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What A Cartoon! - Cartoon All-Stars to the Rescue

Move over, The Avengers! There's a much worse version of you from 20 years earlier that absolutely no one likes! That's right, the most epic crossover in entertainment history took the form of Cartoon All-Stars to the Rescue, which saw animated superstars like ALF and Garfield put aside their differences to fig...

Talking Simpsons - Homer's Night Out (Revisited) With Kallie Plagge

Gamespot Reviews Editor Kallie Plagge is back again as we revisit perhaps season one's most feminist episode. Homer goes to a stag party at work and gets photographed dancing with Princess Cashmere, upending all sexual mores in Springfield! As Marge deals with humiliation and Homer sleeps over at Barney's apart...

What A Cartoon! - The Adventures of Pete & Pete "The Call"

Just as we did last year, to kick off April we're deviating from our standard subject matter a bit to dive into the world of live-action cartoons! In 2019, we covered the dark and subversive Strangers with Candy, so it's only fair that we follow that episode up with a look at its kid-friendly spiritual predeces...

What A Cartoon! - The April 2020 Schedule

We hope all of you had as fun a month as possible back in March, because now the Talking Simpsons Network is heading straight into April! And our What A Cartoon! schedule is really exciting: There's our second annual April tradition, a special anniversary pick from a patron, and an anime that's overdue for a re...

Talk to the Audience?!? - March 2020

Time once more for our monthly news and community podcast, and WOW, what a normal and uneventful month! But seriously, we cover the real-world news and Simpsons updates, thoughts on some of the most recent Simpsons episodes, a preview of what podcasts are coming in April, and chat about some of our favorite Patreon com...

A Preview of What A Cartoon Movie for The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie

Another month has passed at the Talking Simpsons Network, and that means we've got another awesome podcast about an animated feature film! This month, our $10+ Patreon subscribers get to hear us talk about 2004's The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie! Listen now to this free extended preview, and then subscribe at th...

What A Cartoon Movie! - The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie

Who lives in a pineapple under the sea? In the early '00s, anyone with a pulse knew the answer to that question, as we all were caught in the surprisingly firm grip of SpongeBob-mania. And, of course, any TV series this huge with this much merchandise needs a movie (with even more merchandise), so the world finally...

Vote On The April 2020 What A Cartoon Movie!

April is almost here on the Talking Simpsons Network, and we're shaking things up a little for the next subject of our premium podcast, As you may know, once a month we release the What A Cartoon Movie! podcast, an extra-long discussion about an animated film, exclusively for our $10 Patreon subscribers. And when w...

Talking Simpsons - Life On The Fast Lane (Revisited) With Merritt K

Our reexamination of the first season gets to the first true Marge episode, and we welcome back Merritt K from Fanbyte to help us discuss Marge's marital strife! After a terrible birthday, Marge takes out her spite at Homer's terrible gift while making a new friend at the bowling alley. But what happens when he...

What A Cartoon! - ReBoot "Firewall" With Special Guest Woolie!

Once more we're joined by Woolie (check out his many Let's Plays on YouTube), all to talk about the iconically Canadian animation, ReBoot! Chosen by our premium subscriber Brian, we go into the earliest days of televised CGI to experience the virtual world and its deep history. Then, we take a deep dive into th...

Talking Simpsons - The Telltale Head (Revisited) With Matthew Jay

Our journey through season one hits a critical episode and our pal Matthew Jay (The Deep End, Cartoons 101) is back to help us explore it! Bart beheads a statue in a quest for popularity and we get a tour of the whole town as it falls into a murderous rage! We talk about that and the first appearances of Apu, Lovejoy, ...

What A Cartoon! - Tiny Toon Adventures "The Return of Batduck"

We're heading back to the world of Acme Acres to explore a proper episode of the early '90s classic cartoon, Tiny Toon Adventures! And if you listened to our episode of What A Cartoon Movie! about the direct-to-video feature, you'll know that Plucky Duck is by far our favorite character. That seemed to be t...

Special Self-Quarantine Bonus: What A Cartoon Movie! - Aladdin

We've all got the COVID-19 Blues, and since so many of you out there are stuck inside, we decided to release a big chunk of paywalled content for free to maintain global sanity. So please enjoy nearly four hours of podcast fun with our deep dive into Disney's 1992 classic, Aladdin! Like all episodes of What A C...

Talking Simpsons - The Call of The Simpsons (Revisited) With Ian Boothby

Our return to the first season anniversary party continues, with returning guest Ian Boothby! (Check out the comics Sparks and Exorsisters, as well as the Sneaky Dragon podcast!) This week it's time for the iconic camping trip, featuring RV salesmen, anonymous guest stars, friendly bears, sasquatch sightings, and m...

What A Cartoon! - Superman: The Animated Series "Heavy Metal"

We return to the ever-growing DC Animated Universe with a request from Royce, one of our top Patreon subscribers! Yes, more powerful than a locomotive, it's Superman: The Animated Series! We talk about the Kryptonian's origins, how the show spun out of Batman, and how it paved the way for many DC toons to follo...

Vote On The Spring 2020 Miniseries!!

Here on the Talking Simpsons Network, we offer you so much, and that includes TWO Patreon-exclusive miniseries each year! Back in December 2019, we finished off the first half of Futurama season 2, and after a little break to recharge the creative batteries, next month there will be a NEW miniseries available to $5+ su...

Hi-Dilly-Ho to All of Our New Patrons!

Our latest special episode of Talking Simpsons featuring Matt Christman and Virgil Texas of Chapo Trap House brought over 100 new patrons to the Talking Simpsons Network! If you're one of these people, welcome aboard—we really appreciate your support. That said, we thought we'd throw together a little post fo...

Talking Simpsons' Politics Special With Chapo Trap House's Virgil Texas And Matt Christman

We're briefly disrupting our season one revisit because our pals Chapo Trap House, Matt Christman and Virgil Texas are in the studio live! We love doing politics episodes with these nice folks, so we decided to just cover the political comedy of four classic episodes of The Simpsons. We cover the electioneering imp...

What A Cartoon! - Street Sharks With Special Guest Matt McMuscles

It's time to delve back into '90s toy cartoons, and Matt McMuscles returns to help us out with Street Sharks (check out his YouTube channel and his Patreon!). How did Mattel decide on sharks as their response to turtles? How many different animation studios made this monstrosity? And is there anything salvageab...

Vote On The March 2020 What A Cartoon Movie!

March is here on the Talking Simpsons Network, and once again it's our monthly poll to pick the next subject of our premium podcast, What A Cartoon Movie! Each month we record a fresh, extra-long podcast about an animated film, and then release it for our $10 Patreon subscribers. And when we open up the voting, we ...

What A Cartoon! - The March 2020 Schedule

March is here and it's a big month for the Talking Simpsons Netwrk! We're going to have a ton going on, including FIVE episodes of What A Cartoon! podcast instead of the typical four. And we've got some great picks, from TMNT-wannabes to Krytonians to Batman-wannabes to cyber-Canadians! We've got it all...

Talk to the Audience?!? - February 2020

Another month comes to an end and there's so much to look back on for the Talking Simpsons Network! There's lots of Simpsons news to cover, plus we give you a preview of our upcoming plans for What A Cartoon!, What A Cartoon Movie!, and the upcoming poll to decide the first podcast miniseries of 2020! And then ...

A Preview of What A Cartoon Movie for The Great Mouse Detective

Another month has passed at the Talking Simpsons Network, and that means we've got another awesome podcast about an animated feature film! This month, our $10+ Patreon subscribers get to hear us talk about the 1986 Disney classic, The Great Mouse Detective! Listen now to this free preview, and then subscribe at the...

What A Cartoon Movie! - The Great Mouse Detective

This month on What A Cartoon Movie! we're looking at one of the few bright spots of a particularly dark decade for Disney. The Great Mouse Detective only aspired to capture that classic Disney magic, but thanks to its economical nature, it proved the viability of feature animation and made the careers of artists wh...

Talking Simpsons - Moaning Lisa (Revisited) With Kate Leth

We welcome back screenwriter/artist/comic maker Kate Leth (check out her Patreon right now!) to help us revisit Lisa's first major episode! We go into childhood depression, trying to answer difficult questions, and also the powerful voice of guest star, the late Ron Taylor! Also, we talk a ton about NES video games...

What A Cartoon! - Goof Troop "Nightmare on Goof Street"

Thanks to the generous support of patron Alex Irish, this week we're exploring some uncharted Disney Afternoon territory via Goofy's very first TV show! Disney had done action and adventure with their afternoon cartoons before 1992, but with Goof Troop, they created their very first animated sitcom. And though ...

Our Crossover Episode With Michael And Us Podcast

Special surprise as we were guests this week on the lefty political media criticism podcast Michael And Us to discuss The Simpsons Movie in their particular podcast style. (Consider this a preview of the eight-hour movie podcast we'll do in a few years from now.) So give this a listen for some extra fun chat about ...

Talking Simpsons - The Jay Kogen Interview!

Just in time for the 30th anniversary of season one, we've got a brand new interview with Jay Kogen, one of the very first writers for The Simpsons!! Kogen tells us about how he joined the show in 1989, how they learned to make the show as they wrote it, the first Treehouse of Horror, and even some of the behind-th...

Talking Simpsons - Bart The General (Revisited) With Chris Cabin

Bart goes to war in this week's season one exploration with Chris Cabin from the podcast We Hate Movies! We meet Nelson for the first time, as well as Herman, as Bart decides to deal with a bully in every way possible. So grab your water balloons and give a listen to this! Peace, man...

What A Cartoon! - Hilda "The Bird Parade"

This week we are joined by premium Patreon subscriber Casey to talk about the Netflix hit, Hilda. Based on the hit comic series of the same name, we talk about the books' amazing adaptation into animation! Then we dig deep into the third episode as we celebrate birds and festivals! Listen now, or you won't earn...