This week Conor Lastowka from Rifftrax and the 372 Pages We'll Never Get Back podcast returns for a podcast all about loveably dumb dogs! As Santa's Little Helper destroys everything he possibly can, he's in danger of being given away unless Bart can get through to him. All that, plus the un...
2021-11-03 04:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post
Now that Halloween is in our rearview mirror, it's time that we at Talking Simpsons Network start thinking about the final month of podcasts for 2021! As we enter November, we're still hard at work on Talking Simpsons and What A Cartoon (as well as our Batman The Animated Series podcast miniseries!), but also on our once-a-month $10 premium podcast. And we'll need your help to decide what we'll be co...
2021-11-01 13:00:07 +0000 UTC View Post
First, we covered Garfield's Halloween toon in 2018, then we did A Garfield Christmas in 2020, and now it's time to finish the trilogy! Yes, we're doing Garfield's Thanksgiving! Somehow turkey day ends up being spent on a vet-enforced diet for Garfield, all while ...
2021-11-01 04:00:06 +0000 UTC View Post
We hope all of you had a fun Halloween weekend, and are ready for the holiday season to begin, because that's about to arrive here on the Talking Simpsons Network! We've got so many great podcasts coming your way in November: the third and final Garfield holiday special, the last of the premiere night of Adult Swim shows we've yet to cover, AND we're closing the month with a true Xmas classic. Lastly...
2021-10-31 13:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post
Welcome to the debut of our 10-episode miniseries all about our favorite episodes of Batman: The Animated Series! This week, we're kicking things off with a great Joker episode that not only introduced this version of the Clown Prince of Crime to the TV-viewing public—it also introduced his chipper sidekick, Harley Quinn. (Ever heard of her?) In this surprisingly Batman-light episode of the series, we find out just what happens when the Joker decides to make an average schlub his p...
2021-10-29 04:01:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Just in time for Halloween the newest community podcast is here for Talking Simpsons listeners! We review the newest Treehouse, talk about Simpsons high fashion crossover, announce some exciting upcoming podcasts we have planned, and lastly, we reply to some of our favorite comments on Patreon in the last month! A great time as always, so get ready for a scary good time!
2021-10-27 04:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post
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 2000's Batman Beyond: Return of The Joker! 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 ...
2021-10-25 04:02:02 +0000 UTC View Post
Our big run of Batman podcasts starts with a bang, as Joker is back to give this podcast a wedgie again! Yes, it's 2000's direct-to-DVD film, Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker, and we cover its creation, its complicated multiple releases across two years, and so much more. How much got changed? What TMS greats animated it? And what does John McCain have to do with it? Learn all about it now in this podcast!
2021-10-25 04:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post
After weeks of behind-the-scenes work, we can't wait to launch our newest podcast miniseries, Blabbin 'Bout Batman: The Animated Series this Friday, October 29th! This miniseries covers 10 of our favorite episodes of Batman: The Animated Series, spanning all three eras (and titles) of this legendary take on The Caped Crusader. If you're a patron on the $5 level or hi...
2021-10-22 19:01:01 +0000 UTC View Post
This week's episode about nerds vs bullies is joined by the returning Kat Bailey, our friend and the co-host of the Axe of the Blood God podcast! In this Lisa-centric ep she has her own bully, all while Homer cares about baby-proofing (and gets maimed). What's the secret that causes bullying? Learn on this podcast, and be careful dialing up poison ...
2021-10-20 04:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post
Thanks to premium patron Duckmeat, this week we're looking at a recent Disney Channel hit that's equal parts heartwarming and hilarious. Based on the real-life story of its creators, The Houghton Brothers, Big City Greens tells the tale of a family of transplants pulled out of the country and plopped down in the big city—specifically, the Big City. And for our podcast discussion, we're highlighting one of the funniest episodes to date, in which a Billy the Big Mouth Bass clone driv...
2021-10-18 04:01:01 +0000 UTC View Post
For this ep of early '90s wealth, we're joined by Chris Wade from the awesome podcasts Chapo Trap House, And Introducing..., and Hell of Presidents! After we discuss the greatness of Danny DeVito, we chat ab...
2021-10-13 04:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post
This month, we see the first episode to truly explore Kif and Amy's budding relationship as he finally meets her parents on their Mars-based buggalo ranch. But when the herd gets rustled by mysterious dust storms, it's time for Kif to play the hero and prove he's not just a spineless, boneless weakling. Listen in and learn the location of the Great Stone Ass of Mars, listen to some soothing Tuvan throat singing, and find out the best way to eject chickens from a sand dune. All this, plus many...
2021-10-11 04:01:01 +0000 UTC View Post
The results are in! Thanks to your votes, next month's episode of the What A Cartoon Movie podcast will be the Rankin/Bass classic, Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer. Folks on the $5 level of our Patreon can hear the extended free preview of this podcast when it goes live on Monday, November 29, but $10 subscribers will be able to access the whole thing and also access our extensive back catalog of Wh...
2021-10-08 23:51:18 +0000 UTC View Post
We welcome back podcaster/journalist Dave Schilling--check out his newest podcast Galaxy Brains--as we dig into the world of sports and hunger strikes! Homer learns his baseball team plans to move but no one believes him, so he risks his life on a hunger strike that convinces few people. All that plus the real-life history of the Albuquerque Isoto...
2021-10-06 04:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post
Chosen by premium Patreon subscriber Professor Gascan, it's our first-ever podcast on the controversial Butch Hartman and his sophomore series, Danny Phantom! How did this action series make it onto Nick in 2004? What is its online legacy with fans? And what about mocking vegetarians? All of that in one big podcast, so go ghost and listen now!
2021-10-04 04:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post
It's fall already, can you believe it? And we here at Talking Simpsons Network are already planning out podcasts all the way into the end of 2021! As we enter October, we're still hard at work on Talking Simpsons and What A Cartoon, as well as our next miniseries, Blabbin 'Bout Batman: The Animated Series! Last but hardly least, there's our once-a-month $10 premium podcast, and we'll...
2021-10-01 13:00:10 +0000 UTC View Post
We're heading straight into the spooky season, and there's nothing scarier than a lack of podcast content to get you through all 31 harrowing days of October! Thankfully, this nightmare won't come true on the What A Cartoon podcast, since our schedule is just as full and varied as it is every month. We'll kick off October by checking out a Nickelodeon-based, tween-friendly superhero, move on to discu...
2021-09-30 19:01:01 +0000 UTC View Post
It's the end of the month once again, which means it's time for another episode of our community podcast! This time around, we discuss the season 33 premiere, the fate of Fox's prime-time animated lineup, new Simpsons shorts on Disney+, a Moe's Tavern pop-up in a non-fictional Springfield, and more! And, as always, we read and respond to your questions and comments from our most recent batch of episodes. So listen in and don't forget to join the navy!
2021-09-29 04:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post
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 2000's The Road to El Dorado! 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...
2021-09-27 04:02:00 +0000 UTC View Post
In the year 2000, not even the combined powers of Elton John and $90 million dollars' worth of the finest 2D animation could convince audiences to care about The Road to El Dorado; after a miserable opening weekend, it limped out of theaters, and went on to be a forgotten film. Or has it? In recent years, the internet has been buzzing about its status as a hidden gem that got a raw deal in Y2K. So are we future folks more enlightened than the pre-9/11 moviegoing public? This month, listen in ...
2021-09-27 04:01:01 +0000 UTC View Post
We welcome back once again our pal Drew Mackie from the great Gayest Episode Ever Podcast for a look back an episode full of Homersexuals! Drew helps us navigate the complex love lives of Patty & Selma, not to mention Principal Skinner's own proclivities, plus we deconstruct the first appearance of Groundskeeper Willie, and so much more. So grab...
2021-09-22 04:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post
The day long promised by our guest (and one of our top Patreon supporters), Devin, has finally arrived! We cover one of the silliest and most banal animated shows of all time, Hanna-Barbera's adaptation of the Gary Marshall classic, Laverne & Shirley. We chart how the success of the Happy Days universe of shows in the 1970s led to this Saturday morning cartoon in 1981, plus some interesting facts about how this odd show came to be. So get ready to enlist alongside a pig in this week's pod...
2021-09-20 04:00:00 +0000 UTC View Post
This week we're joined for the first time by journalist/podcaster Brendan James, cohost of the brilliant Blowback series, a perfect fit for an episode about American propaganda! Bart and his pals become a boy band to meet N*SYNC, but all that is secondary to a plot that involves the shocking moment of a skyscraper in Manhattan exploding. All that and so much mo...
2021-09-15 04:00:00 +0000 UTC View Post
On this month's episode of Talking Futurama, we finally answer the immortal question, "What if Leela had two eyes?" When an Orphanarium reunion leads Leela to reconnect to an old crush, he leads her down the path to biocular normalcy—but is being average everything it's cracked up to be? Listen in and learn how Bender can also be used as a toilet, the best way to have kids without having sex, and the way Dr. Zoidberg defends himself against predators. All this and more in our lates...
2021-09-13 04:01:00 +0000 UTC View Post
The results are in! Thanks to your votes, next month's episode of the What A Cartoon Movie podcast will be the beloved Batman Beyond movie, The Return of the Joker. Folks on the $5 level of our Patreon can hear the extended free preview of this podcast when it goes live on Monday, October 25, but $10 subscribe...
2021-09-09 19:53:52 +0000 UTC View Post
We welcome back our friend/video game historian Chris Kohler, this time as we talk about the very first Simpsons game! Way back in early 1991, as season 2 aired, Konami released The Simpsons Arcade Game, featuring Smithers kidnapping Maggie and the family punching dozens of people to get her back. How does it hold up and what bits from the show were used? We go super in-depth into one of the few Simpsons games that's actual...
2021-09-08 04:00:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Chosen by premium Patreon subscriber Royce, we're covering perhaps the worst cartoon we've ever seen, with special guest expert, the fantastic Matt McMuscles! How did this super crappy first Mortal Kombat cartoon arrive alongside the 1995 movie? How was this marketed to kids? How well did early digital animation and motion capture age? The answers won't surprise you, so test your might with this week's podcast!2021-09-06 04:00:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Sadly the summer has reached its end, but we at Talking Simpsons Network are already working hard on our big fall season of podcasts! As we enter September, we're still hard at work on Talking Simpsons and What A Cartoon, but also on our once-a-month $10 premium podcast, and we'll need your help to decide what we'll be covering in October.
Currently, we're so far ahead in podcast recordings tha...
2021-09-01 13:01:04 +0000 UTC View Post
It's the end of the month, which means it's time once again for the Talking Simpsons Network's community podcast. Listen in and learn all about new Simpsons toys and shoes, the fan-made Hit & Run remake, the Simpsons saying goodbye to Sky One, our pal Kat's interview with Matt Selman, and much more! Plus, as always, we respond to your questions and comments from our recent batch of episodes. So sit back, grab your coldest can of generic imported beer, and get ready for another great podca...
2021-09-01 04:01:03 +0000 UTC View Post