May 28, 2021
In 1992 the family sitcom Dinosaurs aired a "very special episode" that was a very thinly veiled allegory for marijuana. The show ultimately tries to play it off like a parody of "very special episodes," but before it gets to that point it repeats some of the same decades-old stereotypes that had long been used to...
May 21, 2021
This week host Garrett Martin talks about a recent trip to Disney World and how its pandemic precautions have changed since last fall. Did he feel safe? Did he have a good time? Did he hit up as many bars as he could during his four days there? You definitely already know the answer to that one. Check out his Disney...
May 14, 2021
By the mid '90s weekday afternoon cartoons had gotten serious. Case in point: Gargoyles, the cult favorite show that was unusually mature for the Disney Afternoon. Paste Magazine's TV critic Allison Keene joins Garrett Martin to talk about the series, which was a high fantasy adventure cartoon set in the modern day and...
May 6, 2021
Sleeping Beauty wasn't a hit when it came out in 1959. It's not as popular or critically acclaimed as movies like Snow White or Cinderella. It's probably best remembered today for its villain more than anything else. That's a bit of a shame, as it's actually perhaps the most gorgeous animated feature from Disney's...