Mouse Madness

Original Airdate: August 17, 2020

Special thanks to Wesley, Carrick, Jackson, and Weegee for joining me for this discussion!  Even though the turnout was smaller than usual, we still managed to make this the longest podcast so far!  Turns out we had quite a bit to say about Winnie the Pooh!  As usual, links to this week's strawpolls are at the bottom of the description.  Don't forget to leave your votes by Sunday, August 23 at 5 PM EST.  And don't forget to submit your Final Four predictions; I'll be closing submissions for that after the Class D results are finalized.  Happy voting!

This Week's Matchups: 

Pinocchio vs. The Rescuers

The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh vs. Fantasia 2000

Tangled vs. Zootopia

The Great Mouse Detective vs. Aladdin

Original Airdate: August 12, 2020

If there's one thing I learned during the recording of this podcast, it's that no matter what you think of Frozen, it has a buttload of material to talk about!

This Week's Matchups: 

Fantasia vs. Princess and the Frog

101 Dalmatians vs. Treasure Planet

Cinderella vs. Frozen

Dumbo vs. The Fox and the Hound 

Original Airdate: August 3, 2020

First of all, I would like to apologize for the lack of a Part 8 for Round 1.  I go more into detail of why in the video, but the gist of it was that the audio was basically unusable, and I was the only one recording, so there were no backups.  In any case, if you saw which films were going up against each other in Week 8, you probably had an idea of which films were going to win.

This Week's Matchup:

Beauty and the Beast vs. Emperor's New Groove

The Little Mermaid vs. Wreck-it Ralph 

Moana vs. Big Hero 6

Mulan vs. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

Once again, I was joined by my good friends Wes and Carrick, along with Carrick's friend Raf.  Together, we went over the films designated for the penultimate week of the first round.  We're almost at the halfway point of the tournament, and things are about to get wild!  But how did this week's matchups turn out?  And is there any love to be had for Disney's black sheep?  Listen in and find out for yourself!

Original Airdate: July 31, 2020. Recorded July 11, 2020. 

This Week's matchups: 

Hunchback of Notre Dame vs. The Jungle Book

Peter Pan vs. Meet the Robinsons

Tarzan vs. The Black Cauldron

#1 seeded Lion King got a bye. 

NOTE: This is the last episode of Round 1. An eighth week was recorded, but the audio was unusable. As such, we skip straight to Round 2 after this one. 

In this podcast, Wesley, Carrick and I were joined by one of Carrick's friends to discuss the Week 6 matchups.  This time around, we had 8 films to discuss instead of 6.  How did this week turn out?  The results may surprise you!  ...yeah, no they won't.  Not even remotely.  But listen to us discuss them anyway!

This Week's Matchups: 

Tangled vs. Robin Hood

Zootopia vs. Atlantis The Lost Empire

Great Mouse Detective vs. The Aristocats

Aladdin vs. Chicken Little

Original Airdate: July 30, 2020. Recorded July 5, 2020. 

The great thing about the first round is that the obvious losers and more obscure/unknown films get weeded out really quick.  And folks, we've got quite a few of those this week.  I'm surprised this podcast ended up being as long as it did, since on the surface it doesn't seem like there's a lot to cover for many of these movies.  As always, enjoy as Wesley, Carrick and I talk about inferior prequels, inferior sequels, and lots and lots of anthology films!

This week's matchups: 

The Rescuers vs. Ralph Breaks the Internet 

The Three Caballeros vs. Fantasia 2000

The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh vs. Make Mine Music 

#1 seeded Pinocchio got a bye. 

As we reach the halfway point for Round 1, Wesley, Carrick and I talk about old Disney Princesses, cold Disney Princesses, and weird-looking anthropomorphic reptiles, among other things.  What did we think of the movies this time around?  And more importantly, what did the people think?  Listen to this edition of Mouse Madness and find out!  Or just skip to what you want to hear.  I won't judge.

This Week's Matchups: 

Frozen vs. Sword in the Stone

Cinderella vs. Dinosaur

Winnie the Pooh (2011) vs. The Fox and the Hound 

#2 seeded Dumbo got a bye. 

Original Airdate: July 27, 2020. Recorded June 19, 2020. 

Once again, the squad and I pore over the Disney films from the corresponding week.  Which films ended up winning, and which ones had their runs end before they could begin?  The results may surprise you!  Also, I mention a spreadsheet containing all the known results up to a certain point in time.  This spreadsheet is open for public viewing, and a link is provided at the bottom.  Be warned though: at the time of upload, the entirety of Round 1 has been completed, so there will be spoilers.

This Week's Matchups: 

Princess and the Frog vs. Alice in Wonderland

Lady and the Tramp vs. Treasure Planet

101 Dalmatians vs. Pocahontas

#1 seeded Fantasia got a bye. 

Original Airdate: July 26, 2020. Recorded June 12, 2020. 

This is the podcast from the second week of Mouse Madness.  Carrick was unfortunately unable to join us this week, so it was only me and Wesley this time around.  Still, we had a lot of fun going over these movies, and hopefully our commentary is satisfactory.  I still don't like the way I sound, for the record.  I think it's time I consider investing in an actual microphone...

This week's matchups:

Wreck-it Ralph vs. Melody Time

The Little Mermaid vs. Saludos Amigos

Mulan vs. The Rescuers Down Under

#2 in Class A, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, got a bye. 

Original Airdate: July 25, 2020. Recorded June 5, 2020. 

In the absence of March Madness this year, I decided to fill the void with a similar style of tournament, but with the Disney Animated Canon!  And this time, the direction of the tournament is determined by the people!  I explain the rules and format at the beginning of the video, but here's the gist of what you need to know.  Basically, every week I run a series of polls asking viewers which of two Disney movies they think is better.  These polls are analogous to the matchups in March Madness.  At the end of each week, I and some friends tally up the votes, and whichever film in each matchup has more votes moves on to the next round.  This continues until there is only one film left standing.  The way I determined the matchups and seeding is, once again, explained at the beginning of the video.  Because of the sheer number of Disney movies in the tournament, I decided to split the first round into 8 parts so that I would have enough time to watch the movies being talked about.  At the time of upload, Round 1 is officially over.  As such, each part has already been recorded, so it's just a matter of editing and uploading.  I expect to have all 8 parts up in the next 2-3 weeks, before I start Round 2.  I'm not used to speaking in a podcast setting.  Can you tell?  Also, apologies for any audio inconsistencies.  I'm using a Logitech headset as my microphone, so I'm a lot quieter than Wes and Carrick.

This week's matchups: 

The Emperor's New Groove vs. Ichabod and Mr. Toad

Big Hero 6 vs. Fun and Fancy Free

Moana vs. Oliver and Company

Beauty and the Beast, as the #1 overall seed, got a bye. 

Original Airdate: July 21, 2020. Recorded May 29, 2020.