Animation Cel-ery

Cartoons? Cartoons! Cartoons about cartoons! We'll watch an episode of Tiny Toon Adventures called Animaniacs!, where Plucky learns what cartoons are and how they work, and everything anyone ever needed to know about comedy beats or beets. Meanwhile, we won't learn anything from Ren and Stimpy making and producing their own cartoon, but maybe we'll learn what's wrong with Wilbur Cobb (no, we won't). Plus, Matsy watches more Bluey a...

It's another one of those times where we started without a theme, but got one anyway: things that have the same title as more famous things! First of all, we're looking at the OTHER Ghostbusters, and how they deal with spaceships. Huh. And then we look at what happens when Dorothy returns to Oz, but not according to Disney. Turns out it's very similar to what happened the first time. Plus, Micah also returns to Oz, in a book where ...

For our theme this week, we picked forgotten or disliked cartoons that at least one of us enjoyed. We have one of Asia's million adaptations of Journey to the West, in this case made super cool for the 90's in the form of Monkey Magic. And we have the Disney animated series that didn't make it to the afternoon, starring the Wuzzles. Plus, Matsy discusses things that disappoint him about repeated visits to the Avatarverse (which is ...

For a fantastical Valentine's Day, let's look at love. First, we investigate what happens when a lonely sheep in a big city spots a kindred... coat of fur. And THEN we'll see what happens IF a mouse feels guilty about giving his best friend short shrift in exchange for delicious baked goods. Plus, Micah continues watching SUF, and also checks out some commentary for Speed Racer, while Matsy looks long and hard at what it means to b...

Okay, so this time is all about animals, I guess. Bobo the elephant wants to join the circus, but first he needs to get on a boat for people. And two different versions of three little pigs are trying to evade wolves by ensconcing themselves in homes of varying levels of security. Wonder how that'll turn out. But the most dangerous animal is man, especially when men want to beat each other up for fun; they just didn't count on one ...

We had a theme of troublemakers, and it's funny how things work out sometimes; we each gave the other a cartoon we thought they'd hate, and then it turned out they didn't hate it as much as we did. Does that make sense? Let me explain. Matsy gave Micah an episode of Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventures that he thought was the worst thing since Ned's Newt, but it turned out Micah kinda liked it! And Micah gave Matsy an episode of Spe...

Kiss me, Princess. You've stumbled onto our discussion of The Legend of Zelda! We're watching what the internet has determined are the three best episodes of The Super Mario Bros. Super Show's Friday afternoon Hylian diversions, so kiss me, Princess. First we get to see an alicorn... sorry, we get to see a FLYING UNICORN interrupt Link's attempts to get Zelda to kiss him. Then we see (kiss me, Princess) a questionable medieval wate...

Hey, we need to catch up on 2023! And we're going to catch up on things we always meant to give each other in 2022, but never found the time. Matsy, being a terrible friend, inflicted Ned's Newt upon us, while the benevolent Micah treated us to an episode of SpongeBob SquarePants that is... shocking. Good times were had by some! Plus, we look at our top 5 podcast things from 2022, Micah makes up another banger of a cartoon, and Mat...

Let's make it quick so you can get back to important holiday activities like listening to the previous 90 episodes again! We're going to watch some Christmas things, like Bill Plympton's rapid-fire storytelling of twisted Christmas tales, and Louie Anderson's cleaned-up recounting of his abusive childhood holidays. Plus, Matsy considers Ash Ketchum's retirement from the sport of Pokémon, and Micah makes up his own cartoons about st...

Hey, come watch some cold cartoons with us! Micah has to watch a couple of things from the National Film Board of Canada, featuring a guy covering up his gross negligence and the utter scandal of a Habs fan having to rep the Leafs. Meanwhile, Matsy observes the gross negligence of the makers of 60's Popeye and an amusing look at the debut of Boba Fett in the Star Wars universe. Or... galaxy. Plus, Micah looks at someone look at Adv...

Today we look at strength. That's pretty holiday-themed, right? We start by maxing out the scale with One Punch Man, who may or may not be the strongest man; we'll find out by the end of the episode. Then we look at The Simp- I mean, The Flintstones, and find out what it meant to be the strongest man-baby in prehistory. Plus, Matsy FINALLY gets to watch Viking Skool and see if it has any good bards, heroes, or wolf girls, while Mic...

This week, we honor the world's greatest Batman, Kevin Conroy, by watching Batman: Mask of the Phantasm. A dark caped crusader is killing mobsters, and everyone thinks it's Batman. But Batman doesn't kill, so what gives? Is there a new costumed crimefighter in Gotham? On a completely unrelated note, Bruce Wayne's ex-fiance has also come back to town after ten years. That'll probably work out fine for him. Plus, Micah gets to the pa...

Well, the idea was cartoons about celebrities, and we did that. But we also tapped into a very specific pool of celebrities, it turned out. Matsy has to watch The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3, featuring young Koopalings who were still trying to figure out who they were and two very special guest stars who were not who they seemed. And Micah is watching Hammerman, which definitely has who it seemed to have as a celebrity star, ...

Today is for animals. We have two penguins, one cold and one not so much, one dealing with Smedley the dog and one dealing with Bugs the bunny. We also have a man who is also a spider, and he has to deal with an obsessed newsman and a ridiculous rob't. And then we have a bunch of weird Russian critters, walking. Plus, Micah updates us on the men of She-Ra and whether Wendell & Wild is worth watching, while Matsy leads us on a trip ...

Everybody got your Movember mustaches growing? Well, we've got you covered! The Tick has a mustache, apparently, and we're going to get to the bottom of where it came from. And then we'll look at how mustaches relate to puberty and plumbers in Gumball's amazing world. Plus, Matsy catches up with the Infinity Train, and Micah continues with She-Ra, Bee and Puppycat, and halflings. See ya.

Cartoons in this episode: The Tick, "That Mu...

Oh look, it's cartoons that get things wrong. Like this farm cartoon about a bull with udders. Or this space cartoon where you can basically forget everything you know about space, except don't actually because there'll be a quiz at the end! Plus, Micah considers Scorpia's anatomy (if you know what I mean) and makes up his own gritty reboot of The Flintstones, while Matsy remembers Jules Bass. Play this podcast loud, especially in ...

Hey, Matsy finally gets to talk about the movie he won't shut up about! It's the 1983 epic that almost ruined Nelvana, in which an aging rock star in post-apocalyptic furryland tries to reinvigorate his career by summoning the devil? How was this a box office failure?! Plus, Matsy remembers the time he watched an episode of Family Guy while playing lightsabers with Gary Coleman, and Micah gets into the spirit with Vampire Hunter D ...

Hey, here's something creepy: Animation Cel-ery! We're going to be watching a cartoon where Betty Boop listens to a ghost walrus sing Cab Calloway. Something from Russia about oddities going in a straight line. A ghost named Casper looking for friends, believe it or not. And anime robots accosting an anime drunk. Plus, Micah watches more of She-Ra and The Simpsons, while Matsy terrifies himself with the most embarrassing corner of ...

What's theoretically scary in content but actually scary in execution? Let's find out! We'll start with Bump in the Night, in which the monster under the bed is a baby and fights a bread. And then we'll watch The Lion King's Timon and Pumbaa do the things you totally expect The Lion King's Timon and Pumbaa to do: play Katamari Damacy and spend the night in a haunted house. Plus, Micah gives us his hottest takes on She-Ra and the Pr...