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Greetings and fair tiding to you and yours! The Toonhounds are back in action with another ribtickler of an episode, this time on a revue of rowdy, rambunctious, rubberhose rascals! We talk about the real Queen of the screen Betty Boop, before diving into the grand-daddy of cat cartoons Felix the Cat, before dipping our toe into Cuphead's waters! ----- The Toonhounds are @RichMasters @Spivzy Our t...

Welcome, toon fans! This week The Toonhounds are joined by artist, podcaster and friend Jeff Pennington (@_JeffPennington) to discuss six of our favourite golden age Looney Tunes shorts! We had a swell time delving into what made these cartoons tick and why we love them so much, discussing our favourite Looney directors, and why baseball is the best sport to make movies about! Shorts watched: Pork...

Welcome, toon fans! This week, Rich and Spivzy are pouring a nice cool glass of dip and discussing the worldbuilding (or settingbuilding (trademark toonhounds)) of Zootopia and Who Framed Roger Rabbit! We get deep into how these worlds might operate, the importance of ambiguity, and whether movies are too long these days. We probably also talk about things that have absolutely nothing to do with t...

In this week's bumper length episode, the Toonhounds are joined by friend and animator Sam Linstrom to discuss the world of Looney Tunes spinoffs! We discuss how much genre matters to how well a spinoff works, outdated referential humour, and give our own ideas on how we might have made these shows. Then we answered emails as well! It was quite a day. Shows watched: The Sylvester & Tweety Myst...

New Year, new TOONHOUNDS! This week, Rich and Spivzy make a new year's resolution to watch more recommendations. To that end, Spivzy has Rich watch Ben 10, and Rich has Spivzy watch Bravestarr the Movie! ---- Music by @_Vidazen_, https://open.spotify.com/artist/5N82S9LYMorilKeCnhpv7O?si=lKDxm4sPSfC8uB3d8phUQA&nd=1 Twitter: @Toonhounds Email: Toonhounds@gmail.com @MastersRich @Spivzy Episode ar...

Happy festive season!! This week, Richmas Tree and Father Spivzsmas are joined by Matthew Tucciar-ho-ho-ho-ne (@Major_Third) to discuss two wintry classics and one icy disaster. Get your big warm coat on, put a pot of christmas ale on the stove, munch down on some chestnuts and help us bring in the holiday. This week we watched: A Charlie Brown Christmas (1965) Bluetoes the Christmas Elf (1988) Th...

This week on Toonhounds we delve into the world of reboots! But not the show Reboot. We discuss how to make a good re-imagining, shit all over Chris Pratt a fair amount, and call people who complain about their childhood being ruined a bunch of dumb idiots. It's a really fun episode! We watched: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2012) eps 1 & 2 "Rise of the Turtles" Jellystone (2021) ep 4 - "Must...

This week The Toonhounds are joined by Simpsons superfan, their friend James AKA Pizzaman! We talk about what the show meant to us growing up, discuss our favourite moments from the series, and the shows gradual downfall. It's basically just us quoting the show for 2 hours. We answer some emails too! We watched the episodes: s1e6: Moaning Lisa s6e15: Homie the Clown S6e24: Lemon of Troy ---- Music...

This week the toonhounds are taking a dive into the waters of Bob's Burgers, as we wish co-host Poppy a fond farewell (for now...) This week we watched the episodes: s2e1: The Belchies s3e23: The Unnatural S6e4: Gayle Makin' Bob Sled ---- Music by @Vidazen, https://open.spotify.com/artist/5N82S9LYMorilKeCnhpv7O?si=lKDxm4sPSfC8uB3d8phUQA&nd=1 Twitter: @Toonhounds Email: Toonhounds@gmail.com @Ma...

We didn't have time to do a proper episode this week because Spivzy's off galavanting, so we played an adventure GI Joe book instead! Join the newest member of the Joe Team, Richconnaissance, as we foil Cobra's mysterious plot! Mysterious in that we never really figured out what it was! ---- Music by @Vidazen, https://open.spotify.com/artist/5N82S9LYMorilKeCnhpv7O?si=lKDxm4sPSfC8uB3d8phUQA&nd=...

In this weeks Toonhounds, Rich and Spivzy do a dive into the surprisingly not-safe-for-children world of Don Bluth, try to determine exactly what makes Bluth movies different to Disney, discuss whether Charlie B Barkin is the worst, and play another game of "What's Cobra Commander Planning This Week?" Movies discussed this week are: All Dogs Go To Heaven Anastasia ---- Music by @Vidazen, https://o...

This week the Toonhounds take a look at bad guys, villains and evildoers! We decide on what makes a good antagonist, The Matrix somehow, and play a new game of "What's Cobra Commander's Plan This Week?" Shows discussed this week: Adventure Time Wacky Races GI Joe ---- Music by @Vidazen, https://open.spotify.com/artist/5N82S9LYMorilKeCnhpv7O?si=lKDxm4sPSfC8uB3d8phUQA&nd=1 Twitter: @Toonhounds E...

Matthew Tucciarone of Heroes Three and T'Pon's Theater on Subspace joins us to chat about the Fox Kids network!  Shows watched this week: Big Guy and Rusty The Tick Sam and Max: Freelance Police Tiny Toon Adventures Follow us @Toonhounds, and follow Matthew @Major_Third on Twitter, and follow Heroes Three @Heroes3Podcast Theme music by Vidazen Email us Toonhounds@Gmail.com

Sam Linstrom of Wazoomo fame joins us this week to chat about animated shows with a spooky horror vibe. We try to answer some of life's great questions this week, like is Courage the Cowardly Dog the best cartoon? Who would be in the 2021 Gravedale High reboot? And was Dr Zitbag a war criminal? Shows watched this week: Courage the Cowardly Dog Dr Zitbag's Transylvania Petshop Gravedale High Castle...

While Poppy is away, Rich and Spivzy delve into the depths of the Land of Ooo while talking about Adventure Time, going into all sorts of stuff including children's fears, comic books, and how much we both love Lumpy Space Princess. We discuss the season one episodes Slumber Party Panic and Trouble in Lumpy Space. And the season two episodes Video Makers and Heat Signature. --- @Toonhounds on Twit...

On this weeks show, the Toonhounds discuss some of their favourite Disney movies, answer some emails, and talk for a surprisingly long time about crumpets. Features discussed this week include: Sword in the Stone (1963), Beauty and the beast (1991), Basil the Great Mouse Detective (1986) --- @Toonhounds on Twitter Email us: Toonhounds@gmail.com Theme music by @Vidazen Sad music: October by Lucas K...

Rich, Poppy and Spivzy spend their first episode discussing first episodes and what makes a pilot good. Follow us on Twitter @ Toonhounds Email us Toonhounds@Gmail.com Theme music by Vidazen @ _Vidazen_ --- shows discussed: Superman The Animated Series (1996) Cowboy Bebop (1998) Little Nemo (1911)