{"id":1809,"date":"2012-07-25T17:22:49","date_gmt":"2012-07-25T23:22:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/animationaficionados.com\/?p=1809"},"modified":"2012-07-25T17:22:49","modified_gmt":"2012-07-25T23:22:49","slug":"episode-88-don-bluth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/animationaficionados.com\/?p=1809","title":{"rendered":"Episode 88: Don Bluth"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_7608\"><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-1809-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/animationaficionados.com\/eps\/ep88.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/animationaficionados.com\/eps\/ep88.mp3\">https:\/\/animationaficionados.com\/eps\/ep88.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/animationaficionados.com\/eps\/ep88.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/animationaficionados.com\/?powerpress_pinw=1809-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/animationaficionados.com\/eps\/ep88.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"ep88.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><br \/>\n<div id=\"attachment_1810\" style=\"width: 248px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/animationaficionados.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/bluth.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1810\" src=\"https:\/\/animationaficionados.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/bluth-238x300.jpg\" alt=\"Don Bluth\" title=\"Don Bluth\" width=\"238\" height=\"300\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1810\" srcset=\"https:\/\/animationaficionados.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/bluth-238x300.jpg 238w, https:\/\/animationaficionados.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/bluth.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 238px) 100vw, 238px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1810\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Legendary animator Don Bluth<\/p><\/div>Don Bluth, American animator.  Some people revere him as an icon of quality animation in the 80s and 90s, while others say, &#8220;Huh, I thought that was a Disney film.&#8221;  Regardless, Don Bluth&#8217;s movies are beloved and cherished, in spite of some of their flaws.<\/p>\n<p>Joining us tonight is The Chu of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sdamned.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Slightly Damned<\/a> as we talk about such Bluth projects as The Secret Of NIMH, An American Tail, Dragon&#8217;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.<\/p>\n<p>By the way, this was just a few days prior to our appearance on <a href=\"http:\/\/tgtmedia.com\/podcast\/260-animationaficionados\/\" target=\"_blank\">TGT Media<\/a>, which we mention briefly on this show.  After you&#8217;re done listening to this episode, you should hop over there and listen to our interview.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Topics:<\/strong><br \/>\nMine is the rooster that pierces the heavens!<br \/>\nThe big-lipped alligator moment has a point to the plot,<strong><em> DOUG!<\/em><\/strong><br \/>\nNeed to brush up on your third act.<br \/>\nIf you can&#8217;t beat Speilberg, join Speilberg.<br \/>\nLIving in the shadow of Disney<br \/>\nAn Internet Troll in Central Park<br \/>\nNon-Bluth sequels<br \/>\nBluth&#8217;s vidja games<br \/>\n<div id=\"attachment_1814\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/animationaficionados.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/cute_feivel.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1814\" src=\"https:\/\/animationaficionados.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/cute_feivel-300x212.jpg\" alt=\"Cute Feivel\" title=\"Cute Feivel\" width=\"300\" height=\"212\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1814\" srcset=\"https:\/\/animationaficionados.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/cute_feivel-300x212.jpg 300w, https:\/\/animationaficionados.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/cute_feivel.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1814\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The innocent charm of Feivel makes our hearts melt.<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div id=\"attachment_1811\" style=\"width: 330px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/animationaficionados.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/light_our_darkest_hour.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1811\" src=\"https:\/\/animationaficionados.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/light_our_darkest_hour.gif\" alt=\"Light our darkest hour!\" title=\"Light our darkest hour!\" width=\"320\" height=\"240\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1811\" srcset=\"https:\/\/animationaficionados.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/light_our_darkest_hour.gif 320w, https:\/\/animationaficionados.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/light_our_darkest_hour-300x225.gif 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1811\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">You&#8217;ve got the POWAAAAAAAAAH!!!!  YEAH!<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div id=\"attachment_1813\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/animationaficionados.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/daphne.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1813\" src=\"https:\/\/animationaficionados.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/daphne-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Princess Daphne\" title=\"Princess Daphne\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1813\" srcset=\"https:\/\/animationaficionados.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/daphne-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/animationaficionados.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/daphne.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1813\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">There&#8217;s the token babe.<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div id=\"attachment_1812\" style=\"width: 330px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/animationaficionados.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/good-to-shit.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1812\" src=\"https:\/\/animationaficionados.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/good-to-shit.jpg\" alt=\"From good to shit\" title=\"From good to shit\" width=\"320\" height=\"240\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1812\" srcset=\"https:\/\/animationaficionados.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/good-to-shit.jpg 320w, https:\/\/animationaficionados.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/good-to-shit-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1812\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">This is a travesty.  This is like if Filmation did a sequel to Pinocchio.  &#8230;oh wait.<\/p><\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Don Bluth, American animator. 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