Cartoon Time Machine

This week, the Ani-Mates return to the world of Xadia where, after two pretty disappointing seasons, it’s time to talk about Season Six of the Netflix animated series, The Dragon Prince. Is this season a breath of fresh air? Or has the time come for this show to go up in dragon smoke?

This week on Cartoon Time Machine, the Ani-Mates pitch their ideas for a reboot of the beloved PBS series, Arthur, which only recently finished up its historic 25 season run. But like…we can do better, right?

This week the Ani-Mates hop into the time machine to visit 1980s Hungary with Fehérlófia or The Son of the White Mare by Marcell Jankovics. Join the discussion on how animation can be the perfect media for simple stories.

This week, the Ani-Mates are flying the Cartoon Time Machine to a summer picnic, and they’re inviting all their favorite cartoon characters! Who brings the best food? Who remembered to provide plates and utensils? And most importantly, does anyone stay to help clean up after? Find out on this week’s episode of Cartoon Time Machine!

It’s time to head to summer camp as the Ani-Mates discuss the first season of “Kamp Koral”, the SpongeBob “Muppet Babies”-esque spin-off that the original creators definitely wanted to happen!

Summer is finally here and this week, the Ani-Mates beat the heat by talking about Luca, the Pixar film about childhood summers, sea monsters, and Vespas. Does this film represent the best of our childhood memories? Or is it all wet?

Katie is out this week, so honorary Ani-Mate and specialist in all things nerdy Jack returns to share his thoughts on the new animated series “X-Men ’97”. Is this follow-up to the beloved 90s cartoon a worthy successor to what many believe to be one of the greatest superhero cartoons of all time? Is the theme song still an unprecedented bop (spoiler alert: it is)? And will there be plenty of chara...

This week on Cartoon Time Machine, the Ani-Mates talk Inside Out 2, the long-awaited sequel to the 2015 Pixar film. Does the new film live up to the high standards set by the first? Or does this emotional roller coaster go off the rails? Find out on this week’s episode of Cartoon Time Machine!

Well, I guess we had to watch The Garfield Movie. Join the Ani-Mates as they welcome the newest Garfield brood…it will make sense in context. Sort of.

This week on Cartoon Time Machine, the Ani-Mates discuss the latest season of the Monsters, Inc. spinoff series “Monsters at Work.” How does Season 2 compare to the previous season? What new and returning characters will make an appearance? And will mediocre white men (or purple monsters) continue failing upward?

It’s time for another Cartoon Clash! The Ani-Mates have each set forth six animated challengers to go head-to-head in a 101 battle. Who will be the cartoon champion? Will one of Katie’s ridiculous choices actually go through? And will Scarlett actually say the right name of her pick? Tune in to this week’s episode to find out!

This week, the Ani-Mates play another round of their “Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon”-inspired game as they click their way through IMDB to see who can find prolific voice actress Jennifer Hale the quickest. 

On this week’s episode of Cartoon Time Machine, the Ani-Mates return to the world of Bluey to discuss the latest arc that has taken the world by storm, including the series’ first 28-minute special, "The Sign.” They discuss the struggles of moving, casual Australian drinking culture, and when it is and is not appropriate to ship seven-year-olds (it’s never, the correct answer is never).

Everyone loves a crossover, right? From the Jimmy Timmy Power Hour to that time Uncle Grandpa appeared on Steven Universe—remember Uncle Grandpa??—crossovers give our favorite cartoons the chance to interact with a whole new set of worlds and characters. So on this week’s episode of Cartoon Time Machine, the Ani-Mates pitch their ideas for some more crossovers that we’d love to see happen for our...

On this week’s episode of Cartoon Time Machine, the Ani-Mates discuss Iwaju , the first long-form animated series from Disney Animation Studios and their first co-production with British-African studio Kugali Media. Katie and Scarlett talk Afro-Futurism, diversity in animation, and why robo attack lizards make the best pets.

The Cartoon Time Machine has taken the Ani-Mates to a lot of fascinating animated worlds, so on this episode, Katie and Scarlett discuss which of these cartoon worlds they would most want to live in. And, importantly, which ones wouldn’t kill them instantly.

This week on Cartoon Time Machine, we present another edition of “Katie Watches Disney,” where Scarlett shows Katie a classic Disney film that Katie has somehow missed out on. This week, we’re looking at the Renaissance girl-power classic “Mulan”…or as Katie calls it “G-rated Blue Eye Samurai."

The Cartoon Time Machine becomes a confessional as the Ani-Mates discuss their favorite animated guilty pleasures, the movies and shows that they can’t help loving even if no one else does.

On this week’s episode of Cartoon Time Machine, the Ani-Mates once again play a game of “Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon” with popular voice actors. How many clicks will it take them to get from any cartoon's IMDB page to find a connection to veteran voice actor and pure perfect human Ashley Johnson? Tune in to find out!

Welcome to this week’s episode of Live-Action Time Machine! Yes, I said Live-Action. It’s always been a podcast to discuss live-action shows. Ignore the title above, that’s a misprint. Look, who are you going to believe, your own memory or a podcast summary? Yeah, that’s what I thought. Anyway, this week, the Live-Action Mates are discussing the new Netflix series, “Avatar: The Last Airbender”, an...

This week on Cartoon Time Machine, the Ani-Mates discuss the Netflix animated series, “Blue Eye Samurai.” Can this beautifully animated show live up to the hype? 

Happy St. Patrick’s Day! This year, the Ani-Mates celebrate with Cartoon Saloon’s classic Irish-folklore inspired film, “The Secret of Kells.” Does this film have the Luck of the Irish, like Tom Moore’s other animated films? Or does this first film from the studio need all the beginner’s luck it can get?

It’s Cartoon Clash time once again! The Ani-Mates have each set forth six cartoon challengers to battle each other in a one-on-one tournament to determine which one has the strength to beat all animated adversaries and become the champion! Competitors this time include a robotic war criminal and *checks notes* just…a piece of inanimate wood. Huh. This should be interesting. 

It’s almost Oscars time, which means it’s time for the Ani-Mates to talk about the five feature animated films that are up for Academy Awards this year. Which ones have the best chance of taking home the golden statuette? And which ones really just deserve a participation trophy?

With Oscar season right around the corner, Scarlett has managed to watch all five animated short films nominated for Academy Awards this year. Since they’re not the easiest for everyone to find, hop into the Cartoon Time Machine to hear what they’re all about!