The Cartoncast

The Cartoncast

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The Cartoncast episodes

  • 31 - Garfield and Friends
    When Ben and Zane passed by the pet store, they just couldn't resist the
    tabby orange cat in the window. Huggable and tame, the beast had just the
    right amount of gluttony, sloth, and pride, and the Cartonists had thought
    they found the perfect mascot. They were all ready to purchase, but then it
    turned out that there was no cat. Ben and Zane had just been talking to no
    one at all, unaware of their isolation, slowly growing more and more
    morose. Man, fuckin' mondays.
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  • 30 - Bootlegg'd: Corpse Bride
    Welcome back to the Cartoncast - or should I say, the Burtoncast? This week
    we revisit our Bootlegg'd segment for Corpse Bride. The mood was just
    terrifing/punny enough to entice our resident horror expert, Dan 'Delights
    in Existential Ennui' Caves. With an appreciation of the freedom of death
    that is sure to lead to an intervention, the Cartonists (and guest) dive
    into the belly of Corpse Bride to get to the heart of the matter. Yadda
    yadda sticks to your ribs.
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  • 29 - Tom Goes to the Mayor
    Well, crickets. Looks like Ben and Zane done pissed off the wrong cartoon
    deities and found themselves in the town of Jefferton, a hell crafted to
    suit only the most mild-mannered milquetoasts. It turns out they weren't
    the first people sent there - Tom Peters had been sent to Jefferton ages
    ago, presumably for mispelling his name on his taxes or something. It was a
    horrifying limbo until Ben and Zane figured out they could just move to a
    different town.
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  • 28 - The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius
    When the Comptroncast (our computer) stopped working, Ben and Zane met up
    with tech support guru Jimmy Neutron. He looked at it for a second in
    confusion, thought really hard, and exclaimed "Brainblast!" before using it
    in the center of a pentagram. With a wisp of smoke and the smell of sulfur,
    the device transported us into Retroville, a beautiful city with horrifying
    inhabitants. But it's a good thing that Jimmy did that. In fact,
    everything's better now. More pie?
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  • 27 - The Tick
    It's not an easy life in The City, but the cartoncasters Ben and Zane are
    willing to listen to her woes. They're not pretty woes, they're the kind of
    woes you find at the bottom of the bargain bin, and plead with the clerk
    "Just how long have these woes been here!?" But it's not so bad - every so
    often they get the opportunity to meet a true hero. Just last week they ran
    into a bastion of justice known as The Tick - finally, a main character
    that makes some sense!
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  • 26 - The Magic School Bus
    Take a trip through the Cartoncasters' immune systems as Ben and Zane work
    through their respective colds. With the help of a wildly irresponsible
    teacher, we'll learn about the body, the universe, and the power of
    friendship. In all honesty, we knew we should have stayed home today.
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  • 25 - Scrambl'd: Cousin Skeeter
    Ben and Zane were walking through animation, minding their own business,
    when suddenly space warped around them, transporting them to the land of
    puppetry. It turned out that the cause of the reality maelstrom was a
    vaguely racist caricature, one Cousin Skeeter. The Cartoncasters tried
    their best to figure out a way home, but it was really hard to focus on
    anything besides that goddamn puppet.
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  • 24 - Case Closed
    Ben and Zane decided to take in a jazz concert in the seedy part of town.
    The music was fantastic, but some jerk kept talking loudly throughout the
    whole thing. Suddenly, he started choking, and died right there on the
    spot. Luckily, who else was in attendance but the world-famous Richard
    Moore! The Cartonists rushed to get his autograph, and even though they
    took up all his attention and he actually fell asleep halfway through the
    conversation, he still managed to crack the case! I guess one truth really
    does prevail, provided it is complicated enough.
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  • 23 - Tiny Toon Adventures
    Recently, the Cartonists were trying to track down what happened to Bugs
    Bunny after his heyday in the loony toon era. Did he simply disappear with
    the advent of newer, edgier cartoon styles? Did he adapt to fit a modern
    audience? As they delved deeper, they found the truth - his mind had
    fractured under the stress of fame and fortune, and his personalities
    eventually spawned a world of his own creation, one where his subjects
    revered him as a god. And also made tons of Indiana Jones references, for
    some reason.
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About The Cartoncast

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As we describe it, this is the '8th grade lit paper' of cartoon podcasts. It involves a deliberate investigation to what makes old cartoons tick, and a healthy respect for digression. Also eggs.