The lost pilot to the MTV version of the Kappa Mikey pilot has been found! Norbert talks about Best Dad Gonard, Japanese war crime denial and how Samurai Jack inspired Kappa Mikey.
Norbert and Lizzy talk about how cartoons have approached the topic of cancer. We talk about “The Great MacGrady” from PBS’s Arthur and the Peanuts special “Why, Charlie Brown, Why?”
Aliens have invaded the Cartoon Network universe to abduct the characters and steal their cheese. Norbert and XLR talk about Cartoon Network’s massive 2009 crossover event.
We talk about Laika’s 2009 stop motion film Laika, a movie about a young girl who finds a mysterious other world. We talk about how Coraline ruined her mother’s body by being born and also fantasy mythology.
We talk about Laika’s 2012 film Paranorman, a film about a boy who can see dead people. We talk about the surprisingly high number of big butts and why the real monster is you. Enjoy!
The Saturday Morning Block Party podcast is hosted and produced by Norbert Daniels Jr. If you would to support the show, please share it and write a review on iTunes. If you would like to sponsor Saturday Morning Block Party, if you are someone in the animation industry who would like to be interviewed, or if you have any other business inquiries, please contact norbert@saturdaymorningblockparty.com.
It’s the best season of the year, kids. Light the fireplace, get a hot drink and settle in as Norbert and Justin (host of The Cartoon Roundup Times podcast) discuss Cartoon Network’s 2014 miniseries Over the Garden Wall.
The Saturday Morning Block Party podcast is hosted and produced by Norbert Daniels Jr. If you would to support the show, please share it and write a review on iTunes. If you would like to sponsor Saturday Morning Block Party, if you are someone in the animation industry who would like to be interviewed, or if you have any other business inquiries, please contact norbert@saturdaymorningblockparty.com.
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