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Talking Futurama - A Pharaoh to Remember

We've got a hilarious episode about slavery this month (the very distant, non-American variety) as a trip to Osiris-4 lands Bender in the role of the planet's Pharaoh. But in his quest to be remembered, will Bender alienate his friends Fry and Leela, who he's doomed to a life of hard labor and frequent whippings? Listen in and learn the fate of our Planet Express friends, as well as important facts concerning Hollywood's lies about ancient Egypt. You'll never look at Moses the same way again!...

Talking Simpsons - Bart the Murderer With Brendan James

As we continue our return to season 3, we're joined again by journalist/podcaster Brendan James, cohost of the brilliant Blowback series! We talk a ton about the mafia films this ep parodies and then dig into the first appearance of Fat Tony, as well as some of the best writing and animation the series had seen to that point. PLUS we all learn how to make a Man...

What A Cartoon! - Welcome to Eltingville

Chosen by premium Patreon subscriber Professor Gascan, we're digging into the career of Evan Dorkin and his Adult Swim pilot, Welcome to Eltingville! How did this series jump from the comic page to the TV screen? Why didn't Adult Swim order more than one episode? How accurate is all the trivia in this show? And how accurately does it reflect the nerd culture of the late '90s? Listen now before we argue more about Boba Fett!

Vote On The June 2022 What A Cartoon Movie!

How can it already be time for a Summer of the Disney Renaissance when it feels like 2022 just began? We're still recovering from Roger Rabbit! Well, it's true, and we need your help to figure it out once again because, in addition to all our regular releases like Talking Simpsons, What A Cartoon, Talking Futurama, or TalKing of the Hill, we are planning out another of our  $10 premium podcasts,...

What A Cartoon! - The May 2022 Schedule

A hearty May welcome to all Talking Simpsons Network patrons new and old! Hope you all enjoyed our big guests last month, as well as our epically long Roger Rabbit podcast. And we're keeping that energy going into the next month as we have so much planned for you. A lost Adult Swim pilot, one of the meanest Futurama eps ever, Hank Hill with porn, and a return to Pixar's top franchise. It's a wild mon...

Talk to the Audience?!? - April 2022

Spring has fully sprung and we've got tons to chat about in the world of Simpsons! We chat about a couple of recent eps that changed up some history, celebrate an anniversary, eulogize Gilbert Gottfried, and lots more. Then we dig into our own fun we've had over the last month, then wrap things up by responding to many of our fave Patreon comments (including following up on the tiresome Slap Discourse we missed out on). Listen now before we put the heat to the meat!

A Preview of What A Cartoon Movie for Who Framed Roger Rabbit

As we reach the end of April we at the Talking Simpsons Network, are covering a film we always hoped to deconstruct! This month, our $10+ Patreon subscribers get to hear us talk about 1988's Who Framed Roger Rabbit! Listen now to this free extended preview, and then subscribe at the $10 level (or up your current pledge to $10) to hear the whole thing and all of our previous What A Cartoon Movie podcasts. 2022-04-25 04:01:59 +0000 UTC View Post

What A Cartoon Movie! - Who Framed Roger Rabbit

For any child of the '80s, one film's celebration of Golden Age cartoons will forever be burned in their memories, and that's why we're celebrating Who Framed Roger Rabbit on this massive podcast! We go deep into Roger's origins, the complex creation, the falling out of the creators, and we go scene-by-scene through every cameo, clue, and cartoon cliché in Toontown. Listen now for our shave and haircut special!

Talking Simpsons - A Hunka Hunka Burns In Love With Andrew Jupin

We welcome back Andrew Jupin from the awesome We Hate Movies podcast for a frank discussion of Mr. Burns' sex life! Yes, after some poorly aged Chinese restaurant jokes, Burns gets a girlfriend with sexy results. Homer is his new wingman to the special guest star, and somehow it all ends in a hostage standoff. Listen now before we all try growing devil beards!<...

TalKing of the Hill - Traffic Jam

Chris Rock guest stars at the height of his power in this month's episode, one that provides wisdom about race relations and proper backing up procedures! When Hank gets into a fender-bender with Kahn, he's forced to take a driver's ed course and ends up on the receiving end of insult comic Booda Sack—who soon becomes Bobby's hero. It's a very late-90s tale full of "yo mama" jokes and important lessons about freedom of speech; like how you can say whatever you want and sti...

Talking Simpsons - When Flanders Failed With José

It's time for our final episode of the more maudlin second production season, and we welcome the great video essayist José! As Bart learns karate and Homer learns to not wish schadenfreude on Ned, we dig into the difficult production and the sitcom history of this sinister episode. Learn how "sinister" means "left-handed" and more in this podcast!...

Talking Futurama - A Leela of Her Own

This month, we're covering yet another sports-focused season three episode of Futurama! When Leela's lack of depth perception leads her to become the concussion queen, she rises to blernsball fame—then learns she's only a celebrity based on her status as a living joke. Will Hank Aaron the 24th be able to train her into NOT the worse blernsball player of all time? And what does Bob Uecker's head think of all this? Listen in to learn the answers to these questions, plus important sports facts...

Toy Story 3 Will Be Our What A Cartoon Movie Episode For May 2022!

The results are in! Thanks to your votes, next month's episode of the What A Cartoon Movie podcast will be about 2010's Toy Story 3. Folks on the $5 level of our Patreon can hear the extended free preview of this podcast when it goes live on Monday, May 30th, but $10 subscribers will be ab...

Talking Simpsons - Homer The Moe With Stuart Wellington

Just in time for an episode about running a bar, we welcome on the cohost of The Flop House Podcast/bartender, the awesome Stuart Wellington! He gives us the scoop on this spirited Moe episode, as Homer takes over the bar ahead of it being rebuilt, as well as perhaps the show's darkest joke that's followed by some stuff that hasn't aged well and a ...

What A Cartoon! - Saturday Morning All Star Hits! With Scott Gairdner!

It's time for our zuzzy and zazzy April Fool's tradition on the podcast of covering a live-action cartoon, and we're joined by a special guest! We're covering Saturday Morning All Star Hits (aka S.M.A.S.H.) with one of the executive producers, Scott Gairdner (aka our pal from 2022-04-04 04:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post

Vote On The May 2022 What A Cartoon Movie!

Spring has officially begun on the Talking Simpsons Network and we're full speed ahead on podcast production! No April-foolin' from us, we're hard at work on Talking Simpsons, Talking Futurama, TalKing of the Hill, and What A Cartoon, as well as our once-a-month $10 premium podcast. And once more we'll need your help to decide what we'll be covering in May.

Currently, we're so far ahea...

What A Cartoon! - The April 2022 Schedule

Spring has sprung, and if you're currently not a Talking Simpson Network patron, you might look like a fool... An April Fool, if you will. Why's that? Well, we've got a ton of great Patreon-exclusive podcasts coming at you this month—and one of them is about a very special movie our listeners have wanted us to talk about since our network began!

And remember, if you'd like to listen to this m...

Talk to the Audience?!? - March 2022

We've reached the end of the month, which means it's once again time for another episode of our community podcast. This time around, we discuss the ever-growing amount of new Simpsons merch, bootleg bars in Latin America, how the show didn't predict Russia's invasion of Ukraine, animation guild news, and more! And, as always, we respond to your questions and comments from the most recent round of episodes. So sit back, relax, and give us your pants! That's right, we rob now.

A Preview of What A Cartoon Movie for Pinocchio

Another month has passed at the Talking Simpsons Network, and that means we've got another awesome podcast about an animated feature film! This month, our $10+ Patreon subscribers get to hear us talk about 1940's Pinocchio! Listen now to this free extended preview, and then subscribe at the $10 level (or up your current pledge to $10) to hear the whole thing and all of our previous What A Cartoon Movie podcasts. <...

What A Cartoon Movie! - Pinocchio

This month on What A Cartoon Movie, we're covering our oldest subject matter yet with a super-size podcast all about 1940's Pinocchio! The follow-up to Disney's first animated feature, Pinocchio had to prove the studio's hit movie about a young girl living with seven tiny bachelors wasn't just a fluke. And while Disney's adaptation overly sanitizes Carlo Collodi's often grim source material—even for an audience that existed at the dawn of World War II—the animation on display is a sight t...

TalKing of the Hill - Three Days of the Kahndo

This month, the Hills and the Souphanousinphones take a trip south of the border in the first truly international episode of King of the Hill. But their innocent quest to obtain the fireworks, illegal makeups, and papier-mâché that Mexico has to offer soon turns dangerous when a mitad mishap causes Hank, Dale, and Kahn to be stranded outside of the USA. Will the trio escape before they're arrested and forced to subsist on moldy bread and non-distilled water? Listen in to find out and 2022-03-25 04:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post