Season 2

067 - Character Study: Mickey Mouse

The magic! The mystery! The MOUSE! Chris and Mackenzie explore the history and evolution of Mickey Mouse! What was Mickey like in the beginning? How has Mickey changed? What does Mickey have in common with Superman? What makes Mickey Mickey? Links Catch our episode all about The Sorcerer’s Apprentice http://bit.ly/wga-043 Get the Mickey Video app! Watch Mickey shorts! https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/mickey-video/id655254536?mt=8 Watch Steamboat Willie http://video.disney.com/watch/steamboat-willie-4ea9de5180b375f7476ada2c Watch The Band Concert http://video.disney.com/watch/the-band-concert-a-classic-mickey-short-545c25c431548a552e3524c8 Watch Hawaiian Holiday http://video.disney.com/watch/hawaiian-holiday-4bb39f1a02927a8833003b15 Watch The Sorcerer’s Apprentice http://video.disney.com/watch/sorcerer-s-apprentice-fantasia-4ea9ebc01a74ea59a5867853 Watch Mickey and the Seal http://video.disney.com/watch/mickey-and-the-seal-4be387e88cd10a0e1266b068 Watch a clip of Mickey’s Christmas Carol http://video.disney.com/watch/fred-visits-scrooge-mickey-s-christmas-carol-clip-4e972a90488b1816d5c73f55 Watch Split Decision http://video.disney.com/watch/disneychannel-split-decision-534bcd8977b1eebe0d0f7ae8 Watch Couples Sweaters http://video.disney.com/watch/disneychannel-couple-sweaters-52b0a210e7f43b0279ec4a9f Watch a clip from The Prince and the Pauper http://video.disney.com/watch/disney-animation-collection-vol-3-dvd-prince-and-the-pauper-4c040ef6a03a512ada7b63c3 Watch a clip from Get a Horse http://video.disney.com/watch/get-a-horse-clip-4eb3e463c4d31a858d1f49db About Runaway Brain https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Runaway_Brain Watch Eric Goldberg draw Mickey http://video.disney.com/watch/rediscovering-mickey-mouse-with-eric-goldberg-4f2dfd0c40ecc51d93fcdc84 About Noises Off https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noises_Off

066 - Disynergy: Doc McStuffins, Pooh, and Lion Guard, Too

Crossovers, call backs, and cameos! What do you get when two Disney Junior shows incorporate characters from Disney’s past? Chris and Mackenzie fly through the rainbow waterfall to visit Doc McStuffins and Winnie the Pooh and venture into the outlands of The Lion Guard with characters from The Lion King II! What is the opposite of “jumping the shark?” What do we plan for the series finale of Doc McStuffins? Who can make sense of the timeline of the Lion King movies and shows? Is Christopher Robin magic or insane? Links Disney Debuts Doc McStuffins-Winnie the Pooh Crossover Episode http://bit.ly/2ntOLnx A Look at the making of the McStuffins/Pooh episode from Chris Nee http://bit.ly/2myIQbZ About Little Black Rain Cloud http://bit.ly/2myvdd2 Winnie the Pooh (2011) http://bit.ly/2ntO1io Pooh sings “I Feel Better” http://bit.ly/2ntCn7g About Lions of the Outlands http://bit.ly/2myAZeo Watch the Trailer for Lions of the Outlands http://bit.ly/2ntS5PS Learn about Lion King II: Simba’s Pride from us! http://bit.ly/wga-032

065 - Studio Ghibli Goes to TV! Ronja: The Robber's Daughter

Studio Ghibli explores the wonders of TV! Chris and Mackenzie explore the wondrous, fairy tale-esque world of Ronja:The Robber’s Daughter! What choices do you have when creating an adaptation? What did Goro Miyazaki find in a novel from Sweden? How do you build a world in tv? How does a father and daughter relationship grow and change? Links About Goro Miyazaki http://bit.ly/2lJmMzS About the book Ronia the Robber’s Daughter http://bit.ly/2lJc90c ‘Ronja, the Robber’s Daughter’: A Guide to Studio Ghibli’s Adventure Series on Amazon http://bit.ly/2lJ9YcN How Children’s TV Like Studio Ghibli’s Ronja, the Robber’s Daughter Can Give Grown-Ups the Strength to Endure http://slate.me/2lJkmkT Ronja The Robber’s Daughter Review http://collider.com/ronja-the-robbers-daughter-review/ http://www.indiewire.com/2017/02/ronja-the-robbers-daughter-goro-miyazaki-studio-ghibli-animation-1201777087/ The Studio Ghibli Retrospective: “Tales From Earthsea” http://moviemezzanine.com/studio-ghibli-retrospective-tales-from-earthsea/

064 - Everything is Batman

Chris and Mackenzie talk about The Lego Batman Movie! And they don’t just talk in Batman voices for the -entire- podcast! What kind of actor (real or fictional horse) does it take to play Batman on screen? How many Batmen are there? Why does the Batman voice hurt? How many condiment-related puns can our hosts come up with? What makes a man a Batman? How many emotions does this movie make young children feel? Will we ever run out of animated Batman to talk about? The answer, for once, is ‘no’. Links The Lego Movie - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1490017/ Lego Dimensions - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lego_Dimensions A Guide to all the Villains in The Lego Batman Movie - http://www.comingsoon.net/movies/features/813125-a-guide-to-all-the-batman-villains-in-the-lego-batman-movie#/slide/1 A History of Batman on TV - http://www.ign.com/articles/2008/07/17/a-history-of-batman-on-tv BoJack Horseman does Birdman - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yQ3hnIpBOVg What a Character: Why Gob Bluth from Arrested Development is a TV Great - https://www.joe.ie/movies-tv/what-a-character-why-gob-bluth-from-arrested-development-is-a-tv-great-514465 Yes, the Condiment King is Real - http://www.dccomics.com/blog/2017/02/14/the-lego-batman-movie-yes-the-condiment-king-is-real Epic Rap Battles of History: Batman vs. Sherlock Holmes - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=17CLlZuiBkQ Siri’s Latest Easter egg lets you become ‘Lego Batman’ - https://www.engadget.com/2017/02/15/siri-lego-batman-easter-egg/ The Lego Ninjago Movie trailer - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sZSYYiATFTI Kumail Nanjani - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kumail_Nanjiani Chekhov’s Gun - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chekhov's_gun

063 - Dear Academy, Here’s How to Vote… Again: Oscar-Nominated Animated Shorts

Roll out the Writers Get Animated red carpet, Chris and Mackenzie are heading to the Oscars! In their minds! Join them as they give in-depth coverage about this year’s Oscar-nominated animated shorts: Piper, Pear Cider and Cigarettes, Borrowed Time, Blind Vaysha, and Pearl! Listen as Chris goes VR in a cardboard box LIVE! How do styles affect storytelling? Is Piper a female? Did the sheriff actually intend to jump? What does linocut animation have to do with Bertolt Brecht? Links Watch VR’s first Oscar-nominated short film (Pearl) http://bit.ly/2lQfwSf Director Theodore Ushev on Bringing 'Blind Vaysha' to Life in Four Dimensions http://bit.ly/2lQl2US ‘Blind Vaysha’: How Theodore Ushev’s Zeitgeist-Grabbing Short Taps Political Anxiety http://bit.ly/2lBngVF About Pear Cider and Cigarettes http://bit.ly/2lQeOV4 ‘Pear Cider and Cigarettes’: How an Imperfect Life Became an Oscar Contender http://bit.ly/2lBnfRk Oscar-nominated ‘Borrowed Time’ directors Andrew Coats and Lou Hamou-Lhadj dish animated short film contender http://bit.ly/2lQ9voE Oscars 2017 Animated Shorts: Will ‘Piper’ End Pixar’s 15-Year Drought? http://bit.ly/2lBl00q Facebook Live conversation with the directors of Piper http://bit.ly/2lBAWzX Last year’s episode about Oscar-nominated animated shorts! http://apple.co/2lBw65E

062 - Life, Animated

Chris and Mackenzie do something a little different with this episode. They discuss the documentary “Life, Animated.” How did Disney movies open up a line of communication between a boy and his world? How did the filmmakers use animation to tell their story? How many Disney clips can a single, non-Disney movie have? Learn more about this moving and powerful film. Links Life, Animated the documentary http://bit.ly/2kYmuDd Life, Animated - A Story of Sidekicks, Heroes, and Autism http://bit.ly/2kYiQJG Life, Animated Trailer http://bit.ly/2kYngA5 About the film Persepolis http://bit.ly/2kYkBGQ About the film Waltz with Bashir http://bit.ly/2lZU2yz About the book Fun Home http://bit.ly/2lZNv7b About Fun Home the Musical http://bit.ly/2lRsXl5 State of Ohio Department of Developmental Disabilities http://bit.ly/2lZCjak

061 - We'll Form the Head! Voltron: Legendary Defender

What has five lions and no thumbs and fights awesome space battles? That guy! Chris and Mackenzie assemble an episode about Voltron: Legendary Defender! How do you tell a story about a team? How did Netflix change the structure of the storytelling? Who are these characters? How do you make space bigger? Links About Voltron: Legendary Defender http://bit.ly/2kNVqor Voltron: Legendary Defender couldn’t have existed without Netflix http://bit.ly/2kO0MjL About Voltron: Defender of the Universe http://bit.ly/2kO5JJj Voltron: The Third Dimension http://bit.ly/2kNNunu Where is Old Zealand? http://mentalfloss.com/article/56233/where-old-zealand Battlestar Galactica “33” http://bit.ly/2ky70Wi Whose Line Is It Anyway Film Dub http://bit.ly/2ky5gwv

060 - How Could We Forget Finding Dory?

Honestly, how could Chris and Mackenzie forget to talk about Finding Dory? What do you do when a story is left unfinished? Who is the hero of Finding Dory? How did Ellen DeGeneres change the story of Finding Nemo and pave the way for Finding Dory? Is Finding Dory a sequel or a spin-off? When are we getting Finding Mr. Ray? Links Watch Finding Dory on Netflix http://nflx.it/2knhk1E Finding Dory Review http://nyti.ms/2knhy9a Ellen’s Comments on the Travel Ban http://bit.ly/2knsC69 Finding Dory is a Movie About Disability http://bit.ly/2kngYZ5 Director Andrew Stanton Brings Dory Back Again http://bit.ly/2l2w9WO Ellen Announces Finding Dory http://bit.ly/2kyurPY Ocean Odyssey: Andrew Stanton explores the backstory of Pixar’s Dory http://bit.ly/2kykGkI Ellen DeGeneres on Lesbian Fish and Why It Was Finally Time for Finding Dory http://ti.me/2l2xaOw Finding Nemo and Taken http://uproxx.it/2l2vGnx Listen to the Soundtrack to Finding Dory on Apple Music http://bit.ly/2l2JHkZ Once Upon a Time Again (Our episode about Disney direct-to-video sequels) http://bit.ly/wga-032 Sequels and Prequels are Rare in Theatre http://bit.ly/2kyuGdI Lend Me Another Tenor (or Two) http://bit.ly/2l2qJea

059 - 2016: The Good, the Bad, the Animated

It’s the good, the bad, and the animated! 2016 brought so many animated movies that came out, they couldn’t keep up! Chris and Mackenzie cram like it’s finals time and try to watch all the animated films they missed… And they squeak by with a passing grade! It’s Kung Fu Panda 3, Storks, Secret Life of Pets, The Angry Birds Movie, Sing!, Quackerz, and more! Chris gets on a soapbox! What did 2016 bring us? Links Kung Fu Panda 3 http://bit.ly/2k99NFX Secret Life of Pets http://bit.ly/2k9oqcB Storks http://bit.ly/2k98040 Sing http://bit.ly/2kqojXu The Angry Birds Movie http://bit.ly/2kqsDWz Quackerz http://bit.ly/2k9cszN The Red Turtle http://bit.ly/2k9iaRY My Life as a Zucchini http://bit.ly/2k9cKqm Your name http://bit.ly/2kqqBWk The Animation Show of Shows 2016 http://bit.ly/2k9533a Ethel and Ernest http://bit.ly/2kqmDgu Ice Age: Collision Course http://fox.co/2k99OcZ Nerdland http://bit.ly/2kquWJe Sausage Party http://bit.ly/2kqiaKA Norm of the North http://bit.ly/2kqnCx1 Ratchet and Clank http://bit.ly/2kqf0qi Sly Cooper http://bit.ly/2k9hBYg Secret Life of Pets http://bit.ly/2k9oqcB Trolls http://bit.ly/2kquV88 Monkey King: Hero Is Back http://bit.ly/2k9dGuF Rock Dog (in China) http://bit.ly/2k9opW5 Miss Hokusai http://bit.ly/2k9fhAG Long Way North http://bit.ly/2kqnLRb

058 - Grammer Nerds

We truly are Grammer nerds! Join us as we celebrate the work of Kelsey Grammer! The genius of Sideshow Bob on The Simpsons, the heartwarming kindness of Blinky from Trollhunters, and the one artist that binds them. Why do we love Kelsey Grammer? What can you expect from a Kelsey Grammer character? How many times can we say Kelsey Grammer? Links The story of Sideshow Bob’s voice http://bit.ly/2iZ3hjN About Trollhunters http://bit.ly/2iZ0c3i Watch Trollhunters on Netflix http://nflx.it/2jS94WG Watch Cape Feare on Simpson’s World http://bit.ly/2iZ3kMM Kelsey Grammer Is Fine Being A Conservative In Hollywood http://bit.ly/2iYYgrC Kelsey Grammer in costume as Sideshow Bob http://bit.ly/2jSb1ml Bojack Horseman Stickers App http://apple.co/2iYTw5o Winnie the Pooh on Doc McStuffins http://bit.ly/2jScfhg