Saturday Mourning Cartoons

Fairy Tales, nursery rhymes, and parables...oh, my!  We're talking about the short lived cartoon Mother Goose and Grimm today and Sean is bring back Chris Ulrich and Joe Randazzo to talk about themes and influences from today's cartoon.

Want to find our guests online?

Joe Randazzo

1. Performing improv comedy with Double Date on April 15  Look for tickets on WITDC.org

Chris Ulrich

1. Performing improv comedy with Jive Turkey (with Joe) at WIT Look for tickets on WITDC.org

If you are digging our show and want to help you out, then you can do so in the following ways:

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Get ready for an episode about the world's favorite Chipmunks; Alvin and the Chipmunks.  We have Alex Kazanas and Jane White joining us to talk all about how Dave is a terrible manager, nut-shortages, and our childhood experiences with the show.

Want to find our guests online?

Alex Kazanas

1. Twitter and IG @dudeexclamation

Jane White

1. IG @waniebadado

If you are digging our show and want to help you out, then you can do so in the following ways:

1. Recommend a cartoon to us: 

• Click here for the Google form to recommend a cartoon to SMC

2. Leave a review on iTunes with the following message titled “Nut shortage“ with the review, “What are you talking about?  Plenty on nuts on this episode. Y'all silly."

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This episode was released on a Monday and WE HATE MONDAYS!  To deal with it and carb load on lasagna, Sean has invited Charlie Visconage and Matt Chaconas to help plot the demise of Odie and consider new transportation alternatives fuel sources.

Want to find our guests online?

Charlie

1. IG @cavisconage

Matt

1. IG and twitter @MattChaconas

If you are digging our show and want to help you out, then you can do so in the following ways:

1. Recommend a cartoon to us: 

• Click here for the Google form to recommend a cartoon to SMC

2. Leave a review on iTunes with the following message titled “Lasagna“ with the review, “The purfect recipe for Lasagna is love, Love, and LOVE!  Odie 4 Lyfe!"

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We are still celebrating Doug this month and getting into Bubblegum Crisis.  Sean is joined by Khelan Bhatia from the Homo Superior podcast to talk about this classic anime. This Hard Suit still has to be returned by midnight!

Want to find our guest online?

Khelan

1. Listen to the Homo Superior podcast  - Click here to listen

If you are digging our show and want to help you out, then you can do so in the following ways:

1. Recommend a cartoon to us: 

• Click here for the Google form to recommend a cartoon to SMC

2. Leave a review on iTunes with the following message titled “Kevin“ with the review, “Doug mentioned his friend Kevin showed him this anime.  We all need a Kevin in our lives!  Well done, Kevin."

3. Like our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/SaturdayMourningCartoons/

4. Follow us on twitter @MourningToons

5. Check us out on Instagram @SaturdayMourningCartoons

This month we are getting all of our cartoon recommendations from one man - Doug.  Doug has called in and left us messages about the show Teknoman so Sean has recruited Jamal Newman and Melanie Harker to help him review this show.  

Want to find our guests online?

Jamal

1. IG & twitter @hell0newman

Melanie

1. IG & twitter  - @melanie_gwynne

If you are digging our show and want to help you out, then you can do so in the following ways:

1. Recommend a cartoon to us: 

• Click here for the Google form to recommend a cartoon to SMC

2. Leave a review on iTunes with the following message titled “Teknoman“ with the review, “My favorite techno, man is Sandstorm by Darude."

3. Like our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/SaturdayMourningCartoons/

4. Follow us on twitter @MourningToons

5. Check us out on Instagram @SaturdayMourningCartoons

We are wrapping up 2019 New Year's Nicktoons with Danny Phantom.  Thankfully the two guest guides who are "Goin' Ghost" with us are Jason Woods and Tony Lazzeroni!  And don't worry - we're gonna catch'em all.  

Want to find our guests online?

Tony

1. IG & twitter @filmstudentpod

Jason

1. Little Big Med podcast - http://littlebigmed.com/

If you are digging our show and want to help you out, then you can do so in the following ways:

1. Recommend a cartoon to us: 

• Click here for the Google form to recommend a cartoon to SMC

2. Leave a review on iTunes with the following message titled “Cryokinesis“ with the review, “It's super simple - brain freeze.  It gives people brain freeze."

3. Like our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/SaturdayMourningCartoons/

4. Follow us on twitter @MourningToons

5. Check us out on Instagram @SaturdayMourningCartoons

We are back in 2019 and kicking off the year with our favorite segment - New Year's Nicktoons!  We're getting into all of the intricate "circuits" of My Life as a Teenage Robot with guests Jaci Pulice and Denny Johnson!

Want to find our guests online?

Jaci

1. IG @jaci_of_all_trades

Denny

1. Directing a Sci-Fi show at Washington Improv Theater www.witdc.org

If you are digging our show and want to help you out, then you can do so in the following ways:

1. Recommend a cartoon to us: 

• Click here for the Google form to recommend a cartoon to SMC

2. Leave a review on iTunes with the following message titled “Eat a Day“ with the review, “Juan King was right and you should eat a big day!"

3. Like our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/SaturdayMourningCartoons/

4. Follow us on twitter @MourningToons

5. Check us out on Instagram @SaturdayMourningCartoons

Are you ready to break down the psychology of Pinocchio because we are putting his wooden butt on the therapist's couch. Sean is bringing in consulting clinicians Angie Pirko and Melanie Harker to help us understand the message of Pinocchio’s Christmas special from Rankin Bass. 

Want to find our guests online?

Angie Pirko

1. website - http://www.angelakaypirko.com/

Melanie Harker

1. Twitter and IG @melaniegwynne

If you are digging our show and want to help you out, then you can do so in the following ways:

1. Recommend a cartoon to us: 

• Click here for the Google form to recommend a cartoon to SMC

2. Leave a review on iTunes with the following message titled “Amazon gift cards“ with the review, “Melanie is back on the show and lying about gift cards?  I find this 'undeserving.'"

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4. Follow us on twitter @MourningToons

5. Check us out on Instagram @SaturdayMourningCartoons

How would you select the most important cartoons over four decades of classic animation?  Joe Garner and Michael Ashley's new book accomplishes this feat in 'It's Saturday Morning! Celebrating the Golden Era of Cartoons 1960s - 1990s' from Quarto publishing.

Want to find our guests online?

Joe Garner and Michael Ashley

1. You can purchase the book 'It's Saturday Morning' on Amazon by clicking here.

If you are digging our show and want to help you out, then you can do so in the following ways:

1. Recommend a cartoon to us: 

• Click here for the Google form to recommend a cartoon to SMC

2. Leave a review on iTunes with the following message titled “Saturday Morning“ with the review, “I'm so used to saying "Mourning with a U" that it's weird to hear it without the 'U'."

3. Like our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/SaturdayMourningCartoons/

4. Follow us on twitter @MourningToons

5. Check us out on Instagram @SaturdayMourningCartoons

What happens when a kid lies his way into a covert organization bend on destroying a neutral space colony before Christmas?!  (the kid has a thicc neighbor)  We brought in Charlie Visconage and Jeff Ray to discuss Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket!

Want to find our guests online?

Jeff Ray

1. IG and twitter @PiffTannen

Charlie Visconage

1. IG @cavisconage

If you are digging our show and want to help you out, then you can do so in the following ways:

1. Recommend a cartoon to us: 

• Click here for the Google form to recommend a cartoon to SMC

2. Leave a review on iTunes with the following message titled “Gundam“ with the review, “I'm an adult man or woman who watches Gundam just like Charlie!  No shame!"

3. Like our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/SaturdayMourningCartoons/

4. Follow us on twitter @MourningToons

5. Check us out on Instagram @SaturdayMourningCartoons