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AniMat's Crazy Cartoon Cast

Hosted by Mat Brunet (aka AniMat from the YouTube channel ElectricDragon505), AniMat's Crazy Cartoon Cast tells the latest news happening throughout the week in the field of animation and what he has to say regarding those insane events. The podcast is live on Twitch every Saturday at 2pm EST, which includes interacting with the audience and occasional special guests.
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Episodes

Reality Check for Reality Shows

Today's episode includes: The Masked Singer sparked backlash for having Rudy Giuliani revealed as a contestant Nickelodeon and Paramount will be producing multiple movies based on The Smurfs Sony Pictures cancelled The Boondocks reboot Disney+ picks up Sony's Goosebumps series Japanese companies like Toei and Sho-Pro are attacking YouTubers with their own copyright laws

Feb 07, 20222 hr 12 minEp. 195

Put On Your Controversial Pants

Today's episode includes: Disney will make changes to the dwarfs with their live-action remake of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Media like Fox News is creating false outrage about Minnie Mouse wearing pants Tennessee school board received backlash over their ban on the Holocaust graphic novel, Maus Lionsgate released the trailer of Pinocchio: A True Story Why Disney does not own Scrat from Ice Age

Jan 31, 20222 hr 19 minEp. 194

It's Time for a Double-Down

Today's episode includes: Netflix released the trailer of The Cuphead Show Encanto's 'We Don't Talk About Bruno' beats Frozen's 'Let It Go' as the highest-charting Disney animated song since 1995 Aardman revealed new info for Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget and the 2nd Wallace & Gromit movie Roku is making a Weird Al Yankovic biopic starring Daniel Radcliffe Microsoft acquires Activision for $68.7 billion

Jan 24, 20222 hr 16 minEp. 193

A Bucket of Imagination

Today's episode includes: 20th Century Studios released the trailer of The Bob's Burgers Movie Troy Baker received backlash for associating himself with AI powered voice NFTs Disney will be making more Ice Age and Rio movies for Disney+ Disney announced The Santa Clause limited series starring Tim Allen for Disney+ Figment popcorn bucket are causing lines at EPCOT that go up to 7 hours

Jan 17, 20222 hr 18 minEp. 192

We Don't Talk About Rocco

Today's episode includes: Encanto wins Best Animated Feature at the 79th Golden Globe Awards Pixar's Turning Red will be skipping theaters and will be a Disney+ exclusive Netflix is developing a Scott Pilgrim anime series Sesame Street's Elmo and his hatred for Zoe's pet rock Rocco Why Encanto's We Don't Talk About Bruno is not the Oscar contender for Best Original Song

Jan 10, 20222 hr 12 minEp. 191

Top 5 Animation News of 2021

Today's episode includes: #5 Cowboy BeFlop: The Rise and Fall of Netflix's Live-Action Remake Series of Cowboy Bebop #4 The Chris Pratt Casting: The Reactions to Chris Pratt as Mario and Garfield #3 Cancel Culture Mania: How "Cancel Culture" Became the Most Overused Term of the Year #2 Sony's Streaming Plan: Sony Pictures' $3 Billion Deal with Netflix & Disney+ #1 Blue Sky Studios (1987-2021): Saying Goodbye to the Studio that brought us Ice Age and The Peanuts Movie...

Jan 03, 20222 hr 15 minEp. 190

We're Gonna Go Good

Today's episode includes: Spider-Man: No Way Home has the 2nd biggest domestic opening weekend in history with $260 million DreamWorks Animation released the trailer of The Bad Guys Adult Swim released the trailer of Smiling Friends The National Film Registry adds WALL-E and Walt Disney's Flowers & Trees to the Library of Congress Tara Strong faces backlash for her involvement with Ornamental, a movie that'll be fully funded by NFTs and blockchains...

Dec 20, 20212 hr 12 minEp. 189

Papa's Got A Brand New Stache (feat. JaxBlade)

Today's episode includes: The nominations for the 79th Golden Globe Awards were announced Paramount Pictures released the trailer of Sonic the Hedgehog 2 Walt Disney Animation Studios revealed Strange World, their next movie releasing in Thanksgiving 2022 Netflix's Cowboy Bebop is cancelled after one season TotallyNotMark had more than 150 videos taken down by Toei Animation because of how they abuse YouTube's copyright system

Dec 13, 20212 hr 5 minEp. 188

Across the Crazy-Verse

Today's episode includes: Sony Pictures Animation released the first look at Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (Part One) John Musker and Ron Clements are working at Warner Animation Group on DC's Metal Men The Animation Guild is demanding higher wages for writers with #NewDeal4Animation The Jim Henson Company is teaming up with VeVe to launch a new collection of NFTs based on Labyrinth 26 movies are eligible for Best Animated Feature for the 94th Academy Awards...

Dec 06, 20212 hr 18 minEp. 187

If I Cannot Fly, Let Me Sing

Today's episode includes: Legendary Broadway composer-lyricist, Stephen Sondheim (1930-2021) Warner Animation Group released the trailer of DC League of Super Pets Paramount released the trailer of Rumble, which will now be a Paramount+ exclusive on December 15th Illumination Entertainment founder Chris Meledandri defends casting Chris Pratt as Mario in the upcoming Super Mario Bros. movie Encanto opens with $40.3 million on its 5-day Thanksgiving weekend, but is that a good thing?...

Nov 29, 20212 hr 12 minEp. 186

It's Gonna Be Mei (feat. Tyler "Bio" Rodriguez)

Today's episode includes: Pixar released the trailer of Turning Red Warner Bros. Games reveals Multiversus, the Super Smash Bros.-style game featuring Warner Bros. IPs Diana: The Musical stars and producer defends musical after receiving massive backlash Rust script supervisor, Mamie Mitchell, is suing Alec Baldwin and producers The legacy and the real identity of Jack the Ripper

Nov 22, 20212 hr 31 minEp. 185

Disney+ Day & Disabling Dislikes

Disney released many major announcements during Disney+ Day Disney and VeVe released Disney Golden Moments, a Disney NFT Collection Disney announced an update for Mickey's Toontown at Disneyland for 2023 The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy creator Maxwell Atoms reveals that he's in bad terms with Adult Swim president YouTube is hiding the dislike count from the public across its website

Nov 15, 20212 hr 30 minEp. 184

Big Bird's Triggering Vaccine

Today's episode includes: Conservatives attack Sesame Street and Big Bird for promoting vaccinations to children PAW Patrol is getting a sequel movie for October 2023 and a spin-off series Netflix released the trailer of Back to the Outback Warner Bros. Animation released the trailer of Tom and Jerry: Cowboy Up US President Joe Biden's newly passed Infrastructure Bill could signal the end of NFTs

Nov 08, 20212 hr 4 minEp. 183

To Infinity and…(feat. Devon)

Today's episode includes: Pixar released the teaser trailer of Lightyear Netflix released the trailer of Cowboy Bebop (2021) Lucasfilm released the trailer of The Book of Boba Fett RUMOR: Warner Bros. is developing a Super Smash Bros. style fighting game with its popular IPs called Multiversus Adult Swim released the animated short Come and Learn with Pibby!

Nov 01, 20212 hr 19 minEp. 182

The Corrosion of Rust

Today's episode includes: Cinematographer Halyna Hutchins accidentally died on the set of Alec Baldwin's Rust Disney+ released the trailer of Diary of a Wimpy Kid Hulu released the trailer of Season 2 of Animaniacs Facebook is going to rebrand the company and change its name

Oct 25, 20211 hr 57 minEp. 181

The Batman at the BatDome

Today's episode includes: Warner Bros. released the trailer of The Batman Bruce Timm promises that Batman: Caped Crusader is more Batman: The Animated Series than Batman: The Animated Series Zelda Williams tells people to stop sending her the ROBIN Test Footage video DreamWorks Animation reveals Dragons: The Nine Realms, a new animated series based on How to Train Your Dragon set in the modern times David Gordon Green to direct Happiest Place on Earth, a Disney+ movie about the creation of Disne...

Oct 18, 20212 hr 4 minEp. 180

Dreams Do Come True

Today's episode includes: Sora form Kingdom Hearts is the last DLC fighter of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate GKIDS announced Cartoon Saloon's Irish Folklore Trilogy Blu-ray set, which includes the exclusive Blu-ray of Wolfwalkers The new trailer of Koati, a new 2D animated film, was released Universal Studios Florida will permanently close Shrek 4D on January 2022 An article on The Hollywood Reporter reveals the complex relationship of Disney heads Bob Iger and Bob Chapek...

Oct 11, 20212 hr 18 minEp. 179

Mirabel's Magic & Missing Monsters

Today's episode includes: Disney released the trailer of Encanto eOne released the trailer of Fireheart China is censoring cartoons and TV shows aimed for kids that don't push their agenda Scarlett Johansson and Disney settled their Black Widow lawsuit Fans are freaking out that Hotel Transylvania: Transformania did not get released on October 1st

Oct 04, 20211 hr 57 minEp. 178

Super Chris Pratt Odyssey

Today's episode includes: Nintendo revealed the release date and cast of Illumination's Super Mario movie, including Chris Pratt as Mario Disney+ released the trailer of Muppets Haunted Mansion Disney announced new content for Disney+ Day, including shorts based on Luca and Olaf form Frozen Netflix released the trailer of Inside Job, the next animated series by Gravity Falls' Alex Hirsch Nintendo announced new games and updates on Nintendo Direct including Kirby and the Forgotten Land and Bayone...

Sep 27, 20211 hr 58 minEp. 177

Who Framed Disney's Genie

Today's episode includes: Travis Knight will direct Laika's next stop motion animated feature, Wildwood Disneyland's Roger Rabbit Car Toon Spin is getting an update with Jessica Rabbit as the leading role Disney received backlash over FastPass replacement, Disney Genie+ Mayim Bialik and Ken Jennings will be the temporary hosts of Jeopardy for the rest of 2021 Denis Villeneuve sparks controversy over calling the Marvel movies "Cut and Paste"...

Sep 20, 20212 hr 1 minEp. 176

Taking the Alice Pill

Today's episode includes: Warner Bros. released the trailer of The Matrix Resurrections Epic Games is selling their animated short Bug Therapy at TIFF Nickelodeon president Brian Robbins in talks to become the head of Paramount Pictures Disney will start releasing movies like Eternals and Encanto exclusively in theaters Owen Wilson and Rosario Dawson join the cast of The Haunted Mansion reboot

Sep 13, 20212 hr 3 minEp. 175

The Bald Boy is Back (feat. Devon)

Today's episode includes: WildBrain announced 5 new Caillou CG Specials for 2022 Cartoon Network announced a new Sunday block called ACME Night Disney released the trailer of The Ghost & Molly McGee DreamWorks Animation released the trailer of The Croods: Family Tree Frank Oz claims Disney won't let him come back to the Muppets as Fozzie Bear, Miss Piggy and more

Sep 06, 20212 hr 24 minEp. 174

Goodbye Mr. Fredricksen

Today's episode includes: Ed Asner, the voice of Carl Fredricksen from Pixar's Up (1929 – 2021) Disney announced that they are making a Jungle Cruise 2 Netflix released the teaser trailer of Maya and the Three Disney+ released the trailer for Dug Days and HBO Max released the trailer of Yabba Dabba Dinosaurs Spider-Man: No Way Home trailer breaks Avengers: Endgame's record for the most views in 24 hours

Aug 30, 20212 hr 11 minEp. 173

The Roasted Host of Jeopardy

Today's episode includes: Mike Richards steps down from hosting Jeopardy 9 days after he got the job The Addams Family 2 changes plans to be released in theaters and on digital rental the same day HBO Max announced Adventure Time spin-off series Fionna and Cake Disney+ released the trailer of Star Wars: Visions OnlyFans will ban sexually explicit content on its platform

Aug 23, 20212 hr 14 minEp. 172

The Delta Dilemma

Today's episode includes: Sony officially bought Crunchyroll for $1.2 billion and will combine it with Funimation to create one major anime service Mike Richards and Mayim Bialik are named the new hosts of Jeopardy Netflix released the trailer of My Little Pony: A New Generation Netflix released the trailer of Q-FORCE Hotel Transylvania: Transformania is skipping theaters and moving exclusively to Amazon Prime Video

Aug 16, 20212 hr 3 minEp. 171

Gonzo's Great Dress

Today's episode includes: Far-right groups are using cancel culture to attack Muppet Babies for the episode Gonzo-rella Crunchyroll released the trailer of High Guardian Spice Tangent Animation, the studio behind Next Gen and Maya and the Three, shuts down Walt Disney Animation Studios opens a new studio in Vancouver South Park is getting renewed up to season 30 and is getting 14 Paramount+ movies in a new $900 million deal

Aug 09, 20212 hr 3 minEp. 170

Arthur's Finale

Today's episode includes: Arthur is ending in 2022 on its 25th season HBO Max released the trailer of The Prince Netflix released the trailer of I <3 Arlo Netflix released the trailer of Sony Pictures Animation's Vivo Scarlett Johansson is suing Disney for releasing Black Widow on Disney+

Aug 02, 20211 hr 58 minEp. 169

Making the Jam (feat. Space Jam Animator, Gerry McGrory)

Today's episode includes: Gerry McGrory's experience on being an animator on Space Jam: A New Legacy Disney+ released the trailer of Chip 'n' Dale: Park Life Netflix and Lucifer's Joe Henderson are making a Pokémon live-action series Disney announced new SparkShorts from Pixar and new Goofy cartoons from Walt Disney Animation Studios Nickelodeon announces a Baby Shark movie and a season 2 of Baby Shark's Big Show!

Jul 26, 20212 hr 4 minEp. 168

Turning Red for the Brawl

Today's episode includes: Veteran animator Dave Alvarez was not credited for his work on Space Jam: A New Legacy Pixar released the teaser trailer of Turning Red Universal and Netflix extends their deal for exclusive streaming rights to the DreamWorks Animation and Illumination movies Matthew A. Cherry and Chaz Bottoms are making a new animated musical series for Cartoon Network called Battu: An Animated Musical Nickelodeon released the trailer of Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl...

Jul 19, 20211 hr 57 minEp. 167

The League of D.W. (feat. Jason Szwimer)

Today's episode includes: • Jason Szwimer starts a new podcast called Finding D.W., where he meets up with the actors that played D.W. in Arthur • Disney released the trailer of Encanto • Marvel released the trailer of Marvel Studios' What If…? • MGM released the trailer of The Addams Family 2 • Le Pacte released the trailer of Where is Anne Frank

Jul 12, 20212 hr 8 minEp. 166
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