Cartoon Graveyard

The holidays are a time for competing with your friends to see how far you can stretch the boundaries of "Christmas movie." In that spirit, your resident cartoon gravediggers have dug up three (four?) strange and wondrous holiday specials from decades past. We'll examine the nation's eggnog allergy epidemic and the efficacy of reindeer pheromones with 2000's "Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer"; debate what defines a Christmas tree and the brutal nihilistic lifestyle of obese dinosaurs in 1987's "Claymation Christmas Celebration"; and acknowledge that war never changes and is indeed Hell, but may also be our path to the perfect furry society in 1939's "Peace on Earth" and it's 1955 remake, "Good Will To Men".

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Sonic the Hedgehog has had his ups and downs and downs and more downs, but undoubtedly his darkest moment is 1999's ill-advised Kidz Bop spin-off known as Sonic Underground. Grave Gang takes a sobering look at a show that asks the question, "How far past the breaking point can we push Jaleel White?" We'll examine the show's love of Contemporary Christian Rock music; mercenaries with submissive object transformation humiliation kinks; the deeply flawed economic system of Robotnik's authoritarian government; and robot babies that gain sentience and the ability to feel pain and terror minutes before they explode.

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Happy Halloween! Like all podcasts, we are legally obligated to do Themed Holiday Episodes™, and in that spirit, nothing will frighten you more this All Hallows' Eve than our grisly examination of 1994's Bump in the Night, a series of psychologically disturbing and fetishistic SCP reports masquerading as a stop-motion animated children's show. We'll look at the horrifying implications of Mr. Bumpy's hunger for children's used tissues and socks; the dark blood magic Jim Cummings used to summon the spirit of Wolfman Jack into his body; toilet slime monsters with a dark desire to be tied up; and comfort doll body horror.

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Did you ever watch Disney's The Mighty Ducks movie and think, "this would be much better if Emilio Estevez was replaced with a shapeshifting chameleon mutant who makes grandpa jokes?" Then we submit to you 1996's follow-up: Mighty Ducks: The Animated Series, a coming-of-age sports drama about extraplanar duck monsters forced to juggle friendship, love, hockey, and their part-time job as a paramilitary mercenary vigilante death squad. Special guest Jeff Martin (Hockeypocalypse, Hell, Inc.) joins the grave crew to discuss the logistics of anthro-duck hockey leagues; the impracticality of having multiple snake arms; Emmy-award winning actor Dennis Franz's role as a leprechaun cop; and sword perverts.

Check out Jeff Martin at http://hell.rentathugcomics.com and https://gumroad.com/jeffmartinart

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America is a country born out of violent revolution, but fortunately it's been smooth sailing since then, with no real problems to speak of. Grave Gang takes a look at 2002's Liberty's Kids, PBS' futile effort to get millennial children to care about an educational history cartoon that doesn't have gruesome violence. We talk about the Founding Fathers giving a big internet shrug emoji to slavery; a boy seeking revenge on the lightning that killed his parents; Ben Stiller's questionable decision to give a flattering portrayal of one of history's greatest monsters; and Ben Franklin's eternal battle with gall stones. Subscribe to hear future episodes via Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, or your favorite podcast app. Follow us on Twitter, @cartoongrave, for updates. Email show suggestions and feedback to [email protected].

Grave Gang takes a deep dive into 1994's Street Sharks, a cautionary tale of what happens when a toy corporation greenlights a marketing executive's coke-fueled homage to Shark Week without giving it a once-over. We talk about the Sharks' total disregard for city infrastructure; their archenemy's incoherent accent; the truth about orca tongues; the worst dinosaurs ever animated; and the need for an official Street Sharks Egg-laying Playset™.

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On our premiere episode, Nick, Robbie and Izzy take a detailed look at 1997's Extreme Ghostbusters, an animated series that no longer has the dubious distinction of being the final piece of Ghostbusters media. Are demons ghosts? Was this show too woke for the 90s? Did Dan Aykroyd transform into Ray or was he Ray all along? We'll answer none of these questions but give it a shot anyways.

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Welcome to Cartoon Graveyard! Your hosts Nick, Robbie, and Izzy say hello and let you know what you can expect from the show. Episode 1, coming very soon! Subscribe via Apple Podcasts or your favorite podcast app, and follow us on Twitter, @cartoongrave, for updates. Email suggestions and feedback to [email protected].