15. Lady and the Tramp
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Alexa and Nathan dig into the new year with Disney's 15th animated feature film, "Lady and the Tramp." Grab your furry friends and bone up on the film's complicated origins, iconic moments, and doggie delights.
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14. Peter Pan
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Second star to the right and stream on til morning! Alexa and Nathan discuss Disney's 14th animated feature film and its pan-orama of problems. They talk pixies, pirates, and the boy who never grew up (and the surprising ways he hasn't aged well. Ladies, you deserve better!).
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13. Alice in Wonderland
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Follow Nathan and Alexa down the rabbit hole into Walt Disney's 13th animated feature film, "Alice in Wonderland." Feast on delicious cakes of chaos and other tasty tidbits on our wander through Wonderland.
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12. Cinderella
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Bibbidi-bobbidi-be kind. Nathan and Alexa talk mice, magic, and the stroke of midnight. How casting the lead role was it's own Cinderella story! And which one of Cinderella's philosophies has turned into a pumpkin over time. MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE Songwriters , , (Pigeons in hats)
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11. The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad
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Tally-ho! Alexa and Nathan stay inside during the COVID19 quarantine and wrap up the package film era while social distancing with Ichabod and Mr. Toad.
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10. Melody Time
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Great snakes of cotton candy! In feature film #10, Nathan and Alexa reunite with the Caballeros, discover a lost Disney Princess, and learn to pickle responsibly. Listen up, it's "Melody Time!"
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9. Fun and Fancy Free
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Jiminy Cricket is back... with a vengeance. Alexa and Nathan find out what is a Bongo and what is a Bergen while discussing outdated love rituals and other ghosts of pop culture eras past.
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9. Fun and Fancy Free
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Jiminy Cricket is back... with a vengeance. Alexa and Nathan find out what is a Bongo and what is a Bergen while discussing outdated love rituals and other ghosts of pop culture eras past.
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8. Make Mine Music
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In this film you've surely never seen, Alexa and Nathan uncover a hidden connection to Disneyland, learn the word "boogie woogie," and give this film an award.
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7. The Three Caballeros
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Grab your snappy serapes for The Three Caballeros! Alexa and Nathan embark on Disney's original magic carpet ride across Mexico and into a whole new side of Donald Duck they wish they could unsee.
info_outlineHeigh-ho! It's off through history we go! In the first episode of Retroscoping, Alexa and Nathan take a look at Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. They discuss other contenders for "first animated film," the original fairy tale, and break down the delights this film still offers more than 80 years after it's premiere.
So whether you're new school or old school -- navigate to Disney+, crack open your DVD collection, or cue up the VCR and get watching the classic masterpiece that changed the world of animation forever after.
MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE
"The Apostle" by Quirino Cristiani
"The Adventures of Prince Achmed" by Lotte Reiniger
"The Old Mill" Disney short
"Walt Disney Introduces the Multiplane Camera"
The Hobbit House in Culver City