Special podcast surprise, Patreon supporters! Bob and Henry have a brand new interview with Simpsons legend, David Silverman! He's directed some of the show's most memorable episodes, his art has influenced the series immeasurably, and David has been working with the Simpsons from day one of the shorts way back in 1987! We talk ...
2018-04-26 21:28:37 +0000 UTC View Post
Some inquisitive folks wonder what the next subjects for What A Cartoon! podcasts will be now that we're almost two months into the podcast adventure. Well, we've got just the information you need if you want to watch ahead and be prepared for the animated series to come!
In order, here are the next five subjects:
Krusty gets his celery garnished and it's all Bart's fault. But when it looks like Krusty takes his own life and Bart can't take the guilt, he and Lisa dig for the truth of Rory B. Bellows. We dig into Bob Newhart, taxes, mysteries, and more with Super Eye Patch wolf aka John Walsh (visit his YouTube page 2018-04-25 04:30:57 +0000 UTC View Post
It's been another whirlwind month for Talking Simpsons and we can't wait to tell you about it! Listen in as we cover our updated Patreon tiers and new goals, spill a few beans about our upcoming trip to L.A., respond to The Simpsons' response to The Problem With Apu, and say goodbye to a friend of the show. And, as always, we fi...
2018-04-25 00:41:18 +0000 UTC View Post
Buckle in, because it's gonna get stupid as we dive into Mike Judge's first TV series (and first massive success), Beavis and Butt-Head. While on the surface B&B might seem like a braindead, ugly cartoon, like any Judge project there's a whole lot more going on under the hood than you'd think, and we explore its many nuances...
2018-04-23 07:00:01 +0000 UTC View PostPassword: mints
And so Bob and Henry have come to the end of the 1980s and the animated shorts that birthed The Simpsons! It's been tons of fun and the last handful are a blast to commentate on! We've got a two-parter! We've got Easter eggs of behind-the-scenes strife! We've got some animation that looks better than...
2018-04-21 17:00:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Fry becomes royalty! But at what cost? When the Planet Express crew makes a delivery to the desert planet Trisol, a very thirsty Fry unwittingly drinks the emperor and becomes the new leader. But the populace's penchant for bumping off emperors could make his reign a short one. Grab a glass of salt with water in it and get ready...
2018-04-20 07:00:01 +0000 UTC View Post
We return to one of the less celebrated episodes of season 7 and find it to be a much stronger explanation of Marge's life than in most episodes. And we're joined by Stephen Sajdak of the awesome We Hate Movies podcast! We learn to live like the rich with Chanel dresses, open-faced sand wedges, and abalone sandwiches in this ver...
2018-04-18 04:19:48 +0000 UTC View Post
This week's What A Cartoon! takes us back to Fox's Kids and the early 1990s as guest Dave Rudden brings us into Bobby's World. The Howie Mandel passion project ran for a surprisingly long time, and we dig into the bits that are better than we remember and the stuff that's much more awkward than we recall. All while regaling y'al...
2018-04-16 06:00:00 +0000 UTC View Post
We hope you like anchovies, because this episode is covered in them! When Fry discovers the 93 cents in his 1999 bank account has grown to 4.3 billion dollars in the year 3000, he immediately starts indulging in 20th century luxuries—including his favorite salty little fish. But he soon runs afoul of Mom, who wants to get her ...
2018-04-13 07:01:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey folks! We're absolutely ecstatic that we hit $10000 on the Talking Simpsons Patreon today! Going into this project, we honestly didn't know how well we'd do, but thankfully our listeners really showed their generosity. Thank you all...
2018-04-12 00:38:10 +0000 UTC View Post
Chapo Traphouse has arrived on Talking Simpsons to dig into the politics of some of the most apolitical mockery George HW Bush ever saw. Chapo hosts/authors Virgil Texas and Matt Christman are here to deconstruct this classic with the first appearance of Disco Stu, Homer's interest in Ayatollahs, destroyed memoirs, spankings, an...
2018-04-11 03:42:33 +0000 UTC View Post
One of our premium Patreon supporters, Aziz, stops by with his pick for this week's podcast: the Cartoon Network classic, Dexter's Laboratory! In this one the iconic duo are at odds but it's Dexter who learns from his hyper sister Dee Dee instead of the other way around. It's a fun, philosophical episode with an unexpected endin...
2018-04-09 06:00:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Good news, everyone! The Planet Express crew is heading to Chapek-9. Bad news: It's a planet populated entirely by robots who will kill humans on sight. While Bender finds a lot in common with his robot brethren, Fry and Leela have to go incognito or risk getting murdered in the nightly human hunt! Grab a mug of searing hot r...
2018-04-06 07:00:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Do you like bowling? How about boweling? Or MAD Magazine? We dig into all of that and more in this week's podcast, and we've got Giant Bomb's Simpsons expert Alex Navarro to talk all about this iconic episode about Homer creating his own league team and inspiring his damn wiener kids! Give a listen!
2018-04-04 07:19:24 +0000 UTC View Post
Here at WAC we've now arrived at our first ever anime series, thanks in part to a request from one of our top Patreon supporters. We go over the inaugural episode of Kill La Kill, the action-packed (and fan-servicey) debut series of Studio Trigger. Is it amazing to look at? Is it a bit weird and/or discomforting? Find out as Bob...
2018-04-02 06:00:00 +0000 UTC View Post
The glorious Zapp Brannigan and his put-upon lackey Kif finally make their grand debut on this, the fourth episode of Futurama! After Fry and the gang are tasked with rescuing animals from the doomed planet Virgon 6, they're intercepted by the famous Brannigan and punished for violating the edicts of DOOP. Along the way, we lear...
2018-03-30 07:01:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Be it Bonestorm or Putting Challenge, if you grew up in the 1990s there had to be at least one game you wanted for Xmas. Well, this holiday classic captures that spirit as well as the childhood shame and a parent's disappointment that feels all too real. Listen along with us and special guest Dave Rudden!
2018-03-28 06:00:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Modern TV animation owes a lot (or perhaps everything) to The Ren and Stimpy Show, a humble little Nicktoon that came out of nowhere and rewrote the rules of what a kids' cartoon could get away with. Despite its troubled co-creator and nightmarish production problems, Ren and Stimpy thrived for five solid years as a shining e...
2018-03-26 07:00:01 +0000 UTC View Post
After a month of taking up space at Planet Express HQ, Fry is forced to find a new home, and finds an unlikely roommate in his robot pal, Bender. But their living situation quickly falls apart when it's revealed that Bender's antenna poses a serious problem when it comes to watching the continued adventures of All My Circuits. A...
2018-03-23 07:00:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Whew, what a month it has been! Bob and Henry have been doing a ton of new podcast and other cool things, and they talk all about them on this week's podcast, along with reading our favorite comments from the last month and discussing general Simpsons news! Hear all about it in our always wonderful community podcast!
2018-03-23 02:24:22 +0000 UTC View Post
It's the greatest clip show of all time as Troy McClure takes us through the best clips, the coolest deleted scenes, and a glimpse at the far right views of Matt Groening! With special guest Kat Bailey!
2018-03-21 07:21:41 +0000 UTC View Post
Do you know all the words to the Cookie Cat theme? Or are you still confused by the ideas of fusion and gems? Either way, this episode will be a real treat as Bob, Henry, and Matthew explore the first two episodes ever of the incredibly marvelous series Steven Universe! Grab your pork chops and hot dogs and listen along!
2018-03-19 06:14:35 +0000 UTC View Post
This last month saw the word "embiggen" get officially added to the dictionary, and we've got longtime Simpsons writer Dan Greaney to thank for that. Dan joined the show in season seven and is still part of the staff into season 30! He's got tons of war stories, not just from coming up with memorable moments like embiggening sma...
2018-03-18 21:24:27 +0000 UTC View Post
Hi everyone! Henry here, and we want to welcome all the new folks who signed up this week, as well as thank everyone who's been a member throughout our existence! All your support has been incredible and empowered us to do this full-time with two new weekly podcasts in addition to Talking Simpsons awesomeness! You are all the be...
2018-03-16 19:05:07 +0000 UTC View Post
Futurama lays more groundwork for the rest of the series with its second episode ever! Fry is once again a fish out of water when his first destination as a delivery boy is one he dreamed of as a kid, but now exists as a tacky tourist trap. Along the way, he meets Hermes, Zoidberg, and The Crushinator, and encounters NASA histor...
2018-03-16 07:00:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Good news, everyone! The Talking Simpsons Patreon has started its newest miniseries, and this time around, we'll be looking at all 13 episodes of Futurama's first season. For our inaugural episode, we dig into the pilot (aptly named "Space Pilot 3000") as well as every detail we could possibly find about Futurama's production! I...
2018-03-16 06:55:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Ahoy-hoy friends! In just a few days Bob and Henry are doing another live podcast recording in San Francisco! Just come to the Pianofight Bar in downtown San Francisco at 5:30pm on March 17 and hear us deconstruct The Simpsons LIVE! And in honor of the day we're jumping ahead of ourselves to do a live analysis of the classic epi...
2018-03-14 23:32:43 +0000 UTC View Post
Ah! Sideshow Bob! He's back and this time he's interested in nuclear holocaust and Kubrick references! Specials guest Kat Bailey is here to talk about all these Cold War scare references, as well as the most esoteric things Bob says here as well as R. Lee Ermey.
2018-03-14 05:57:52 +0000 UTC View Post
It's the second episode of What A Cartoon!, and we thank all of you who signed up for the Talking Simpsons Patreon to get this installment the same day our new podcast series launches! On our sophomore outing, we cover King of the Hill, the first truly successful Fox animated sitcom to follow The Simpsons (sorry, The Critic). Wh...
2018-03-12 07:00:01 +0000 UTC View Post
