Golden age of American animation

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The golden age of American animation was a period that began with the popularization of sound synchronized cartoons in 1928 starting with Steamboat Willie, and gradually ended throughout the 1960s when theatrical animated cartoon film shorts lost ground to the newer medium of television. Animated media from after the golden age, especially on television, were produced on cheaper budgets and with more limited techniques starting in the late 1950s. Furthermore, the history of animation became very important artistically in the United States. Multiple highly popular animated cartoon characters emerged from this period, including: Walt Disney Productions' Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, Horace Horsecollar, Clarabelle Cow, Donald Duck, Daisy Duck, Scrooge McDuck, Ludwig Von Drake, Goofy, Pluto, Chip 'n' Dale, Humphrey the Bear, and Pete Fleischer Studios' Betty Boop, Bimbo, Koko the Clown, Popeye, Olive Oyl, Bluto, and Superman Warner Bros. Cartoons' Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Porky Pig, Elmer Fudd...

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