From Pencils to Pixels: The Animation Celebration Podcast

It's the 50th episode of "From Pencils to Pixels!" To commemorate the occasion, Scott and Michael look back 50 years ago, at animation from 1976. From that year, they discuss the Peanuts TV special "It's Arbor Day, Charlie Brown," the Italian feature film "Allegro non troppo," the debut of such Saturday morning cartoons as "Jabberjaw," animation created to celebrate the Bicentennial, and more. The...

Scott and Michael take a trip back to an entire decade of animation from director Don Bluth, looking at each of his animated projects from the 1980s: the short subject, "Banjo, the Woodpile Cat," the feature films, "The Secret of NIMH," "An American Tail," "The Land Before Time," and "All Dogs go to Heaven," as well as an animated segment in "Xanadu," and the video games "Dragon's Lair," and "Spac...

To celebrate The Winter Olympics, Scott and Michael are joined by their guest, author and Hanna-Barbera Historian, Greg Ehrbar, to discuss the classic Saturday morning series, "Laff-A-Lympics," which featured Hanna-Barbera's popular characters competing in Olympic-like events. Find more From Pencils to Pixels: The Animation Celebration Podcast at: www.rf4rm.com Follow the show on Facebook:  https:...

Scott and Michael review the animation they watched, caught up on, and discovered in 2025. They discuss an animated version of "The Journey to the Center of the Earth," and the 60s series,"Arthur and the Square Knights of the Round Table," as well as Disney's latest hit, "Zootopia 2," and the new hand-drawn short subjects, "Mushka," and "Snow Bear." They also talk about animation anniversaries com...

In honor of "Wicked: For Good" debuting in theaters, Scott and Michael look at some of their favorite animated adventures in Oz: 1964's "Return to Oz," "Journey Back to Oz" (1972), "Thanksgiving in the Land of Oz" (1980) and 2011's"Tom and Jerry and The Wizard of Oz." They also discuss animation they've been catching up on, including another Oz adventure, the Anime "Wonderful Wizard of Oz," and an...

On this episode, Scott and Michael celebrate fall by looking back at the forgotten cereal mascot, Crazy Cow, as well as NBC's "Laugh Busters," the Saturday morning preview special from 1984. In honor of Halloween, they also look at more of their scariest moments in animation, which includes 1990's "Cartoon All-Stars to the Rescue," the Looney Tunes cartoon, "Three Little Bops," and two classic Bet...

Scott and Michael are joined by their special guest, David Ornelas, to discuss their favorite educational animation: "Schoolhouse Rock!," public service announcements that were part of popular shows, like "G.I. Joe" and "The Magic School Bus." There's also a discussion around animation they've been catching up on, like Filmation's 70s show, "Mission: Magic!," and the hit Netflix movie, "KPop Demon...

With the all-new animated feature, "Smurfs" in theaters this summer, Scott and Michael take the opportunity to look back at Hanna-Barbera's popular Saturday morning incarnation from the '80s, "The Smurfs." They also discuss the history of The Smurfs, as well as animation they've been catching up on, such as "Laff-A-Lympics" and Disney/Pixar's "Elio." Find more From Pencils to Pixels: The Animation...

Scott & Michael take a trip around the world to explore some of their favorite international animation. They discuss "The Adventures of the Little Koala," "My Neighbor Totoro," "The Mysterious Cities of Gold," and "The Wrong Trousers." They also talk about animation they've been catching up on, including Hanna-Barbera's "Sealab 2020" and the new season of "Phineas and Ferb!" Find more From Pencils...

Scott & Michael take a trip back to the '80s to celebrate DiC Animation, looking at some of the studio's shows, such as "Inspector Gadget," "The Littles," "Heathcliff and the Catilac Cats" and "Kidd Video." They also discuss animated shows and movies they've been watching lately, such as classic Hanna-Barbera episodes and "The Simpsons," as well as films like "The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney T...

Scott & Michael look back at "The Saturday Superstar Movie," which aired on ABC in the 1970s and showcased made-for-TV animated movies. They discuss two of them: "Popeye Meets the Man Who Hated Laughter" and "The Banana Splits in Hocus Pocus Park," and also talk about what animated shows and movies they've been watching, including the new "House of Hanna-Barbera" and the Disney+ documentary, "Not...

On this episode, Scott and Michael are once again joined by guest Andy DiGenova for another look back at Peanuts TV specials beyond the more well-known realm of the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown's Christmas Tree and The Easter Beagle. Here, they discuss "He's Your Dog, Charlie Brown," "There's No Time for Love, Charlie Brown," and "You're the Greatest, Charlie Brown!" Find more From Pencils to Pixe...

On this episode, Scott and Michael look back at some of 2024's big stories in animation, such as "Inside Out 2," the launch of MeTV Toons, and the latest books about animation. They also discuss animated shows they've been binging, lost media, and some personal stories connected to animation! Find more From Pencils to Pixels: The Animation Celebration Podcast at: www.rf4rm.com Follow the show on F...

To celebrate the 50 th anniversary of "The Year Without a Santa Claus," Scott and Michael are joined by guest Andy DiGenova to discuss the 1974 stop-motion animated special from The Rankin/Bass Studio and the infamous 2006 live-action remake! Join in all the Holiday fun! Find more From Pencils to Pixels: The Animation Celebration Podcast at: www.rf4rm.com Follow the show on X/Twitter: @pencil2pixe...

  In honor of the 35 th anniversary of "Garfield's Thanksgiving," Scott & Michael are joined by guest Andy DiGenova to watch the classic holiday special and provide audio commentary as they do! Pull up a chair to the table and join in the holiday fun! Find more From Pencils to Pixels: The Animation Celebration Podcast at: www.rf4rm.com Follow the show on X/Twitter: @pencil2pixel Follow the hosts o...

In honor of Halloween, Scott and Michael return to discuss more of their picks for some of the scariest moments in animation. "Animal Farm," "The Care Bears Movie," and "Puss in Boots: The Last Wish" are among the films discussed, along with the lost media mystery of the animated short "The Clockman." Join them as they celebrate more terrifying Toons! Find more From Pencils to Pixels: The Animatio...

Scott and Michael welcome their guests, composers Jina An and Shirley Song, to discuss scoring the music for hit Netflix animated series, "Exploding Kittens." Join them for a fun discussion about comedy, animation, music genres, and the creative process behind them all! Find more From Pencils to Pixels: The Animation Celebration Podcast at: www.rf4rm.com Follow the show on X/Twitter: @pencil2pixel...

Join Scott and Michael for their annual tradition of returning to Saturday morning TV of yesterday. First, they discuss two forgotten animated cereal mascots – Tusk the Elephant and King Vitamin. From there, they look back at two Saturday morning preview specials – ABC's "Funshine Saturday Sneak Peek" from 1974 and NBC's "Who Shrunk Saturday Morning" from 1989. Join them for this Super Saturday ce...

Scott and Michael welcome their guest, animation and music historian Greg Ehrbar, author of the book, "Hanna-Barbera: The Recorded History, From Modern Stone Age to Meddling Kids," which celebrates the songs, music, and records of the Hanna-Barbera Studio. Join in for this discussion of iconic toons and their memorable tunes! Find more From Pencils to Pixels: The Animation Celebration Podcast at:...

In a crossover episode that began on "Holy Batcast - The All-Batman Podcast," with a conversation about Ruby-Spears' 1988 series "Superman," Scott and Michael welcome "Holy Batcast" host Andy DiGenova as their guest to discuss Filmation's 1966 TV show, "The New Adventures of Superman." Find more From Pencils to Pixels: The Animation Celebration Podcast at: www.rf4rm.com Follow the show on X/Twitte...

Inspired by listener requests, Scott and Michael explore The Animated World of Strawberry Shortcake. Not only do they look back at three Strawberry Shortcake television specials, but special guest Michelle Lyons joins them to discuss memories and the popularity of the character of Strawberry Shortcake. Join them for a "berry" good episode. Find more From Pencils to Pixels: The Animation Celebratio...

In honor of "The Garfield Movie" debuting in theaters, Scott and Michael take a look back at the classic Saturday morning series "Garfield & Friends" and Garfield's more obscure moments in animation. Grab some lasagna and join in all the Monday-hating fun! Find more From Pencils to Pixels: The Animation Celebration Podcast at: www.rf4rm.com Follow the show on Twitter: @pencil2pixel Follow the host...

On this episode of "From Pencils to Pixels: The Animation Celebration Podcast," Scott and Michael celebrate the 45th anniversary of "The New Fred and Barney Show!" Not only do they discuss this 1979 series that was a reboot of "The Flintstones," but they also provide an audio commentary of one of the show's episodes, "CB Buddies." Join them for a Yabba-Dabba-Doo time! Find more From Pencils to Pix...

Turn the TV dial back to the '70s and '80s as Scott and Michael take a trip back in time to discuss animated episodes of The ABC Afterschool Special, The ABC Weekend Special, and CBS Storybreak, as well as some animated Public Service Announcements. Tune in for all the flashback fun! Find more From Pencils to Pixels: The Animation Celebration Podcast at: www.rf4rm.com Follow the show on X: @pencil...

In this episode, Scott and Michael return to discuss a variety of animated topics, such as some of 2023's biggest animated films, a look ahead at animated features that are celebrating anniversaries in 2024, and "animation that never was" (unproduced animated projects). Join in for some very animated conversation Find more From Pencils to Pixels: The Animation Celebration Podcast at: www.rf4rm.com...