About this podcast
From the creators of Talking Simpsons comes What A Cartoon!, an audio exploration of every cartoon ever! Join hosts Henry Gilbert and Bob Mackey for a monthly in-depth look at a different cartoon, and an animated feature spotlight at the end of every month.
Episodes
The newest 50 of 338 episodes
- What A Cartoon! - A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving · 1 h 57 minBack in 2019, we covered the most popular Peanuts specials: A Charlie Brown Christmas and It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown. And now, as we head closer to Turkey Day, it's…
- PREVIEW: What A Cartoon Movie - FernGully: The Last Rainforest · 49 minAnother month has passed at the Talking Simpsons Network, and that means we've got another awesome podcast about a feature film! This month, our $10 Patreon subscribers get to…
- What A Cartoon! - Johnny Bravo "Bravo Dooby-Doo" · 2 h 16 minWhen Cartoon Network began expanding into original content in a big way, Johnny Bravo arrived in the first wave alongside shows like Dexter's Laboratory and Cow and Chicken. But…
- PREVIEW: What A Cartoon Movie - The Addams Family (1991) · 51 minAnother month has passed at the Talking Simpsons Network, and that means we've got another awesome podcast about a feature film! This month, our $10 Patreon subscribers get to…
- What A Cartoon! - Amazing Stories "Family Dog" · 2 h 33 minIn the mid-80s, when no acclaimed film director would deign to enter the world of broadcast television, Steven Spielberg used his immense clout to create Amazing Stories. This…
- PREVIEW: What A Cartoon Movie - Big Hero 6 · 47 minAnother month has passed at the Talking Simpsons Network, and that means we've got another awesome podcast about an animated feature film! This month, our $10 Patreon subscribers…
- What A Cartoon! - Mighty Mouse: The New Adventures "Mighty's Benefit Plan" · 2 h 8 minIn 1987, Ralph Bakshi assembled a ragtag crew of animation visionaries for the sake of rebooting Mighty Mouse: a C-tier cartoon hero mostly absorbed by Baby Boomers through…
- PREVIEW: What A Cartoon Movie - Zootopia · 46 minAnother month has passed at the Talking Simpsons Network, and that means we've got another awesome podcast about an animated feature film! This month, our $10 Patreon subscribers…
- Talking Simpsons - The David Silverman Interview · 55 minThe Talking Simpsons Network is taking a week off, so to fill the content gap, we've decided to post a Patreon-exclusive interview from our archives! If you like this and want to…
- PREVIEW: What A Cartoon Movie - Wreck-It Ralph · 48 minAnother month has passed at the Talking Simpsons Network, and that means we've got another awesome podcast about an animated feature film! This month, our $10 Patreon subscribers…
- Blabbin 'Bout Batman: The Animated Series - Bane · 2 h 6 minIn a move befitting The Joker himself, we're once again hijacking the What A Cartoon feed to bring you a brand-new episode of Blabbing 'Bout Batman: The Animated Series! This…
- PREVIEW: What A Cartoon Movie - Winnie the Pooh · 47 minAnother month has passed at the Talking Simpsons Network, and that means we've got another awesome podcast about an animated feature film! This month, our $10 Patreon subscribers…
- What A Cartoon! - Jellystone "Space Con" With Toby Jones · 2 h 49 minHanna-Barbera built an impossibly huge stable of characters over the passing decades, but—until recently—ironic usage on Harvey Birdman: Attorney at Law was the last time this…
- PREVIEW: What A Cartoon Movie - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze · 51 minAnother month has passed at the Talking Simpsons Network, and that means we've got another awesome podcast about an animated feature film! This month, our $10 Patreon subscribers…
- What A Cartoon! - Married... with Children "Married... with Aliens" · 2 h 49 minYears before The Simpsons made Fox a household institution, the network succeeded in its first era thanks to another cartoony family that just happened to be living, breathing…
- PREVIEW: What A Cartoon Movie - James and the Giant Peach · 50 minAnother month has passed at the Talking Simpsons Network, and that means we've got another awesome podcast about an animated feature film! This month, our $10 Patreon subscribers…
- What A Cartoon! - Haha, You Clowns "Bomber Jacket" · 1 h 59 minAdult Swim is typically known for cynical, vulgar, and gross shows about irredeemable sociopaths—shows that we absolutely love, mind you. But late last year, the programming…
- PREVIEW: What A Cartoon Movie - Shrek 2 · 50 minAnother month has passed at the Talking Simpsons Network, and that means we've got another awesome podcast about an animated feature film! This month, our $10 Patreon subscribers…
- What A Cartoon! - Jem "The Fan" With Dan McCoy · 2 h 2 minIn the mid-80s, the people who brought us cartoons like G.I. Joe and Transformers asked themselves an important question: Why don't we try selling toys to girls? And sell they…
- PREVIEW: What A Cartoon Movie - Sleeping Beauty · 49 minAnother month has passed at the Talking Simpsons Network, and that means we've got another awesome podcast about an animated feature film! This month, our $10 Patreon subscribers…
- Bonus New Year's Episode - Talking Futurama "The Late Philip J. Fry" · 1 h 57 minThe Talking Simpsons Network is taking a week off for the holiday season, so to fill the content gap, we've decided to post an episode of our Patreon-exclusive Talking Futurama…
- Bonus Holiday Podcast - What A Cartoon Movie - Toy Story · 4 h 15 minHappy New Year! In case you didn't know, every month we release the premium podcast, What A Cartoon Movie. And, as we take a week off to rest and recharge, we're giving all of…
- PREVIEW: What A Cartoon Movie - My Neighbor Totoro · 49 minAnother month has passed at the Talking Simpsons Network, and that means we've got another awesome podcast about an animated feature film! This month, our $10 Patreon subscribers…
- PREVIEW: What A Cartoon Movie - Pee-Wee's Playhouse Christmas Special · 44 minAnother month has passed at the Talking Simpsons Network, and that means we've got another awesome podcast about an animated feature film! This month, our $10 Patreon subscribers…
- What A Cartoon! - Tom Goes to the Mayor "Rats Off to Ya!" · 2 h 3 minRats off to ya, What A Cartoon listeners! This month, we're returning to picturesque Jefferton to discuss an Adult Swim holiday classic that's filled our cups with yuletide brine…
- What A Cartoon! - Hollywood Dog · 2 h 20 minIn 1990, Fox aired a pilot that then went unseen for over 26 years. Its name? Hollywood Dog. And while it isn't very good, this live-action/animation hybrid—developed at the same…
- PREVIEW: What A Cartoon Movie - Fantastic Mr. Fox · 48 minAnother month has passed at the Talking Simpsons Network, and that means we've got another awesome podcast about an animated feature film! This month, our $10 Patreon subscribers…
- What A Cartoon! - A Pup Named Scooby-Doo "Now Museum, Now You Don't" · 2 h 33 minThe Halloween season is upon us once again, and this time around, we've stumbled into a big pile of doo—Scooby-Doo, that is! Five years after we first explored the Doo-niverse…
- PREVIEW: What A Cartoon Movie - The Lego Movie · 48 minAnother month has passed at the Talking Simpsons Network, and that means we've got another awesome podcast about an animated feature film! This month, our $10 Patreon subscribers…
- What A Cartoon! - Slayers "PASSION! Shall We Give Our Lives for the Stage?" · 3 h 18 minThe anime drought officially ends on this month's What A Cartoon podcast with a VERY long episode about that '90s VHS fantasy/comedy classic, Slayers! While this charming series…
- PREVIEW: What A Cartoon Movie - Treasure Planet · 51 minAnother month has passed at the Talking Simpsons Network, and that means we've got another awesome podcast about an animated feature film! This month, our $10 Patreon subscribers…
- What A Cartoon! - Superman: The Animated Series "The Late Mr. Kent" · 1 h 46 minLook! Up in the sky! It's a bird! It's a plane! No, it's another podcast about Superman! (Please have your eyes examined.) Yes, we last checked in on the Man of Steel's '90s…
- PREVIEW: What A Cartoon Movie - Atlantis: The Lost Empire · 46 minAnother month has passed at the Talking Simpsons Network, and that means we've got another awesome podcast about an animated feature film! This month, our $10 Patreon subscribers…
- Bonus Episode - Talking Futurama "Lrrreconcilable Ndndifferences" With Chris Wade · 1 h 53 minThe Talking Simpsons Network is taking a week off, so to fill the content gap, we've decided to post an episode of our Patreon-exclusive Talking Futurama podcast miniseries! If…
- PREVIEW: What A Cartoon Movie - Lilo & Stitch · 52 minAnother month has passed at the Talking Simpsons Network, and that means we've got another awesome podcast about an animated feature film! This month, our $10 Patreon subscribers…
- What A Cartoon! - Fantastic Four (1994) "When Calls Galactus" With Mike Lawrence · 2 h 33 minHot on the heels of Fox Kids' Batman: The Animated Series and X-Men, Marvel brought us Fantastic Four, the first animated adaptation of the publisher's First Family in over 15…
- PREVIEW: What A Cartoon Movie - An Extremely Goofy Movie · 46 minAnother month has passed at the Talking Simpsons Network, and that means we've got another awesome podcast about an animated feature film! This month, our $10 Patreon subscribers…
- Blabbin 'Bout Batman: The Animated Series - The Laughing Fish · 1 h 47 minWhat's this? Your regular episode of What A Cartoon, being interrupted by something completely different? No, you're not the victim of a dastardly Joker scheme—though you'll at…
- PREVIEW: What A Cartoon Movie - Looney Tunes: Back in Action · 49 minAnother month has passed at the Talking Simpsons Network, and that means we've got another awesome podcast about an animated feature film! This month, our $10 Patreon subscribers…
- What A Cartoon! - Red Dwarf "Gunmen of the Apocalypse" · 3 h 5 minA whole decade before Futurama wowed Fox viewers with its masterful mix of sci-fi and comedy, BBC Two launched Red Dwarf, an outer space version of The Odd Couple set three…
- PREVIEW: What A Cartoon Movie - An American Tail · 46 minAnother month has passed at the Talking Simpsons Network, and that means we've got another awesome podcast about an animated feature film! This month, our $10 Patreon subscribers…
- What A Cartoon! - Wander Over Yonder "The Cartoon" and "The Bot" · 2 h 10 minThanks to premium patron ToonJay, we're continuing our coverage of all things Craig McCracken with a look at his short-lived series, Wander Over Yonder. Listen in as we explore…
- PREVIEW: What A Cartoon Movie - How to Train Your Dragon · 47 minAnother month has passed at the Talking Simpsons Network, and that means we've got another awesome podcast about an animated feature film! This month, our $10 Patreon subscribers…
- What A Cartoon! - The Powerpuff Girls "Bubblevicious" and "The Bare Facts" · 2 h 38 minOur first regular What A Cartoon of 2025 showcases a huge part of US animation history: Craig McCracken's The Powerpuff Girls! On this episode, we chart the growth of…
- PREVIEW: What A Cartoon Movie - Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs · 45 minAnother month has passed at the Talking Simpsons Network, and that means we've got another awesome podcast about an animated feature film! This month, our $10 Patreon subscribers…
- Bonus New Year's Episode - TalKing of the Hill "Pretty, Pretty Dresses" · 1 h 40 minThe Talking Simpsons Network is taking a week off for the holiday season, so to fill the content gap, we've decided to post an episode of our Patreon-exclusive TalKing of the…
- Bonus Holiday Podcast - What A Cartoon Movie - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990) · 5 h 40 minHappy New Year! In case you didn't know, every month we release the premium podcast, What A Cartoon Movie. And, as we take a week off to rest and recharge, we're giving all of…
- PREVIEW: What A Cartoon Movie - Frozen · 47 minAnother month has passed at the Talking Simpsons Network, and that means we've got another awesome podcast about an animated feature film! This month, our $10 Patreon subscribers…
- What A Cartoon! - A Beavis and Butt-Head Christmas · 2 h 7 minThe holiday season is upon us once again, which means it's time to discuss a Christmas cartoon that doesn't suck. This year, we're looking at the second Beavis and Butt-Head…
- PREVIEW: What A Cartoon Movie - Eight Crazy Nights · 52 minAnother month has passed at the Talking Simpsons Network, and that means we've got another awesome podcast about an animated feature film! This month, our $10 Patreon subscribers…
