Move over, The Avengers! There's a much worse version of you from 20 years earlier that absolutely no one likes! That's right, the most epic crossover in entertainment history took the form of Cartoon All-Stars to the Rescue, which saw animated superstars like ALF and Garfield put aside their differences to fight in the famously successful War on Drugs. And thanks to the generous support of patron Phil Jacobi, this week we're digging deep into this highly embarrassing relic from an earlier ti...
2020-04-13 04:01:00 +0000 UTC
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Gamespot Reviews Editor Kallie Plagge is back again as we revisit perhaps season one's most feminist episode. Homer goes to a stag party at work and gets photographed dancing with Princess Cashmere, upending all sexual mores in Springfield! As Marge deals with humiliation and Homer sleeps over at Barney's apartment, Bart ultimately learns to respect at least a million girls in the closing number. Learn all about that AND ...
2020-04-08 01:00:10 +0000 UTC
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Just as we did last year, to kick off April we're deviating from our standard subject matter a bit to dive into the world of live-action cartoons! In 2019, we covered the dark and subversive Strangers with Candy, so it's only fair that we follow that episode up with a look at its kid-friendly spiritual predecessor, The Adventures of Pete & Pete.
It's a series born out of the same circumstances that led to our favorite shows from cable TV's early era: a need for programming so ...
2020-04-06 04:00:01 +0000 UTC
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We hope all of you had as fun a month as possible back in March, because now the Talking Simpsons Network is heading straight into April! And our What A Cartoon! schedule is really exciting: There's our second annual April tradition, a special anniversary pick from a patron, and an anime that's overdue for a retrospective! We've got it all that and more in April, so read ahead for what's coming soon on our animation podcast!
And the biggest change for April is how we choose our What A C...
2020-04-01 14:15:23 +0000 UTC
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Time once more for our monthly news and community podcast, and WOW, what a normal and uneventful month! But seriously, we cover the real-world news and Simpsons updates, thoughts on some of the most recent Simpsons episodes, a preview of what podcasts are coming in April, and chat about some of our favorite Patreon comments for March 2020! So listen now!
2020-03-31 22:59:59 +0000 UTC
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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 2004's The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie! 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 Car...
2020-03-30 04:01:00 +0000 UTC
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Who lives in a pineapple under the sea? In the early '00s, anyone with a pulse knew the answer to that question, as we all were caught in the surprisingly firm grip of SpongeBob-mania. And, of course, any TV series this huge with this much merchandise needs a movie (with even more merchandise), so the world finally saw one after three highly successful seasons of SpongeBob. Originally intended to be the character's swan song, The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie stands as the capstone of the optim...
2020-03-28 22:24:51 +0000 UTC
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April is almost here on the Talking Simpsons Network, and we're shaking things up a little for the next subject of our premium podcast, As you may know, once a month we release the What A Cartoon Movie! podcast, an extra-long discussion about an animated film, exclusively for our $10 Patreon subscribers. And when we open up the voting, we want to let all the $5 folks have a chance to be heard as well so they can help pick episodes they might enjoy down the line. But now, in light of our
2020-03-26 20:09:13 +0000 UTC
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Our reexamination of the first season gets to the first true Marge episode, and we welcome back Merritt K from Fanbyte to help us discuss Marge's marital strife! After a terrible birthday, Marge takes out her spite at Homer's terrible gift while making a new friend at the bowling alley. But what happens when he wants to be more than friends? The Simpson...
2020-03-25 03:26:46 +0000 UTC
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Once more we're joined by Woolie (check out his many Let's Plays on YouTube), all to talk about the iconically Canadian animation, ReBoot! Chosen by our premium subscriber Brian, we go into the earliest days of televised CGI to experience the virtual world and its deep history. Then, we take a deep dive into the season 3 Bond homage, "Firewall," so get ...
2020-03-23 04:00:09 +0000 UTC
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Our journey through season one hits a critical episode and our pal Matthew Jay (The Deep End, Cartoons 101) is back to help us explore it! Bart beheads a statue in a quest for popularity and we get a tour of the whole town as it falls into a murderous rage! We talk about that and the fi...
2020-03-18 03:00:00 +0000 UTC
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We're heading back to the world of Acme Acres to explore a proper episode of the early '90s classic cartoon, Tiny Toon Adventures! And if you listened to our episode of What A Cartoon Movie! about the direct-to-video feature, you'll know that Plucky Duck is by far our favorite character. That seemed to be the opinion of both Warner Bros. and Fox, because in 1992 he got his own cynical Saturday morning spinoff that consisted of mostly recycled content. But the single original episode produced ...
2020-03-16 04:00:02 +0000 UTC
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We've all got the COVID-19 Blues, and since so many of you out there are stuck inside, we decided to release a big chunk of paywalled content for free to maintain global sanity. So please enjoy nearly four hours of podcast fun with our deep dive into Disney's 1992 classic, Aladdin! Like all episodes of What A Cartoon Movie!, this one was previously available exclusively to $10 Talking Simpsons Network subscribers, but now it's free for patrons and non-patrons alike. Please stay safe, and reme...
2020-03-15 01:07:57 +0000 UTC
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Our return to the first season anniversary party continues, with returning guest Ian Boothby! (Check out the comics Sparks and Exorsisters, as well as the Sneaky Dragon podcast!) This week it's time for the iconic camping trip, featuri...
2020-03-11 02:00:01 +0000 UTC
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We return to the ever-growing DC Animated Universe with a request from Royce, one of our top Patreon subscribers! Yes, more powerful than a locomotive, it's Superman: The Animated Series! We talk about the Kryptonian's origins, how the show spun out of Batman, and how it paved the way for many DC toons to follow. Then we break down the season 2 episode Heavy Metal, which introduced the hero Steel to Metropolis, so up, up and away, mild-mannered listener!!
2020-03-09 01:00:03 +0000 UTC
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Here on the Talking Simpsons Network, we offer you so much, and that includes TWO Patreon-exclusive miniseries each year! Back in December 2019, we finished off the first half of Futurama season 2, and after a little break to recharge the creative batteries, next month there will be a NEW miniseries available to $5+ subscribers every Friday!
As a rule, we don't like to repeat miniseries subjects back to back, so Futurama is off the table for this poll, but will be a choice on our fall p...
2020-03-08 13:00:04 +0000 UTC
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Our latest special episode of Talking Simpsons featuring Matt Christman and Virgil Texas of Chapo Trap House brought over 100 new patrons to the Talking Simpsons Network! If you're one of these people, welcome aboard—we really appreciate your support. That said, we thought we'd throw together a little post for a...
2020-03-07 00:14:24 +0000 UTC
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We're briefly disrupting our season one revisit because our pals Chapo Trap House, Matt Christman and Virgil Texas are in the studio live! We love doing politics episodes with these nice folks, so we decided to just cover the political comedy of four classic episodes of The Simpso...
2020-03-04 04:00:00 +0000 UTC
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It's time to delve back into '90s toy cartoons, and Matt McMuscles returns to help us out with Street Sharks (check out his YouTube channel and his Patreon!). How did Mattel decide on sharks as their response to turtles? How many different animation studios made this monstrosity? And is there a...
2020-03-02 03:00:00 +0000 UTC
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March is here on the Talking Simpsons Network, and once again it's our monthly poll to pick the next subject of our premium podcast, What A Cartoon Movie! Each month we record a fresh, extra-long podcast about an animated film, and then release it for our $10 Patreon subscribers. And when we open up the voting, we want to let all the $5 folks have a chance to be heard as well so they can help pick episodes they might enjoy down the line. And as noted in our 2020-03-01 14:00:04 +0000 UTC
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March is here and it's a big month for the Talking Simpsons Netwrk! We're going to have a ton going on, including FIVE episodes of What A Cartoon! podcast instead of the typical four. And we've got some great picks, from TMNT-wannabes to Krytonians to Batman-wannabes to cyber-Canadians! We've got it all this March, so read ahead for what's coming soon on our animation podcast!
And don't forget, if you're a $5 subscriber to the Patreon, you get to hear all these upcoming episodes a week ...
2020-02-29 17:18:48 +0000 UTC
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Another month comes to an end and there's so much to look back on for the Talking Simpsons Network! There's lots of Simpsons news to cover, plus we give you a preview of our upcoming plans for What A Cartoon!, What A Cartoon Movie!, and the upcoming poll to decide the first podcast miniseries of 2020! And then we read our favorite Talking Simpsons and What A Cartoon! comments from our wonderful patrons, so listen now!
2020-02-26 05:24:09 +0000 UTC
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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 the 1986 Disney classic, The Great Mouse Detective! Listen now to this free 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 ...
2020-02-24 05:01:00 +0000 UTC
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This month on What A Cartoon Movie! we're looking at one of the few bright spots of a particularly dark decade for Disney. The Great Mouse Detective only aspired to capture that classic Disney magic, but thanks to its economical nature, it proved the viability of feature animation and made the careers of artists who would later craft some of the company's biggest hits. On this episode, listen in as we give the fascinating history of The Great Mouse Detective, and then discuss every deta...
2020-02-23 22:39:45 +0000 UTC
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We welcome back screenwriter/artist/comic maker Kate Leth (check out her Patreon right now!) to help us revisit Lisa's first major episode! We go into childhood depression, trying to answer difficult questions, and also the powerful voice of guest star, the late Ron Taylor! Also, we talk a ton about NES video games as Bart and Homer battle over video ga...
2020-02-19 03:00:00 +0000 UTC
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Thanks to the generous support of patron Alex Irish, this week we're exploring some uncharted Disney Afternoon territory via Goofy's very first TV show! Disney had done action and adventure with their afternoon cartoons before 1992, but with Goof Troop, they created their very first animated sitcom. And though this series went through quite a bit of development hell, it ended up redefining Goofy and Pete for a new generation—and let two brilliant actors totally own these roles to this very ...
2020-02-17 05:01:00 +0000 UTC
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Special surprise as we were guests this week on the lefty political media criticism podcast Michael And Us to discuss The Simpsons Movie in their particular podcast style. (Consider this a preview of the eight-hour movie podcast we'll do in a few years from now.) So give this a listen for some extra fun chat about the film's politics and how Simpsons c...
2020-02-15 00:57:12 +0000 UTC
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Just in time for the 30th anniversary of season one, we've got a brand new interview with Jay Kogen, one of the very first writers for The Simpsons!! Kogen tells us about how he joined the show in 1989, how they learned to make the show as they wrote it, the first Treehouse of Horror, and even some of the behind-the-scenes drama that happened way back when. Check out the full interview now and be sure to2020-02-14 20:13:39 +0000 UTC
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Bart goes to war in this week's season one exploration with Chris Cabin from the podcast We Hate Movies! We meet Nelson for the first time, as well as Herman, as Bart decides to deal with a bully in every way possible. So grab your water balloons and give a listen to this! Peace, m...
2020-02-12 00:59:33 +0000 UTC
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This week we are joined by premium Patreon subscriber Casey to talk about the Netflix hit, Hilda. Based on the hit comic series of the same name, we talk about the books' amazing adaptation into animation! Then we dig deep into the third episode as we celebrate birds and festivals! Listen now, or you won't earn your next Sparrow Scout badge!
2020-02-10 03:00:00 +0000 UTC
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