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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

When You Wish Upon a Court

Today's episode includes: • Walt Disney Animation Studios released the teaser trailer of Wish • The Walt Disney Company is suing Florida governor Ron DeSantis over retaliation • Boat Rocker and Bay Mills Studios are developing an R-rated Christopher Robin comedy series • Netflix announces its lineup of animated films over the next 18 months, including Nimona and Saving Bikini Bottom: The Sandy Cheeks Movie • The Super Mario Bros Movie is the first animated movie to make $1 billion at the box off...

May 01, 20231 hr 58 minEp. 255

Twitter Twits

Today's episode includes: • Cartoon Network released the trailer of Tiny Toons Looniversity • Johnathan Majors was dropped by his manager and PR weeks after his arrest • Twitter officially removes legacy verified Blue Checks as Elon Musk's businesses continue to fail • Disney is drowning in controversy over the casting of the Lilo & Stitch remake

Apr 24, 20231 hr 39 minEp. 254

Max Mayhem

Today's episode includes: • The Super Mario Bros. Movie broke the record of the highest grossing movie based on a video game of all time • Nintendo released the final trailer of The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom • Disney+ released the trailer of The Muppets Mayhem • Max released the trailer of Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai • Warner Bros. Discovery's stocks went down after revealing new info on Max, the new version of HBO Max

Apr 17, 20231 hr 58 minEp. 253

What Can I Say Except NO

Today's episode includes: • The Super Mario Bros. Movie broke the record for the biggest 5-day opening weekend with $377.6 million • Sony Pictures Animation released the 2nd trailer of Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse • HBO Max released the trailer of Clone High • Lucasfilm released the trailer of Star Wars: Visions Volume 2 • Dwayne Johnson and Disney announced the live-action remake of Moana

Apr 10, 20232 hrEp. 252

Wubba Lubba Dum Dum

Today's episode includes: • The Pokémon Company released the trailer of Pokémon Horizons: The Series • Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey was pulled out from Hong Kong theaters two days before release and no one knows why • The Simpsons is credited for predicting Florida parents for being angry at Michelangelo's David • Justin Roiland's domestic abuse charges were dropped

Mar 28, 20231 hr 42 minEp. 251

Ariel's Crazy Sister (feat. Devon)

Today's episode includes: • James Gunn will direct Superman: Legacy • Twitch CEO, Emmett Shear, steps down • Sesame Street faces backlash for introducing Cookie Monster NFT • Jeff "Swampy" Marsh returns to Phineas and Ferb revival • DreamWorks Animation released the trailer of Ruby Gillman: Teenage Kraken

Mar 20, 20232 hr 13 minEp. 250

2023 Oscars Spectacular

Today's episode includes: • Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio won Best Animated Feature and The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse won Best Animated Short • Do we need the Best Animated Feature category? • The Other Winners of the 95th Academy Awards • The 95th Academy Awards Ceremony Review • Disney released the trailer of The Little Mermaid (2023)

Mar 13, 20232 hr 4 minEp. 249

Trailers of the Dead

Today's episode includes: • Indie animation studio Boldbird Studios called out for toxic behavior towards workers and child labor • Paramount and Nickelodeon released the teaser trailer of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem • Disney released the teaser trailer of The Haunted Mansion (2023) • Netflix and Sony Pictures Animation released the trailer of Agent Elvis • Disney+ released the trailer of Peter Pan & Wendy

Mar 06, 20231 hr 56 minEp. 248

Better Tomorrows for the Annies

Today's episode includes: • Canadian channel Teletoon will be rebranded to become Cartoon Network • Media publishers are removing Dilbert comics from their platform after creator Scott Adams' racist comments • Warner Bros. Discovery is suing Paramount Global over disputes of the streaming rights of South Park • Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio received 5 wins at the 50th Annie Awards

Feb 27, 20231 hr 44 minEp. 247

How to Train Your Live-Action Version

Today's episode includes: • Netflix released the trailer of The Magician's Elephant • Puffin Books is updating several Roald Dahl titles to include a less offensive language • Susan Wojcicki steps down as the CEO of YouTube • Disney is updating their plans on releasing their content for Marvel, Star Wars and animation • Universal is making a live-action How to Train Your Dragon movie to be released in 2025

Feb 20, 20232 hr 4 minEp. 246

The Super Bowl of Crazy Cartoon Casts

Today's episode includes: • Marvel released the trailer of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 • Disney announced Frozen 3, Toy Story 5 and Zootopia 2 • Justin Roiland almost never worked on Rick and Morty, Solar Opposites and Koala Man for years outside of voices • Mattel is bringing back Barney the Dinosaur in 2024 • Nintendo Direct reveals new information about The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, Pikmin 4, Metroid Prime Remastered and more

Feb 13, 20231 hr 57 minEp. 245

The Return of the King (of the Hill)

Today's episode includes: Netflix and Sony Pictures Animation released the teaser trailer of Agent Elvis Hulu is reviving King of the Hill Viewers are divided over MrBeast's new video where he cured 1000 people of their blindness Aardman, Cartoon Saloon, Studio La Cachette and more are making shorts for Star Wars: Visions Vol. 2 James Gunn and Peter Safran reveal their plans for Chapter 1 of the rebooted DC Universe

Feb 06, 20232 hr 15 minEp. 244

The Road to the Oscars 2023

Today's episode includes: The nominations for the 95th Academy Awards were announced Justin Roiland dropped from Adult Swim, Hulu and Squanch Games after domestic abuse charges Disney is developing a stage adaptation of Pixar's Coco RUMOR: Universal is developing a live-action How to Train Your Dragon movie

Jan 31, 20231 hr 53 minEp. 243

The Nominees of the Big 50th

Today's episode includes: Avatar: The Way of Water surpasses $2 billion at the global box office Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio lead the nominations for the 50th Annie Awards Disney+ released the trailer of The Mandalorian Season 3 Disney in talks with Joachim Rønning to direct Tron: Area, starring Jared Leto Netflix announced The Magician's Elephant and Leo, starring Adam Sandler, to be released this year

Jan 23, 20232 hr 2 minEp. 242

Rage Against the Studios

Today's episode includes: Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio wins Best Animated Feature at the 80th Golden Globe Awards Rick and Morty co-creator Justin Roiland is charged with domestic violence Disney is reviving Phineas and Ferb with the show's co-creator Dan Povenmire Universal is making a smaller theme park in Frisco, Texas and a permanent horror experience in Las Vegas Twitter thread calls out animation fans who treat animation studios like the Console Wars...

Jan 16, 20232 hr 19 minEp. 241

HBO Missing

Today's episode includes: Hulu released the trailer of Koala Man Chris Williams will create a sequel to The Sea Beast and an original fantasy animated feature Mindy Kaling will not return as Disgust for Inside Out 2 Hundreds of Looney Tunes cartoons and half of The Flintstones are removed from HBO Max Warner Bros executives may keep Ezra Miller as The Flash for James Gunn and Peter Safran's reboot of the DC cinematic universe

Jan 09, 20232 hr 12 min

Top 5 Animation News of 2022

Today's episode includes: Turning Red over Bad Takes The Animation Disillusion of Netflix Lost & Found The Bob Chapek Saga Warner Bros. Discovers Disaster

Jan 02, 20232 hr 9 minEp. 239

The End of a Pokémon Master

Today's episode includes: Sony Pictures Animation released the trailer of Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse James Gunn is writing a new Superman movie that won't star Henry Canvill Twitter banned links to other social media platforms for one day after Elon Musk had his most controversial week The Little Mermaid (1989), Iron Man, Carrie and more are added to the National Film Registry in the Library of Congress The Pokémon anime will retire Ash Ketchum in 2023 and introduce new protagonists in ...

Dec 20, 20222 hr 6 min

The Awards are Approaching

Today's episode includes: The Nominations for the 80th Golden Globe Awards were announced The Game Awards was briefly interrupted by a 'troll' who nominated Bill Clinton for Game of the Year DC Cinematic Universe will go through major changes as Black Adam will lose up to $100 million The Academy released the list of eligible movies for the Best Animated Feature category for the 95th Oscars

Dec 12, 20221 hr 47 minEp. 237

The Curious Case of Chris Pratt

Today's episode includes: Illumination Entertainment released the 2nd trailer of The Super Mario Movie Marvel released the trailer of Guardians of the Galaxy Volume 3 Disney+ released the trailer of Night at the Museum: Kahmhnrah Rises Again Lucasfilm released the trailer of Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny Cartoon Brew received backlash for doxxing Steven Universe creator Rebecca Sugar with controversial article

Dec 05, 20222 hr 9 minEp. 236

Disney's Strange Marketing

Today's episode includes: Why Disney's Strange World had a disappointing opening weekend of $18.6 million at the box office 20th Century released the 2nd trailer of Avatar: The Way of Water DreamWorks Animation reveals new 30-second logo that honors some of the studio's movies The makers of Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey are working on a horror movie based on Bambi Atlas Film distribution released the trailer of The Mean One, the Grinch-themed Horror parody...

Nov 28, 20222 hr 4 minEp. 235

Under New (But Actually Old) Management

Today's episode includes: Bob Iger returns to The Walt Disney Company to replace Bob Chapek as the CEO Pixar released the trailer of Elemental Netflix released the trailer of Sonic Prime CBC Gem released the trailer of Stay Tooned, hosted by Eric Bauza Twitter may shut down permanently in the near future after most employees refused Elon Musk's ultimatum and quit

Nov 21, 20222 hr 12 minEp. 234

Remembering the True Batman

Today's episode includes: Kevin Conroy, the voice of Batman in Batman: The Animated Series (1955 – 2022) Netflix released the trailer of Scrooge: A Christmas Carol Netflix released the trailer of Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio Marcel the Shell with Shoes On and Apollo 10 ½: A Space Age Childhood are eligible to be nominated for Best Animated Feature at the Oscars Oculus creator Palmer Luckey created a VR headset that would kill the player if they lose in a video game...

Nov 14, 20221 hr 48 minEp. 233

We're Going to Amazement Park (feat. ToucanLDM)

Today's episode includes: Logan Miller (ToucanLDM) announced his new animated series, Amazement Park Universal Orlando will close several rides to make way for new family entertainment Disney+ released the trailer of Mickey: The Story of a Mouse Walt Disney Animation Studios released the trailer of Zootopia+ Henry Selick is tired of people calling The Nightmare Before Christmas a "Tim Burton" movie

Nov 07, 20222 hr 5 minEp. 232

Halloween Party: Spooktopia

Today's episode includes: James Gunn and Peter Safran will lead DC Studios at Warner Bros. Discovery Jules Bass, co-founder of Rankin/Bass Productions (1935 – 2022) Amazon Prime Video orders Sausage Party: Foodtopia series for 2024 Elon Musk officially owns Twitter and is starting to break his promises to his far-right fans

Nov 01, 20221 hr 56 minEp. 231

Calling Out Crooked Companies

Today's episode includes: Cartoon Network Studios and Warner Bros. Animation will merge as Warner Bros. Discovery removes 125 jobs to cut costs Angela Lansbury (1925 – 2022) Bayonetta voice Hellena Taylor did not return for Bayonetta 3 because she received a low pay offer Former Rooster Teeth employee called out company for workplace harassment Activists threw soup at a Van Gogh painting to protest against fossil fuels

Oct 17, 20222 hr 24 minEp. 230

Mushroom Kingdom, Here We Come!

Today's episode includes: Illumination and Nintendo released the teaser trailer of The Super Mario Bros. Movie HBO Max released the teaser trailer of Velma Velma is confirmed gay in Trick or Treat Scooby Doo Netflix released the trailer of Wendell & Wild The Academy rejects Apollo 10 ½: A Space Age Childhood from being nominated for Best Animated Feature

Oct 10, 20221 hr 59 minEp. 229

My Father's Purple Dragon

Today's episode includes: Marvel released the trailer of Black Panther: Wakanda Forever Netflix released the trailer of My Father's Dragon Peacock released the trailer of I Love You, You Hate Me, the 2-Part docuseries about the hatred of Barney the Dinosaur Disney is in the works on a movie starring Figment from Journey into Imagination Warner Bros. Discovery is getting sued for possibly lying to their shareholders about the number of HBO Max subscribers...

Oct 03, 20221 hr 56 minEp. 228

Mob Union 100

Today's episode includes: Kyle McCarley was fired as the lead voice in Mob Psycho 100 for suggesting to Crunchyroll to work with SAG-AFTRA Twitch faces backlash for announcing pay cuts to their top streamers YouTubers can soon monetize their content that uses licenced music Illumination Entertainment opens adult-oriented label called Moonlight Disney released the trailer of Strange World

Sep 26, 20222 hr 13 minEp. 227

Part of Halle's World

Today's episode includes: Disney's The Little Mermaid (2023) is receiving racist attacks for casting Halle Bailey as Ariel Disney and Sony announced release dates to their upcoming movies RUMOR: Comcast may consider buying Warner Bros. Discovery to merge it with NBCUniversal UK network Channel 5 was showing The Emoji Movie instead of Queen Elizabeth II's funeral Nintendo Direct announces The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, Pikmin 4, Fire Emblem: Engage and more...

Sep 19, 20222 hr 24 minEp. 226
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