How's It Hold Up?

It's time for another big cartoon star to enter the stage: Popeye the Sailor Man! But rather than debuting in his own series, ol' Popeye, Olive Oyl and Bluto first appear in a Betty Boop cartoon! Boop herself is indeed in the cartoon, though she's hardly the main character of it. How does this first outing of the iconic spinach-eating strongman hold up so many years later? And, perhaps related... how much do you know about old carnival games?

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We start the new year off with a Japanese film from Toei Animation! This one is about a boy named Susanoo and the quest he goes on to find his mother, which culminates in the titular battle against the Orochi! And to score the film, including that final battle, they employ Akira Ifukube, known for his work on the Godzilla franchise. Does all this add up to an engaging film, or a historical footnote? Listen to find out!

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We start off the new year with the most well-known Disney Silly Symphony! The song in this one was a smash hit back in the 30s and even in the 40s, and both the pigs and the Big Bad Wolf still cameo in Disney material to this day! It's a well-loved work, but is it good, and does it hold up?

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It's time for another Russian movie! This one proves to be our greatest challenge yet when it comes to understanding what's going on. Do we manage to make it through? Was our experience enjoyable? Or does our year end in disappointment? Listen to find out!

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We've seen Disney's take on Snow-White... but what about the Fleischer Brothers? Years before Disney's original animated feature, and also before the Fleischer's own unfortunate attempt to compete with Disney, we had this, a short rendition of the tale that features Betty Boop and her friends Bimbo and Koko. Also, Cab Calloway is back with music! How does this version fare? Listen to find out!

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We watched two Pooh movies for Halloween, now it's time to watch two more for the winter holidays! These movies are much closer the the Halloween Heffalump movie in construction, in that both films are comprised of one or more segments from other Winnie the Pooh media. How do the segments fare, but more importantly, how do the overall films? Listen to find out!

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Another Mickey short so soon? Yes! This one features Pluto being kidnapped by the titular mad doctor, and Mickey traveling through a skeleton-ridden castle to save the poor pup. It's a spooky one, for sure, but is it a good one? Listen to find out!

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This time we watch the infamous British film about rabbits, a movie known for scarring the children who watched it. But is the film as scary as all that, and more importantly, is it any good? Listen to find out!

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We finally get to 1933 with our look at classic cartoon shorts, and what do we start with? A remake! That's right, this short is a remake of the 1928's "The Sky Scrapper", previously covered on this podcast! Was a remake warranted, and more than that, does it deliver? Listen to find out!

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In the wake of (another) Miyazaki retirement, some employees of Studio Ghibli decided to found their own studio, and this was their first film. Carrying some Ghibli hallmarks, like the luscious art style, chaotic magic and witches on brooms, Mary is surely evocative of Ghibli work, but can it compete? Listen to find out!

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