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I 🩷 Animation

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Welcome to I 🩷 Animation! My name is Jonathan North, and I love animation! In every episode my friends and I get together to talk about all our favorite animated movies, TV and more! Disney Movies, Stop-Motion Animation, Anime, Saturday Morning Cartoons; obscure, foreign, or indie animation; and so much more! This podcast has gone through several iterations, and while it now focuses primarily on animation, you can find more podcasts on all different kinds of topics on my YouTube channel at w ...
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We're doing this a bit differently this year, and we're doing a miniseries! This is part one of four, and this time I am joined my Mark & Nicki! Follow Nicki online! YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/trivialtheater⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/TrivialTheater⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://instagram.com/trivialtheater⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Check out…
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This is part two of our conversation that started during Christmas in July, with our episode on "A Snow White Christmas". If you missed that one, you can catch up here.https://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/iheartpodcast/episodes/A-Snow-White-Christmas---1980-Filmation-TV-Special---with-Phantomwise--Mark-Brown-e35telsCheck out Mark's blogs!The An…
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Last year Jenna and Eli joined me to talk about the Rip Van Winkle episode of Happily Ever After: Fairytales for Every Child, and this year we're back for three more! Cinderella, Snow White and Sleeping Beauty! Follow Eli online! Eli's Blog: ⁠⁠⁠https://ejunkieblog.wordpress.com⁠⁠⁠ Eli's Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/ejunkie2014⁠⁠ Follow Jenna Onl…
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Today I am joined by Rachel Wagner to talk about Disney+'s Short Circuit! Rachel and I covered the entire series through August on The Disney Movie Marathon, and today's episode combines all three episodes into one!Follow Rachel online!Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/rachel_reviews⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@RachelsReviewsBlog:…
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We've reached the end of or series on Wallace and Gromit! Today we finish out our six episode series with the most recent film, Vengeance Most Fowl! Follow Nicki online! YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/trivialtheater⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/TrivialTheater⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://instagram.com/trivialtheater⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follo…
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We're almost at the end of our series on Wallace and Gromit, and today we are talking about the most divisive of all the entries in the series, A Matter of Loaf and Death! Follow Nicki online! YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/trivialtheater⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/TrivialTheater⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://instagram.com/tri…
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This month we're finally back with the last three episodes in our Wallace and Gromit series! Today we are talking about their very first feature film, The Curse of the Were-Rabbit!Follow Nicki online!YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/trivialtheater⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/TrivialTheater⁠Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://instagram.co…
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Today is the second of our two part series on the 1979 Sanrio film, Nutcracker Fantasy! Last time we talked about the American dub, and in this episode we're talking about the original uncut Japanese version! Follow Nicki online! YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/trivialtheater⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/TrivialTheater⁠ Instag…
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Today for Christmas in July we are covering the relatively forgotten 1980 TV special, A Snow White Christmas! Check out Mark's blogs! The Animation Commendation: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://markb4.wordpress.com⁠⁠⁠⁠ The Live Action Disney Project: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://myliveactiondisneyproject.wordpress.com⁠⁠⁠ Follow Jenna Online! Tumblr: ⁠⁠⁠https://still-she-haunts-me-phan…
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Today is the first of a two part series on the 1979 Sanrio film, Nutcracker Fantasy! In this episode we will be talking about the American dub, and in the second episode, we will be talking about the original Japanese film! Follow Nicki online! YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/trivialtheater⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/Trivial…
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Today I am talking with Karen Fang, author of the new biography, Background Artist: The Life & Work of Tyrus Wong. As a huge fan of Walt Disney's Bambi, and Tyrus contributions to that film, I was very excited to talk to Karen about him. Follow Karen Online! Author Website: https://www.karenfang.net Book Website: https://www.alwayslookup.net I Hear…
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Ever After is one of my favorite versions of Cinderella, and I have wanted to do a podcast on it for ages. It's finally time. Follow Nicki online! YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/trivialtheater⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/TrivialTheater⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://instagram.com/trivialtheater⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ I Heart Animation - Episode …
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Welcome to the third episode of our Wallace & Gromit miniseries! Today we are talking about A Close Shave! Follow Nicki online! YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/trivialtheater⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/TrivialTheater⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://instagram.com/trivialtheater⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow Dan online! YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.you…
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Welcome to the second episode of our Wallace & Gromit miniseries! Today we are talking about The Wrong Trousers! Follow Nicki online! YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/trivialtheater⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/TrivialTheater⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://instagram.com/trivialtheater⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow Dan online! YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://w…
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Welcome to the first episode of a brand new miniseries looking at all 6 installments in the Wallace & Gromit franchise! Today we are looking at A Grand Day Out! Follow Nicki online! YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/trivialtheater⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/TrivialTheater⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://instagram.com/trivialtheater…
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Christmas in July is starting early this year! New Christmas episodes starting this week through July! The Joncast Archive: ⁠www.youtube.com/@JoncastArchive ⁠ For bonus episodes, extended episodes, and more, sign up for my Patreon! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/jonjnorth⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ For links to my latest episodes & videos, social media, and m…
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Today I am joined by Callum from Once Upon a VHS to talk once more about Shelly Duval’s Faerie Tale Theatre! We're talking about the big three princesses, Snow White, Cinderella, and Sleeping Beauty! Follow Callum Online: Once Upon a VHS: https://shows.acast.com/once-upon-a-vhs-80s-and-90s-fantasy Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/onceuponavhs I…
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"Manga sekai mukashi banashi" or "Manga Fairy Tales of the World" is an anime from the 1970's and it features SO many fairytales from all over the world, including the three we're currently covering on Every Fairytale Ever! To watch each of these for yourself, Jenna has them archived on her YouTube channel. Cinderella: https://www.youtube.com/watch…
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Welcome to Every Fairytale Ever! This is the start of a brand new series on Every Version Ever looking at all different kinds of fairytales, starting right now with Cinderella, Snow White, and Sleeping Beauty!For bonus episodes, extended episodes, and more, sign up for my Patreon! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/jonjnorth⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠For links to…
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This movie is kind of terrible. But I also kind of like that about it? 😆 Follow Nicki online! YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/trivialtheater⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/TrivialTheater Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://instagram.com/trivialtheater⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ I Heart Animation - Episode 206 For bonus episodes, extended episodes, and more, sign …
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We're back with another entry in our official Disney canon series! Today I am joined by Mark & Stanford to talk about Walt Disney's The Sword in the Stone! Check out Mark's blogs! The Animation Commendation: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://markb4.wordpress.com⁠⁠⁠⁠ The Live Action Disney Project: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://myliveactiondisneyproject.wordpress.com⁠⁠⁠ Follow Stanford on…
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Last week I attended the Julien Dubuque International Film Festival with Trivial Theater! We recorded reviews each night after we got back from the festival, and today's episode is the combined parts of our four part miniseries! Follow Nicki online! YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/trivialtheater⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/Trivi…
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We're finally finishing our SparkShorts series! 5 years after we recorded an episode on the the second batch of three episodes, Rachel Wagner and I are finally going back and finishing out the series with the final five that have been released since early 2020! Follow Rachel online! Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/rachel_reviews⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠…
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Today's episode is a rerelease of 2 episodes from all the way back at the beginning of the podcast in 2019 & 2020! Next week Rachel Wagner and I will be covering the final 5 Pixar SparkShorts, but before we get there, I figured I would cut together a new episode from those original 2, because at this point, new listeners may not have even listened …
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This is the first episode of an upcoming series I am working on for Every Version Ever! There will be more fairytale/princess episodes coming over the next few months, but for now, Eli and I are talking all about early animation, and a bunch of different early Cinderella cartoons. Follow Eli online! Eli's Blog: ⁠⁠⁠https://ejunkieblog.wordpress.com⁠…
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Today on the podcast I'm talking with Kevin Lima, the director of A Goofy Movie, and Eric Kimelton & Christopher Ninness, directors of Not Just a Goof, a brand new documentary coming to Disney+ on April 7th! Follow Kevin Online: Twitter: ⁠https://x.com/GoofyMovieDir⁠ Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/kevinlima612⁠ Find "Not Just a Goof" Online:…
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It's the 200th episode of I Heart Animation, and to celebrate I'm revisiting the first movie I ever covered, along with my first ever guest! Rachel Wagner is joining me to talk about the 2016 anime masterpiece, Your Name! Follow Rachel online! Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/rachel_reviews⁠⁠⁠ YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@RachelsReviews Blog…
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Today on Wonderland Wednesday, Jenna and I are talking about a Wonderland themed spin-off of a Netflix animated fairytale series, Ever After High: Way Too Wonderland! Follow Jenna Online! Tumblr: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://still-she-haunts-me-phantomwise.tumblr.com⁠⁠⁠⁠ YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/Phantomwise2⁠⁠⁠ 2nd Channel: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.co…
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Today I am joined by Larry and Eli to talk about Locksmith Animation's 2021 Debut feature, Ron's Gone Wrong! Follow Larry Online! YouTube: ⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/c/chillyboyproductions⁠⁠ Twitter: ⁠⁠https://twitter.com/ChillyBoyYT⁠⁠ Bluesky: ⁠⁠https://bsky.app/profile/chillyboy.bsky.social⁠⁠ Follow Eli online! Eli's Blog: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://ejunkieblog…
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It's the 101st episode of the Disney Movie Marathon! And we are covering 101 Dalmatians! Check out Mark's blogs! The Animation Commendation: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://markb4.wordpress.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ The Live Action Disney Project: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://myliveactiondisneyproject.wordpress.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow Sarah Online! Redbubble: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.redbubble.com/people/T…
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Today on I Heart Animation, we're not exactly talking about animation, but we might as well be, today we're talking about what is essentially a live action cartoon, 1966's Batman: The Movie, the feature film spin-off of the Adam West television series! Follow Nicki online! YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/trivialtheater⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠…
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We've made it to episode 100 of The Disney Movie Marathon! For this milestone episode Nicki & Mark are joining me to talk about Walt Disney's 16th animated film, Sleeping Beauty! Follow Nicki online! YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/trivialtheater⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/TrivialTheater Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://instagram.com/t…
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New episodes are coming next week, but in the meantime, here's a brand new tangents episode with Larry and Eli, and we're talking animation! Follow Larry Online! YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/chillyboyproductions Twitter: https://twitter.com/ChillyBoyYT Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/chillyboy.bsky.social Follow Eli online! Eli's Blog: ⁠⁠⁠h…
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Brand new episodes and movie reviews are coming soon, but in the meantime I have a couple bonus tangents episodes to share, this week we have an episode from last year, when Sarah, Nicki, and I recorded a few episodes for our series on The Wind in the Willows! Follow Nicki online! YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/trivialtheater⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Twitte…
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Welcome to Season 7 of I Heart Animation! Today I am joined by a bunch of guests to give their top Movie & TV recommendations from 2024, and then we'll do a podcast update and look ahead to the next year! Featuring Christian Paystrup, Rachel Wagner, Stanford Clark, Lisa Fay, Conrado Falco, Callum from Once Upon a VHS, Nicki from Trivial Theater & D…
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It's the final episode of the year! Stanford Clark is joining me to talk about 3 short films from Alfonso Cuarón, Le Pupille, The Shepherd, and An Almost Christmas Story. The animated short film version of The Shepherd can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XV-ILCXGyxQ&t=258s Follow Stanford online! Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/Stan…
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My review: "Well, they can't all be instant classics." Mark's Review: "Instant Classic!" Follow Larry Online! YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/chillyboyproductions Twitter: https://twitter.com/ChillyBoyYT Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/chillyboy.bsky.social Follow Eli online! Eli's Blog: ⁠⁠⁠https://ejunkieblog.wordpress.com⁠⁠⁠ Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠http…
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Merry Christmas! What better way to celebrate the holiday than talking about a brand new movie on a brand new episode of Wonderland Wednesday! Follow Jenna Online! Tumblr: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://still-she-haunts-me-phantomwise.tumblr.com⁠⁠⁠⁠ YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/Phantomwise2⁠⁠⁠ 2nd Channel: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFgUBB-xbnhxy…
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Turning Pinocchio into a Christmas special is a strange idea. But in a weird way, it kind of works! Follow Nicki online! YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/trivialtheater⁠⁠⁠ Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/trivia_chic⁠⁠⁠ Check out Mark's blogs! The Animation Commendation: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://markb4.wordpress.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ The Live Action Disney Project:…
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Earlier this year we covered a whole bunch of versions of The Wind in the Willows, and now Sarah and Nicki are back to continue our discussion on the stop motion series from Cosgrove Hall, with their two Christmas episodes. Plus we decided to throw in the 2D animated special Mole's Christmas as well, to round out our Christmas conversation. Follow …
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I had not originally planned to cover the 1984 Wind in the Willows series from Cosgrove Hall, but when I discovered that they made two episodes based on chapters from the book that didn't make it into the 1983 movie, I decided I needed to add them to our lineup before we close our Wind in the Willows series for the year.Follow Nicki online!YouTube:…
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This might be my favorite version of Rip Van Winkle so far. That's not a high bar, but this is a fun watch. Follow Eli online! Eli's Blog: ⁠⁠⁠https://ejunkieblog.wordpress.com⁠⁠⁠ Eli's Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/ejunkie2014⁠⁠ Follow Jenna Online! Tumblr: ⁠⁠⁠https://still-she-haunts-me-phantomwise.tumblr.com⁠⁠⁠ YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.c…
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So... She goes to Thunder Mountain, and there's feminists there. Follow Eli online! Eli's Blog: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://ejunkieblog.wordpress.com⁠⁠⁠⁠ Eli's Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/ejunkie2014⁠⁠⁠ Follow Jenna Online! Tumblr: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://still-she-haunts-me-phantomwise.tumblr.com⁠⁠⁠⁠ YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/Phantomwise2 ⁠⁠⁠2nd Channel: ⁠⁠⁠⁠…
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In today's episode I am joined by Morgan & Chelsea of the Rotoscopers to talk about the fairly obscure Rankin/Bass version of the Wind in the Willows, and I know what you're thinking, no this is not a stop-motion animated film, this was a hand-drawn 2D animated film, and one of their final films ever!Check out Morgan and Chelsea's podcast!Website: …
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Captain EO is a thing that exists. A fantastically bizarre thing that exists.Follow Jenna Online!Tumblr: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://still-she-haunts-me-phantomwise.tumblr.com⁠⁠⁠⁠ YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/Phantomwise2⁠⁠⁠2nd Channel: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@love-giftofafairytale3849Follow Katie online!Twitter: ⁠https://twitter.com/KatieFabrick⁠I…
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Today I am joined by Callum from Once Upon a VHS to talk about two episodes from Shelley Duvall's anthology series' Tall Tales & Legends and Faerie Tale Theatre. The Legend of Sleepy Hollow & Rip Van Winkle! Follow Callum Online: Once Upon a VHS: https://shows.acast.com/once-upon-a-vhs-80s-and-90s-fantasy Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/onceup…
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I love finding obscure animated gems to watch and talk about. Is this one? Probably not. It's definitely obscure, but gem might be a bit of a strong a word. Either way, I am glad we found this one. Follow Eli online! Eli's Blog: ⁠⁠⁠https://ejunkieblog.wordpress.com⁠⁠⁠ Eli's Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/ejunkie2014⁠⁠ Follow Jenna Online! Tumblr: …
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Trivial Theater is back for the wildest version of the Wind in the Willows yet! This time we are talking about the 1996 live action version, released by Disney in the US as Mr. Toad's Wild Ride, this version was made by Terry Jones and the Monty Python gang, and it is potentially even more crazy than you might expect! Follow Nicki online! YouTube: …
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Today we're talking about 3 different promotional TV specials from Walt Disney in the early 1950s, used to promote his (at the time) upcoming film, Alice in Wonderland. Follow Sarah Online! Redbubble: ⁠⁠https://www.redbubble.com/people/TurnipWilson/shop⁠⁠ Society6: ⁠⁠https://society6.com/turnipwilson Follow Jenna Online! Tumblr: ⁠⁠⁠https://still-sh…
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Today Mark, Sarah, & I are talking about PBS's Wishbone, but we ended up veering off repeatedly to talk about growing up on PBS in the 90's. So instead of completely cutting it down, I made three different versions of the episode, one for Every Version Ever talking just about Wishbone, an extended episode here talking all things PBS, and an EXTRA e…
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