown is a cartoon I would recommend to younger Millennials and Generation Z. As a 17-year-old, I enjoyed watching it on MTV and was disappointed when it NEVER returned with new episodes in 1999. Because this is another blog about MTV and its animation, here is MTV's Downtown for today's Cartoon Sunday.

Downtown Episode 1: "Sin Bin" (1999)

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How's it going my gumdrops? I must say, I am really quite surprised as well as pleased with the fact, that MORE of you enjoyed yesterday's Song Saturday blog. Yes' song, "Roundabout" was something a little different from their usual, "Owner Of A Lonely Heart."

As I mentioned at least twice, Yes' 1983 hit single, "Owner Of A Lonely Heart" was used as a sample in Season 1: Part 2 of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Battle Tendency.

After publishing yesterday's Song Saturday blog and sharing it around social media, I saw a Viz Media video by the voice actor, Patrick Seitz. Patrick Seitz is best known for voicing Luke Valentine from the Hellsing franchise, Bleach's Isshin Kurosaki and Kenpachi Zaraki, numerous characters from the Naruto franchise, Blue Exorcist's Igor Neuhaus, and most importantly Dio Brando from JoJo's Bizarre Adventure.

JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Phantom Blood "It Was I, DIO!" (2012)

These are only naming a few characters, that Seitz has voiced throughout the last 10 years or so. If you would like to learn about other characters he has voiced, click on the following link.

As I was saying, a Viz Media promo appeared in my facebook news feed, which featured Patrick Seitz. He was promoting JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders for Adult Swim's Toonami block.

Viz Media: Patrick Seitz Promotes JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders For Adult Swim's Toonami Block (2017)

Watching this promo for Stardust Crusaders made me giggle. It was clever. I love the way Patrick Seitz held that rose in his mouth, while delivering a witty promo. Seitz has voiced villains in the past, but voicing the villain, Dio Brando makes me laugh.

The villain Dio Brando is named after the late Metal frontman, Ronnie James Dio.

During this promo, Seitz referenced to Dio Brando's Stand, The World. This particular season of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure focuses on Stands. Stardust Crusaders begins with Joseph Joestar's grandson, Jotaro Kujo purposely staying behind bars in jail because he claims to be possessed by a supposed evil spirit.

Eventually, Joseph and his fortune telling friend, Mohammed Avdol strategize how to coax Jotaro into leaving his jail cell.

After Joseph, Mohammed, Jotaro, and his mother, Holly leave the jail, they have a meeting at a coffee & wine shop about their ancestry. This includes revealing more shocking news about Dio Brando's connection to The Joestar Clan.

JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders "Dio Brando's Revival" (2014)

So, what it is a Stand?

A Stand is a unique, supernatural personification of life energy, which is attached to the body. It can also represent the manifestations of a human or a creature's innate "fighting spirit." To an extent, Stands embody the psyche.

As we have already been shown, Joseph Joestar is a Stand User. He snaps screenshots and smashes his cameras as evidence to support his claims about having a Stand.

Who and what are Stand Users?

Stand Users are humans and creatures with Stands, which can be used for various purposes.

Obtaining a Stand is currently unspecified. However, it has been hinted that having a Stand can be linked to bloodlines, rigorious spiritual and/"Ripple Training" and/ a very strong will power, desire, and passion.

Since this season of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure centers around Stands, here is a list of Stand Users with their Stands.

Stardust Crusaders: Stand Users With Their Stands (2017)

In case you missed the previous Cartoon Sunday blogs I published regarding the JoJo's Bizarre Adventure franchise, click on the 3 blog links below.

Cartoon Sunday: JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Phantom Blood Review (2016)

Cartoon Sunday: JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Phantom Blood + Battle Tendency Music References (2017)

Cartoon Sunday: JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Recap With Stardust Crusaders Music References

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How's it going my gumdrops? Did you enjoy yesterday's Song Saturday Tribute to the late Chester Bennington of Linkin Park and Stone Temple Pilots? If so, let me know.

Also, let me know if you would like for me to do a Q&A blog at least once a week. I am already getting ready to answer 1 question. Hopefully, I'll be able to publish my next Q&A blog for this week.

On another note, I am sharing something a little different from the usual for this Cartoon Sunday. How many of you are familiar with John R. Dilworth? The actor, writer, director, animator, and producer is also known as "Dilly."

"Dilly" is best known for the Animated Horror Comedy, Courage The Cowardly Dog. I think it is strange, that no one credits the cable network, Nickelodeon. Several years before Courage The Cowardly Dog aired on Cartoon Network, Nickelodeon aired it.

In fact, I remember channel surfing and stumbling upon Courage The Cowardly Dog on Nickelodeon, when I was in 6th grade. That was more than 20 years ago. Quite a few shows meant for children, which started airing on Cartoon Network WERE originally from Nickelodeon.

The TV series based off R.L. Stine's anthologies for Goosebumps aired on Nickelodeon, before Cartoon Network acquired it, is another example.

I remember Courage The Cowardly Dog airing on Nickelodeon years before Cartoon Network acquired it. Even though I was never a fan of the cartoon during my youth, there will be some fanboys 1 generation younger than yours truly, discrediting me about something they were not old enough to comprehend, much less watch.

Unlike younger Millennials and Generation Z, Cartoon Network, Nickelodeon, Disney, etc. were NOT a part of my childhood or adolescence. I grew up watching Saturday Morning Cartoons and cartoons that aired on local channels everyday.

During the 1980's to mid-90s, cartoons used to air on local channels at least 5 days a week. On weekdays, cartoons aired on local channels in the mornings and afternoons. By 1994, I stopped watching local channels.

By 1992, I had already reached puberty and started watching the Liquid Television Animation block on MTV and Anime on The Sci Fi Channel in 1994.

MTV and Sci Fi had more mature content in their animation, that I wanted to watch whereas Cartoon Network and other networks showed more immature cartoons for pre-schoolers, kindergarteners, and elementary school children.

Some of you already know about me watching the Liquid Television Animation block. Beavis and Butt-Head, Daria, The Maxx, The Head, Celebrity Deathmatch, Aeon Flux, etc. were popular, during my adolescence.

The Cartoon Sushi block succeeded Liquid Television by 1997 on MTV. During the mid to late 1990's and early 2000's, I was an adolescent, when MTV aired these cartoons. This was years before Adult Swim was ever launched.

By 1997, the local networks had replaced cartoons with Court TV and Daytime Talk Shows. These local networks assumed every household by that time had basic cable channels like Cartoon Network, Nickelodeon, Disney, etc.

Truth be told, every household did NOT have a basic cable package.

Because today's blog mostly focuses on MTV, the network's cartoon blocks, its cartoons from the 1990's, and briefly mentions John R. Dilworth's Courage The Cowardly Dog, it's only fair to share a cartoon, which briefly aired on MTV.

Have you ever watched John R. Dilworth's The Dirdy Birdy?

The Dirdy Birdy was a 7-minute animated short, which aired on MTV during the early 1990's. The short features a hostile cat (Fergurina) and the obnoxious bird (Purdy) sitting in a tree.

If you did NOT know any better, you would swear that Purdy was the equivalent of an online troll sexually harassing Fergurina. Purdy is in love with Fergurina and expresses his affection for her. The bird's affections consists of MOONING her. The Grim Reaper also makes his cameo appearance.

Talk about an obnoxious creep! No wonder why the cat turns into a monster. Never in all my years have I ever seen a bird moon a cat in a tree or a cat transform into such a ferocious monster. This is surely a sight to behold!

Rather than explaining every detail of this abstract short, which used to air on MTV, it is much better for you to independently watch it, right now. Anyway, here is John R. Dilworth's The Dirdy Birdy for today's Cartoon Sunday.

The Dirdy Birdy (1993)

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