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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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/

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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

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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.”

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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

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"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 ”

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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!”

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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!"

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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

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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

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3. Follow us on twitter @MourningToons

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We're in listener recommendation territory and it's bringing us deep within the Earth's crust to the city of Arkadia for this week's episode on Spartakus and the Sun Beneath the Sea.  We're joined by guest Melanie Harker to help with our French.

Want to find our guest online?

Melanie

1. IG @melanie_gwynne
2. twitter @melaniegwynne

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1. Leave a review on iTunes with the following message titled "Shagma-mites" with the review, "If they hold a get together for Shagamites would it be towards the center of the Earth?  Because time is slower there, just a FYI!"

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We are following up our Teddy Ruxpin episode with all the fun and adorable plushed toys-ness with Pound Puppies!  We have two new guests joining the show; Jaci Pulice and Denny Johnson!  Get ready for A LOT of panting and barking.

Want to find our guests online?

Jaci

1. IG @jaci_of_all_trades
2. iMusical at the Kennedy Center in DC details - http://www.kennedy-center.org/calendar/event/XSP4S

Denny

1. Sept 17 - Commonwealths last show and you can get tickets here - https://web.ovationtix.com/trs/pe/10319087
2. IG - he's just a creeper

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

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3. Follow us on twitter @MourningToons

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August is when we're digging into some cartoons from the 80's that had well known toy lines.  To kick things off, we've invited Tony Lazzeroni and Charlie Visconage to help us review The Adventures of Teddy Ruxpin and understand the Ruxpin-verse!

Want to find our guests online?

Tony

1. IG @filmstudentpod
2. The Film Student Podcast on iTunes - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-film-student-podcast/id1344463941?mt=2

Charlie

1. IG @cavisonage
2. Painting website - http://www.visconage.com/

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It's back to the park we go in this week's cartoon review with Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous. The new Dreamworks Animation series, now streaming on Netflix, takes a different approach to storytelling for the continuation of the late Michael Crichton's phenomenal franchise, powered by Universal. Rather than focusing on an elite team of adult trainers, scientists, and covert spies, this version makes their characters a little more kid-friendly ... even if the carnivorous dinosaurs and rampaging giants are as dangerous as ever. But how does the new animated series compare to the story we know so far? Tune in to find out!

Here's the official synopsis:

Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous follows a group of six teenagers chosen for a once-in-a-lifetime experience at a new adventure camp on the opposite side of Isla Nublar. But when dinosaurs wreak havoc across the island, the campers are stranded. Unable to reach the outside world, they’ll need to go from strangers to friends to family if they’re going to survive. Scott Kreamer (Pinky Malinky) and Lane Lueras (Kung Fu Panda: The Paws of Destiny) serve as showrunners and executive producers. The series is executive produced by Steven Spielberg, Frank Marshall, and Colin Trevorrow. Zack Stentz serves as consulting producer.

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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/

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Pivoting from Eternia to Etheria, we are reviewing She-Ra: Princess of Power this week with Lura Barber and Ryan Krull. "For the honor of Grayskull" enjoy this episode as we all ride in on our awesome rainbow pegicorns. 

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We are back to cartoons and kicking off our new schedule with He-Man and the Masters of the Universe! Sean has brought his "Masters of the Universe" with returning guests Jason Woods and Isabel Galbraith.  WE HAVE THE POWER! *echo echo echo*

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Part 4 of our month on summer vacation!  We've packed up our beach gear and on break for the next four weeks, and don't worry, we're not leaving you without some fun content in the name of post show extras that get weird!  Enjoy.

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Part 3 of our month on summer vacation!  We've packed up our beach gear and on break for the next four weeks, and don't worry, we're not leaving you without some fun content in the name of post show extras that get weird!  Enjoy.

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Part 2 of our month on summer vacation!  We've packed up our beach gear and on break for the next four weeks, and don't worry, we're not leaving you without some fun content in the name of post show extras that get weird!  Enjoy.

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 "Second Vacation" with the review, "Hey Sean and Dave! You're really getting lazy with this month, right?  "Yup" - Us ."

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3. Follow us on twitter @MourningToons

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For the entire month of June 2018, we're on summer vacation!  We've packed up our beach gear and on break for the next four weeks, and don't worry, we're not leaving you without some fun content in the name of post show extras that get weird!  Enjoy.

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

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We're closing out our SMC Listener Suggestion month in May with a good old, "let's get it on," from referee Mills Lane.  Tony Lazzeroni joins Sean for MTV's Celebrity Deathmatch and all of the pop-culture fueled tropes that can be assembled with a slab of clay. 

Will Tony form like Voltron with Sean?  Will Sean enter Hell in order to resurrect a boy band from the 90's? (answers: NO WAY and probably)

All of this and more on this week's episode of the Saturday Mourning Cartoons podcast. 

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2. Leave a review on iTunes with the following message titled "Wresting" with the review, "Hey Sean and Tony!  My favorite wrestling memory is ."

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Let's enter a virtual world that has zero stakes to fight a cloud monster named XANA.   We're watching Code Lyoko on the penultimate episode of our  Listener Appreciation month.  Grab your radish headed tech geniuses and get ready "virtualize" with the kids of Kadic Academy.

Dave finally get an answer to his ASL question with getting virtual?  Will Sean ever find a virtual world with stakes?   (answers: yes, and probably not)

All of this and more on this week's episode of the Saturday Mourning Cartoons podcast. 

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

1. Check out our Patreon page and become a backer of the show.  You can find our Patreon page at https://www.patreon.com/saturdaymourningcartoons

2. Leave a review on iTunes with the following message titled "Raddish head kids" with the review, "Hey Sean and Dave!  Can you make a raddish head kids cartoon and make the target audience raddishes?  Please?"

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A bully cat, a kingpin cat, and a bunch of loveable goof cats?  We're watching the well animated rip-off of Garfield this week, otherwise known as Heathcliff and the Catillac Cats.  Just copy/paste Garfield's "lasagna" with "bullying other cats" and you've basically got Heathcliff.   Special guest Alex Kazanas!

Will Dave start caterwauling again? Will Sean living in a junk yard?  Will Alex get a date with Cleo?  (answers: yes, yes, and yes again!)

All of this and more on this week's episode of the Saturday Mourning Cartoons podcast. 

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

1. Check out our Patreon page and become a backer of the show.  You can find our Patreon page at https://www.patreon.com/saturdaymourningcartoons

2. Leave a review on iTunes with the following message titled "The Great Pussini" with the review, "Hey Sean, Dave, and Alex!  Why do you guys all hate cats?  I don't get it!  Did you get in a fight with one as a kid?"

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

4. Follow us on twitter @MourningToons

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May is listener suggestion month and we're kicking it off with Food Wars!: Shokugeki no Soma.  Food and crazy ecchi reaction are the flavors within this anime recommended by William.  The show pairs well with a nice "gotta pork" dish.  We are very hungry.

Will Dave reconsider whether this is too much ecchi? Will Sean eat octopus and peanuts?   (answers: probably and no lie, Sean ate octopus and peanuts a week later.) 

All of this and more on this week's episode of the Saturday Mourning Cartoons podcast. 

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

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2. Leave a review on iTunes with the following message titled "Food Wars" with the review, "Hey Sean, Dave!  I want to see a food war between the two of you using Soylent, please."

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Tonight, a brand new episode of Disney Channel's animated series Big City Greens premieres at 8PM ET/PT, and it's special for a couple of reasons. First, it continues the second season of the Annie and Emmy-nominated series from co-creators and showrunners Chris and Shane Houghton, and second, guest cast members Lorraine Toussaint (Orange Is the New Black) and Colton Dunn (Superstore) return as Rashida and Russell Remington, with Danny Trejo (Machete) back as Vasquez. But even more importantly, this episodes gives one of the cast members a chance to show off their writing skills!

If you're new to Big City Greens, the series follows the offbeat adventures of 10-year-old Cricket Green, whose natural curiosity and enthusiasm lead him and his family – older sister Tilly, father Bill and Gramma Alice – on epic journeys and into the hearts of his new neighbors. In the new episode's first segment tonight, titled "Present Tense," Cricket struggles to get the best birthday present for his best friend, Remy. Marieve Herington (awards-nominated voice of Tilly Green) co-wrote this particular episode with her husband, which is a first for her on this series.

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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:

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An anime insprired shows from the lead singer of the band Vampire Weekend?  That also stars Jaden Smith and an incredible voice cast?  We are wrapping up Anime April with Netflix's Neo Yokio!  Cheers to all the Caprese Boys.

Will Dave wear a midnight blue tuxedo? Will Sean make a caprese martini?  Will Allison be saved by a a giant toblerone? (answers: probably, definitely, and a toblerone has already saved her life)

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Boxing, body horror, and bomb-shell babes?  This week we traveling through the Valley of Kings to fight some Ren's.  Grab your Groupon for Dave MacKenzie's boxing club and join Sean and Dave for a little podcast 1, 2 punch!  

Will Dave join a boxing club? Will Sean go through cronenberg style body horrors?  (answers: yes and absolutely)

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Badass women fighting Grimm across the four kingdoms of Remnant?!  Sean and Dave watched RWBY by Rooster Teeth.  It has so many action packed battle scenes that you can shake a High-Caliber Sniper-Scythe at this show.  

Will Dave join the White Fang? Will Sean buy a video game with better cut-scenes?  (answers: yes and no)

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We would normally add a quick write up about this week's cartoon - Animaniacs.  Honestly, we're just humbled and delighted that we were able to make 200 episodes of this show. We're eternally grateful that so many of you listen and that so many contributed with voice messages and write in comments on Animaniacs.  We can't do this without all of you and cheers to another 100 episodes. 

Will Dave get his 365th episode so you can listen to an episode every day of the year?  Will Sean finish his doctorial thesis on cartoon drug episode from San Francisco City College? (answers- yes and most likely because Sean is so stubborn)

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Have you ever wanted to feel powerful?  Truly powerful and able to help people in trouble?  Izuku Midoriya felt that way.  After self sacrifice he was granted a miraculous gift that ...well, may actually end up killing him in the end.  Sean and Dave watched My Hero Academia and saw the successes and failures of Class 1A at U.A. High School.  Will Midoriya be a successful hero?  Or will the League of Viilains actually organize and see to the demise of Class 1A?

Will Dave's "cringe" quirk be consistent throughout the episode?  Will Sean's "misinterpretation" quirk ever come in handy?  (answers no and no)

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It's the final week of Disney March Madness and we have a heavy weight bout for you - Aladdin vs Ducktales!  A lift and shift from an iconic Disney movie versus really the reason that Disney was able to put cartoons in syndication.  The hero of Agrabah versus the thristiest duck in the world...okay, okay, you get the picture.  It's too huge franchises going head to head with special guest Melanie Harker.  Plus, we wrap up the totals for the entire month and declare a Disney winner!

Will Dave be able to pull off Genie likes moves?  Will Sean swim through money? Will Melanie talk about her career as an ornithologist?  (answers no, no, and triple no!)

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Bouncing bears versus chipmunk sleuths?!  You know what that means; Gummi Bears and Chip 'n Dale!  Oh the marvels of two solid theme songs that have stood the test of time.  But does the animation and plot still hold up?  After all of these years are the Gummi Bears more than just a sugary confection or are the humans more important in the show?  Are the Rescue Rangers really astute crime solvers or do they manager to get in their own way AND create trouble?

Will Dave admit to his Gummiberry juice addictions?  Will Sean admit to his crush on Gadget? Will Allison reveal the recipe for Gummiberry juice? (answer yes, yes, and yes!)

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Second week and a second group of challengers enter into the Cartoon Octagon!  This week we have a two "cash grabs" turned into cartoons for your view and reviewing pleasure.  The hip, cool, and rad rip off of Ducktales versus the seemingly unchanged duo that now hang out at Pride Rock.  Yes, Quack Pack vs Timon and Pumbaa.  Is this a battle we all need?  The answer is MAYBE! 

Will Dave be able to travel through the cosmos as member of the T-Squad?  Will Sean be get a nut for that THICC squirrel? (answers no and come everyone, absolutely not)

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Break out the brackets because it's March and we're revamping our March Madness month to include Disney Cartoons!  In the first week of seeding, we've pitting Goofy against Bonkers D. Bobcat.  Will Goofy move back to Spoonerville with his son Max be enough to clench a victory?  Will Bonkers new job as a cop be enough to bring home the 'W?'  Also, is Bonkers seriously what passes as a bobcat in cartoons because he's pretty weird and now we're confused.   Also, this is the first espisode that Sean and Dave have recorded in the same place at the same time!

Will Dave reveal that he has a son named Max?  Will Sean leave his job and become a detective like Bonkers?  (answers: absolutely not and hell no)   

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Almost 200 episodes and we haven't talked about Scooby Doo, Where Are You!, until now.  To mark this monumental ocassion, we've brought in Matt Reuter and Aviv Rubinstein from the podcast Law & Order: Special Viewing Unit.  Sean and Dave are also decided to turn our show into a court room drama so buckle up for our version of Judge Dredd plus 12 Angry Men!  Will Matt and Aviv become the best damn legal time in the business or will this turn into a bad sequel to the movie My Cousin Vinny? 

Will Aviv get thrown in contempt?  Will Matt succeed in this Cartoon Courtroom?  Will Dave become a kangaroo?  Will Sean become Judge Dredd? (answers yes, yes, yes, and yes and the Sly version of Dredd)

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If you want to see a bunch of powerful comic book superheroes team up to fend off extraterrestrial threats to our home planet, there's no better place to look than Marvel's Avengers Defenders of the Earth! This 1986 animated series from King Features, with development by Marvel and production from a trio of overseas studios including Toei Animation, united the bigger-than-life heroes of King Features Syndicate. Flash Gordon, Phantom, Mandrake the Magician, and Lothar joined forces to defend Earth (hence the name) from the villainous intents of Ming the Merciless. Helping to fight back for the fate of their planet were the second generation of heroes, including Rick Gordon, Jedda Walker, the adopted son Kshin and his space-alien pet Zuffy, and Lothar "L.J." Junior.

While these characters might not be the first that come to mind when thinking about comic book superheroes, they're definitely classics for a reason. We're coming up on their 100th anniversary -- a pretty monumental task for any character, really -- so what better way to celebrate than by watching Defenders of the Earth? Unfortunately, some of the backwards tropes -- racist, misogynist, every other -ist -- is part of the package here. Is it bad enough to dip, or just enough to force us into tough conversations? Tune in to find out! (And big thanks to @MrJake for the listener recommendation!)

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• The Bureau podcast: https://tunein.com/podcasts/Comedy-Podcasts/The-Bureau-p1290704/

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Stand outside a fence?  Check. 

Crack open a beer?  Check.

Watch the world go 'round you at a break-neck speed?  Check.

You're a simple man and you sell propane and propane accessories.  We are of course talking about King of the Hill which is a rare cartoon wine; it gets better as it gets older.  DC performer Isabel Galbraith joins us to this week to tell us why she loves KotH so much.  Fasten your saftey belt on your ride-on mower and get ready for the calm awkwardness that is King of the Hill.

Will Dave do his best Boomhauer impression?  Will Sean be able to finally braid hair?  Will Isabel adopt a dog named Ladybird? (answers yes, yes, and YES!) 

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We dip back in time to a twitter user who mentioned a little show called Time Squad.  Had we spent more time in the past, we would have probably written down this listeners name but time travel is tough!  Mistakes were made and the important thing is that we watched a great show called Time Squad.

Will Dave become a supreme gift giver? Will Sean ever stop Rule 34-ing cartoons? (answers yes and no)

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We are digging back into the 90's and Image comics with HBO's Spawn.  Or wait, is it HBO's Todd McFarlane's Spawn?  Or is it just Todd McFarlane presents, "An awkward intro with Todd, guest staring Todd Spawn?"  It gets weird so bring a friends, because we brought Evan Valentine back to the show! 

Will Dave ever move out of Hobo alley?  Will Evan 'turn the lights off?'  Will Sean whisper to you via telepathy?  (answers no, probably, and yes)

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Did you think we were all done talking about Rugrats?  We're NEVER done with Rugrats although from the name of this show you might no realize that this is a Klasky Csupo production.  Yes, it's the Rugrats that you know and love but now they have necks and they don't have to hide the fact that they can speak. 

Will Dave finally be 'All Growed Up?'  Will Sean be able to keep up with the Klasky Csupo lumpy body shapes?  (answers yes and yes) 

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Whenever Sean and Dave talk about a genius we need to recruit a genius of our own, so we invited Dr. Jason Woods back to the show!  We're in the middle of some weird Nicktoons at the moment and grappling with Jimmy Neutron, purpoted 'Boy Genius.'   Anyone else think that Jimmy is an abusive friend?  We're getting that vibe. 

Will Dave be able to pick up his 300 pairs of pants?  Will Jason continue to show us his Under Lord undies?  Will Sean obsess over the pants pocket that conducted a symphony?  (answes no, yes, and definitely) 

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Gather up you action figures and get ready to chuck them across the room because we're watching Action League Now! this week.   We discussed the original Action League Now! almost 100 episodes ago but then it was part of the sketch cartoon comedy show called KaBlam! on Nick. Now we're getting to see Action League Now! as it's own stand-alone show!  Will it work out as a 22 minute show?  Let's see what Sean and Dave have to say. 

Will Dave start a show with his own action figures?  Will Sean be able to get Dave's references about movies? (answers Yes and Nope!)  

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Who's ready for poor parenting and even worse babysitter vetting?  Your "wish" is our slightly oddball command this week as Sean and Dave dig into The Fairly Oddparents.  We are only into the second week of New Year's Nicktoons and loving it! 

Will Dave be able to wish himself a neck so he's not an adult like those depicted in this show?  Will Sean be able to finally come to terms with his childhood relationships and video games?  (answers of course to both)   All of this and more on this week's episode of the Saturday Mourning Cartoons podcast. 

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"ARE YOU READY KIDS?!" - SMC the Pirate.  That's right, we are kicking off 2018 with New Year's Nicktoons month and we're starting with SpongeBob SquarePants!  Get ready to sing along as a Sean and Dave brave the waters of Bikini Bottom to marvel in the insanity of this show. 

Will Dave get a better name than MopDave CircleBelt?  Will Sean now go by PledgeSean CircleSocks?  (answers: never and yes) All of this and more on this week's episode of the Saturday Mourning Cartoons podcast. 

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Sean and Dave are closing out 2017 the only way they know how - casting live action versions of their favorite cartoons!  That's right, it's our second fancast.  What are your recommendations?  

Will Dave re-recast 'The Year without a Santa Claus?'  Will Sean ever let go of his affinity for actor Paul Dano?  (answers yes and no)   All of this and more on this week's episode of the Saturday Mourning Cartoons podcast. 

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It's so close to Christmas so the SMC crew is performing our annual holiday tradition of watching Rankin Bass holiday specials.  We have invited back Melanie Harker to dish all about Santa in Rankin Bass's The  Year Without a Santa Claus!

Will Dave realize that this entire show was just a "dream?"  Will Sean find a job that he has to do once a year and then complain about it?  Will Melanie count the number of times she says "Jingle and Jangle?" (answers no, yes, and definitely)  All of this and more on this week's episode of the Saturday Mourning Cartoons podcast. 

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Glitch Techs Season 2 arrived on Netflix just last week. This new batch of 10 half-hour episodes continues the adventures of glitch-hunters Miko and Five and their all-star team of Hinobi technicians. New relationships will be explored, new insight into families and friends will be revealed, and tons of pop culture and video game Easter eggs will be scattered all over the place, virtual and IRL. But how does Season 2 compare to the fantastic first season released earlier this year?

As gamers from a certain generation, there's a lot to love about Glitch Techs. But you don't need to get all the references (we certainly didn't) to enjoy this beautifully animated, wonderfully acted, smartly written, and brilliantly executed animated series. Right now, we're at the end of the current selection of episodes originally ordered into production by Nickelodeon before the show went to Netflix, but there is so much more story to tell, mythology to explore, and mysteries to solve. Glitch Techs deserves at least one more season to continue their story, so be sure to tune in ASAP to make some noise for this fantastic series!

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• 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/

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Sean and Dave are joined by guest Melanie Harker to discuss A Rugrats Chanukah!

Will Dave be able to celebrate more "believable holidays" like Chanukah?  Will Sean spin a Gimel on the driedel?  Will Melanie educate both our hosts on the true meaning of Chanukah?  All of this and more on this week's episode of the Saturday Mourning Cartoons podcast. 

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If you give a mouse of a cookie, then he's going to need some milk!  That's a tried and true piece of conditional logic that you can not refute!  From this week's episode, we're also unable to refute the need to have a discussion about kitchen safety and sanitation.  We are, of course, talking about the holiday special - If You Give a Mouse a Christmas Cookie, which open with an considerable amount of "Circus Giggles" and "Mouse Parkour."  Buckle up because we're about to answer the main question from this episode - what if you lived in a world with zero consequences or understanding about money!   

Will Dave be able to light his electric kitchen range on fire again?  Will Sean be get into Mouse Voice Over work?  (answers: yes and squeek)  All of this and more on this week's episode of the Saturday Mourning Cartoons podcast. 

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Want to hear Sean immediately offend Dave and our guest, Jamal Newman?  This episode starts with Sean unable to pronounce words, like "sharingan"; it's insulting to an entire fandom.  While Sean struggles with words, enjoy Dave and Jamal as they dig deep into the show and manga about everyone's favorite ninja from the Village of the Hidden Leaf - Naruto!  It's an episode that sure to put you into "sage mode." 

Will Dave be able to perfect his "sexy no jutsu?"  Will Jamal continue to work on his summoning jutsu in the DC metro?  Will Sean be able to pronounce words?  (answers yes, yes, and absolutely not)  All of this and more on this week's episode of the Saturday Mourning Cartoons podcast. 

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