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Oct 04, 2021•1 hr 42 min
This Best Star Wars Battle bracket has been quite a battle in itself. Which will end up with THE HIGH GROUND when we're finished? - Welcome back to educated Star Wars fan, Andre! - Spoonful of Sugar + Pull of the Pod - C-3P0 is a little to close to one Disney character for Chris's comfort. - Rey, Finn, and Kylo attended YouTube University with a major in The Force. - Vader with a severe electricity allergy. - Luke just HAD TO ... get ... back ... and dirt off the shoulder. - AT-ATs have personal...
Sep 27, 2021•1 hr 24 min
We are once again one with The Force as we fly head first into the world of Star Wars with the Best Star Wars Battle bracket. Will a classic showdown win out, or will a modern matchup blow us away? - Welcome to first-time guest host and prequels fan, Andre! - Spoonful of Sugar + Pull of the Pod - We choose our own lightsaber colors - Chris doesn't know what General Grievous is suffering from, but it starts with an E - Turnt Boi Qui-Gon? - The Rogue One marketing team killed it - Who was really r...
Sep 20, 2021•1 hr 51 min
The Mouse Madness squad has thrown around plenty of takes over the years, but no bracket winner has felt as important as this one. Which Disneyland Attraction will enter the Mouse Madness Hall of Fame? Listen and find out on this episode! - Welcome back to Mouse Madness regular, Tess! - Chris gives a brief lesson on Block Brakes. - Comparing Grad Nite stories. - Debating spatial awareness on Space Mountain. - A religious Big Thunder Mountain experience? - Was the Hatbox Ghost needed? And is it g...
Sep 13, 2021•1 hr 41 min
The episode we've all been waiting for, it's time to get down to the real business with the Best Disneyland Attraction bracket. Will a crowd-pleasing favorite float to the top, or will Chris push his transportation ride agenda hard enough to give an overlooked classic the crown? - We need a Mouse Madness jacket for this bracket's cohost, Tess. - What tragedy occurred in Mickey's House in 1942? #FreeMickey - Tess does many wardrobe changes. - Kyle drags Big Thunder's third lift hill. - Chris expl...
Sep 06, 2021•1 hr 48 min
Some crowns come easily, some crowns you gotta earn. Which Underrated Disney bop will scrap its way to the finish line and earn the Most Underrated Disney Song title? Is it an overlooked modern masterpiece? Or a forgotten classic? - Spotify Playlist: https://cutt.ly/UnderratedS - Apple Music Playlist: https://cutt.ly/Underratedi - Welcome back to vinyl and folk connoisseur Joey. - Joey calls out the hypocrisy of Chris's souvenir cup purchase. - We continue the search for Tom Morrow in our Pull o...
Aug 30, 2021•1 hr 6 min
Everyone knows the Disney slaps, but boy do we have some sleepers for you. We're breaking down some hidden gems in the Most Underrated Disney Song bracket. - Spotify Playlist: https://cutt.ly/UnderratedS - Apple Music Playlist: https://cutt.ly/Underratedi - Welcome to long-time friend and first-time guest, Joey. - How much would we pay for a single Disney ride? - Chris is a Dany DeVito fan. - Kyle comes straight for "Space Jam." - A trap remix or two. - Was Disney just playing into high-pitch hy...
Aug 23, 2021•1 hr 31 min
They say beauty is in the eye of the beholder, so BEHOLD: Part 2 of our Most Visually Beautiful Pixar Sequence bracket. Did something new and flashy take the crown, or was it an old favorite? - TIME STAMPS OF THESE MOMENTS: https://cutt.ly/PixBeauty - Welcome back to the pod, friend of Pixar animators: Eva - Eva creates a high-effort cocktail for Spoonful of Sugar. - Pull of the Pod - Jumping back into the bracket with the Round of 8. - EVE did chem trails. - WALL-E triggered Chris's 4th grade e...
Aug 16, 2021•1 hr 20 min
Pixar is beauty, Pixar is grace. We break down the most aesthetically awesome moments in the studio's history with the Most Visually Beautiful Pixar Sequence bracket. - TIME STAMPS OF THESE MOMENTS: https://cutt.ly/PixBeauty - Welcome to the pod, Pixar enthusiast: Eva - Debating what Geri drinks during Spoonful of Sugar. - Pull of the Pod - Finally revealing how we really feel about Luca. - Q-Tip to the eye ball is beauty. - Evidence of the Avengers stealing from Brave. - Recapping Eva's Pixar w...
Aug 09, 2021•1 hr 36 min
Take your pregame playlists to the next level, because we're finishing off the Best Disney Pop Music Video bracket. Will a new bop win us over? Or will nostalgia and bias beg us to hit play? - WATCH THE VIDEOS: https://cutt.ly/PopVids - We welcome back Raymond to the pod - Chris's beer is definitely not spoiled - Pull of the Pod: What are Toontown's election procedures? - Chris reviews a Disney on Broadway concert - Chris school us on the history of Carrie Underwood - Do Jon and Ari turn into ut...
Aug 02, 2021•1 hr 14 min
From 90s technology to features from that Hamilton guy, the gang breaks down the Best Disney Pop Music Video. In this episode, Kyle and Chris are joined by first time guest Raymond and -The boys get a little closer to Tom Morrow in the Pull of the Pod -Raymond is a yerba head -Christina Aguilera may have taken a trip to EPCOT -Carly Rae Jepsen finally makes an appearance on the pod -Elton John was the OG hologram artist -Remember Me is vibey -Hawaiian Rollercoaster Ride is a micro-agression? Got...
Jul 26, 2021•1 hr 34 min
Animation comes to life in Part 2 of the Best Disney Hybrid Movie bracket. Will a classic claim the crown? Or will new technology steal the spotlight? - Welcome back to the show, student of animation, Chels! - Chels's Spoonful of Sugar blows our minds! - Some of Chris's favorites appear in Pull of the Pod. - Chris doubles down on waving with your elbow. - The time Kyle tried to buy a Cuckoo Clock. - Christopher Robin’s business saving plan was trash. - Elf 2: Enchanted. - The Central Park bike t...
Jul 19, 2021•1 hr 26 min
We're halfway through the Round of 16 in our Best Disney Hybrid Movie bracket! Kyle, Chris, and Chels make their way through the back half of the first 16 and: - Chris breaks out the character impressions - Actors had to act with stuffed animals - Pedro the Plane had an intense short - Chris and Chels think of Walt Disney sitting - Toontown sniffs paint thinner - Lil Toot plugged the Suez Canal Got a rebuttal? Want to be a tiebreaker host? We'd love to hear from you: Email us at mousemadnesspodc...
Jul 15, 2021•1 hr 2 min
When the world of live action mashes with animation, Mouse Madness is there to break it all down. Chris and Kyle are joined by first-time guest host Chels to get to work on determining the Best Disney Hybrid Movie. The gang only gets through half of the round of 16, with Part 1.2 coming out on 7/15. In Part 1.1: -A new segment, Pull of the Pod, appears -Chels shows off her very Canadian Mickey ears -Professor Owl uses some bad examples of rebellious leaders -Is Michael Banks the first crypto cur...
Jul 12, 2021•1 hr 40 min
Walking right down the middle of 1955 Main Street as we make our cases for the Best 1955 Disneyland Attraction: - Welcome back to Parks lover, Tess! - Tess decides to double fist a couple of Spoonfuls of Sugar. - Chris pulls out some human anatomy and exercise science knowledge. - Kyle is very anti waving. - To be a transport ride, or not to be a transport ride? That is the question. - Car Toon Spin IS a transport ride to Chris. - Kyle finally breaks Chris's brain. - Chris comes for not one, but...
Jul 05, 2021•1 hr 25 min
Grab your sport coat and put on your finest pearls because the crew is taking a trip to Disneyland the year it opened to find the Best 1955 Disneyland Attraction! Here's what Chris, Kyle, and guest host Tess get into in part one: - Trip reports from Kyle and Chris - Chris' continued journey to finish the liquor in his house - Tess' lack of love for extinct attractions - the three speeds of the Mark Twain - waving etiquette while on attractions - the histories of many favorite rides - Walt's pred...
Jun 28, 2021•1 hr 42 min
The Bois have joined the Century Club!! To celebrate 100 episodes of Madness, we crown the winner of the Best Disney Sing-Along Songs VHS Bracket: - Listen to or watch the Sing-Alongs here: https://cutt.ly/SingAlongs - Ringing in our 100th the only way we know how. - Welcome back to Sing-Along connoisseur Barrie! - Spoonfuls of Sugar to finish off this retro bracket. - We play a game of anniversary-themed ShopDisney Roulette. - We have a live action Geppetto candidate. - "Makin' Memories" is mos...
Jun 21, 2021•1 hr 18 min
Is everybody ready? Listen along with Mouse Madness as we unwind some 80s and 90s nostalgia in the Best Disney Sing-Along Songs VHS Bracket: - We welcome longtime listener and first time guest, Barrie to the show. - Spoonfuls of Sugar for this VHS weirdness. - Chris gives some quick 2021 Disneyland tips after his recent visit to the parks. - Chris gave the interns the week off as he surveyed some nostalgia lovers for this bracket's seeding. - A few VHS's that got left unwound in Missed The Dance...
Jun 14, 2021•1 hr 52 min
Come one, come all, and join Chris, Kyle, Eric, and Alyssa as they crown one of their friends on the other side the Most Relatable Disney Villain. On the way to finding their winner, -Kyle debuts a brand new mug -A tie break is decided by rock, bear claw, scissors -Chris finds he and Yzma have a shared love -Alyssa discovers a new mode of transportation -Eric awards Chris the nickname Earl Grey -Kyle goes off, yet again, on Philthy Phil -Alyssa hits us with some Disney villain impressions. Got a...
Jun 07, 2021•1 hr 20 min
Chris joins Dalmatian King Kyle to discuss Disney's latest release, 'Cruella': - Chris gives us his Emma power rankings. - Cruella is about to end the Duchess's whole career. - Chris missed ALL the easter eggs. - Cruella doesn't want to kill a single puppy? - Should Disney have hit up MGK and Moises for a score? - Estella pulls a Jack Sparrow. Thoughts on 'Cruella'? We'd love to hear from you: Email us at mousemadnesspodcast@gmail.com Tweet us @MouseMadnessPod Follow us on Insta @MouseMadnessPod...
Jun 03, 2021•46 min
Can the baddest of the bad be relatable in some way? Chris and Kyle are joined by Eric and Alyssa to figure that out as they make their way through the round of 16 of their Most Relatable Disney Villain Bracket. Along the way, the group -finds out what a tincture is -discovers the Queen of Hearts is an athlete -relates to faking it til you make it -stans Namaari's hair cut -reveal who the Disney Dad characters are -rant on hating Peter Pan -discuss their shady friends Got a rebuttal? Want to be ...
May 31, 2021•1 hr 37 min
Get those autograph books out and open up your camera app, because we're crowning our winner of the Weirdest Disney Parks Character Costume bracket. Will we go with a classic Disneyland masterpiece? Or will we land on new age Disney Parks disaster? - Pictures of the characters we discuss: https://cutt.ly/Weird - After a week of rest following last week's tiebreaker gauntlet, Patty is back! - Kyle retells his epic Disney Dining Reservation story. - Patty recalls an EPCOT family dinner on New Year...
May 24, 2021•1 hr 37 min
Masks are coming off at Disney Parks, but not for this field of 16 mascot masterpieces. We're covering the strangest of the strange as we discuss the Weirdest Disney Parks Character Costume bracket. Will an original Disneyland failure cruise to victory? Or will a new creation scare us into submission? - Pictures of the characters we discuss: https://cutt.ly/Weird - Welcome to first time Mouse Madness guest host and fellow sports industry titan, Patty! - Chris is on vacation and establishes such ...
May 17, 2021•1 hr 39 min
Let's check the scoreboard as we enter the final rounds of our Best Disney Channel Games Athlete bracket: - Welcome back to fellow sports enthusiast and Disney Channel expert, Elizabeth S. - A Spoonful of Sugar helps this tv series go down. - Hopping back into the Best DC Games Athlete bracket with the Round of 8. - How old was Shin when he picked up Pax? - Shin was getting softball trivia questions in 2006. - Mitchel throws Moises around like he's his son. - Moises Arias gets cancelled. - Moise...
May 10, 2021•1 hr 28 min
We're celebrating Mouse Madness's 2nd birthday with another 2000s cringe love fest! The boys turn their sports brains back on as we run the Best Disney Channel Games Athlete bracket: - Welcome back to fellow sports enthusiast and Disney Channel expert, Elizabeth S. - Kyle comes in hot with a leftover Spoonful of Sugar from the last drinking event he attended. Also, Chris finds another winning beer, and Elizabeth decides to get hydrated. - For The First Time In Forever, we've got ourselves an in-...
May 03, 2021•1 hr 40 min
We're taking one last frolic in the land of failure as we crown the winner of our Best Disney California Adventure 1.0 Thing bracket. Will an iconic error live on in infamy? Or will an obscure Xperience shred its way to the MoMad Hall of Fame?: - Welcome back to Matt from Thirty20Eight and WEDway Radio to the show! - An early morning recording session meant caffeine was essential in this week's Spoonful of Sugar. - Matt is taking names and calling for peoples' jobs when it comes to Sunshine Plaz...
Apr 26, 2021•1 hr 20 min
Grab your cd player, puka shells, and zip-off pants because we're stepping back in time to 2001 and talking Best DCA 1.0 Thing. Disney California Adventure had quite a unique energy back in the day and we loved breaking it down: - We welcome Matt from Thirty20Eight and WEDway Radio to the show, an OG Disney podcaster. - Three Spoonfuls of Sugar from a can this week, but Chris brings a bonus beverage that takes us back to a simpler time in Disney Parks history. - Our surveyed demographic probably...
Apr 19, 2021•1 hr 43 min
The Pixar picks are in, and we've crowned a winner of the Best Pixar Score bracket. Is it one of the usual suspects, or did a one-hit Pixar wonder Touch the Sky and take home the crown?: - We welcomed back our resident band kid, Marissa, and she gives us the history of her music education. - Demanding a Borders sponsorship for Mouse Madness Podcast. - Kyle grabs an old favorite beer and Chris finally finds his beer match as he declares a GOAT during Spoonful of Sugar. - Kyle discusses a few rece...
Apr 12, 2021•1 hr 28 min
Cue the sad violins as we hop into the the Best Pixar Score bracket. Will something classic take the crown, or has a new entry blown us away?: - We welcomed back to the show a very impassioned Pixar score fanatic, Marissa. - Chris and Kyle mixed up some very on-theme Spoonfuls of Sugar this week, and Marissa did her best to replicate the symphony experience from home. - Marissa gives us a trip report from Touch of Disney at the Disneyland Resort. - Chris chimes in with a short but sweet review o...
Apr 05, 2021•1 hr 40 min
We've started a lot of friendships on this show, but now it might be time to end some of them. May the odds be ever in your favor as we break down all of our buddies in the Best Mouse Madness Guest Host bracket. Got a rebuttal? Want to be a tiebreaker host? We'd love to hear from you: Email us at mousemadnesspodcast@gmail.com Tweet us @MouseMadnessPod Follow us on Instagram @MouseMadnessPod Chat with us on Discord: discord.gg/qwpqAWA Join or Facebook Community: fb.me/MouseMadnessPodcast
Apr 01, 2021•59 min
