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The Joe cartoon was first tested out in September 1983, when Sunbow Productions and Marvel Productions produced an animated five-part miniseries entitled G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero. — Maude Campbell, Popular Mechanics, "Yo, Joe: How a 12-Inch Soldier Doll Became a Toy Legend," 9 Apr. 2019 The cartoon is a follow-up to the viral one Ramsey first drew for Barbara’s death in April. — Tess Kornfeld, Glamour, "Jenna Bush Hager Remembers Her Grandfather, Former President George H. W. Bush, in a Touching Tribute," 1 Dec. 2018 Dragon Ball FighterZ Arc System Works; Windows, Xbox One, PS4, Switch Dragon Ball FighterZ isn't the first game to look like a living cartoon (notable examples include last year's best game mention Cuphead). — Kyle Orland, Ars Technica, "Ars Technica’s best games of 2018," 24 Dec. 2018 But instead of words, this time critics of Xi posted GIFs and images of the cartoon bear dressed in royal regalia on Weibo and WeChat. — Margaret Andersen, WIRED, "How Feminists in China Are Using Emoji to Avoid Censorship," 30 Mar. 2018 The Chinese ruler has been likened to the cartoon bear in the past, with critics of Xi mocking him for having similar physical characteristics to the portly bear. — Natasha Bach, Fortune, "Why China Is Censoring Winnie the Pooh—And the Letter ‘N’," 1 Mar. 2018 In response Karnataka’s chief minister, Siddaramaiah, who faces a state election in two months, posted a cartoon on his Twitter account. — The Economist, "All hat and cattleIndia’s BJP government looks ever more like the one it replaced," 22 Feb. 2018 There's something magical about being in control of characters and environments that are so familiar, like a Saturday morning cereal-and-cartoons session come to life. — Kyle Orland, Ars Technica, "Ars Technica’s best games of 2018," 24 Dec. 2018 Stephen Hillenburg, the creator of Nickelodeon's Spongebob Squarepants cartoon, passed away on Monday, November 26, at the age of 57. — Lauren Rearick, Teen Vogue, ""Spongebob Squarepants" Creator Stephen Hillenburg Has Died at 57," 27 Nov. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'cartoon.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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