“Dumber than advertised.”
Click here to listen!
“Watch out for those ACME anvils because we’re transporting everyone into the world of TV cartoons this week! Brief history of animation, why you have to thank the government for the 80’s cartoon explosion, mind-blowing origins behind our favorites, Villains quiz, cartoon bands, how Simpsons was created in a moment of panic, and more- TMNT, Ren & Stimpy, Jem, Smurfs, Gargoyles, Animaniacs, Scooby Doo, Disney…and the list goes on!”
Podcast: Play in new window | Download
It’s a ray gun! PEW! PEW! PEW!
In the first portion of this podcast, Ben and I run through our thoughts on censorship in cartoons and other mediums. We get a little ranty. We touch on reactionary censorship in cartoons, video games, and motion pictures. Our position is that it’s not right to erase history. In the second segment, Tom Revor joins us to give us his thoughts on the matter.
Topics:
Gary Owens is ALIVE!
James Rolfe presents: Scat Hat
“It’s Nerf or NOTHIN’!!!”
Self-censorship is BULLSHIT!
“Stop, or I’ll show my badge!”
Violence in animation: east vs. west
Using Lucasfilm computers to erase OJ from The Naked Gun
Catcher In The Rye
Cartoon PSAs
Pew-pew guns
Erasing Chris Benoit
Layla’s coda
Video games
King Kong and Son Of Kong
Shrapnel would have killed the parachuting GI Joe pilots
One of many scenes that were cut from the 1938 re-release of King Kong. Kong was sanitized in an era in which hyper-sensitive idiots wanted to play nanny. Sadly, people like this still exist.
A scene that GI Joe fans are far too familiar with
From the infamous Pokemon gun episode. Never seen in America.
We are NOT suggesting that 4Kidz should have put this in the American version of Pokemon. This is just here for laughs.
Filmation cartoons put these PSAs at the end of every show to sanitize the violence in the cartoon a bit. Still, would you take moral advice from a klepto?
Pew! Pew!
Pew! Pew! Pew!
Pew! Pew! Pew! Pew! Pew!
Podcast: Play in new window | Download
Thank God it’s over!
None of us were really prepared for this show. We read from the Naruto Fan Wikia. Neil listens in awe of the ridiculousness.
Topics Covered
Naruto Fan Wankia – Believe it!
Citation needed
The worst of DBZ
Dead? No, just a shadow clone.
Orange jumpsuits and fox wiskers
Ninjas that don’t look like ninjas
No one will ever think to look over the giant wall!
It’s because SHUT UP!
Snake nerds!
Eyes that PIERCE THE SOUL!
Always loving the pervert
Nevell Longbottom is the hero
Global economics of mercenary armies in a world the size of Connecticut
Maggot cheese
One shall stand. One shall fall.
Make him go away!
Even the best parts of Naruto aren’t that special. This character doesn’t do anything.
Podcast: Play in new window | Download
Admit it. You got it for the shower scene.
Surprisingly a lot of American productions in this list, but it’s still mostly anime. We again talk about the horrors on USA Cartoon Express while mostly trying not to repeat ourselves. But as bad as that was, some of the anime ain’t much better. I even mention my all-time worst anime experience on this episode.
Topics Covered
BISON!!!
Jiggly boob characters
The Ambigously Gay Duo
Chun-Li’s shower scene
Jobbing Cammy
They found Captain Winkie
I like turtles
The Derrivery Guy!
Learn what a succubus does!
Conveyor belts – Obobo’s only weakness
Kevin Nash can’t move
Street Combat – secretly a Ranma game
And lots of help from the chat room!
A fucking ugly ass anime with the worst dub track I have ever heard!
What is happening in this scene? Why are these cartoons drawn so badly. Goddammit, USA Cartoon Express!!! I thought you were cool once!
Touching swords.
Not really an animation episode. Ben and I sit down and talk about fair use.