Scott and Michael take a trip back to an entire decade of animation from director Don Bluth, looking at each of his animated projects from the 1980s: the short subject, "Banjo, the Woodpile Cat," the feature films, "The Secret of NIMH," "An American Tail," "The Land Before Time," and "All Dogs go to Heaven," as well as an animated segment in "Xanadu," and the video games "Dragon's Lair," and "Space Ace."

They also discuss animation they've been catching up on, such as classic cartoons on Tubi and Disney/Pixar's latest, "Hoppers."

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To celebrate The Winter Olympics, Scott and Michael are joined by their guest, author and Hanna-Barbera Historian, Greg Ehrbar, to discuss the classic Saturday morning series, "Laff-A-Lympics," which featured Hanna-Barbera's popular characters competing in Olympic-like events.

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Scott and Michael review the animation they watched, caught up on, and discovered in 2025. They discuss an animated version of "The Journey to the Center of the Earth," and the 60s series,"Arthur and the Square Knights of the Round Table," as well as Disney's latest hit, "Zootopia 2," and the new hand-drawn short subjects, "Mushka," and "Snow Bear." They also talk about animation anniversaries coming in 2026 and new books about animation.

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In honor of "Wicked: For Good" debuting in theaters, Scott and Michael look at some of their favorite animated adventures in Oz: 1964's "Return to Oz," "Journey Back to Oz" (1972), "Thanksgiving in the Land of Oz" (1980) and 2011's"Tom and Jerry and The Wizard of Oz." They also discuss animation they've been catching up on, including another Oz adventure, the Anime "Wonderful Wizard of Oz," and anniversaries of "Fantasia," "The Rescuers Down Under," "Toy Story," and "Balto."

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On this episode, Scott and Michael celebrate fall by looking back at the forgotten cereal mascot, Crazy Cow, as well as NBC's "Laugh Busters," the Saturday morning preview special from 1984. In honor of Halloween, they also look at more of their scariest moments in animation, which includes 1990's "Cartoon All-Stars to the Rescue," the Looney Tunes cartoon, "Three Little Bops," and two classic Betty Boop cartoons. There's also discussion around animation they're catching up on, such as "Linus the Lionhearted" and "Marvel Zombies."

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Scott and Michael are joined by their special guest, David Ornelas, to discuss their favorite educational animation: "Schoolhouse Rock!," public service announcements that were part of popular shows, like "G.I. Joe" and "The Magic School Bus." There's also a discussion around animation they've been catching up on, like Filmation's 70s show, "Mission: Magic!," and the hit Netflix movie, "KPop Demon Hunters."

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With the all-new animated feature, "Smurfs" in theaters this summer, Scott and Michael take the opportunity to look back at Hanna-Barbera's popular Saturday morning incarnation from the '80s, "The Smurfs." They also discuss the history of The Smurfs, as well as animation they've been catching up on, such as "Laff-A-Lympics" and Disney/Pixar's "Elio."

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Scott & Michael take a trip around the world to explore some of their favorite international animation. They discuss "The Adventures of the Little Koala," "My Neighbor Totoro," "The Mysterious Cities of Gold," and "The Wrong Trousers." They also talk about animation they've been catching up on, including Hanna-Barbera's "Sealab 2020" and the new season of "Phineas and Ferb!"

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Scott & Michael take a trip back to the '80s to celebrate DiC Animation, looking at some of the studio's shows, such as "Inspector Gadget," "The Littles," "Heathcliff and the Catilac Cats" and "Kidd Video." They also discuss animated shows and movies they've been watching lately, such as classic Hanna-Barbera episodes and "The Simpsons," as well as films like "The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie" and the Oscar winner "Flow."

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Scott & Michael look back at "The Saturday Superstar Movie," which aired on ABC in the 1970s and showcased made-for-TV animated movies. They discuss two of them: "Popeye Meets the Man Who Hated Laughter" and "The Banana Splits in Hocus Pocus Park," and also talk about what animated shows and movies they've been watching, including the new "House of Hanna-Barbera" and the Disney+ documentary, "Not Just a Goof."

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