Saturday Mourning Cartoons – Details, episodes & analysis

Hulu has resurrected the Warner Brothers and the Warner Sister for the highly anticipated reboot of Animaniacs. The 13-episode first season (of a total of two ordered so far) is now available to binge-watch on Hulu. Not everyone is super thrilled at the manner in which Yakko, Wakko, and Dot return -- evidenced by our own Gregory Lawrence's review, which you can read here -- so we thought we'd take a look at this "legacy-quel" for ourselves. 

I was joined by regular Collider contributor Rafael Motamayor for this super-fun episode in which we picked apart the new Animaniacs to bring you the Good, the Bad, and the LOL. Rafael brings a different perspective to the show from both myself and Greg, so you'll have three slightly skewed looks at the reboot thanks to our combined critical powers. You can also check out our own Drew Taylor's interview with the creative minds behind Animaniacs (keep an eye out for it on Collider) and read Rafael's own articles at Rotten Tomatoes, Observer, and here on our own site for more. Will we dip the rebooted toons? Tune in to find out!

If you’re new to our podcast audience, Saturday Mourning Cartoons is a long-running podcast for all things animation, including reviews and interview. If you want to support the podcast, and help us to bring original animation into the world, you can do so at our Patreon page and by subscribing on YouTube. You can find all of our previous and continuing episodes on Podbean, iTunes, Stitcher, Spotify, or your favorite iOS or Android app.

And if you have any animated movie or TV related questions for us, please suggest a title to review here, call us at the cartoon hotline: 202-681-4406, or drop us a line at saturdaymourningcartoons@gmail.com. You can also contact us through Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook, or reach out directly @DrClawMD and @seanpaulellis.

'Blood of Zeus' creators Charley and Vlas Parlapanides talk about how their reimagined Greek mythology epic made its way to Netflix.

Fifteen years ago, The Boondocks changed the course of modern animation by not only featuring Black characters as the leads, but by being absolutely unapologetic in its content. That boundary-pushing show gained its own following along with a fair share of backlash, all of which is now par for the course for executive producer Carl Jones and producer Brian Ash. They've had celebrities like Oprah and Tyler Perry take issue with (and aim at) The Boondocks, just as they've had Adult Swim axe an episode before it was ever animated and HBO Max fully removing a previously aired episode from their listing. Censorship and button-pushing isn't new to Jones and Ash. Their newest animated series, Sugar and Toys, is cut from the same cloth, and the razor-sharp humor and laugh-out-loud variety sketches cut across all social, cultural, and political divides. It's first and foremost good comedy, but it's also another step in the rise of Black Animation.

I had a chance to chat with Jones and Ash about Season 2 of Sugar and Toys, now on Fuse, in a lengthy conversation about everything from COVID-19, standards & practices, The Boondocks reboot, and Jones' upcoming collaborations with Matthew Cherry for his Hair Love series, and the likes of Seth MacFarlane, Steph Curry, and Norman Lear for an animated reboot of the classic sitcom Good Times. We talked about all of that and more in an honest and open conversation, which you can listen to above or read highlights of below.

Sugar and Toys is a mash-up of Saturday morning cartoons (which is fitting for this particular podcast), social commentary and music culture parody. Season 2 of the Sunday night series "brings a wild new twist on the Saturday morning cartoons we all grew up with – but a whole lot less innocent. Bookended by host and multi-platinum rapper and actor KYLE (Netflix’s The After Party, www.superduperkyle.com), it's executive produced by Aengus James, Colin King Miller, Jordan Allen-Dutton, Jones and Ash, with Kyle Harvey serving as co-executive producer, and produced by This is Just a Test and 245 Enterprises.

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Want to find our cohosts online?

Dave Trumbore

collider.com/author/dave-trumbore Twitter: https://twitter.com/DrClawMD

Buy the book 'The Science of Breaking Bad' - https://mitpress.mit.edu/books/science-breaking-bad

Sean Paul Ellis

IG and twitter @seanpaulellis Performer at Washington Improv Theater where you can find tickets and times. The Bureau podcast: https://tunein.com/podcasts/Comedy-Podcasts/The-Bureau-p1290704/

If you are digging our show and want to help you out, then you can do so in the following ways:

1. Recommend a cartoon to us:

Call us and leave a message at 202-681-4406. If you call then we will 100% review you recommendations if we haven't watched the cartoon yet.

2. Leave a review on iTunes

3. Like our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/SaturdayMourningCartoons/

4. Follow us on twitter @MourningToons

5. Check us out on Instagram @SaturdayMourningCartoons

Everything is awkward about puberty we have brought back Isabel Galbraith and newcomer Alex Beard to chat about Netflix's Big Mouth.  "What are you gonna do?" - Hormone Monster Rick.

 
 
 
 


   Want to find our guest online? Isabel Galbraith 1. Instagram @Isabel.Galbraith 2. Isabel performs with Washington Improv Theater and you can find more at Washington Improv Theater

Alex Beard 1. Alex and Sean perform together in Nox! and check out Washington Improv Theater's Nox! ensemble page

If you are digging our show and want to help you out, then you can do so in the following ways:

1. Recommend a cartoon to us: 

• Click here for the Google form to recommend a cartoon to SMC
• or, call us and leave a message at 202-681-4406.  If you call then we will 100% review you recommendations if we haven't watched the cartoon yet.
• Click here to see what we've watched.

2. Leave a review on iTunes with the following message titled “Big Mouth“ with the review, “I volunteer as tribute to 'help out' guest Alex Beard.”

3. Like our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/SaturdayMourningCartoons/

4. Follow us on twitter @MourningToons

5. Check us out on Instagram @SaturdayMourningCartoons

We take a break from Netflix to watch the show Comics Watching Comics on Amazon and Amazon Prime with director and host Kevin Gootee.  Get ready for honest feedback on what it takes to be a standup comedian!

 
 
 
 


   Want to find our guest online? Kevin Gootee 1. Website - https://kevingootee.com/ 2. Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram - @kevingootee 3. Fantasy Football and Gambling podcast

Comics Watching Comics 1. Comics Watching Comics website -https://comicswatchingcomics.com/ 2. Twitter @comicswatching 3. Facebook and Instagram - @comicswatchingcomics

If you are digging our show and want to help you out, then you can do so in the following ways:

1. Recommend a cartoon to us: 

• Click here for the Google form to recommend a cartoon to SMC
• or, call us and leave a message at 202-681-4406.  If you call then we will 100% review you recommendations if we haven't watched the cartoon yet.
• Click here to see what we've watched.

2. Leave a review on iTunes with the following message titled “Family Guy or Simpsons“ with the review, “Tell us your favorite here!”

3. Like our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/SaturdayMourningCartoons/

4. Follow us on twitter @MourningToons

5. Check us out on Instagram @SaturdayMourningCartoons

"Back in the 90's, I was in a very famous TV show!"  Yes, we are talking BoJack Horseman to kick off Netflix November.  I'm joined by my 90's sitcom family & costars, Kate Syme and Adam Koussari-Amin.  

 
 
 
 


   Want to find our guests online? Adam Koussari-Amin 1. Adam DJs at Trade with a show called CTRL - https://www.facebook.com/CTRLDC/ 2. Listen to the Homo Superior podcast  - Click here to listen 3. Follow Homo Superior on twitter @homosuperior 4. Listen to the Short Story Long podcast - Click here to listen

Kate Symes 1. Just randomly Google here - Click here for LMGTFY 2. Check out Kate at Washington Improve Theater - Click here

Want to find friends of the show online?

Brian Typhair 1. Instagram & twitter @typhensein 2. twitch.tv - https://www.twitch.tv/typhenstein 3. Red bubble - https://www.redbubble.com/people/TypH   If you are digging our show and want to help you out, then you can do so in the following ways:

1. Recommend a cartoon to us: 

• Click here for the Google form to recommend a cartoon to SMC
• or, call us and leave a message at 202-681-4406.  If you call then we will 100% review you recommendations if we haven't watched the cartoon yet.
• Click here to see what we've watched.

2. Leave a review on iTunes with the following message titled “Back in the 90's“ with the review, “This is what I did in the 90's ”

3. Like our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/SaturdayMourningCartoons/

4. Follow us on twitter @MourningToons

5. Check us out on Instagram @SaturdayMourningCartoons

Take what you know about Teen Wolf (yes the movie) and now completely change it into a story about puberty. We’re closing out Spooky Toons month with Nina Hsu and Chris Ulrich to watch and review Teen Wolf.

 
 
 
 


   Want to find our guests online? Nina Hsu 1. Instagram @ninahsu1 2. Nina performs with Nox! you can find tickets www.witdc.org 3. She also performs with Double Date and Hypothesis.

Chris Ulrich 1. Instagram & twitter @its_chrisU 2. Website for Body Language - www.cuinthemoment.com 3. Chris performs with Nox! you can find tickets www.witdc.org 4. He also performs with Double Date and Jive Turkey

Want to find friends of the show online? Rory Lucey 1. Buy Jonesy: Nine Lives on the Nostromo in store Oct 16 and on Amazon by clicking here 2. Instagram & twitter @RoryLucey 3. Website:  www.rorylucey.com

Brian Typhair 1. Instagram & twitter @typhensein 2. twitch.tv - https://www.twitch.tv/typhenstein 3. Red bubble - https://www.redbubble.com/people/TypH   If you are digging our show and want to help you out, then you can do so in the following ways:

1. Recommend a cartoon to us: 

• Click here for the Google form to recommend a cartoon to SMC
• or, call us and leave a message at 202-681-4406.  If you call then we will 100% review you recommendations if we haven't watched the cartoon yet.
• Click here to see what we've watched.

2. Leave a review on iTunes with the following message titled “WOLF or WUF“ with the review, “Are you Team WereWOLF or Team WereWUF? Tell us!”

3. Like our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/SaturdayMourningCartoons/

4. Follow us on twitter @MourningToons

5. Check us out on Instagram @SaturdayMourningCartoons

Author and illustrator, Rory Lucey joins Sean and Melanie Harker to discuss his book 'Jonesy: Nine Lives on the Nostromo.'  Believe it or not, you already know Rory's work because he created the SMC logo *shock and awe*

Want to find our guests and friends online?

Rory Lucey

1. Buy Jonesy: Nine Lives on the Nostromo in store Oct 16 and on Amazon by clicking here
2. Instagram & twitter @RoryLucey
3. Website:  www.rorylucey.com

Brian Typhair

1. Instagram & twitter @typhensein
2. twitch.tv - https://www.twitch.tv/typhenstein
3. Red bubble - https://www.redbubble.com/people/TypH

If you are digging our show and want to help you out, then you can do so in the following ways:

1. Recommend a cartoon to us: 

• Click here for the Google form to recommend a cartoon to SMC
• or, call us and leave a message at 202-681-4406.  If you call then we will 100% review you recommendations if we haven't watched the cartoon yet.
• Click here to see what we've watched.

2. Leave a review on iTunes with the following message titled “Alien with Rory Lucey“ with the review, “In space nobody can hear you meow!"

3. Like our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/SaturdayMourningCartoons/

4. Follow us on twitter @MourningToons

5. Check us out on Instagram @SaturdayMourningCartoons

We delayed this episode a week because we had to get spooky!  How spooky?  Weird and gross Junji Ito collection style spooky and we're joined by Tony Lazzeroni and Jamal Newman.  *insert creep kid laugh*

Want to find our guest online?

Tony

1. IG & twitter @filmstudentpod
2. The Film Student Podcast - http://filmstudentpod.com/
3. The News* with Maggie Smith - http://www.thenewsasterisk.com/

Jamal

1. IG & twitter @hell0newman
2. Website - www.jamalnewman.com

If you are digging our show and want to help you out, then you can do so in the following ways:

1. Leave a review on iTunes with the following message titled “What freaks me out“ with the review, “This show freaks me out.  Sean has a horrible voice.  This show causes me anxiety."

2. Like our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/SaturdayMourningCartoons/

3. Follow us on twitter @MourningToons

4. Check us out on Instagram @SaturdayMourningCartoons

We have our second listener recommendation and we are reviewing Bionic Six! We’ve brought back guests Joe Randazzo and Charlie Visconage to answer the question “should we seek out the ‘bionic life’?”

Want to find our guest online?

Joe

1. Social media private citizen
2. Check out Joe in Double Date at the District Improv Festival - click for tickets
3. Check out Joe in Sistine Robot at the District Improv Festival - click for tickets 
4. Also, go read - 1. Armor by John Steakley 2. Snow Crash by Neil Stephenson

Charlie

1. IG @cavisconage
2. Twitter @sweatyinthecity
3. Website - http://www.visconage.com/
4. 20% any item from Charlie’s store above - email him at cavisconage@gmail.com

If you are digging our show and want to help you out, then you can do so in the following ways:

1. Leave a review on iTunes with the following message titled “Bionic Sticks“ with the review, “I want bionic arms so I can be an incredible drummers and flex on those sticks with finesse!"

2. Like our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/SaturdayMourningCartoons/

3. Follow us on twitter @MourningToons

4. Check us out on Instagram @SaturdayMourningCartoons