From Pencils to Pixels: The Animation Celebration Podcast

Scott and Michael celebrate the 180 th anniversary of Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol," with their guest, Andy DiGenova. On this episode, they discuss offbeat animated versions of "A Christmas Carol" as they look back at the Rankin/Bass special, "The Stingiest Man in Town," "Bah Humduck!: A Looney Tunes Christmas," and an episode of Disney's 2017 "DuckTales," entitled "Last Christmas!" Join th...

Scott and Michael celebrate 100 years of Disney with their guest, internationally published writer and Disney historian Jim Fanning. Jim discusses his new book, "Drawing 100 Years of Disney Wonder," as well as milestones in Disney animation, such as the creation of Mickey Mouse, "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs," "The Jungle Book," and the Studio's recent blockbuster features. Join us for a centur...

In honor of the 50 th anniversary of "A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving," Scott & Michael watch the classic holiday special and provide audio commentary as they do! Grab some pretzel rods, jellybeans, toast, and popcorn as you watch along with them, or just listen to the commentary for an animated Thanksgiving feast of fun! Find more From Pencils to Pixels: The Animation Celebration Podcast at: www.rf4...

For their Halloween episode, Scott and Michael rank their top three scariest moments in animation. They discuss scenes from the animated feature, "Dot and the Kangaroo," episodes of "The Smurfs," and "He-Man," as well as the Disney classics "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" and "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow," plus more! Join them as they celebrate some terrifying Toons! Find more From Pencils to Pi...

Scott and Michael return to their annual tradition of celebrating Saturday morning cartoons. First, they look back at the history of two iconic animated cereal mascots: Sonny the Cuckoo Bird and Tony the Tiger. Then, they revisit two Saturday Morning Preview Specials: NBC's "Saturday Morning Preview Review" from 1974 and 1984's "Saturday's The Place" from CBS. Join in the Saturday superstar celebr...

On this episode, Scott and Michael welcome their special guest, writer, director, artist, and animator, Caroline Foley, who has worked on such shows as "BoJack Horseman" and "Ricky and Morty," and is also co-creator of the series "Toasty Tales." Join in as Caroline discusses her work, shares her career journey, and talks all things animation! Find more From Pencils to Pixels: The Animation Celebra...

In this episode, Scott and Michael discuss a variety of animated topics, such as animated TV shows that they're binging, animation that's become "lost media," books about animation, animated features celebrating anniversaries, and more! Join in for some very animated conversation! Find more From Pencils to Pixels: The Animation Celebration Podcast at: www.rf4rm.com Follow the show on Twitter: @pen...

On this episode, Scott and Michael welcome their special guest Bambi Moé, who has an extensive career in the music industry, including 20 years with Disney, where she served as the Vice President of Music for Walt Disney Television Animation. Bambi worked on such shows as "The Little Mermaid," and "Hercules" animated TV series, the direct-to-video sequels "Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Chris...

On this episode, Scott and Michael return to "Animated Oddities," focusing on offbeat and overlooked animation.  In this episode, they discuss the UPA 1953 short subject, "The Tell-Tale Heart," the 1979 TV series, "Dr. Snuggles," Hanna-Barbera's 1965 show, "Sinbad, Jr. and his Magic Belt," and Disney's 1959 stop-motion cartoon, "Noah's Ark." Join in for some forgotten fun! Find more From Pencils t...

On this episode, Scott and Michael celebrate the Ruby-Spears animation studio, which produced a number of animated TV shows in the 70s and 80s, including "Fangface," "Plastic Man," "Rubik the Amazing Cube," "The Puppy's Further Adventures," "Goldie Gold and Action Jack," "Thundarr the Barbarian," and more. Join in for some nostalgic Saturday morning memories! Find more From Pencils to Pixels: The...

On this episode, Scott and Michael are joined by guest Andy DiGenova, to go beyond The Great Pumpkin, Christmas, and The Easter Beagle, as they explore some of the lesser-known Peanuts TV Specials.  They discuss "It's Flashbeagle, Charlie Brown!," "Charlie Brown's All-Stars," "She's a Good Skate, Charlie Brown," and more! Good Grief, join in for all the fun! Find more From Pencils to Pixels: The A...

To celebrate the show's first anniversary, Scott and Michael open their e-mail inbox to discuss requests about different animation topics from listeners. The requests include animation featured on "Sesame Street" and "The Electric Company," non-holiday TV shows and specials from the Rankin/Bass Studio, and stop-motion animation. Join in for this eclectic episode of animation favorites! Find more F...

On this episode, Scott and Michael shine a spotlight on Fred Wolf Films, the animation studio that's given us such feature films as "The Point," such TV specials as "Puff, the Magic Dragon," and such hit series as "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles!" Join in for a look back at some of the many projects from Fred Wolf Films! Find more From Pencils to Pixels: The Animation Celebration Podcast at: www.rf4...

Scott and Michael are joined by guest Jarrad Butz, to countdown their top three animated TV Christmas specials. In the episode, they discuss "Rudolph, The Red Nosed Reindeer, "A Charlie Brown Christmas," "Frosty The Snowman," and other classics, as well as forgotten and offbeat Christmas specials. Join in for all the festive fun! Find more From Pencils to Pixels: The Animation Celebration Podcast...

In this episode, Scott and Michael celebrate Thanksgiving the only way they know how: with some random, old-school animation. They watch Hanna-Barbera's 1972 TV special, "The Thanksgiving That Almost Wasn't," and provide audio commentary as they do! Watch along, or just listen to the commentary and join in the retro Thanksgiving feast of fun! Find more From Pencils to Pixels: The Animation Celebra...

On this episode of "From Pencils to Pixels: The Animation Celebration Podcast," Scott and Michael look back at some of this year's popular animated films: "The Bad Guys," "Chip N Dale: Rescue Rangers," "Lightyear," and "DC League of Super Pets." Join them as they share their thoughts and reviews of each film! Find more From Pencils to Pixels: The Animation Celebration Podcast at: www.rf4rm.com Fol...

On the latest episode of "From Pencils to Pixels: The Animation Celebration Podcast," Scott and Michael are joined by special guest, Andy DiGenova, for "Animated Oddities 2: Halloween Edition!" They look back at three forgotten, animated Halloween specials: 1972's "Mad, Mad, Mad Monsters," the "Halloween Howlers" episode of the "Punky Brewster" animated series from 1985, and 1991's "Claymation Com...

From Pencils to Pixels #8 – Cereal Mascots! Scott and Michael look at the history and stories behind six animated characters created for breakfast cereal commercials, including Sugar Bear and Cap'n Crunch, as well as other random, forgotten Cereal Mascots. So, grab your spoon, bowl, and just add milk to join us for all of the sugar-coated fun! Find more From Pencils to Pixels: The Animation Celebr...

Scott and Michael go back in time to celebrate what was once a Fall TV tradition, The Saturday Morning Preview Special! Saturday morning shows were once so popular that the networks would dedicate prime time specials to preview the new fall lineup. This episode looks back at ABC's "Saturday Morning Sneak Peek" from 1973 and NBC's "Alvin Goes Back to School" from 1986! Join them for all the preview...

In this episode, Scott and Michael travel back to The Disney Studio in the 1980s, specifically, 1985.  They look back at the tumultuous production of the studio's animated feature "The Black Cauldron" and when Disney branched out into television animation with the hit series "The Adventures of the Gummi Bears."  Join them for all the totally rad, retro, 80s Disney fun! Find more From Pencils to Pi...

In this episode, Scott and Michael are joined by guest Andy DiGenova to discuss "The Peanuts Travel Films." They take a look back at the animated features 1977's "Race For Your Life, Charlie Brown," where Charlie Brown, Snoopy, Linus, and the gang go to summer camp, and 1980's "Bon Voyage, Charlie Brown (And Don't Come Back!)," where the whole Peanuts crew heads off to England and France.  Pack yo...

Filmation was one of the preeminent television animation studios for several decades, and, in this episode, Scott and Michael shine a spotlight on some of Filmation's most popular shows of the 1970s.  Get ready to look back at "The Groovie Goolies," "Star Trek: The Animated Series," and many other weird, wild and wonderful Filmation favorites! Find more From Pencils to Pixels: The Animation Celebr...

In their third episode, hosts Scott and Michael discuss "Animated Oddities," which will be an ongoing theme on the show, focusing on offbeat and forgotten animation.  In this episode, they look back at the 1986 TV series "Lazer Tag Academy" and 1977's feature, "Raggedy Ann & Andy: A Musical Adventure!" Find more From Pencils to Pixels: The Animation Celebration Podcast at: www.rf4rm.com Follow the...

In their second episode, hosts Scott and Michael countdown their top five animated television shows of all time!  It's a retro trip back in time, filled with plenty of Saturday morning memories! Find more From Pencils to Pixels: The Animation Celebration Podcast at: www.rf4rm.com Follow the show on Twitter: @pencil2pixel Follow the hosts on social media: Scott on Twitter: @scotthopkins76 Michael o...

In their first official episode, hosts Scott and Michael countdown their top five animated feature films of all time!  From blockbusters to the bizarre, their answers may just surprise you! Find more From Pencils to Pixels: The Animation Celebration Podcast at: www.rf4rm.com Follow the show on Twitter: @pencil2pixel Follow the hosts on social media: Scott on Twitter: @scotthopkins76 Michael on Twi...