A podcast where two obsessive lovers of 1980s newspaper comics discuss said comics and the 1980s animated specials based on them.
After looking at Heavy Metal, the adult cartoon for 13 year olds, we look at Robot Carnival, the adult cartoon for adults! It's a feast for the eyes with every kind of robot story that Japan has to o…
Heavy Metal magazine, the magazine for everything cool when you're 13, was adapted into a film that's everything cool when you're 13! Mike's old friend Puppers, a connoisseur of both Heavy Metal th…
Heavy Metal magazine, the magazine for everything cool when you're 13, was adapted into a film that's everything cool when you're 13! Mike's old friend Puppers, a connoisseur of both Heavy Metal the …
This week, Ethan found some comics that no longer exist, obscure failures from the backwaters of long ago... can Mike recognize any of these unknowns? Join us for this little guessing game and then s…
We're looking at another Annie this week, this time it's the 2014 version with Quvenzhane Wallis, Jamie Foxx, and Cameron Diaz. Annie's been updated for 2014! And only for 2014. It's the most 2014 mo…
Eyyy, it's Jacob Bisonowitz... I mean Jackie Bison! When the Simpsons changed animation history, all the other networks scrambled to catch up... you remember Fish Police, you remember Family Dog, you…
Time for Timer! Remember Timer? The anthropomorphic circadian rhythm that appeared on Saturday morning nutrition PSAs throughout the 80s? Yeah, of course you do. In a previous episode, we revealed th…
They've tried to bring Mad magazine to the screen many times, from MadTV to the infamous Mad movie Up the Academy... today we look at The Mad Magazine TV Special, probably one of the most solid effor…
They've tried to bring Mad magazine to the screen many times, from MadTV to the infamous Mad movie Up the Academy... today we look at The Mad Magazine TV Special, probably one of the most solid effor…
In the early 90s, in the wake of The Simpsons, all the other networks decided that they also wanted some hot adult animated sitcoms. Capitol Critters was born out of that desire. It's about vermin …
In the early 90s, in the wake of The Simpsons, all the other networks decided that they also wanted some hot adult animated sitcoms. Capitol Critters was born out of that desire. It's about vermin li…
We compared Baby Blues to Mission Hill so much that we decided to just talk about Mission Hill, the cartoon that is NOT based on a comic but rather on a comic artist. Enjoy the fictionalized life o…
We compared Baby Blues to Mission Hill so much that we decided to just talk about Mission Hill, the cartoon that is NOT based on a comic but rather on a comic artist. Enjoy the fictionalized life of …
What is Baby Blues about? Well, it's not about a baby. Or any blues. Really, it's about America's favorite sitcom family: The Bittermans! Join us as we unravel why The Bittermans, er, Baby Blues fail…