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Disney Reel to Reel

Wyatt Tucker

Tv & Film

Comedy

Frequency: 1 episode/20d. Total Eps: 64

A deep, deep, DEEP delve into the Disney animated canon.

You can find the show @disreeltoreelpodcast and host Wyatt @goldenafternoon51 on Instagram! Write in at disneyreeltoreel@gmail.com.

*Logo by johnmakesart*

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Anime Babbles: Belle (2021)

Saturday, January 17, 2026 • Duration 01:09:14

*SPOILER WARNING* This film is only five years old and fairly obscure. We at DRTR encourage you to watch Belle before listening to this episode.

With that out of the way, Wyatt and returning guest Frankie Sparks (@shoottheflick) hop on over to Japan to discuss this Studio Chizu anime, directed by Mamoru Hosoda.

Opening Music: "Dreams from Yesteryear" by Ankari

*Logo by @wayfinderart on Instagram*

References:

“Animation: Belle.” Issuu, Visual Effects Society, 18 Mar. 2022, https://issuu.com/visualeffectssociety/docs/vfxv_issue_21_spring_2022_complete/s/15156621.

Belle. Directed by Mamoru Hosoda. Video commentary by Emi Tamaki and Mamoru Hosoda. GKIDS, 2021. Blu-Ray.

JPVLIVEMUSIC. “BELLE - Lend Me Your Voice [LIVE English Version by Kylie McNeill] (The Bourbon Room 2023).” YouTube, YouTube, 10 Aug. 2023, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xuERIxrhkzQ.

"BELLE - A Million Miles Away [LIVE English version by Kylie McNiell] (The Bourbon Room 2023." YouTube, YouTube, 10 Aug. 2023, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2MjR2Eb-BPw.

MrPloxX. “Belle Medley - Japanese & English Mix Version.” YouTube, 8 Mar. 2022, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NewGbRUW8yc.

Tuttle, Brit. “Director Ron Clements Coming Out of Retirement, Returning to Disney Animation as a Mentor.” WDW News Today, WDW News Today, 13 June 2025, https://wdwnt.com/2025/06/director-ron-clements-coming-out-of-retirement-returning-to-disney-animation-as-a-mentor/.

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Goof Chat: Hockey Homicide (1945)

Monday, December 29, 2025 • Duration 34:56

As we bid farewell to 2025, Wyatt and Frankie (@shoottheflick) calmly discuss the most chaotic hockey game in cartoon history.

Opening Music: "Dreams from Yesteryear" by Ankari

References:

Baxter, Devon. “Disney’s ‘Hockey Homicide’ (1945).” Cartoon Research, 30 Dec. 2015, https://cartoonresearch.com/index.php/disneys-hockey-homicide-1945/. Blog.

Dobrovicz, Jim. “Doodles Weaver - Eleanor Rigby.” YouTube, YouTube, 10 Oct. 2013, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2eHFZ94shR0.

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Season's Greetings: Looking Back and Ahead

Wednesday, December 24, 2025 • Duration 09:16

Just a quick check-in on the state of the show going into 2026. Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from all of us to all of you!

Opening Music: "Dreams from Yesteryear" by Ankari

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Reel Rankings: Disney Princesses (Part 2)

Saturday, November 29, 2025 • Duration 01:19:06

Frankie and Wyatt finish their oh-so-objective tier rankings with some pretty divisive assessments (The ones featured on the logo are Wyatt's).

References:

Hasan, Raina. “Disney’s ‘Aladdin’: Diving into a Tale of American Orientalism.” Brown Girl Magazine, 29 June 2019, https://browngirlmagazine.com/disney-aladdin-american-orientalism/.

Kalgesch, Anne. “Reconsidering Disney Princesses, Part VII: Pocahontas.” YouTube, 26 Nov. 2022, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=539kyH2lloo.

Mansky, Jackie. “The True Story of Pocahontas Is More Complicated than You Might Think.” Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Mar. 2017, https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/true-story-pocahontas-more-complicated-than-you-might-think-180962649/.

McClintock, Pamela. “‘Tiana’ Disney+ Series Shelved as Walt Disney Animation Abandons Longform Streaming Content (Exclusive).” The Hollywood Reporter, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Mar. 2025, https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/tiana-disney-series-shelved-1236153297/.

Zhao, Xiran Jay. “Everything Culturally Right and Wrong with Mulan 1998.” YouTube, 24 Oct. 2020, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8SHC7CnmErM.

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Flights of Fantasia: 'Worlds to Conquer' Book Interview w/ J.B. Kaufman

Saturday, November 22, 2025 • Duration 29:41

We take a quick break from the rankings, as historian J.B. Kaufman joins Wyatt to discuss the latest installment in his epic "Making of" books on classic Disney animation, this time devoted to 1940's Fantasia.

Opening Music: "Dreams from Yesteryear" by Ankari

Links for Purchase:

Mr. Kaufman's personal website: jbkaufman.com/worlds-conquer-art-and-making-walt-disney%E2%80%99s-fantasia

Simon and Schuster: simonandschuster.com/books/Worlds-to-Conquer/J-B-Kaufman

Amazon (for both hardcover and Kindle): amazon.com/Worlds-Conquer-Making-Disneys-Fantasia

The 2024-2025 Hyperion Historical Alliance Annual (paperback): amazon.com/2024-2025-Hyperion-Historical-Alliance-Annual

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Reel Rankings: Disney Princesses (Part 1)

Saturday, November 15, 2025 • Duration 01:21:01

To make up for last episode's depressing subject matter, Wyatt and Frankie return to rank our favorite Disney Princesses. The Renaissance girlies will be featured in Part 2.

Opening Music: "Dreams from Yesteryear" by Ankari

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Brewmasters. “Exclusive: Brenda Chapman No Longer Directing Pixar’s ‘Brave.’” Cartoon Brew, 18 Oct. 2010, https://www.cartoonbrew.com/feature-film/exclusive-brenda-chapman-no-longer-directing-pixars-brave-29877.html

Ellis, Lindsay. “Reevaluating The Little Mermaid before Disney horks up another live action remake.” YouTube, 16 June 2021, https://youtu.be/NeuLEu9ZePc?si=PpHTk_cb6b9R4KZe.

Kalgesch, Anne. “Disney Princess Tropes: Princes and Damsels.” YouTube, 3 Apr. 2025, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KoZ97uzz1uI&t=3s.

Orenstein, Peggy, and Andy Mooney. “What’s Wrong with Cinderella?” Cinderella Ate My Daughter: Dispatches from the Front Lines of the New Girlie-Girl Culture, Harper/Harper Collins, New York City, New York, 2011, pp. 13-18. Book.

“Disney Princess Proves She’s Still The Fairest Of The Land; Girls’ Lifestyle Brand Set To Become World’s Largest In 2006.” The Walt Disney Company, 21 June 2005, https://thewaltdisneycompany.com/disney-princess-proves-shes-still-the-fairest-of-the-land-girls-lifestyle-brand-set-to-become-worlds-largest-in-2006/. Press Release.

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When Elephants Fly (Halloween Edition): Seqs. 16-18 ("Clowns Hit Big Boss for a Raise," "Pink Elephants")

Saturday, October 18, 2025 • Duration 01:14:13

*Trigger Warning for discussions of addiction, alcohol and drug abuse, child exploitation, and language*

Happy Halloween!!! Wyatt's back after a brief hiatus and joined by friend Frankie Sparks (@shoottheflick) to talk Dumbo. We try to bring some levity to an otherwise depressing, but insightful subject. "I'm afraid, need your aid, pink elephants on parade."

Opening Music: "Dreams from Yesteryear" by Ankari

References:

Brogan, Scott. “The Pirate.” The Judy Room, www.thejudyroom.com/filmography/the-pirate/. Blog.

Babbitt, Art. “Fantasia’s 80th Anniversary - and a 1975 Interview with Art Babbitt.” Edited by John Canemaker, John Canemaker’s Animated Eye, 13 Nov. 2020, animatedeye.johncanemaker.com/blog/fantasias-80th-anniversary-and-a-1975-interview-with-art-babbitt/. Blog.

Colín, Mariana, and Schiff, Gus, hosts. "Once More With Big Ol' Ears - Dumbo (1941 & 2019)." Once More With Feeling, season 1, episode 3, Spotify, 24 Sep. 2025, https://rss.com/podcasts/once-more-with-feeling/2231785/. Podcast.

Darrow, Lin, and G. Jeremy, hosts. “Ep. 4 - Dumbo (1941): Otherness, Prejudice, and Excessive Bullying of Literal Babies.” The Ink and Think Hour, season 1, episode 4, Spotify, 21 Apr. 2020, https://open.spotify.com/episode/2bOdVGwD3r0iq0Y3DE6h5g?si=12d8GmDQS6GWhni7dyxIOg. Podcast.

“Dumbo.” Walt Disney Productions, RKO Radio Pictures, 1941. Film.

*THREE-YEAR ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL* Good Neighbor Exchanges: Seqs. 3-8 ("Solamente Una Vez," Etc.)

Sunday, June 22, 2025 • Duration 01:16:21

*Trigger Warning for discussions of sexual harassment*

Happy Pride, everyone! Let's celebrate by discussing the antics of a pervy duck with Frankie Sparks (@shoottheflick)!

Opening Music: "Dreams from Yesteryear" by Ankari

References:

Amidi, Amid. “‘Three Caballeros’ Review by Wolcott Gibbs.” Cartoon Brew, 15 Jan. 2012, www.cartoonbrew.com/disney/three-caballeros-review-by-wolcott-gibbs-55104.html.

Castro, Amida. “Solamente Una Vez de Agustin Lara para José Mojica.” YouTube, YouTube, 3 Nov. 2020, www.youtube.com/watch?v=FEPkF4Jb7v4.

Geronimi, Clyde, director. Disney's Exclusive Archive Collection: The Three Caballeros. Disney Enterprises, 1995. Laserdisc.

The Three Caballeros. Walt Disney Productions, 1944. Film.

Kaufman, J. B. South of the Border with Disney: Walt Disney and the Good Neighbor Program, 1941-1948. Disney Editions, 2009. Book.

La tertulia de Carlos Arboleda. “5 La Historia de Una Canción: Solamente Una Vez - Agustín Lara.” YouTube, YouTube, 4 Mar. 2022, www.youtube.com/watch?v=KBqtjPod4Eg.

Mejia, Gabriel Hernando. “JUAN ARVIZU, LA ZANDUNGA 1937.” YouTube, YouTube, 5 May 2009, www.youtube.com/watch?v=SNNKDj4Bf_0.

Thomas, Bob. Walt Disney: An American Original. Disney Editions, Glendale, CA, 1994. Book.

Of Beauties & Beasts: Seq. 18 ("Beauty and the Beast")

Friday, May 2, 2025 • Duration 01:09:30

Every now and then, we must remember when the Mouse had our best interests at heart. Case in point: 1991's Beauty and the Beast. Queen Woman Frankie Sparks (@shoottheflick) returns to celebrate this tale as old as time.

Opening Music: "Dreams from Yesteryear" by Ankari

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References:

Beauty and the Beast. Audio commentary by Kirk Wise, Gary Trousdale, and Don Hahn, directed by Wise and Trousdale, Walt Disney Animation Studios / Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment, 2002. DVD.

“Beauty and the Beast.” Buena Vista Pictures Distribution, Inc, 1991.

Ellis, Lindsay. “Is Beauty and the Beast About Stockholm Syndrome?” YouTube, YouTube, 29 Mar. 2017, www.youtube.com/watch?v=syYCO0QVkZo.

Failes, Ian. “30 Years Ago: The CG Secrets of the Ballroom Sequence in ‘Beauty and the Beast.’” Cartoon Brew, 16 Nov. 2021, www.cartoonbrew.com/feature-film/30-years-ago-cg-secrets-ballroom-sequence-beauty-beast-145174.html.

Fayerb. “Beauty and the Beast (1991) (The Signature Collection) - Page 60 - Blu-Ray Forum.” Blu-Ray Forum RSS, 8 Nov. 2021, forum.blu-ray.com/showthread.php?t=278982&page=60.

Oscars. “‘Beauty And The Beast’ Wins Original Song: 1992 Oscars.” YouTube, YouTube, 24 Mar. 2015, www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bntiz357OjM.

Rannie, Alexander. “Ever a Surprise: The History and the Magic Behind the Ballroom in Beauty and the Beast.” , D23, 26 Mar. 2018, .

Studio Shenanigans: Not Just a Goof (2025) (w/ Directors Kevin Lima & Eric Kimelton)

Monday, April 7, 2025 • Duration 19:42

Ah-hyuck! Not Just a Goof debuts on Disney Plus today, and Wyatt is joined by directors Kevin Lima and Eric Kimelton to briefly discuss the documentary and the impact of its subject, A Goofy Movie, on pop culture. "For the first time ever, we're seeing it I 2 I!"

Opening Music: "Dreams from Yesteryear" by Ankari

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Resources:

Disney Plus. “Not Just A Goof | Official Trailer | Disney+.” YouTube, YouTube, 3 Apr. 2025, www.youtube.com/watch?v=VkBfSMLGSkU.

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