The Fan's Guide to Animation

Two best friends (Daniel and Anthony) guiding you through the world of animation from a fan's perspective. Each episode highlights some of our favorite, and least favorite, movies or series that we think are worth talking about.

Ep. 25: Guide to Zootopia 10/04/2020

Ep. 25: Guide to Zootopia An animated movie about politics sounds boring, right? I would usually agree with you. However, it is impossible for anything to NOT be political these days. You hear the news and it’s one thing or another, most recently the traction the Black Lives Matter movement has gained. Zootopia is a movie that came out a few years ago, but is more relevant now than ever covering topics like racism and police reform. We talk about how the simple premise of buddy-cop movie with animals is unpacked and how it relates to the problems we face today. Petitions, Places to Donate, & General BLM Education: Instagram: @fgapodcast Antony Insta: @aflomoviefilm Daniel Insta: @dan.illustrations Theme Music: “Whistling/Cartoons” by Dublin Duck Dispensary From the /episode/index/show/fgapodcast/id/16268627

Ep. 24: Guide to Freakazoid! 09/07/2020

Ep. 24: Guide to Freakazoid! We interrupt this program to give you this important message. Superman is a little sissy boy. And now back to our show... This week we answer the age old question, “Why so serious?” Freakazoid is nuts. Absolutely mental as our UK friends would say. That’s really the only way I can put it. Hopefully this episode can give you a little taste of what the House of Spielberg built. Enjoy. Instagram: @fgapodcast Antony Insta: @aflomoviefilm Daniel Insta: @dan.illustrations Theme Music: “Whistling/Cartoons” by Dublin Duck Dispensary From the Free Music Archive (CC BY NC ND) http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Dublin_Duck_Dispensary/Yykes_Basket/05_Whistling-Cartoons /episode/index/show/fgapodcast/id/15908876

Ep. 23: Guide to A Goofy Movie 05/24/2020

Ep. 23: Guide to A Goofy Movie Where my 90’s kids at? Wazzuuuup?! :P I know this quarantine’s got some of y’all totally buggin’, but take a chill pill! We’re talking about A Goofy Movie! It’s 25 years old this year and it’s still da bomb dot com. Now sit back, grab a cool, refreshing Sunny D, and enjoy this weeks episode of The Homie’s Guide to Animation. Word. Instagram: @fgapodcast Antony Insta: @aflomoviefilm Daniel Insta: @dan.illustrations Theme Music: “Whistling/Cartoons” by Dublin Duck Dispensary From the /episode/index/show/fgapodcast/id/14550302

Ep. 22: Guide to 2010's (Paranorman, Red Hood, Tintin) 04/03/2020

Ep. 22: Guide to 2010's (Paranorman, Red Hood, Tintin) Let's face it. 2020 is a dumpster fire. So to take our minds off it, we're gonna talk about our favorite movies of this past decade. The 2010's had some really great movies so take a listen to see if we talk about yours. Instagram, Twitter, & Facebook: @fgapodcast Antony Insta: @aflomoviefilm Daniel Insta: @dan.illustrations Theme Music: “Whistling/Cartoons” by Dublin Duck Dispensary From the /episode/index/show/fgapodcast/id/13841165

Ep. 21: Guide to The Iron Giant 10/15/2019

Ep. 21: Guide to The Iron Giant Have you ever wondered what lies beyond the outer reaches of our galaxy? Maybe the real question should be Who? Little green men? Invaders from Mars? Alf?!? We may never know. Hopefully today’s episode sheds some light on that. We’re talking one of the greatest pieces of science fiction committed to film, The Iron Giant. This is my personal favorite movie so I really hope you enjoy it. Youtube: youtube.com/channel/UCdPCVJL_6Z9ArQohaPY2TLg fgapodcast.com Instagram, Twitter, & Facebook: @fgapodcast Antony Insta: @aflomoviefilm Daniel Insta: @dan.illustrations Theme Music: “Whistling/Cartoons” by Dublin Duck Dispensary From the Free Music Archive (CC BY NC ND) http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Dublin_Duck_Dispensary/Yykes_Basket/05_Whistling-Cartoons 35131 /episode/index/show/fgapodcast/id/11645633

Ep. 20: Guide to The Critic 08/13/2019

Ep. 20: Guide to The Critic It smells!. No. It wreaks! No, that’s not right. Man, being a film critic is hard. Hopefully, this episode on The Critic teaches a thing or two about real, authentic film criticism. This episode should be especially interesting to you movie buffs in the audience, so grab your popcorn and enjoy our review on a show about reviews! Youtube: Instagram, Twitter, & Facebook: @fgapodcast Antony Insta: @aflomoviefilm Daniel Insta: @dan.illustrations Theme Music: “Whistling/Cartoons” by Dublin Duck Dispensary From the 35131 /episode/index/show/fgapodcast/id/10869089

Ep. 19: Guide to Pokemon & Detective Pikachu 06/19/2019

Ep. 19: Guide to Pokemon & Detective Pikachu Oh boy. There is so much Pokemon content that it was hard to talk about everything. but we managed. If you're around our age, you know how big a part of our childhood Pokemon was. So in this ep, hear our rambles on the anime, the first movie, and the latest Detective Pikachu. After listening, go ahead and catch the other 18 episodes so you can be the FGApod Master!! Youtube: Instagram, Twitter, & Facebook: @fgapodcast Antony Insta: @aflomoviefilm Daniel Insta: @dan.illustrations Theme Music: “Whistling/Cartoons” by Dublin Duck Dispensary From the 35131 /episode/index/show/fgapodcast/id/10205228

Ep. 18: Guide to Rock-a-Doodle 05/22/2019

Ep. 18: Guide to Rock-a-Doodle Cock-a-doodle-doo, mother cluckers! Have you ever watched something and walked away from it more confused than you started? Yeah. It’s gonna be one of those. We’re doing our first Don Bluth movie, Rock-a-Doodle. It is definitely not one of his best movies, but it’s so crazy that we have to talk about it. I hope you have as much fun listening to it as we had talking about it. Youtube: youtube.com/channel/UCdPCVJL_6Z9ArQohaPY2TLg fgapodcast.com Instagram, Twitter, & Facebook: @fgapodcast Antony Insta: @aflomoviefilm Daniel Insta: @dan.illustrations Theme Music: “Whistling/Cartoons” by Dublin Duck Dispensary From the Free Music Archive (CC BY NC ND) http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Dublin_Duck_Dispensary/Yykes_Basket/05_Whistling-Cartoons 35131 /episode/index/show/fgapodcast/id/9878597

Ep. 17: Guide to Cowboy Bebop 04/10/2019

Ep. 17: Guide to Cowboy Bebop Howdy, cowpokes! On today’s episode, we’ve got the rootin’est, tootin’est space adventure this side of the Milky Way. Cowboy Bebop. *Shoots lasergun into the air repeatedly as a form of celebration* I hope y’all like it. Oh and also subscribe to our brand spankin’ new YouTube channel. It’ll be one hum-dinger of a time. Yee-hawww! /episode/index/show/fgapodcast/id/9336854

Ep. 16: Guide to Oscars 2019 (Spiderverse, Isle of Dogs, Ralph 2, Mirai, & Incredibles 2) 02/23/2019

Ep. 16: Guide to Oscars 2019 (Spiderverse, Isle of Dogs, Ralph 2, Mirai, & Incredibles 2) Here it is folks. The biggest night in Hollywood. All the stars have come out to celebrate the art of film and award the best of the best from 2018. Today, we’re gonna talk about the nominations for Best Animated Picture this year (Spiderverse, Isle of Dogs, Ralph 2, Mirai, Incredibles 2) and give our best prediction on who we will think will win. I hope you’ve dressed for the occasion because I was in my sweat pants when we recorded this. Enjoy the show! fgapodcast.com Instagram, Twitter, & Facebook: @FGApodcast Email: [email protected] Anthony Insta @aflomoviefilm Daniel Insta @dan.illustrations Music: "Hooray for Hollywood" by Richard A Whiting & Johnny Mercer “Whistling Cartoons” by Dublin Duck Dispensary From freemusicarchive.org /episode/index/show/fgapodcast/id/8756978

Ep. 15: Guide to Rapsittie Street Kids: Believe in Santa 12/22/2018

Ep. 15: Guide to Rapsittie Street Kids: Believe in Santa Are you ready to jingle your bells?!? It’s that time of year again. Yuletide carols. Chestnut roasting. Marathons of the same 2 movies over and over again. So this year we decided to rake the bottom of the Christmas barrel and dig out the soon to be classic Rapsittie Street Kids: Believe in Santa. And oh buddy, you’re in for a treat. This is the worst thing we have ever done and I am so sorry for that. Enjoy! fgapodcast.com Instagram, Twitter, & Facebook: @FGApodcast Email: [email protected] Anthony Insta @aflomoviefilm Daniel Insta @dan.illustrations Music: “Deck The Halls” by The HoHoHos! “O Tannenbaum” by Dan Lerch From freemusicarchive.org /episode/index/show/fgapodcast/id/8016464

Ep. 14: Guide to Spirited Away 12/02/2018

Ep. 14: Guide to Spirited Away Anime is great. Let’s just get that out there. Spirited Away is one of the greatest anime movies ever. So obviously, we had to do an episode on it at some point. It’s got whimsy. It’s got magic. It’s got dragons. It’s got everything. So here it is. Enjoy. Also Hayao Miyazaki is essentially the Steven Spielberg of animated movies, right? Like I’m totally right, right? fgapodcast.com Instagram, Twitter, & Facebook: @FGApodcast Email: [email protected] Anthony Insta @aflomoviefilm Daniel Insta @dan.illustrations Theme Music: “Whistling/Cartoons” by Dublin Duck Dispensary From the Free Music Archive (CC BY NC ND) http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Dublin_Duck_Dispensary/Yykes_Basket/05_Whistling-Cartoons /episode/index/show/fgapodcast/id/7765352

Ep. 13: Guide to Batman: Mask of The Phantasm 10/31/2018

Ep. 13: Guide to Batman: Mask of The Phantasm It’s Batman: Mask of The Phantasm’s 25th anniversary. It’s also at least somewhat related to Halloween. Kinda. Sorta. It’s got ghosts. It’s got death. It’s got costumes. What more could you want? I mean, yeah it’s just an excuse to talk about more Batman, but…shut up. fgapodcast.com Instagram, Twitter, & Facebook: @FGApodcast Email: [email protected] Anthony Insta @aflomoviefilm Daniel Insta @dan.illustrations Theme Music: “Whistling/Cartoons” by Dublin Duck Dispensary From the Free Music Archive (CC BY NC ND) http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Dublin_Duck_Dispensary/Yykes_Basket/05_Whistling-Cartoons /episode/index/show/fgapodcast/id/7381232

Ep. 12: Guide to Harvey Birdman: Attorney at Law 10/03/2018

Ep. 12: Guide to Harvey Birdman: Attorney at Law Have you been hurt in an accident? Do you need a lawyer? Then call Daniel & Anthony, the Podcasting Hammers! This weeks episode will be sure to get you the money you deserve. Harvey Birdman: Attorney at Law is the mid-2000’s courtroom comedy that will fight for you! Call us right now at 1-800-BACKOFF! (The Fan’s Guide to Animation does not guarantee that you will get literally any money and also do not call us please. Thx.) PS yes we know the new Harvey Birdman special is coming out soon. We recorded this before we knew that, so we’ll talk about it on the year end recap episode. K? K. fgapodcast.com Instagram, Twitter, & Facebook: @FGApodcast Email: [email protected] Anthony Insta @aflomoviefilm Daniel Insta @dan.illustrations Theme Music: “Whistling/Cartoons” by Dublin Duck Dispensary From the Free Music Archive (CC BY NC ND) http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Dublin_Duck_Dispensary/Yykes_Basket/05_Whistling-Cartoons /episode/index/show/fgapodcast/id/7122501

Ep. 11: Guide to The Incredibles 2 09/11/2018

Ep. 11: Guide to The Incredibles 2 Do you have family issues? Who doesn’t, amirite? But do you also have a multiple super-villains trying to destroy you and your family? Didn’t think so. Your problems don’t seem so bad now, huh? We do our best to discuss the highest grossing animated family drama/superhero movie ever in this episode as well as its predecessor. It’s the Incredibles if you haven’t figured it out yet. Which is better? Let’s discuss. fgapodcast.com Instagram, Twitter, & Facebook: @FGApodcast Email: [email protected] Anthony Insta @aflomoviefilm Daniel Insta @dan.illustrations Theme Music: “Whistling/Cartoons” by Dublin Duck Dispensary From the Free Music Archive (CC BY NC ND) http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Dublin_Duck_Dispensary/Yykes_Basket/05_Whistling-Cartoons /episode/index/show/fgapodcast/id/7034776

Ep. 10: Guide to Cool World 06/17/2018

Ep. 10: Guide to Cool World Okay before we get started, I need to know something. Are you cool? Because if you ain’t cool then don’t bother listening to this episode. This one’s only for the hepcats, hipsters, and beatniks out there. Cool World is a live-action/animation hybrid movie from the most confusing time period of all time (the 90’s.) So are you hip to the jive that I’m slingin’ at you, daddio? fgapodcast.com Instagram, Twitter, & Facebook: @FGApodcast Email: [email protected] Anthony Insta @aflomoviefilm Daniel Insta @dan.illustrations Theme Music: “Whistling/Cartoons” by Dublin Duck Dispensary From the Free Music Archive (CC BY NC ND) http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Dublin_Duck_Dispensary/Yykes_Basket/05_Whistling-Cartoons /episode/index/show/fgapodcast/id/6714056

Ep. 9: Guide to 2017 (Rick & Morty, Ducktales, & Big Mouth) 04/22/2018

Ep. 9: Guide to 2017 (Rick & Morty, Ducktales, & Big Mouth) Oh what a glorious day. The sun is shining. The birds are chirping. And Part 2 of our super epic episode on 2017 television animation is out NOW! We've got samurais. We've got time travel. We've got ducks. What more do you need?! So hunker down with your grandma in your big ole recliner with a hot mug of apple cider and enjoy this weeks episode! Instagram, Twitter, & Facebook: @fgapodcast Email: Anthony Insta: @aflomoviefilm Daniel Insta: @dan.illustrations Theme Music: "Whistling/Cartoons" by Dublin Duck Dispensary From the Free Music Archive (CC BY NC ND) /episode/index/show/fgapodcast/id/6508049

Ep. 8: Guide to 2017 (Coco, Boss Baby, & Emoji Movie) 03/10/2018

Ep. 8: Guide to 2017 (Coco, Boss Baby, & Emoji Movie) Put your party hats on and bring out the fireworks. Let’s ring in 2018 by looking back at a few releases from this past year in the first of this epic 2-parter. Join us as talk about Boss Baby, Coco, The Emoji Movie, The Lego Ninjago Movie, & more. Make the resolution to listen along and…okay okay. I get that it’s been 2018 for a while now. I’ve had stuff going on. So sue me. Part 2 coming soon. fgapodcast.com Instagram, Twitter, & Facebook: @FGApodcast Email: [email protected] Anthony Insta @aflomoviefilm Daniel Insta @dan.illustrations Theme Music: “Whistling/Cartoons” by Dublin Duck Dispensary From the Free Music Archive (CC BY NC ND) http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Dublin_Duck_Dispensary/Yykes_Basket/05_Whistling-Cartoons /episode/index/show/fgapodcast/id/6350236

Ep. 7: Guide to Christmas Specials (Hey Arnold, Darkwing Duck, Rugrats, South Park) 12/25/2017

Ep. 7: Guide to Christmas Specials (Hey Arnold, Darkwing Duck, Rugrats, South Park) Ho ho ho! Merry Christmas everyone! What a better gift to give than a brand new episode about our favorite Christmas Specials! What did you get us? Oh, nothing? Well, that’s okay. I guess it’s better to give than to receive, right?….You know, it takes me weeks to produce one of these episodes and the least you could do is get us one thing. Is that too much to ask? Hmmph. Either way, enjoy this episode and have a Merry Christmas…you filthy animals. Video Excerpt: Instagram, Twitter, & Facebook: @fgapodcast Email: Antony Insta: @aflomoviefilm Daniel Insta: @dan.illustrations Music: “Deck The Halls” by The HoHoHos! “O Tannenbaum” by Dan Lerch From /episode/index/show/fgapodcast/id/6088497

Ep. 6: Guide to Sausage Party ft. Foodfight! 11/26/2017

Ep. 6: Guide to Sausage Party ft. Foodfight! **MATURE CONTENT** Have you every watched Brave Little Toaster and thought, “Man, I wish this had more dick jokes.” Sausage Party is the classic road trip story of a hot dog and his friends trying to get home while going through an existential crisis. Now, who can’t relate to that? We also get to dip our toes into one of the worst films ever made. This episode is not for the squeamish, so if you don’t like it then get the hell out :) Enjoy /episode/index/show/fgapodcast/id/5978926

Ep. 5: Guide to Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island 10/27/2017

Ep. 5: Guide to Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island **wolf howl**clanking chains**door creak** Scared yet? No?! Well, you should be! It’s the FGA Halloween Spooktacular. Today we’re talking about the scariest damn kids movie this side of Lake Pontchartrain, Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island. So get out your mystery solving glasses and your clue finding gloves and your..lie..detection…ascot. I don’t know. Ummm..BOO!!! **thunder** See the video podcast here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C87Mi9oQpHI&t=3s fgapodcast.com Instagram, Twitter, & Facebook: @FGApodcast Email: Anthony Insta @aflomoviefilm Daniel Insta @dan.illustrations Theme Music: “Spooky Scary Skeletons” by Andrew Gold /episode/index/show/fgapodcast/id/5882368

Ep. 4: Guide to Mission Hill 07/02/2017

Ep. 4: Guide to Mission Hill Millenials Unite! Today we take a look at the late 90’s, gone-too-soon cult classic Mission Hill. Are you in the 18-34 demographic? Do you feel like everyone has their life together except you? OMG us too! Being a young adult is stressful, but also ridiculously stupid. Can a show made almost 20 years ago still be relatable in today’s society? Listen and find out. #relatable #hashtag Twitter, Instagram & Facebook: @FGApodcast Email: Anthony Insta @aflomoviefilm Daniel Insta @dan.illustrations Theme Music: “Whistling/Cartoons” by Dublin Duck Dispensary From the http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Dublin_Duck_Dispensary/Yykes_Basket/05_Whistling-Cartoons /episode/index/show/fgapodcast/id/5499593

Ep. 3: Guide to Beauty and The Beast 05/17/2017

Ep. 3: Guide to Beauty and The Beast Bonjour les amis! Love is in the air and the remakes are in full bloom. Beauty and The Beast was nominated for Best Picture at the 1992 Academy Awards. It along with a slew of classic animated Disney films are getting the remake treatment, but is it really worth it? In this episode we discuss the original, the remake, Hollywood trends, & more. Bon appétit! Hey, talk to us! Twitter, Instagram & Facebook: @FGApodcast Email: Anthony Insta @aflomoviefilm Daniel Insta @dan.illustrations Theme Music: “Whistling/Cartoons” by Dublin Duck Dispensary From the http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Dublin_Duck_Dispensary/Yykes_Basket/05_Whistling-Cartoons "Parisian" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ /episode/index/show/fgapodcast/id/5364018

Ep. 2: Guide to The Lego Batman Movie 04/17/2017

Ep. 2: Guide to The Lego Batman Movie Wham! Pow! Holy spinoffs Batman! In today's episode, we dive into the Lego movie version of everyone’s favorite orphan. We talk about The Lego Batman Movie and it’s predecessor The Lego Movie. Which is a better built movie?…Get it? Because Legos. No? Okay, fair enough. Twitter, Instagram & Facebook: @FGApodcast Email: Anthony Insta: @aflomoviefilm Daniel Insta: @dan.illustrations Theme Music: “Whistling/Cartoons” by Dublin Duck Dispensary From the /episode/index/show/fgapodcast/id/5271207

Ep. 1: Guide to Who Framed Roger Rabbit 03/30/2017

Ep. 1: Guide to Who Framed Roger Rabbit Wow, we’re finally here! We decided to start off big and you can’t get much bigger than Who Framed Roger Rabbit. In the inaugural episode, we discuss what works and what doesn’t to determine if this 80’s classic still holds up. We also discuss why we started the show and where we see it going in the future. Sorry if this first episode is a little rough, but practice makes perfect, right?… Twitter, Instagram & Facebook: @FGApodcast Email: Theme Music: “Whistling/Cartoons” by Dublin Duck Dispensary From the (CC BY NC ND) Follow his Band on Twitter Other Music Used: “Intro” by Quantum Jazz From the (CC BY SA) /episode/index/show/fgapodcast/id/5217553

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