Making Waves in Court
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Today’s episode includes: • Aardman released the trailer of Shaun the Sheep: The Beast of Mossy Bottom • Disney released the trailer of Moana (2026) • THQ Nordic announced Disney Epic Mickey: Rebrushed is coming to the Nintendo Switch 2 on October 6 • The Bad Guys 2 editor sues DreamWorks Animation over anti-trans discrimination • Afroman wins lawsuit against police that he mocked in his music videos
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The 2026 Oscars Spectacular (feat. Nick Spake)
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Today’s episode includes: • KPop Demon Hunters and The Girl Who Cried Pearls won the animation categories at the 98th Academy Awards • One Battle After Another and Sinners were the big winners of the 98th Academy Awards • Our review of the 98th Academy Awards ceremony, hosted by Conan O’Brien • Universal Pictures released the trailer of Steven Spielberg’s Disclosure Day • Fox orders two seasons of a Family Guy spinoff starring Stewie
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Escaping Spirits in Space
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Today’s episode includes: • Cartoon Saloon released the teaser trailer of Kindred Spirits • Pete Docter reveals new movies in the works at Pixar and got backlash for his comment on removing LGBTQ+ themes in Elio • Nintendo and Illumination released the final trailer of The Super Mario Galaxy Movie • Paramount+ is making a 2D Garfield series starring Lamorne Morris • Nimona director Troy Quane and Heidi Jo Gilbert will direct The Wild Robot Escapes
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What The Fridge Happened?
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Today’s episode includes: • Smiling Friends creators are ending the series after two more episodes of Season 3 • BBC and the BAFTAs may have deliberately kept John Davidson shouting the N-word during the broadcast • The Ellison family, who also owns Paramount, acquires Warner Bros. Discovery for $110 billion • Disney is updating their plans for Villains Land in Walt Disney World to be “Bigger and Bolder” • RUMOR: John Lasseter’s leadership is ruining Skydance Animation
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Being Toyed by Tech
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Today’s episode includes: • Lucasfilm released the trailer of The Mandalorian and Grogu • Pixar released the trailer of Toy Story 5 • Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein and KPop Demon Hunters will be added to the Criterion Collection • I Am Frankelda will be released globally on Netflix later this year • Gooseworx deletes her reddit account after being harassed over her creative choices on The Amazing Digital Circus
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GOAT to Gone
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Today’s episode includes: • Amazon Prime Video released the teaser trailer of Spider-Noir • GKIDS got the North American rights to Allegro Non Troppo and Bruno Bozzetto’s filmography • Sony Pictures Animation scrapped Matt Braly and Rebecca Sugar’s Thai-inspired movie • Snafu Pictures is reviving I, Chihuahua with Jorge Gutierrez • Tubi is adding many Cartoon Network and Hanna-Barbera shows in March
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Podcasters & Monsters (feat. Tony Goldmark)
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Today’s episode includes: • Netflix released the teaser trailer of The Adventures of Cliff Booth • Illumination released the trailer of Minions and Monsters • Catherine O’Hara, the actress featured in Home Alone and The Nightmare Before Christmas (1954 – 2026) • Adobe cancelled plans to shut down Animate after facing backlash • Josh D’Amaro will be The Walt Disney Company’s next CEO
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It’s Time to Get Things Started
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Today’s episode includes: • Disney+ released the trailer for The Muppet Show (2026) • LAIKA’s Wildwood to be released in theaters on October 23 • Nintendo and Illumination released the Yoshi trailer of The Super Mario Galaxy Movie • Butch Hartman opens a new 2-Day convention called Hart Con that costs $1500 to register • The AMPAS announced the Oscar nominations for the 98th Academy Awards
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Guess Who’s Back and Gone?
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Today’s episode includes: • Jorge R. Gutiérrez will direct the Speedy Gonzales movie • Scott Adams, the disgraced racist creator of Dilbert (1957 – 2026) • Roger Allers, co-director of The Lion King and Open Season (1949 – 2026) • Persistence of Vision director Kevin Schreck is making a documentary called Animation Mavericks: The Forgotten Story of UPA • Keegan-Michael Key confirms that Hotel Transylvania 5 is in the works
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Anecdotes of Awards and Actors
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Today’s episode includes: • KPop Demon Hunters wins Best Animated Feature and Best Original Song at the 83rd Golden Globe Awards • Elio and KPop Demon Hunters lead the 53rd Annie Awards with 10 nominations each • Wish Dragon 2 to be released in Summer 2027, but Sony and Netflix are currently not involved • Jack Black reveals that he rejected the role of Syndrome from The Incredibles and regrets it • Steve Whitmire received backlash for a blog about The Muppets and how they’re currently handled
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• Marvel released the trailer of Marvel Zombies
• Adult Swim released the trailer of Smiling Friends (Season 3)
• Nelvana stopped production as Corus continues to struggle
• YouTube to host hundreds of episodes of Sesame Street, along with exclusive videos and workshops from Sesame Workshop
• Greg Cipes claimed to be fired from his role of Beast Boy in Teen Titans Go! because of his Parkinson’s diagnosis