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Working list – Favorite fictional spies of film and TV

FILM James Bond – multiple actors (see image above) and multiple James Bond 007 films Ethan Hunt – Tom Cruise in multiple Mission Impossible films Jason Bourne – Matt Damon in multiple Bourne films George Smiley – Gary Oldman in … Continue reading

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Classic cartoon and comic strip rivals/adversaries

Archie vs. Reggie Batman vs. Joker, Penguin, Riddler, Catwoman, and other villains Buck Rogers vs. Killer Kane Bugs Bunny vs. Daffy Duck Bugs Bunny vs. Elmer Fudd Bugs Bunny vs. Yosemite Sam Dagwood vs. Mr. Dithers Dexter vs. Susan “Mandark” … Continue reading

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Dynamic television cartoon duos

A little cartoon fun by listing some of the best animated duos on television. In most cases, these pairs are buddies, but in a few cases they are actually opponents, such as with Tom and Jerry and Roadrunner and Wile … Continue reading

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Favorite (and punniest) villain names of classic TV cartoons

  Listed below are my favorite villain names from classic television cartoons (1950-1980). Some are funny, some are quite punny, and all of them successfully get the point across that these are villains without being overly scary, offensive, or gross. … Continue reading

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“Rut-Roh” – Favorite animated dogs of TV and movies

A little fun heading into the weekend with a listing of favorite animated dogs from television and movies. The top 5 are listed in bold, while the remaining ones on my list are listed ignored by bullet points. If there … Continue reading

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Fictional cartoon cities and towns

Here’s my list of cities and towns from well-known, popular, and classic cartoons and animated films. If there are any I am missing, please feel free to send suggestions along. The date of the most recent additions are shown in … Continue reading

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Superhero cities/Ciudades de superhéroes

Below are listed famous superheroes from comic books, television, film, and cartoons and the primary city where they are based in or operate from. As some superheroes do not have a primary city where they perform feats of derring-do, those … Continue reading

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Urban planning portrayed through art

As urban planners we most often tend to think of our profession being depicted to the outside world in fairly basic textual and geographic terms. Either it is the written word in somewhat legalistic prose, or it is maps representing … Continue reading

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“Bloom County” is back on the map!

This week, after a 25 year absence, the world has been treated to the revival of the Bloom County comic strip. What a wonderful surprise.  The zany and irreverent world of Opus (the penguin), Milo, Steve, and Bill the Cat has … Continue reading

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It’s Bombastic!

Many people who live in the United States will be able to relate to this recent and oh-so hilarious Pearls Before Swine comic strip episode about a certain monopolistic cable provider we all know and dislike. Cheers!  

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