Saturday Morning Obscurities
78 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 1 year ago - ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsSaturday Morning Obscurities is a fun look back on half-remembered kids entertainment of yesteryear. Adult siblings Melissa and Jams rewatch shows and movies of their childhood, showcasing underrated gems, finding the weird moments in popular shows you thought you knew, and discovering oddities even they've never seen before! Join us every other Saturday for a movie or a handful of TV episodes, maybe a guest appearance, and a lot of nostalgia and laughs.
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February 27, 2023 20:29 - 2 minutes - 2.35 MBSorry we haven't posted a new episode in a few months! Here's some info on how we're updating and reshaping the podcast moving forward. Hopefully with a couple changes, we'll be less likely to hit another big hiatus like this again in the future. Thank you for staying tuned!
Ep 51 (Ft. Christina) Space Sentinels
November 15, 2022 00:05 - 1 hour - 98.6 MBChristina (She/Her) returns and she has brought us the short-lived 1977 cartoon Space Sentinels. Astrea, Hercules, and Mercury are three immortal beings with godly powers who live on a spaceship in the bottom of a dormant volcano. Their computer Sentinel 1 sends them out on missions like investigating a multi-dimensional cube and finding the stolen North Pole. We discuss the history of animation studio Filmmation, how the show changed its name from Young Sentinels to Space Sentinels to c...
Ep 50 Mr. Boogedy
October 29, 2022 01:32 - 59 minutes - 65.6 MBWe watched Disney's 1986 Halloween TV special, Mr. Boogedy! The Davis family moves to Lucifer Falls to open a new Gag City joke shop, and find that their house is haunted by appliances that move on their own and a mysterious green light that may be tied to an old town legend. We discuss the cool ghost effects, fake joke glasses, Hot Clothes, and the element of slime. Thanks for listening to us for the past two years and have a fun Halloween! Jams: @JamsWilk Melissa: @WilkyWit Q...
Ep 49 (Ft. Tanner) The New Addams Family
October 17, 2022 03:25 - 1 hour - 91.5 MBOur first returning guest Tanner (They/Them) is back to talk about the 1998 TV show The New Addams Family! It's the family you know and love, still creepy, still kooky, remaking old episodes from the 60s show for the radical 90s. We talk about the family's love for each other and acceptance of strangers, the mysterious origins of Thing, being friends with a gorilla, forgotten movies you can find on Tubi, and how "Lurch" is a surprisingly common nickname for dads. We had some slight ...
Ep 48 Scooby Doo! Mystery Incorporated
October 01, 2022 03:00 - 1 hour - 93 MBEvery episode, we invoke his name. Now it's time to really talk about Scooby-Doo by covering Mystery Incorporated, the Cartoon Network animated series that ran from 2010-2013. This story places the gang in the seaside town Crystal Cove, where they discover a history of supernatural problems, and a history of other mystery-solving teams that met dreadful ends trying to uncover the town's secrets. We talk about how the story stands on its own but is also a metacommentary on the entire Sco...
Ep 47 Dead End: Paranormal Park
September 17, 2022 02:24 - 1 hour - 90.6 MBThis week we're shining a light on a new animated show that debuted on Netflix earlier this year, Dead End: Paranormal Park, based on the comics by creator Hamish Steele. Barney and Norma are two teens who come to Phoenix Park looking for jobs, and find that the place is haunted! They have to deal with demonic possessions and shadowy owners alongside running theme park rides, but they ultimately find that this is a place they can be their authentic selves. We talk about the show's cle...
Ep 46 The Jetsons
September 03, 2022 03:00 - 1 hour - 81 MBOn this Saturday Morning Giant, we watched the Hanna Barbera retrofuturism classic The Jetsons to celebrate the canonical birth of George Jetson this year! George and his family live in a future world full of rocket cars and robot maids, and still deal with normal domestic problems like getting a raise at work or feeling jealous about the neighbors. We compare the original 1962 run to the revival in the 1980s, and discuss the addition of an unnecessary alien pet, impressive pun work, b...
Ep 45 Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja
August 23, 2022 02:00 - 1 hour - 86.6 MBWe watched the 2012 Disney XD cartoon Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja! Norrisville High School has been haunted by an evil sorcerer and protected by a ninja guardian for centuries, and every four years, a new freshman ninja is chosen. Randy is that ninja! With the help of his best friend Howard Weinerman, he sights off all the sudden monster attacks that his school has grown used to. We discuss the surprisingly complex lore of the show, the questionable role that ninjas inhabit in pop...
Ep 44 (Ft. Ignacio) Digimon Tamers
August 10, 2022 13:15 - 1 hour - 103 MBIgnacio (He/Him) from the video game podcast Crossplay joins us to talk about Digimon Tamers. In a world where Digimon is a fictional game, young Takato draws a picture of his original Digimon Guilmon -- and it comes to life! His friends soon pair up with Digimon of their own, and the kids travel to the Digital World, where they explore these partnerships and the unique evolutions of their Digimon as they fight the furious Beelzemon. We compare the English dub to the original Japanese ...
Ep 43 Green Lantern: The Animated Series
July 16, 2022 05:01 - 1 hour - 81.1 MBIn brightest day, in blackest night, no episode of Green Lantern: The Animated Series will escape our sight! This 2011 Cartoon Network show follows the adventures of the DC hero Hal Jordan and his Green Lantern crew as they search the galaxy for new recruits and fend off the attacks of the Red Lanterns and the Anti-Monitor. We discuss the lantern colors and powers in this universe, the Green Lantern that is an entire planet, lawful good smugness, Star Trek, and a romance so powerful tha...
Ep 42 Revolutionary Girl Utena
June 25, 2022 03:00 - 1 hour - 79.2 MBWe continue Pride Month by watching the 1997 anime Revolutionary Girl Utena! Instead of dreaming of marrying a prince when she grows up, Utena is determined to be a prince herself. She dons a masculine uniform at school and challenges a member of the mysterious Student Council to a duel to defend her friend's honor. She wins the duel --and her prize is being betrothed to the magical Rose Bride. We discuss the glamorous character designs, the surreal dream logic, the apocalypse song, the b...
Ep 41 Cybersix
June 11, 2022 05:24 - 1 hour - 89.2 MBWe're kicking off Pride Month with the 1999 cartoon Cybersix! Our titular hero escaped from the evil science lab that tried to make her into a super-soldier, and she now spends nights as a protector of her city -- and days as mild-mannered high school teacher Mr. Adrien Sidleman. We discuss the lead's dual gender identities, and the fellow high school teacher who has a crush on both of them. We also talk mud monsters, excessive breakfasts, a sudden panther, the oldest Beyblade, and taki...
Ep 40 Meet The Robinsons
June 04, 2022 03:00 - 1 hour - 101 MBLet us introduce you to Meet the Robinsons, a 2007 Disney animated feature film that's way more chaotic than you'd expect. Lewis is a young orphan who's constantly inventing contraptions that backfire, and he's worried his obsession means he'll never be adopted. A mysterious boy takes him on a time travel adventure to the future, where he meets the wacky but loving Robinson family, learns that you can't have discovery without failure, and stops a villain literally called Bowler Hat Guy....
Ep 39 (Ft. Pete) The Big O
May 21, 2022 13:36 - 1 hour - 124 MBSpecial guest Pete (He/Him) joins us to talk about The Big O, the 1999 anime that aired on Toonami and Adult Swim. Roger Smith is a negotiator in Paradigm City, a place where everyone lost their memories 40 years ago. He uses The Big O, his mech, to help fight mysterious monsters and other mechs found or built by criminals, always unsure of where any of this comes from. We discuss how everyone says Roger's name like they're cursing at him, the soup dad, the strong sassy robot, the secret to...
Ep 38 Where’s Wally
April 30, 2022 03:00 - 1 hour - 84.5 MBThis week, the wonderful Wilkinsons watched Where's Wally! This is a 1991 cartoon based on the popular seek-and-find books known in the US as Where's Waldo. Wizard Whitebeard shows up in Waldo's attic to send him on missions to fantastic landscapes, to help people in need, outwit the dastardly Odlaw, and get himself lost in crowds. We discuss the jarring theme song, the narrator breaking in to affect the story, dogs who wear glasses, and nerds who can date princesses. Sorry for J...
Ep 37 (Ft. Jason) The Venture Bros.
April 16, 2022 03:00 - 1 hour - 116 MBOur friend Jason (He/Him) joins us for our first "Saturday Night Obscurities" episode about an adult cartoon, the long-running Adult Swim series The Venture Bros! Dr. Rusty Venture is a former boy adventurer turned unsuccessful scientist, dragging his teenage sons across a world of spaceships, supervillains, and family secrets. We recap the hour-long special "All This and Gargantua-2" that opens season six, and talk about the series as a whole! We discuss the show's mix of action, come...
Ep 7 Eureka: Blink
April 01, 2022 03:00 - 1 hour - 82.9 MBWelcome back to another episode of Sci-Fi Afternoon Odysseys, the show where we discuss the finest of Sci-Fi Channel's original programming! A podcast we've always been doing! We're still watching Eureka, now on episode 7, "Blink." Two competing teams of Global Dynamics scientists need to race against the clock to complete an anti-missile shield, and they turn to a dangerous super-speed drug to help them work faster. We discuss isekai anime, Jack's wholesome love of baseball, many smal...
Ep 36 LazyTown
March 19, 2022 03:00 - 1 hour - 92.1 MBWe watched the 2004 Icelandic show LazyTown, a mix of live action human athleticism, puppets, and musical numbers. Energetic young Stephanie moves to LazyTown and inspires the local kids to spend more time playing games outside. The villain Robbie Rotten wants to keep the town lazy, but Stephanie teams up with the hero Sportacus to defeat him every time. We talk about the town's location in a void of endless fields, how Robbie and Sportacus might be the latest in a line of regenerating ...
Ep 35 Dragon Booster
March 06, 2022 02:06 - 1 hour - 96.5 MBWe watched the 2004 animated series Dragon Booster. Artha lives in a futuristic city where everyone rides a dragon and races them for sport, but he prefers playing dragon-racing video games. After his father leaves him the legendary golden dragon, he takes up the responsibility of becoming its "booster," its trusted rider who will bond with it to protect humans and prevent another human/dragon war. We discuss the detailed worldbuilding, the character name allusions to King Arthur's cour...
Ep 34 My Brother and Me
February 19, 2022 04:00 - 1 hour - 87.4 MBThe siblings talk about a siblings-based classic, the 1994 Nickelodeon sitcom My Brother & Me! This show follows the misadventures of young brothers Alfie and Deedee, and their friend Goo. We see the kids act in their school's production of Robin Hood, and when Goo is hit in the face with a basketball, his personality changes to become Sensitive Goo. We discuss how the show feels naturalistic and lived-in but also filled with wacky sitcom logic, the use of costumes in foreshadowing, a v...
Ep 33 Sheep in the Big City
February 05, 2022 03:00 - 1 hour - 78.2 MBWe're talking about an old favorite, the 2000 Cartoon Network show Sheep in the Big City! Sheep is a sheep who is wanted by General Specific and his Top Secret Military Base for a sheep-powered ray gun. With his farm in danger, Sheep escapes to the Big City to hide out from the military and try to make a living on his own. We discuss the omnipotent narrator, the interstitial commercials, the stainless steel wig, the combination of gags, wordplay, and pervasive loneliness, that episode of ...
Ep 32 Olive, The Other Reindeer
December 25, 2021 03:01 - 1 hour - 72.5 MBIt's Christmas! We watched the 1999 TV special Olive, The Other Reindeer. Olive is a dog who loves Christmas. She hears on the radio that one of Santa's reindeer has broken their leg and can't fly, and Santa will have to rely on "all of the other reindeer" to make Christmas happen this year. Olive believes it is her destiny to be this reindeer, even if she has no idea how to fly. We talk about the punny character names, the mailman who hates Christmas packages but loves everything else ab...
Ep 31 (Ft. Daoud) Beast Wars
December 11, 2021 15:09 - 1 hour - 107 MBCo-host of the Axalon Archives podcast Daoud is joining us to talk about the 1996 Transformers series Beast Wars. The Maximals and the Predacons have landed on prehistoric Earth and are fighting over the "protoforms," Transformers who have yet to take form, forge an identity, and choose a side. We discuss the early CGI graphics, the surprisingly deep existential themes, a snake/scorpion with a Texas accent, the difference between Optimus Prime and Optimus Primal, and how the Josie and the...
Ep 31 (Ft. Daoud) Beast Wars: Transformers
December 11, 2021 15:09 - 1 hour - 107 MBCo-host of the Axalon Archives podcast Daoud (He/Him) is joining us to talk about the 1996 Transformers series Beast Wars. The Maximals and the Predacons have landed on prehistoric Earth and are fighting over the "protoforms," Transformers who have yet to take form, forge an identity, and choose a side. We discuss the early CGI graphics, the surprisingly deep existential themes, a snake/scorpion with a Texas accent, the difference between Optimus Prime and Optimus Primal, and how the Josi...
Ep 30 We‘re Back! A Dinosaur‘s Story
November 27, 2021 03:00 - 1 hour - 88.1 MBWe're back with "We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story", the 1993 animated movie about dinosaurs who are given human intelligence and dropped in modern New York City. The dinosaurs crash the Macy's parade, befriend a lonely greaser kid, and stop a scary circus. We discuss the brothers New Eyes and Screw Eyes, even more hot dog talk, the Thanksgiving setting, and how the movie Moonstruck did not involve any werewolves. Also, we spend probably too long talking about teeth in this episode, so i...
Ep 29 (Ft. Jake Mason) Sonic Underground
November 15, 2021 02:00 - 1 hour - 115 MBJake Mason (he/him) joins us to talk about 1999's Sonic Underground, a show where Sonic is a lost prince who reunites with his siblings Manic and Sonia to overthrow Robotnik with the power of rock n roll. We discuss the show's lack of an ending, how Sonic's family wears clothes but he doesn't, Orson Welles, pumpkin spice, and vaporizing your enemies and then inhaling them. Follow Jake: @jj_mason And check out his podcasts! @morphingrid @SPECTRE_Pod @PWTpodcast @kingdomsmarties @CKT...
Ep 28 Courage the Cowardly Dog
October 30, 2021 03:00 - 1 hour - 91.5 MBWe're celebrating the first anniversary of the podcast and our Halloween special by showcasing a Saturday Morning Giant: Courage the Cowardly Dog! Courage is a small fuschia dog with inconsistent shape-shifting powers who tries to save his elderly family from a wild assortment of supernatural foes. We discuss the show's mixed-media use of digital effects and live action, the eerie landscapes, the small moments of humanity for Eustace, inexplicable Christopher Walken impressions, and w...
Ep 27 Phineas and Ferb
October 16, 2021 04:00 - 1 hour - 107 MBWe have another Saturday Morning Giant episode for you, focusing on a more well-known cartoon: the Disney Channel musical feel-good comedy Phineas and Ferb. Our titular characters are two brothers who love to invent outlandish contraptions, much to the frustration of their older sister, who can't get their parents to see the mischief they're getting into. Oh also, they have a pet platypus who's really a secret agent fighting a mad scientist. We discuss the dense visual gags, running jok...
Ep 26 Ghostwriter
October 03, 2021 23:03 - 1 hour - 114 MBWe're getting spooooky and educational with the 1992 PBS show Ghostwriter, about a spirit orb that sends messages to a group of Brooklyn kids who love to solve puzzles and mysteries. Due to a mix-up, Jams watched only the first five-episode arc of the show and Melissa watched only the final four-episode arc. Nine episodes, across three years of the show, with two siblings trying to piece the overall story together. We discuss a party parrot, a brief cameo by Samuel L. Jackson, the shocki...
Ep 25 Butt Ugly Martians
September 18, 2021 03:00 - 1 hour - 89.3 MBWe watched the 2001 CGI show Butt Ugly Martians, about a trio of alien soldiers who are sent to destroy Earth, but instead just want to hang out in an abandoned arcade. The Martians team up with some hoverboard-riding teenagers and a paranoid TV star to defend Earth from other alien threats. We discuss the Martians' rock-n-roll inspired names, the puddle episode, whatever a "hover park" is, the iDog, and the physics of eating while invisible. Jams: @JamsWilk Melissa: @WilkyWit Que...
Ep 24 Flint the Time Detective
September 03, 2021 22:09 - 1 hour - 93 MBWe're talking about an old favorite, a very silly time travel anime called Flint the Time Detective. Flint is a prehistoric caveboy who was fossilized and then revived in the 25th century, and even though he's a child with no training, the Time Bureau makes him one of its top agents. His job is to save Time Shifters, cute creatures with a variety of powers who have been lost to history. We discuss Flint's dad being stuck as a talking rock, disinterested anime boys with their hands behin...
Ep 23 Ōban Star-Racers
August 21, 2021 03:00 - 1 hour - 97.3 MBWe watched the French-Japanese animated series Oban Star-Racers, about a girl who tries to reconnect with her absent father after he left her behind for his career managing starship races. He's been approached by a cosmic entity to represent Earth in a race where the winner will be safe from impending galactic attack. His daughter, too scared to reveal herself as the forgotten child and pretending to just be an unrelated aspiring racer, is swept along to become part of the crew. We talk...
Ep23 Ōban Star-Racers
August 21, 2021 03:00 - 1 hour - 97.3 MBWe watched the French-Japanese animated series Oban Star-Racers, about a girl who tries to reconnect with her absent father after he left her behind for his career managing starship races. He's been approached by a cosmic entity to represent Earth in a race where the winner will be safe from impending galactic attack. His daughter, too scared to reveal herself as the forgotten child and pretending to just be an unrelated aspiring racer, is swept along to become part of the crew. We talk...
Ep22 The Looney Tunes Show
August 07, 2021 03:00 - 1 hour - 90.7 MBWe watched Cartoon Network's 2011 series The Looney Tunes Show, which reinvents the classic characters for a sitcom format where Bugs and Daffy are mismatched roommates in a modern human city. Bugs is trying to live a quiet life and date Lola, while Daffy is getting into schemes like running for city council, taking cosmetology courses under his girlfriend's name, and changing his name to Professor Duck and then teaching a college political science course. We discuss the show's surprisin...
Ep 22 The Looney Tunes Show
August 07, 2021 03:00 - 1 hour - 90.7 MBWe watched Cartoon Network's 2011 series The Looney Tunes Show, which reinvents the classic characters for a sitcom format where Bugs and Daffy are mismatched roommates in a modern human city. Bugs is trying to live a quiet life and date Lola, while Daffy is getting into schemes like running for city council, taking cosmetology courses under his girlfriend's name, and changing his name to Professor Duck and then teaching a college political science course. We discuss the show's surprisin...
Ep21 (Ft. Sera) Mummies Alive!
July 24, 2021 03:00 - 1 hour - 92.8 MB*Due to an unrealized error, there is a slight echo in this episode that couldn't be edited out. Sorry and thanks!* Special guest Sera (she/her) brings us a true blast from the past with Mummies Alive! Four mummies awake from their sarcophagi in 1997 San Francisco, sworn to protect the pharaoh's lost son Rapses, who they believe is a cool boy with a skateboard named Presley. They live in a secret room in the history museum when not fighting Scarab, an evil sorcerer with inefficient plans...
Ep 21 (Ft. Sera) Mummies Alive!
July 24, 2021 03:00 - 1 hour - 92.8 MB*Due to an unrealized error, there is a slight echo in this episode that couldn't be edited out. Sorry and thanks!* Special guest Sera (she/her) brings us a true blast from the past with Mummies Alive! Four mummies awake from their sarcophagi in 1997 San Francisco, sworn to protect the pharaoh's lost son Rapses, who they believe is a cool boy with a skateboard named Presley. They live in a secret room in the history museum when not fighting Scarab, an evil sorcerer with inefficient plans...
Ep20 Kidd Video
July 10, 2021 03:24 - 1 hour - 87 MBWe watched Kidd Video, a 1984 show about a teen rock band that is transported into a magic musical realm called The Flipside, where the devious Master Blaster wants to harness their music energy to take over the world. The show starts with live action kids who become animated, voiced by the same actors, and every episode ends with a return to live action for a music video! We talk about how, despite the fact that the show is named after a single character and that character is named Kidd Vi...
Ep 20 Kidd Video
July 10, 2021 03:24 - 1 hour - 87 MBWe watched Kidd Video, a 1984 show about a teen rock band that is transported into a magic musical realm called The Flipside, where the devious Master Blaster wants to harness their music energy to take over the world. The show starts with live action kids who become animated, voiced by the same actors, and every episode ends with a return to live action for a music video! We talk about how, despite the fact that the show is named after a single character and that character is named Kidd Vi...
Ep 19 Rupert
June 26, 2021 03:00 - 1 hour - 77.5 MBWe watched the charming 1991 cartoon Rupert, about the whimsical adventures of a bear in plaid pants and his other dapper animal friends. We see him go to Gameland, Toyland, and Mirrorland, and he falls in and out of all of these realms completely nonplussed. We discuss the very peaceful vibes of the show, bringing back tiddlywinks, the best Spider-Man to comfort you when you're in danger, whether or not Raggedy Ann is a clown, and what if there was a Toy Story movie where the toys mistoo...
Ep19 Rupert
June 26, 2021 03:00 - 1 hour - 77.5 MBWe watched the charming 1991 cartoon Rupert, about the whimsical adventures of a bear in plaid pants and his other dapper animal friends. We see him go to Gameland, Toyland, and Mirrorland, and he falls in and out of all of these realms completely nonplussed. We discuss the very peaceful vibes of the show, bringing back tiddlywinks, the best Spider-Man to comfort you when you're in danger, whether or not Raggedy Ann is a clown, and what if there was a Toy Story movie where the toys mistoo...
Ep 18 Fighting Foodons
June 12, 2021 03:00 - 1 hour - 81 MBWe watched a 2001 anime from the Fox Kids block, the pun-heavy Fighting Foodons. Long ago, a king asked which of his dinner options was the "strongest" and his chefs developed magic meal tickets to stick on their dishes to bring them to life FOR COMBAT. Now, the land is embroiled in a rebellion with food as their weapon, and a young boy named Chase hopes to become a great foodon chef like his dad. We try to make sense of a foodon as a sentient living creature and how long it can possibly ...
Ep18 Fighting Foodons
June 12, 2021 03:00 - 1 hour - 81 MBWe watched a 2001 anime from the Fox Kids block, the pun-heavy Fighting Foodons. Long ago, a king asked which of his dinner options was the "strongest" and his chefs developed magic meal tickets to stick on their dishes to bring them to life FOR COMBAT. Now, the land is embroiled in a rebellion with food as their weapon, and a young boy named Chase hopes to become a great foodon chef like his dad. We try to make sense of a foodon as a sentient living creature and how long it can possibly ...
Ep 17 Phantom of the Megaplex
May 29, 2021 03:00 - 1 hour - 87.6 MBWe're covering our first Disney Channel Original Movie, the overstuffed but underrated Phantom of the Megaplex! A small town movie theater is preparing to host a blockbuster Hollywood premiere, but a mysterious cloaked figure is sabotaging every aspect of the night. It's up to the theater's overworked teenage staff and two cinephile children to see the pattern in the mayhem and stop it before a giant inflatable dinosaur crushes all the celebrity guests. We talk about the film's huge cast o...
Ep17 Phantom of the Megaplex
May 29, 2021 03:00 - 1 hour - 87.6 MBWe're covering our first Disney Channel Original Movie, the overstuffed but underrated Phantom of the Megaplex! A small town movie theater is preparing to host a blockbuster Hollywood premiere, but a mysterious cloaked figure is sabotaging every aspect of the night. It's up to the theater's overworked teenage staff and two cinephile children to see the pattern in the mayhem and stop it before a giant inflatable dinosaur crushes all the celebrity guests. We talk about the film's huge cast o...
Ep16 The Raccoons
May 15, 2021 03:00 - 1 hour - 74.6 MBWe tried watching something we'd never seen and recommended by Tanner, the 1980s Canadian cartoon The Raccoons! This charming show follows the misadventures of Bert Raccoon as he fumbles in trying to pull off great stunts to please his friends. He makes Evergreen Forest fun, but local crabby millionaire Cyril Sneer has all the money in the world to try and make the forest as quiet as he wants it. We talk about Bert obliviously intruding on his best friend's marriage, how the show is mos...
Ep 16 The Raccoons
May 15, 2021 03:00 - 1 hour - 74.6 MBWe tried watching something we'd never seen and recommended by Tanner, the 1980s Canadian cartoon The Raccoons! This charming show follows the misadventures of Bert Raccoon as he fumbles in trying to pull off great stunts to please his friends. He makes Evergreen Forest fun, but local crabby millionaire Cyril Sneer has all the money in the world to try and make the forest as quiet as he wants it. We talk about Bert obliviously intruding on his best friend's marriage, how the show is mos...
Ep 15 Cartoon Network Groovies
May 01, 2021 03:00 - 1 hour - 81 MBWe're doing a special episode on the "Groovies," the short music videos that would air during Cartoon Network commercial breaks. These would feature remixed audio and visuals, or original songs with experimental new animation, covering both contemporary shows from the Cartoon Cartoon block and old Hanna-Barbera classics. We discuss the existential hellscape of "Circles," the Powerpuff Girls concept album behind "The Signal in the Sky" and "Go Monkey Go," the lack of Ed Edd n Eddy continuit...
Ep15 Cartoon Network Groovies
May 01, 2021 03:00 - 1 hour - 81 MBWe're doing a special episode on the "Groovies," the short music videos that would air during Cartoon Network commercial breaks. These would feature remixed audio and visuals, or original songs with experimental new animation, covering both contemporary shows from the Cartoon Cartoon block and old Hanna-Barbera classics. We discuss the existential hellscape of "Circles," the Powerpuff Girls concept album behind "The Signal in the Sky" and "Go Monkey Go," the lack of Ed Edd n Eddy continuit...
Ep 14 (Ft. Tanner) Hoze Houndz
April 17, 2021 04:26 - 1 hour - 102 MBTanner (They/Them) is our special guest this episode and they've brought us the Canadian fever dream Hoze Houndz, a show about cartoon dalmatians who are supposedly firefighters, but mostly just get into a series of absurd sci-fi misadventures. The houndz fall into a time travel portal, get brain-swapped with a rival team of cat firefighters, join a cult obsessed with lint, flash some cash, and are kidnapped by pirates in an episode inexplicably featuring the Canadian folk band Great Big Se...