We spent most of the movie looking forward to Skeletor's appearance in Filmation's He-Man and She-Ra: The Secret of the Sword (1985).

Will Vinton's The Adventures of Mark Twain (1985) is a claymation classic that both impressed and freaked us out.

To celebrate our fiftieth episode and to close out the year, we sat down and watched a number of films that didn't meet our usual criteria. Some were made for TV, others didn't have a critic's rating, and one was a film we should have already watched (oops!).

There is much to love about Miyazaki's Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (1984)—even the bugs and melting God Warriors.

We found only a few things to appreciate about Ralph Bakshi and Frank Frazetta's Fire and Ice (1983).

In a more serious episode, we discuss the devastation of the Hiroshima bombing in Keiji Nakazawa's Barefoot Gen (1983).

The Last Unicorn (1982) by Rankin/Bass is a good movie, except it's not.

We aren't sure whether we're glad we watched Martin Rosen's The Plague Dogs (1982), another Richard Adams adaptation. (This episode contains discussions of animal abuse; listener discretion is advised.)

Let's explore some electrifying animation and childhood trauma with Don Bluth's directorial debut, The Secret of NIMH (1982).

Our minds were blown by the stylized art and animation in Marcell Jankovics' Son of the White Mare (1981)!