Move over, The Avengers! There's a much worse version of you from 20 years earlier that absolutely no one likes! That's right, the most epic crossover in entertainment history took the form of Cartoon All-Stars to the Rescue, which saw animated superstars like ALF and Garfield put aside their differences to fight in the famou...
2020-04-13 04:01:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Gamespot Reviews Editor Kallie Plagge is back again as we revisit perhaps season one's most feminist episode. Homer goes to a stag party at work and gets photographed dancing with Princess Cashmere, upending all sexual mores in Springfield! As Marge deals...
2020-04-08 01:00:10 +0000 UTC View Post
Just as we did last year, to kick off April we're deviating from our standard subject matter a bit to dive into the world of live-action cartoons! In 2019, we covered the dark and subversive Strangers with Candy, so it's only fair that we follow that episode up with a look at its kid-friendly spiritual predecessor, The Advent...
2020-04-06 04:00:01 +0000 UTC View Post
We hope all of you had as fun a month as possible back in March, because now the Talking Simpsons Network is heading straight into April! And our What A Cartoon! schedule is really exciting: There's our second annual April tradition, a special anniversary pick from a patron, and an anime that's overdue for a retrospective! We...
2020-04-01 14:15:23 +0000 UTC View Post
Time once more for our monthly news and community podcast, and WOW, what a normal and uneventful month! But seriously, we cover the real-world news and Simpsons updates, thoughts on some of the most recent Simpsons episodes, a preview of what podcasts are coming in April, and chat about some of our favorite Patreon comments f...
2020-03-31 22:59:59 +0000 UTC View Post
Another month has passed at the Talking Simpsons Network, and that means we've got another awesome podcast about an animated feature film! This month, our $10+ Patreon subscribers get to hear us talk about 2004's The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie! L...
2020-03-30 04:01:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Who lives in a pineapple under the sea? In the early '00s, anyone with a pulse knew the answer to that question, as we all were caught in the surprisingly firm grip of SpongeBob-mania. And, of course, any TV series this huge with this much merchandise needs a movie (with even more merchandise), so the world finally saw one af...
2020-03-28 22:24:51 +0000 UTC View PostApril is almost here on the Talking Simpsons Network, and we're shaking things up a little for the next subject of our premium podcast, As you may know, once a month we release the What A Cartoon Movie! podcast, an extra-long discussion about an animated film, exclusively for our $10 Patreon subscribers. And when we open up t...
2020-03-26 20:09:13 +0000 UTC View Post
Our reexamination of the first season gets to the first true Marge episode, and we welcome back Merritt K from Fanbyte to help us discuss Marge's marital strife! After a terrible birthd...
2020-03-25 03:26:46 +0000 UTC View Post
Once more we're joined by Woolie (check out his many Let's Plays on YouTube), all to talk about the iconically Canadian animation, ReBoot! Chosen by our premium subscriber Brian, we go ...
2020-03-23 04:00:09 +0000 UTC View Post
Our journey through season one hits a critical episode and our pal Matthew Jay (The Deep End, Cartoons 101) is back t...
2020-03-18 03:00:00 +0000 UTC View Post
We're heading back to the world of Acme Acres to explore a proper episode of the early '90s classic cartoon, Tiny Toon Adventures! And if you listened to our episode of What A Cartoon Movie! about the direct-to-video feature, you'll know that Plucky Duck is by far our favorite character. That seemed to be the opinion of both ...
2020-03-16 04:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post
We've all got the COVID-19 Blues, and since so many of you out there are stuck inside, we decided to release a big chunk of paywalled content for free to maintain global sanity. So please enjoy nearly four hours of podcast fun with our deep dive into Disney's 1992 classic, Aladdin! Like all episodes of What A Cartoon Movie!, ...
2020-03-15 01:07:57 +0000 UTC View Post
Our return to the first season anniversary party continues, with returning guest Ian Boothby! (Check out the comics Sparks and Exors...
2020-03-11 02:00:01 +0000 UTC View Post
We return to the ever-growing DC Animated Universe with a request from Royce, one of our top Patreon subscribers! Yes, more powerful than a locomotive, it's Superman: The Animated Series! We talk about the Kryptonian's origins, how the show spun out of Batman, and how it paved the way for many DC toons to follow. Then we brea...
2020-03-09 01:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostHere on the Talking Simpsons Network, we offer you so much, and that includes TWO Patreon-exclusive miniseries each year! Back in December 2019, we finished off the first half of Futurama season 2, and after a little break to recharge the creative batteries, next month there will be a NEW miniseries available to $5+ subscribe...
2020-03-08 13:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post
Our latest special episode of Talking Simpsons featuring Matt Christman and Virgil Texas of Chapo Trap House brought over 100 new patrons to the Talking S...
2020-03-07 00:14:24 +0000 UTC View Post
We're briefly disrupting our season one revisit because our pals Chapo Trap House, Matt Christman and Virgil Texas<...
2020-03-04 04:00:00 +0000 UTC View Post
It's time to delve back into '90s toy cartoons, and Matt McMuscles returns to help us out with Street Sharks (check out his YouTube channel and his 2020-03-02 03:00:00 +0000 UTC View Post
March is here on the Talking Simpsons Network, and once again it's our monthly poll to pick the next subject of our premium podcast, What A Cartoon Movie! Each month we record a fresh, extra-long podcast about an animated film, and then release it for our $10 Patreon subscribers. And when we open up the voting, we want to let...
2020-03-01 14:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post
March is here and it's a big month for the Talking Simpsons Netwrk! We're going to have a ton going on, including FIVE episodes of What A Cartoon! podcast instead of the typical four. And we've got some great picks, from TMNT-wannabes to Krytonians to Batman-wannabes to cyber-Canadians! We've got it all this March, so read ah...
2020-02-29 17:18:48 +0000 UTC View Post
Another month comes to an end and there's so much to look back on for the Talking Simpsons Network! There's lots of Simpsons news to cover, plus we give you a preview of our upcoming plans for What A Cartoon!, What A Cartoon Movie!, and the upcoming poll to decide the first podcast miniseries of 2020! And then we read our fav...
2020-02-26 05:24:09 +0000 UTC View Post
Another month has passed at the Talking Simpsons Network, and that means we've got another awesome podcast about an animated feature film! This month, our $10+ Patreon subscribers get to hear us talk about the 1986 Disney classic, The Great Mouse ...
2020-02-24 05:01:00 +0000 UTC View Post
This month on What A Cartoon Movie! we're looking at one of the few bright spots of a particularly dark decade for Disney. The Great Mouse Detective only aspired to capture that classic Disney magic, but thanks to its economical nature, it proved the viability of feature animation and made the careers of artists who wou...
2020-02-23 22:39:45 +0000 UTC View Post
We welcome back screenwriter/artist/comic maker Kate Leth (check out her Patreon right now!) to help us revisit Lisa's first major episode! We go into childhood depression, trying to an...
2020-02-19 03:00:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Thanks to the generous support of patron Alex Irish, this week we're exploring some uncharted Disney Afternoon territory via Goofy's very first TV show! Disney had done action and adventure with their afternoon cartoons before 1992, but with Goof Troop, they created their very first animated sitcom. And though this series wen...
2020-02-17 05:01:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Special surprise as we were guests this week on the lefty political media criticism podcast Michael And Us to discuss The Simpsons Movie in their particular podcast style. (Consider th...
2020-02-15 00:57:12 +0000 UTC View Post
Just in time for the 30th anniversary of season one, we've got a brand new interview with Jay Kogen, one of the very first writers for The Simpsons!! Kogen tells us about how he joined the show in 1989, how they learned to make the show as they wrote it, the...
2020-02-14 20:13:39 +0000 UTC View Post
Bart goes to war in this week's season one exploration with Chris Cabin from the podcast We Hate Movies! We meet...
2020-02-12 00:59:33 +0000 UTC View Post
This week we are joined by premium Patreon subscriber Casey to talk about the Netflix hit, Hilda. Based on the hit comic series of the same name, we talk about the books' amazing adaptation into animation! Then we dig deep into the third episode as we celebrate birds and festivals! Listen now, or you won't earn your next Spar...
2020-02-10 03:00:00 +0000 UTC View Post
