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Joe Ruby, best known for co-creating the cartoon Scooby-Doo, died of natural causes at his home on Wednesday Aug. 26, according to Variety. He was 87.

Ruby along with his partner Ken Spears, also made Dynomutt and Jabberjaw, and the 1988 animated Superman series, as well as making cartoons out of Pac-Man, Rubik The Amazing Cube, Donkey Kong. They masterminded Space Ace, Dink the Little Dinosaur, It’s Punky Brewster, and TV movies Bunnicula, the Vampire Rabbit and The Cabbage Patch Kids First Christmas.

Joseph Clemens Ruby was born on March 30, 1933. He grew up in Los Angeles and graduated from Fairfax High School. He served in the U.S. Navy during the Korean War. Ruby trained as a music editor at the Walt Disney Studios animation program in the 1950s. He became a sound editor at Hanna-Barbera Productions, where he first partnered with Spears. They wrote a spec script and were hired as staff writers in the 1960s.

Boomerang has renewed a whole bunch of animated TV shows. In addition, it has picked up season one of the British series, Wind in the Willows. Shows that are returning to the premium subscription streaming service include:Be Cool Scooby-Doo!: season two continues in 2018Bunnicula: renewed through season three; season two continues in 2018Dorothy and the Wizard of Oz: season two premieres on Memorial Day 2018New Looney Tunes: season two continues through 2019The Tom and Jerry Show: renewed through season three; season two continues through 2018Wacky Races: renewed through season two, to debut Tbd 2018Read More…...

Will the promise of two new original series next year — based on decades-old toon franchises — help convince people to pay $5 per month for Boomerang’s subscription-video service?

That’s the question Boomerang, the cartoon subscription-streaming service from Turner and Warner Bros., is raising as the one-year-old venture tries to bulk up its direct-to-consumer rolls.

In 2019, Boomerang plans to premiere two new originals: “Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?,” in which the gang teams up with guest stars to solve mysteries, and “Flintstones” spinoff “Yabba-Dabba Dinosaurs!” Both series are being produced by Warner Bros. Animation.

Boomerang also has renewed several existing shows, including “The Tom and Jerry Show” and “Bunnicula,” and has licensed U.S. rights to a British adaptation of “The Wind in the Willows.” In addition, it’s beefing up its product features, adding a fully translated Spanish-language version and support for Android TV devices over Memorial Day weekend.

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Now in its second year, Boomerang is serving up some new original series and has announced the renewal of fan favorites. The family-friendly premium video subscription service is serving up new series featuring classic animated characters. Scooby-Doo and Guess Who? brings back the Mystery Inc. gang for some sleuthing adventures with celebrity guests while Yabba-Dabba Dinosaurs! features new stories from Pebbles, Bamm Bamm, Dino and your favorite Bedrock families.

Started in 2000 as Turner’s 24-hour animation network and then as a streaming service in 2017, Boomerang also announced that the launch of a full Spanish language experience for its users starting Memorial Day weekend. They will also offer families and fans the opportunity to personalize their Boomerang experience through avatar creation and show discovery. In addition, Boomerang users will have more interactivity with the ability to create and share playlists featuring their personal cartoon favorites along with other features that will...

Dancing With the Stars better secure the rights to Haddaway's "What Is Love" for new contestant Chris Kattan. E! News has learned the Saturday Night Live veteran is in serious talks to compete in season 24 of the reality dance competition and you can be sure there will be some Night at the Roxbury, which used "What Is Love," homages. Perhaps Mr. Peepers will make an appearance? Kattan appeared on SNL from 1996 to 2003 and starred in the A Night at the Roxbury flick, a spinoff from the sketch series, opposite Will Ferrell. His other credits include Corky Romano, Monkeybone, Nancy Drew and on TV, The Middle, How I Met Your Mother and voice work on Bunnicula and Jake and the Never Land Pirates. Kattan dipped...

Constantine (voiced by Matt Ryan, who played the live action version of the character on the NBC series), Batman, and a few more friends take a ride on the dark side in the trailer for the new animated movie Justice League Dark, coming out on Blu-ray, DVD, and Digital HD this winter from Warner Bros. Home Entertainment.

For full details on the Justice League Dark animated film, we have the official press release, trailer, and Blu-ray / DVD cover art below. And, in case you missed it, it was recently revealed that a live action Justice League Dark film is moving forward at Warner Bros. and DC Entertainment, with Doug Liman (Edge of Tomorrow) set to direct.

Press Release: Burbank, CA (November 16, 2016) — To battle unparalleled supernatural forces, Batman must combine efforts with a new team of heroes – led by occult specialist John Constantine – in the next DC Universe Original Movie,...

Batman Takes A Vacation?The Justice League Discovers The Difficulty Inkeeping Gotham City Crime-Free Aswarner Bros. Home Entertainmentand The Lego Group Release

Lego® DC Comics Super Heroes -Justice League: Gotham City Breakout

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All New Original Movie Includes Exclusive Lego® Nightwing Figurine!

Burbank, CA (April 14, 2016) – Fighting crime is a full-time job and Batman Never takes a vacation. That is until he finally agrees to let Batgirl and Nightwing take him on a long overdue trip – leaving Gotham City under the watchful eye of the Justice League in Lego® DC Comics Super Heroes - Justice League: Gotham City Breakout. Produced by Warner Bros. Animation, DC Entertainment and the Lego® Group, the film will be distributed by Warner Bros. Home Entertainment on on July 12, 2016 on Blu-rayTM Combo Pack, DVD and Digital HD. The Blu-rayTM and DVD releases will include an exclusive Nightwing Lego® figurine,...