What's McCracken'?
12 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 5 years ago - ★★★★★ - 1 ratingA cartoon rewatch and discussion podcast mainly focusing on the works of Craig McCracken. Jordan, Dan, and Brian talk you through the strange, quirky, funny, and heartwarming shows created by a prolific animator, director, and writer who help move Cartoon Network from showing reruns to producing their own shows.
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Episodes
#10: Hi Totally Blorped, I'm Dan
October 31, 2018 04:00 - 2 hours - 50.7 MBEpisodes: The Nice Guy, The Time Bomb Current Series: Wander Over Yonder We're back! After a month hiatus, the Cracken Crew talk about a couple of episodes including on that Jordan really likes the writing on. Also Soda. We talk a lot about soda again. Topics include: Scribble Kibble (1), THE Rumiko Takahashi is getting an award, James Bond Jr. again, Yu-gi-oh podcasts: contact us, The science of being Totally Blorped, It's actually 16 seconds long, Soda anecdotes, The Fresh Spigot, Que...
#9: Chekhov's Bandage
September 05, 2018 13:00 - 2 hours - 52.1 MBEpisodes: The Hero, The Birthday Boy Current Series: Wander Over Yonder This episode we're joined by Jessie as we watch Wander trust the wrong guy and then liven up a party! Topics include: Jordan usually provides the extra enthusiasm, Sidetracked by Spongebob, The Nihlistic Spirit!, IDW's Ghostbuster comics are really good, Jessie could barely stand Brad, Wander: Speed-run champ, Bach's Tocccata and Fugue in D minor, Brad: the 22 year old man-child, Differing opinions is important, Syl...
#8: A WIN-Naaa...zzz...
July 29, 2018 04:00 - 1 hour - 39.5 MBEpisode: The Bounty, The Ball Current Series: Wander Over Yonder The Cracken Crew get into a really great episode about second bananas as well as an episode that raises the question of who is letting giant puppies run loose? Topics include: Jordan fears he messed up a Star Wars reference; the many voices of Tara Strong; Like the Freakazoid/Cosgrove dynamic; Remain seated please; She only got severely mauled; Full Daffy Duck; The Thousand Yard Stare with just one eye; The Zenigata Effec...
#7: All Watchdogs Go To Heaven
July 12, 2018 04:00 - 1 hour - 34.8 MBEpisode: The Little Guy Current Series: Wander Over Yonder We're joined by another guest: Morrigan Spade! She helps us through this extremely adorable and good episode as we get sidetracked only occasionally. Topics include: Buster Bluth as the Joker; There is a Highlander anime; Please drink, watch movies, and finger paint responsibly; Moose is swol; Westley is the best-ley; Honestly this show is very gif-able; Please don't drink from the ocean; The Watchdogs raise questions; Wander O...
#6: Enjoy the Pathetic Fallacy
July 06, 2018 04:00 - 2 hours - 49 MBEpisodes: The Box, The Hat Current Series: Wander Over Yonder It's time for us to handle some inanimate objects in this episode, as well as getting to meet our guest Jen! Topics include: The deep questions; Double Dare's dark and gritty reboot; John Hodgeman was a PC; Another LARP tangent; As many banjos as Steven Universe's Star Shirts; A couple of psychedelic scenes; Technicolor Grey Alien; Granola based character; Satisfaction brought it back; Is this trip really necessary?; A thir...
Bonus #1: Sol Mon Grunt Tee
June 22, 2018 04:00 - 1 hour - 31.3 MBEpisode: E. Nigma, Consulting Detective Series: Justice League Action It's a bonus episode as Jordan invites his friends from the War & Beast podcast to talk about an episode of the latest cartoon version of Justice League! Topics include: Kendall gets an answer to his rhetorical question; Yes. Everything was fine; Bee and Puppycat: Lazy in Space; It's episode 41 on IMDB; Kevin Conroy grunts as Batman; Anyone ever seen the gameshow Concentration?; Batman '66 moment; Godspeed, Brawny Tuxedo...
#5: Go Bill!
June 07, 2018 04:00 - 2 hours - 48.3 MBEpisodes: The Bad Guy, The Troll Current Series: Wander Over Yonder This episode the Cracken Crew talk about Wander's great method acting and a rather growing problem. Topics include: Keith Richardson is Groot, Bill *gibberish reminiscent of Swedish*, No this is Patrick, The Invisible Craft of Voice Acting, It started with Disney, Random Mr. Bean mention, The strange canonicity of the Gorillaz and Powerpuff girls world, The physics of space again, Zwoooops, Little bit of dinosaur, Wic...
#4: Who is the Universe's Awesomest Evil Doer?
June 01, 2018 04:00 - 2 hours - 44.3 MBEpisodes: The Good Deed, The Prisoner Current Series: Wander Over Yonder It's back to two 15 minute episodes as the Cracken Crew talk about a pair of shows that take Rube Goldberg devices to a cosmic level and how sometimes being a henchman is a tough and thankless job. This episode includes: Jordan's opening falls flat, You shouldn't feel bad about liking what you like, Teen Titans Go : Teen Titans :: Thundercats Roar : Thundercats, It's hard to connect to googly-eyes, "Cal-Arts influe...
#3: Capt Tim
May 24, 2018 04:00 - 1 hour - 41 MBEpisode: The Pet Current Series: Wander Over Yonder Join us for this spooky, and apparently a Halloween, episode that teaches a valuble lesson about pet ownership. Topics include: LARP. Like a lot. We talk a lot about LARP. Sorry; Owl House; Fred Tatasciore voices a lot of beefy dudes; A spider the size of a small puppy but its face is just Mick Jagger's lips; Nebbish computer; Remember this show is for kids; and how the funniest word is 'again.' Next time we talk about the episodes Th...
#2: Let's Get Awesome
May 17, 2018 10:00 - 1 hour - 30.2 MBEpisodes: The Picnic, The Fugitives Current Series: Wander Over Yonder On to the next pair of episodes and the Cracken Crew take note of how the series took what we started with and just runs with it. Topics include: The Wilhelm Scream; Lord Hater Zord; A Phoned-in Nick Jr. Face; The Fist Fighters can't be called Fisters; Background characters from the Banana Splits; Bruno the Kid is on YouTube with Turkish subtitles; and To the Root of the Problem. Next time we talk about the episode ...
#1: Mother & Child, Y'all!
May 10, 2018 04:00 - 1 hour - 40.7 MBEpisodes: The Greatest, The Egg Current Series: Wander Over Yonder The Cracken Crew start by discussing the first paired episodes of the series Wander Over Yonder, which introduces us to the main cast and their relationships to each other. Topics include: Jordan can't stop talking about other podcasts; Voice actor spotlights; Dingleopoglapogas; They're PEEP-le because they're eyes; Who's Kate?!; It sounds just as good in Czech; It's a chibi house fly elephant thing; PSA about seasonal a...
#0: Not Sponsored by Spatula City
May 03, 2018 11:30 - 1 hour - 21 MBIn this introductory episode, Jordan, Dan, and Brian discuss their history with cartoons and some of the work of Craig McCracken, introduce themselves, actually tell everyone who Craig McCracken is, give a short timeline of Cartoon Network history, and then go on many tangents. Next time we talk about the Wander Over Yonder episodes The Greatest and The Egg. Follow us on Twitter: @CrakenCast Our Theme Song was made by Kendall Halman. You can find more by him at his bandcamp or on his own ...