Robots In Your Eyes

Zoe and Steve return for the final episode! We are also joined by several former contributors as many wished to share their thoughts on the utterly superlative 'Who Framed Roger Rabbit'.

Zoe returns to the podcast, and we discuss a childhood memory. A movie that combines animation and live action, a charming movie with a heartbreaking ending. Dot and the Kangaroo is a delight.

Special guest Melvin Peña explains why Jem has been a fascination of his for decades. We explore the tonal whiplash, the gripping cliffhangers, the awesome music videos and more! Covers the episodes 'The Beginning' and 'Disaster'.

Steve Lawley returns to discuss another Star Wars spin-off, this time Ewoks. Suffice to say it is not as well received as Droids, which was made alongside it. See what we make of the Great Ewok Soap Heist! Covering the episodes 'The Cries of the Trees' and 'The Haunted Village'.

Conrad Westmaas returns to talk about a cartoon that is older than we thought and which is not called what we thought either, as the endless repeats and the very catchy theme tune stuck in our minds much more than the actual name! Covering the first two episodes of 'Dastardly & Muttley in their Flying Machines', better know to most of us as 'Stop the Pigeon!'

Another series reaches an end, if not a conclusion. And this time the fans took matters into their own hands to create a proper finale! Covering the last official episode 'The Winds of Darkness' and the fan-made finale 'Requiem', as well as a little bonus....

Chris Chapman returns to discuss another classic entry in the Marvel UK Transformers comic series. One with an origin story that's been adopted over that shown in the actual cartoon. And one where the lead character isn't even a Transformer! We take a look at 'The Legacy of Unicron'.

Our voyage through unknown stars in the 31st century comes to an end as the Kingdom of Hades is located. How does this fare as a finale, and how does it compare to the original work? Covering the last two episodes of Ulysses 31, 'The Lotus Eaters' and 'The Kingdom of Hades'.

Jason and Steve return to the magical realm to find a family feud reignited, and wonder if our heroes were duped into helping a bunch of thieves escape with their hoard. Covering the D&D episodes 'Citadel of Shadows' and 'Cave of the Faerie Dragons'.

Zoe returns for a trip to Etheria, and decries a common trope about women fixing men's problems. We also see what happens when total farce is topped with a deadly serious message. Covering the episodes 'The Sea Hawk' and 'Horde Prime Takes A Holiday'.

Drew Wagar returns to discuss a pair of episodes that both take their inspiration from Homer, with one taking many liberties with the source material and one literally dropping in on it! Covering the episodes 'Calypso' and 'Strange Meeting'.

Back to the magical realms of tormented teenagers and demented demons, where we find a story that was maybe too sanitised in order to fit the format and another that is just a mess. Covering the episodes 'The Time Lost' and 'Odyssey of the Twelfth Talisman'.

Special guest Steve Lawley joins Jason to discuss the animated Star Wars Spin-off 'Droids', and we wonder just what reference material the animators were using for some scenes! Covering the episodes 'The White Witch' and 'Escape into terror'.

Ulysses encounters a civilisation that's engaged in a battle of the sexes and (because this is a kids' cartoon) failing to spot the obvious problem for their world, and No-No falls in love in a wonderfully poignant episode. Covering 'Rebellion on Lemnos' and 'City of Cortex'.

We return to the magical realms to find that one character is finally getting their long overdue spotlight episode, and to experience surely the biggest anticlimax this show could possibly deliver. Covering the episodes 'Child of the Stargazer' and 'The Dungeon at the Heart of Dawn'.

If you've been missing the transforming robots in the podcast of late, never fear, they are here! We look at a recent effort to tell an origin story for some classic characters, and find it largely successful. Yes, it's Transformers One.

Gareth Bowley drops in the discuss the superlative series 'Around the World with Willy Fog', which adapts some classic literature via the medium of cartoon anthropomorphic animals! Hey, now the story must go on, 'cause a lot of time has gone. We must be ready to go awaaaaaay.....

Ulysses shows some surprising willingness to trust someone that nearly leads to universal chaos (literally!), and his crew are awakened, but there has to be a catch... Covering the episodes 'At the Heart of the Universe' and 'The Magician in Black'.

Back to the realm of Dungeons and Dragons for one episode with a nauseating premise and ending, and another that is a high point in the series. Will Venger be veritably vanquished? Covering the episodes 'The Last Illusion' and 'The Dragon's Graveyard'.

Paul Monk returns to the podcast to look over a Hanna-Barbera classic that brings together many favourite characters from other series, and some that are definitely not supposed to be characters they couldn't get the rights to, oh no.... We examine a couple of episodes of 'Laff-a-lympics'.

Why does No-No make such an inappropriate request? What is the truth? And should King Minos be a bit more imaginative about his punishments? Covering the Ulysses 31 episodes 'The Hidden Truth' and 'Lost in the Labyrinth'.

Back to the magical realms, where we discover the importance of clear communication and understand a little more why one of the group is even friends with the rest. Not sure why the Care Bears' less cute cousins had to get involved, though.... Covering the episodes 'The Traitor' and 'Day of the Dungeon Master'.

Welcoming special guest Rod Brown to the podcast to talk about the sublime 'Perils of Penelope Pitstop', a series full of absurd antics and convoluted contrivances. Heyulp! Covering the episodes 'Jungle Jeopardy' and 'The Terrible Trolley Trap'.

Another pair of trips in the 31st century, in which we wonder what Ulysses has against birds, and how he fails to notice that he's just run into two guys with the same name. Covering the episodes 'Before the Flood' and 'The Magic Spells of Circe'.

Back to the magical realm of Dungeons and Dragons to find out about the treasure of Tardis, er, Tardos. Are we really about the meet the most dangerous creature in the realms? And what do the team do when they encounter a father figure? Covering the episodes 'The Treasure of Tardos' and 'City at the Edge of Midnight'.