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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

The Fixed Trailer Hoppers

Today's episode includes: Cartoon Network released the trailer of The Wonderfully Weird World of Gumball Pixar released the teaser trailer of Hoppers Netflix released the trailer of Fixed RUMOR: Amazon MGM Studios is making a live-action My Little Pony movie CBS got backlash for cancelling Late Show with Stephen Colbert

Jul 21, 20252 hr 6 minEp. 344

KPop SquarePants Searchers

Today's episode includes: Paramount Pictures released the teaser trailer of The SpongeBob Movie: The Search for SquarePants Hulu released the trailer of King of the Hill Season 14 KPop Demon Hunters tops the charts on Netflix and the Billboard 200 A24 and CMC Pictures will release the English dub of Ne Zha 2, featuring Michelle Yeoh, on August 22 The SAG-AFTRA Video Strike is over after including AI protection for actors in the deal...

Jul 14, 20252 hr 5 minEp. 343

The Cat in the Toot Fart

Today's episode includes: Cartuna and Irony Point released the trailer of Boys Go to Jupiter Warner Bros. released the teaser trailer of The Cat in the Hat (2026) Pixar employees reveal the production troubles of Elio, including the removal of its gay themes South Park's Season 27 premiere delayed as tension between Trey Parker & Matt Stone and Paramount rises over streaming rights

Jul 07, 20252 hr 8 minEp. 342

Tiny Chef's Big Emergency

Today's episode includes: Disney announced a sequel to the live-action remake of Lilo & Stitch The Tiny Chef Show's heartbreaking video announcing its cancellation went viral Warner Bros. gives up on remaking Akira and drops the movie rights Amazon MGM Studios to make a Bratz movie starring Kim Kardashian as the villain Disney reveals an inside look at the former animation studio at Disney's Hollywood Studios in Walt Disney World that is still preserved...

Jun 30, 20252 hr 1 minEp. 341

Dreaming of Annecy

Today's episode includes: Netflix released the teaser trailer of In Your Dreams Cartoon Network and Adult Swim announced several new shows and new seasons at Annecy Pixar reveals new original movie called Gatto for 2027 and Elemental director Peter Sohn will helm Incredibles 3 Disney and Universal are suing AI company Midjourney for copyright infringement YouTuber Cope and Seethe released a video that shows proof that Saberspark may not have committed sexually assault...

Jun 23, 20252 hr 13 minEp. 340

Animals for Good

Today's episode includes: • Aniventure released the first look of Andy Serkis' Animal Farm • Universal Pictures released the trailer for Wicked: For Good • Warner Bros. Discovery is splitting from its TV networks to form two companies • Donald Trump and Elon Musk's relationship ends in a bitter online fight against each other • TheMysteriousMrEnter released a new video releasing new information about the Saberspark controversy

Jun 09, 20252 hr 15 minEp. 339

King of the Isle of Dogs

Today's episode includes: Netflix released the teaser trailer of Guillermo del Toro's Frankenstein Hulu reveals the intro to the revival of King of the Hill and Toby Huss as the new voice of Dale Gribble Cocomelon is moving form Netflix to Disney+ in 2027 The Criterion Collection announced that they will release Wes Anderson's Isle of Dogs on September 30th A Slashfilm article suggests the lack of competition and no need for risks is what's causing kids' media to lose quality...

Jun 02, 20252 hr 17 minEp. 338

Stitching Trailers Together

Today's episode includes: Hulu released the 2nd trailer of Predator: Killer of Killers Netflix released the trailer of KPop Demon Hunters Disney released the teaser trailer of Zootopia 2 Lilo & Stitch (2025) earned biggest Memorial Day opening weekend with $183 million

May 26, 20251 hr 52 minEp. 337

Bad Smurfs & Bad Networks

Today's episode includes: Paramount Pictures released the 2nd trailer of Smurfs (2025) DC released the 2nd trailer of Superman (2025) DreamWorks Animation released the 2nd trailer of The Bad Guys 2 Sesame Street will be airing new episodes on Netflix and PBS on the same day Bloomberg article reveals how Cartoon Network is struggling to survive under David Zaslav

May 19, 20252 hr 4 minEp. 336

The Dollhouse of Mossy Bottom

Today's episode includes: DreamWorks Animation released the trailer of Gabby's Dollhouse: The Movie Saberspark denies the allegations of sexual assault from ILoveKimPossibleALot's video Aardman announced the 3rd Shaun the Sheep movie called The Beast of Mossy Bottom for 2026 Peacock announced an animated series based on Seth MacFarlane's Ted The Walt Disney Company announced their 7th theme park in Yas Island in Abu Dhabi...

May 12, 20252 hr 9 minEp. 335

Back from Japan

Today's episode includes: Hulu released the trailer of Predator: Killer of Killers CinemaCon 2025 featured announcements for Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse, John Wick animated prequel, and more DreamWorks Animation announced Forgotten Island from Puss in Boots: The Last Wish directors for 2026 Genndy Tartakovsky's R-rated 2D movie Fixed will be released on Netfix this summer Star Wars Celebration Japan reveals updates on upcoming movies and animated shows from the franchise...

Apr 21, 20252 hr 4 minEp. 333

AI-Yai-Yai

Today's episode includes: Ketchup Entertainment officially bought the rights to Coyote vs. Acme from Warner Bros. Netflix orders a live-action Scooby-Doo prequel series Reports are blaming Rachel Zegler for Disney's Snow White (2025) failing at the box office Voice actor Jacob Takanashi gets backlash for playing the voice of Kinich in Genshin Impact while the actors are on strike AI generated images that replicate the Studio Ghibli style goes viral...

Apr 01, 20252 hr 16 minEp. 332

Bright & Shiny (feat. Nick Spake)

Today's episode includes: Interview with the author of Bright & Shiny: A History of Animation at Award Shows (Volume 1) Pixar released the trailer of Elio Disney and Pixar announced Coco 2 for 2029 Ketchup Entertainment in talks with Warner Bros. to acquire the rights to Coyote vs. Acme The lost pilot episode of Family Guy was found

Mar 24, 20252 hr 21 minEp. 331

Disney's Freakier Stitches

Today's episode includes: Briarcliff Entertainment released the trailer of Sneaks Warner Bros. Discovery removes all the classic Looney Tunes cartoons from Max Disney released the teaser trailer of Freakier Friday Disney held a press-less premiere for their live-action remake of Snow White Disney released the trailer of Lilo & Stitch (2025)

Mar 17, 20252 hr 3 minEp. 330

Unionizing Coast to Coast

Today's episode includes: George Lowe, the voice of Space Ghost (1957 – 2025) Sesame Workshop allegedly fired many Sesame Street employees after forming a union Walt Disney Animation Studios officially unionized with The Animation Guild Jon Favreau to write and produce an Oswald the Lucky Rabbit series for Disney+ Lost Media Busters found the trailer of the cancelled live-action Powerpuff Girls CW reboot...

Mar 10, 20252 hr 4 minEp. 329

Getting Shreked at the Oscars

Today's episode includes: Flow wins Best Animated Feature at the Oscars Anora wins Best Picture and four additional categories at the Oscars The review of the 97th Academy Awards ceremony, hosted by Conan O'Brien Disney cancelled Tiana, the planned Disney+ series based on The Princess and the Frog DreamWorks Animation released the cast announcement of Shrek 5

Mar 03, 20252 hr 21 minEp. 328

Chinese God Champion

Today's episode includes: Warner Bros. released the trailer of The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie BET+ released the trailer of Lil Kev, an adult animated series about Kevin Hart's childhood Ne Zha 2 beats Inside Out 2 at the box office to become the highest grossing animated film of all time Nickelodeon announced Avatar: Seven Havens, a new animated series set in the world of Avatar: The Last Airbender Dr. Eggman voice actor Mike Pollock got backlash for encouraging fans to use slur...

Feb 24, 20252 hr 11 minEp. 327

How to Find Your Buzzy

Today's episode includes: God's Gang will release a new miniseries called We Didn't Start the Fire, featuring a cast of autistic actors Bright Sun Films released the trailer of Stolen Kingdom Universal released the trailer of How to Train Your Dragon (2025) Pixar's Elio will be delayed by a week to June 20 Disney is taking steps back from policies related to diversity, equality and inclusion...

Feb 17, 20252 hr 7 minEp. 326

Super Bowl of Delicious Trailers (feat. Animated Antic)

Today's episode includes: Netflix released the trailer of Plankton: The Movie Universal Pictures released the trailer of Jurassic World Rebirth Paramount Pictures released the trailer of Smurfs Marvel released the teaser trailer of The Fantastic Four: First Steps The Wild Robot is the top winner at the 52nd Annie Awards with 9 wins

Feb 11, 20252 hr 39 minEp. 325

Across the MultiVersus and Nominations

Today's episode includes: nWave Studios released the teaser trailer of Chickenhare and the Secret of the Groundhog The nominations for the 97th Academy Awards were announced Warner Bros. Discovery's lawsuit against Paramount for the streaming rights to South Park will go to trial Pixar CCO Pete Docter admits that Soul is not popular because it was released directly onto Disney+ Warner Bros.' fighting game, MultiVersus, is shutting down on May 30...

Feb 03, 20252 hr 10 minEp. 324

Did These Companies Win or Lose?

Today's episode includes: Pixar released the trailer of Win or Lose Animator Buck Woodall is suing Disney for $10 billion for allegedly ripping off his project to create Moana TikTok ban turns out to be a PR stunt for Donald Trump RUMOR: Nelvana may shut down due to parent company, Corus Entertainment, being over $1 billion in debt Nintendo Switch 2 was announced as Nintendo's next console, coming later this year...

Jan 20, 20252 hr 8 minEp. 323

Love for Los Angeles

Today's episode includes: Flow wins Best Animated Feature at this year's Golden Globes Wildfires burned down thousands of homes in the Los Angeles area Universal changes the release dates of Shrek 5 and Minions 3 Mark Zuckerberg removes fact-checking and hate speech policies on Facebook, Instagram and Threads The Dirty Bubble from SpongeBob SquarePants is accused of running the Los Angeles Chargers' season Here's how you can help the people affected by the Los Angeles wildfires https://supportla...

Jan 13, 20252 hr 1 minEp. 322

Top 5 Animation News of 2024

Today's episode includes: 5. The Arrest of Kyle Carrozza 4. The Animation Guild's New Deal 3. The Heroes We Lost 2. The Skydance/Paramount Merger 1. Inside Out 2's Box Office Records

Jan 06, 20251 hr 53 minEp. 321

Reluctant Returns

Today's episode includes: Ketchup Entertainment released the teaser trailer of The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie Sony denies rumors that they're ending their Spider-Man cinematic universe Michael Gracey in talks with Disney to direct the live-action remake of Tangled Rashida Jones, Will McCormack and Michael Govier will write the next Tom & Jerry movie for Warner Bros. Pictures Animation Warner Bros. Discovery ends contract to host new episodes of Sesame Street...

Dec 16, 20242 hr 3 minEp. 320

History is Cancelled

Today's episode includes: The nominations for the 82nd Golden Globes were announced Muppet History ends after creator Joshua Gillespie was called out for using the platform to sexual harass women Disney released the trailer of Snow White (2025) Director Barry Jenkins admits that all-digital movies are "not his thing" after working on Mufasa: The Lion King Dana Ledoux Miller revealed on the podcast The Writers Panel how Disney turned the Moana series into Moana 2...

Dec 09, 20242 hr 18 minEp. 319

Mad About Moana (feat. ToucanLDM)

Today's episode includes: Pamela Hayden, the voice of Milhouse, is retiring from The Simpsons 31 movies are eligible for the Best Animated Feature category for the 97th Academy Awards Disney confirms that the Monsters, Inc. area will replace Muppet*Vision 3D at Disney's Hollywood Studios Moana 2 breaks the record for having the biggest 5-day debut at the box office with $221 million The animatic of the Lost "Disney Princess" segment for Fantasia 2000 was discovered...

Dec 02, 20242 hr 24 minEp. 318

Thanksgiving Trailers Parade (feat. just2good)

Today's episode includes: Paramount Pictures released the 2nd trailer of Sonic the Hedgehog 3 Netflix released the trailer of Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl Pixar released the trailer of Dream Productions and the teaser trailer of Elio Universal Pictures released the teaser trailer of How to Train Your Dragon (2025) DreamWorks Animation released the trailer of The Bad Guys 2

Nov 25, 20242 hr 8 minEp. 317

Disney is Getting Cold

Today's episode includes: Disney released the final trailer of Mufasa: The Lion King Disney receives backlash over refusing to air an episode of Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur that discusses Brooklyn's trans identity Coca-Cola faces backlash for using AI to create this year's Christmas commercials Disney announced Ice Age 6 for 2026 Piglet's Big Game become viral for being compared to a survival horror game...

Nov 18, 20242 hr 10 minEp. 316

Interstellar in Peru

Today's episode includes: Sony Pictures released the trailer of Paddington in Peru Netflix released the trailer of Spellbound Robert Zemeckis claims that Disney would've never make Who Framed Roger Rabbit today because of Jessica Rabbit Interstellar 5555 will be rereleased as a 4K remaster, but it was upscaled using AI Universal Pictures is producing 3 live-action Lego movies

Nov 04, 20242 hr 7 minEp. 315
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