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Today’s episode includes: • Klaus wins 7 Annie Awards, including Best Animated Feature • Kobe Bryant (1978-2020) • AM AY AF Studio released the story trailer of The Heart of Them • Tigra & Dazzler and Howard the Duck animated series for Hulu are confirmed to be scrapped • Artist is suing Disney for allegedly stealing her van design for Pixar’s Onward

Today’s episode includes: • Terry Jones (1942-2020) • HBO Max greenlights The Prince, a satirical animated comedy series about the British royal family • Netflix released the English trailer of Pokémon: Mewtwo Strikes Back - Evolution • Netflix got the international streaming rights to all the Studio Ghibli films • Disney is making a “live-action” remake of Bambi

Today’s episode includes: • The nominations for the 92nd Academy Awards were announced • Hank Azaria will no longer voice Apu in The Simpsons • Peggy Holmes is the new director of Skydance Animation’s Luck • Disney to rebrand their Fox properties to 20th Century Studios and Searchlight Pictures • NBCUniversal reveals new info about their upcoming streaming service Peacock

Today’s episode includes: • Missing Link wins the Golden Globe Awards for Best Animated Feature • Frozen 2 surpassed its predecessor at the box office on its 7th weekend • YouTube flags many videos regarding My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic as “For Kids”, including Cupcakes HD • Warner Bros. signed on with Cinelytic to let AI choose which movies to make for them • Nintendo released the January 2020 Pokémon Direct, which announced the Expansion Pass for Pokémon Sword and Pokémon Sh

Today’s episode includes: • Studio Ghibli announces two animated features, including Hayao Miyazaki’s How Do You Live? In the next few years • Cats will lose at least $71 million and its chances at the awards • Writer Chris Terrio claims Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker did not attempt to diminish The Last Jedi • Disney faced backlash over removing Home Alone 1 & 2 and more from Disney+ without warning

Today’s episode includes: • #5: #KickVic • #4: The Sonic Redesign • #3: Richard Williams (1933 – 2019) • #2: Long Live The King • #1: The KyoAni Arson Attack

Today’s episode includes: • Universal in talks to produce the next Lego movies • Frozen 2 crossed $1 billion at the box office on its 4th weekend • Dave Green will direct the Looney Tunes movie Coyote vs. Acme • Netflix and Mattel announced a new CG animated series called He-Man and the Masters of the Universe • The Oscars short list for Best Original Song was announced, including Frozen 2, Toy Story 4 and The Lego Movie 2

Today’s episode includes: • The nominees for the 77th Golden Globe Awards are announced • MPC Vancouver, the VFX studio that worked on The Lion King (2019) and the Sonic the Hedgehog (2020) redesign, shuts down • Playmobil: The Movie had one of the worst box office opening weekends ever with $660 000 • Sleeping Beauty (1959) was added to the Library of Congress’ National Film Registry • Caroll Spinney (1933 – 2019)

Today’s episode includes: • Frozen 2 and Missing Link lead the nominations for the 47th Annie Awards • Disney released the trailer of Mulan (2020) • Mena Massoud never had an audition since the release of Aladdin (2019) • Disney will make a spin-off of Aladdin (2019) starring Prince Anders for Disney+ • PlayStation Japan caught stealing animations of others for their new commercial

Today’s episode includes: • Frozen 2 broke box office records with a $350 worldwide opening • Pixar released the international trailer of Onward • Christina Miller will no longer be president of Cartoon Network by the end of the year • Johnny Depp to produce a stage musical about Michael Jackson…as told by his glove

Today’s episode includes: • How I got interviewed by a Washington DC TV news station about the success of Frozen • The Sonic the Hedgehog (2020) redesign cost way less than what one viral tweet’s claim of $35 million • Universal Pictures released the 2nd trailer of Cats (2019) • Netflix will release Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon in early 2020 • YouTubers are panicking about how the COPPA law could take down many creators’ careers

Today’s episode includes: • Warner Animation Group released the teaser trailer of SCOOB! • Paramount Pictures released the trailer for The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run • Paramount Pictures released the 2nd trailer of Sonic the Hedgehog (2020) • Disney stated that they will fix the aspect ratio problem of The Simpsons on Disney+ in early 2020 • Hasbro announced a new My Little Pony series and toy line for 2020 called Pony Life

Today’s episode includes: • Pixar released the teaser trailer for Soul • Nickelodeon released the teaser trailer for Baby Shark • Disney has confirmed they are removing Song of the South and the “Jim Crow” scene from Dumbo for Disney+ • Arctic Dogs had one of the worst box office opening weekends of all time • NBA Player unknowingly bought parts of the stolen Buzzy animatronic from Walt Disney World

Today’s episode includes: • WarnerMedia announced new shows, release date and price for HBO Max • Netflix released the trailer of Green Eggs & Ham • Sony Pictures Animation announced Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse 2 will be released on April 8, 2022 • Disney and Bill Condon to make a Christmas Carol musical called Marley with songs by Stephen Schwartz • Lindsay Ellis fighting against YouTube for how it handles copyright claims

Today’s episode includes: • A Florida man is arrested for sexually assaulting an Olaf toy at a Target • HBO Max revealed a set of one-hour specials called Adventure Time: Distant Lands • The Jim Henson Co. will produce a puppet talk show called Earth to Ned for Disney+ • Disney Junior revealed Chicken Squad for 2020 • Lucasfilm released the trailer of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker