Animation Aficionados

Hanna-Barbera’s OTHER out-of-time family comedy.Tonight’s episode is dedicated to the Hanna-Barbera explosion of the 70s. Hanna-Barbera’s output ballooned exponentially during this period. They became the undisputed kings of Saturday morning. There is so much content from this era that it alone was enough to fuel the early days of Cartoon Network and later Boomerang. Joining us tonight is the always delightful Kittyhawk, artist and writer of Sparkling Gneration Valkyrie Yuuki. For seventy minutes, the three of us sit and compare notes from our favorite cartoons from this era. There is so much that we each brought stuff to the table that nobody else had heard of. We talk about: The All-New… Boomerang Cartoons based on sitcoms Wait Till Your Father Gets Home The Roman Holidays Blue Falcon & Dynomutt Jabberjaw Speed Buggy All-Star Laff-A-Lympics Help! It’s The Hair Bear Bunch! The Pebbles & Bamm-Bamm Show/The Flinstone Comedy Hour Captain Caveman & The Teen Angels Mutley/Mumbly Robonic Stooges Pac-Man Devlin and Godzookiiiiiii …IN SPACE!!!You jumped over some of my buses! No wonder Kittyhawk calls this the drug era. Hmm… This setting looks familiar! Well, at least Hanna-Barbera kept its star roster active. Even if it was in the Laff-A-Lympics. I don’t even remember this episode.

Tonight’s episode is dedicated to the Hanna-Barbera explosion of the 70s. Hanna-Barbera’s output ballooned exponentially during this period. They became the undisputed kings of Saturday morning. There is so much content from this era that it alone was enough to … Continue reading →

Seriously, Neil never watched this?! Tonight on Animation Aficionados, we come closer to finishing our Shonen Jump series with Bleach! A series about death gods, grim reapers, shinigami, and people in black kimonos with katanas. We promise this episode will not sound too HOLLOW… And sadly, Neil barely talks, because… wait… all the sexy girls here, Neil NEVER WATCHED THIS?!? Topics Covered Seeing Dead People Rescue Arc! Comedy cutting through bullshit Filler Arcs!

Tonight on Animation Aficionados, we come closer to finishing our Shonen Jump series with Bleach! A series about death gods, grim reapers, shinigami, and people in black kimonos with katanas. We promise this episode will not sound too HOLLOW… And … Continue reading →

Legendary animator Don BluthDon Bluth, American animator. Some people revere him as an icon of quality animation in the 80s and 90s, while others say, “Huh, I thought that was a Disney film.” Regardless, Don Bluth’s movies are beloved and cherished, in spite of some of their flaws. Joining us tonight is The Chu of Slightly Damned as we talk about such Bluth projects as The Secret Of NIMH, An American Tail, Dragon’s Lair, All Dogs Go To Heaven, The Land Before Time, Rockadoodle, A Troll In Central Park, Thumbelina, Titan AE, and more! Plus we talk about some of the fever dream sequels, such as Feivel Goes West (no seriously, American Tail 3 writes it off as a dream!) and all of those shitty Land Before Time direct-to-video sequels. By the way, this was just a few days prior to our appearance on TGT Media, which we mention briefly on this show. After you’re done listening to this episode, you should hop over there and listen to our interview. Topics: Mine is the rooster that pierces the heavens! The big-lipped alligator moment has a point to the plot, DOUG! Need to brush up on your third act. If you can’t beat Speilberg, join Speilberg. LIving in the shadow of Disney An Internet Troll in Central Park Non-Bluth sequels Bluth’s vidja games The innocent charm of Feivel makes our hearts melt. You’ve got the POWAAAAAAAAAH!!!! YEAH! There’s the token babe. This is a travesty. This is like if Filmation did a sequel to Pinocchio. …oh wait.

Don Bluth, American animator. Some people revere him as an icon of quality animation in the 80s and 90s, while others say, “Huh, I thought that was a Disney film.” Regardless, Don Bluth’s movies are beloved and cherished, in spite … Continue reading →

Watch it! She can blow you up! Tonight we interview Cynthia Martinez, voice actress from ADV, the voice behind many characters from Slayers, Madlax, Martian Successor Nadesico, Godannar, Kaleido Star, Galaxy Fraulein Yuna, Excel Saga, Puni Puni Poemy, and many more! We mostly talked about Slayers, but we asked Cynthia for some of her best booth stories. And boy did we some! Cynthia was hilarious, and we enjoyed having her on the show. We’ll have to get her back some time. Cynthia is also in a Latin acoustic band called SinTema. Check them out at www.reverbnation.com/sintema Topics: The screaming Lina Making fun of a twelve-year-old’s breast size Funny stories from the sound booth “Mah leg” Man Lina Lisa Ortiz vs. Cynthia Martinez Puni Puni Poemy DRAGON SLAAAAAVE!!!! Puni Puni Poemy… Believe it or not, this is TAME. Cynthia is exclusive to the Slayers movies and OVAs.

Tonight we interview Cynthia Martinez, voice actress from ADV, the voice behind many characters from Slayers, Madlax, Martian Successor Nadesico, Godannar, Kaleido Star, Galaxy Fraulein Yuna, Excel Saga, Puni Puni Poemy, and many more! We mostly talked about Slayers, but … Continue reading →

Dino Damage! Tonight on Animation Aficionados, we talk with Chuck of the famous “What’s on Joe Mind” Podcast promo about toy commercials! We go into the politics of toy commercials, parents groups, He-Man, Mighty Max, and so much more! Topics Discussed DINO DAMAGE! Sam Neil Action Figure Mighty Max is the male Polly Pocket Pre-emptive protection against chinese knockoffs? The Truth about He-Man Toys.

Tonight on Animation Aficionados, we talk with Chuck of the famous “What’s on Joe Mind” Podcast promo about toy commercials! We go into the politics of toy commercials, parents groups, He-Man, Mighty Max, and so much more! Topics Discussed DINO … Continue reading →

We are very happy to have Tiffany Grant back again to talk about Gunsmith Cats! A show that is so american, it’s awesome! Like an 80′s action flick, it has chicks, guns, and cars. Rally might prefer a 9mm, but we won’t hold it against her! The best thing about Gunsmith Cats, I think is the ambiance, the sound design. Good thing Tiffany’s here to keep us on task! Topics Covered Getting every gun sound right Stallone’s Cobra’s got the Touch! Chicago land! “No Pizza…” you know the rest! Not Kosher

We are very happy to have Tiffany Grant back again to talk about Gunsmith Cats! A show that is so american, it’s awesome! Like an 80’s action flick, it has chicks, guns, and cars. Rally might prefer a 9mm, but … Continue reading →

So much worse than we could have ever imagined. Yes, it’s here at last. Robin & The Dreamweavers. The darkest chapter of the Lou Scheimer legacy. This “movie” was brought to you by man who gave us Fat Albert & The Cosby Kids, Groovy Goolies, Faux Busters, Pinnochio & The Emperor of the Night, He-Man, and She-Ra. As it turns out, this isn’t a movie at all, but rather a very poorly made premium channel pilot. Much like the Gen 13 pilot, Robin & The Dreamweavers was doomed to a fate of obscurity upon completion. (That is, until the internet set it free!) We’re joined this week by Kittyhawk and Trevor Jay. We had to steel ourselves to power through this thing. A couple of us didn’t make it. But for the most part, we’re unscathed. By the way, please send in your Naga laughs! HO! HO! HO! Information at the beginning of the podcast. Topics Magic tattoo birthmarks Reusing Bravestarr sets TV Pilotitis 90s techno babble Air drumming Boob keyboard Net raves The Brogrammer Gay Vincent Price Roger Rabbit haxxor Brenda: the original and true creator of Farmville Doors to nowhere Eye fetishes A tube of cat urine XXX’s giant phallus Porn is evil The truth about Sweedish school girls A comet falls offscreen The Scheimer exposition machine This movie is NOT sexy ROOOOOOOBIN!!! The following screen shots were color corrected, because the DVD transfer is really bad and washed out. The actual DVD looks like shit. Air Drums Here are the Dreamweavers.Also, get used to this background painting. You’ll be seeing it a lot! Robin’s Frottage Cottage A video game programmer trying to impress a girl. The pig!Oh well. At least he didn’t try to pick her up in an elevator. Here is the only panty shot in THE ENTIRE MOVIE. Yeah. It’s Brenda. Dr. Octopus has a child with Shadow Weaver. Wait… What?! WHAT?!?! Why would anyone WANT this?! Gee, look what arrived in the mail on the same day as this episode released!

Yes, it’s here at last. Robin & The Dreamweavers. The darkest chapter of the Lou Scheimer legacy. This “movie” was brought to you by man who gave us Fat Albert & The Cosby Kids, Groovy Goolies, Faux Busters, Pinnochio & … Continue reading →

The SimpsonsTonight, we talk about America’s favorite disfunctional family, The Simpsons. Joining us tonight is Mike “TFG1″ Blanchard of the Geekcast Radio Network, as we do a rather unorthadox side-by-side, comparing the first half of The Simpsons versus the second half to determine which is better. The Simpsons is the longest-running animated prime time show. Over 20 years after it first hit the air, it’s still going strong. But has Simpsons hit its stride? Is it past it’s prime? Is it time to take the show behind the barn and put a 22 in its temple? We discuss this very issue on this week’s edition of Animation Aficionados! Topics: “Hi, I’m Troy McClure.” Homer is the real star Continuity in-jokes Holding off Seth MacFarlane Domination Ned Flanders is a butt monkey Simpsons All Growed Up The McBane trailers Deconstructing Itchy & Scratchy Poochie Ray Romano compared to Snuffaluffagus (and nobody makes an Ice Age reference!) “The real gold is in Weekend At Bernie’s 2!” The greatest center square of all-time John Lovitz atones for The Critic Did Mike make a sodomy reference??!?! Vegan Shaggy Lisa, go to your room! CollegeHumor’s Favorite Funny Videos