Saturday Morning Block Party

The lost pilot to the MTV version of the Kappa Mikey pilot has been found! Norbert talks about Best Dad Gonard, Japanese war crime denial and how Samurai Jack inspired Kappa Mikey. Link to the Pilot: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hG0tUG9nyzs Andrew Kaiko Interview: http://saturdaymorningblockparty.com/2014/09/13/episode-3/ Saturday Morning Block Party Links: Official Website: SaturdayMorningBlockParty.com Tumblr: SaturdayMorningBlockParty.Tumblr.com Facebook: Facebook.com/SaturdayMorningBlockParty Twitter: Twitter.com/SatAMBlockParty Stitcher: bit.ly/1wSjNDm … Continue reading Inbetween: Kappa Mikey’s Lost Pilot is Found →

Norbert and Lizzy talk about how cartoons have approached the topic of cancer. We talk about “The Great MacGrady” from PBS’s Arthur and the Peanuts special “Why, Charlie Brown, Why?” Movember Links: Official Website: us.movember.com Facebook: facebook.com/MovemberUSA Twitter: twitter.com/movember Saturday Morning Block Party Links: Official Website: SaturdayMorningBlockParty.com Tumblr: SaturdayMorningBlockParty.Tumblr.com Facebook: Facebook.com/SaturdayMorningBlockParty Twitter: Twitter.com/SatAMBlockParty Stitcher: bit.ly/1wSjNDm iTunes: bit.ly/Zk6fCQ YouTube: bit.ly/1utACkK Lizzy’s Links: … Continue reading Cancer in Cartoons [The Great MacGrady and Why, Charlie Brown, Why?] →

We talk to Cartoon Network’s own talented Tiffany Ford! Saturday Morning Block Party Links: Official Website: SaturdayMorningBlockParty.com Tumblr: SaturdayMorningBlockParty.Tumblr.com Facebook: Facebook.com/SaturdayMorningBlockParty Twitter: Twitter.com/SatAMBlockParty Stitcher: bit.ly/1wSjNDm iTunes: bit.ly/Zk6fCQ YouTube: bit.ly/1utACkK Tiffany’s Links: Tumblr: Toffany.Tumblr.com Twitter: Twitter.com/ttoffany Music: “5 Cents Back” – Audionautix.com “Bebop 25” – Audionautix.com

We sit down with Ben Levin to talk about getting a job writing cartoons, making a webseries and how great ska music is. Saturday Morning Block Party Links: Official Website: SaturdayMorningBlockParty.com Tumblr: SaturdayMorningBlockParty.Tumblr.com Facebook: Facebook.com/SaturdayMorningBlockParty Twitter: Twitter.com/SatAMBlockParty Stitcher: bit.ly/1wSjNDm iTunes: bit.ly/Zk6fCQ YouTube: bit.ly/1utACkK Ben’s Links: Official Website: BenLevin.net Tumblr: Ben-Levin.Tumblr.com Doris and Mary-Anne Are Breaking Out of … Continue reading Steven Skaniverse: Interview With Steven Universe Writer Ben Levin →

Aliens have invaded the Cartoon Network universe to abduct the characters and steal their cheese. Norbert and XLR talk about Cartoon Network’s massive 2009 crossover event. Saturday Morning Block Party Links: Official Website: SaturdayMorningBlockParty.com Tumblr: SaturdayMorningBlockParty.Tumblr.com Facebook: Facebook.com/SaturdayMorningBlockParty Twitter: Twitter.com/SatAMBlockParty Stitcher: bit.ly/1wSjNDm iTunes: bit.ly/Zk6fCQ YouTube: bit.ly/1utACkK XLR’s Links: YouTube: http://bit.ly/1qOyQqB Tumblr: XLRe23.Tumblr.com Facebook: http://on.fb.me/1zq23BG Twitter: … Continue reading Green is the Color of Adventure [Cartoon Network Invaded] →

We talk about Laika’s 2009 stop motion film Laika, a movie about a young girl who finds a mysterious other world. We talk about how Coraline ruined her mother’s body by being born and also fantasy mythology. Saturday Morning Block Party Links: Official Website: SaturdayMorningBlockParty.com Tumblr: SaturdayMorningBlockParty.Tumblr.com Facebook: Facebook.com/SaturdayMorningBlockParty Twitter: Twitter.com/SatAMBlockParty Stitcher: bit.ly/1wSjNDm iTunes: bit.ly/Zk6fCQ YouTube: … Continue reading Coraline Ruined Her Mother’s Body [Laika’s Coraline] →

We talk about Laika’s 2012 film Paranorman, a film about a boy who can see dead people. We talk about the surprisingly high number of big butts and why the real monster is you. Enjoy! Saturday Morning Block Party Links: Official Website: SaturdayMorningBlockParty.com Tumblr: SaturdayMorningBlockParty.Tumblr.com Facebook: Facebook.com/SaturdayMorningBlockParty Twitter: Twitter.com/SatAMBlockParty Stitcher: bit.ly/1wSjNDm iTunes: bit.ly/Zk6fCQ YouTube: bit.ly/1utACkK James’s … Continue reading Executing a Little Girl is Not “Bullying” [Paranorman] →

It’s the best season of the year, kids. Light the fireplace, get a hot drink and settle in as Norbert and Justin (host of The Cartoon Roundup Times podcast) discuss Cartoon Network’s 2014 miniseries Over the Garden Wall. Saturday Morning Block Party Links: Official Website: SaturdayMorningBlockParty.com Tumblr: SaturdayMorningBlockParty.Tumblr.com Facebook: Facebook.com/SaturdayMorningBlockParty Twitter: Twitter.com/SatAMBlockParty Stitcher: bit.ly/1wSjNDm iTunes: bit.ly/Zk6fCQ YouTube: … Continue reading Greg Goes to Hell [Cartoon Network’s Over the Garden Wall] →

Cartoons aren’t just for kids, but what makes an “adult cartoons? Is there a difference between mature and adult for cartoons? Let’s talk about it! Links: Tumblr: SaturdayMorningBlockParty.Tumblr.com Facebook: Facebook.com/SaturdayMorningBlockParty Twitter: Twitter.com/SatAMBlockParty Stitcher: bit.ly/1wSjNDm iTunes: bit.ly/Zk6fCQ YouTube: bit.ly/1utACkK EyeofSol’s Links Youtube: bit.ly/1ffj8W2 Twitch: twitch.tv/eyeofsol/ Facebook:  facebook.com/EyeofSol Twitter: @EyeofSol299 Music: Cool Ride – Audionautix.com Smooth Sailing – Audionautix.com … Continue reading Adult vs. Mature Cartoons →

Norbert shares his thoughts on a Vice article about black anime fans. Vice Article: https://archive.is/4maAm IGN Article on Video Game Rap I Wrote: http://bit.ly/1IOmLhL Music: “Against the Wall”- Richie Brandon: http://bit.ly/1M6bPNv “Far Enough” – KadeshFlow: http://bit.ly/1UpnYA6 “Feels Good 2 Be” – Audionautix.com “Smooth Sailing” (Full Track) – Audionautix.com “Thorns of Omar v2” – Audionautix.com Links: Tumblr: SaturdayMorningBlockParty.Tumblr.com Facebook: Facebook.com/SaturdayMorningBlockParty Twitter: … Continue reading Talking About Black Anime Fans →