ToonTalk
Relive your childhood as we look back at the history of your favorite (and not-so-favorite) Saturday Morning cartoon, discuss the good, bad and ugly of each series and see how well they hold up today.
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Friday Mar 18, 2022
Friday Mar 18, 2022
Let us tell you something, brother! The Toon Talk Guys dig into the WWF’s appeal to a younger audience with 1985’s Hulk Hogan’s Rock ‘n’ Wrestling. Say your prayers and take your vitamins - you may need them to deal with this show...Hear why Robert likes the intro to this show better than the actual show, and John finds a way to make a JFK/Zapruder Film reference.
Friday Mar 04, 2022
Friday Mar 04, 2022
For a series consisting of seven-minute shorts, there is A LOT to unpack when it comes to Tom and Jerry. We discuss the historic rise of the stalwart MGM cat and mouse duo from cinema shorts to their first television appearance in 1965 through 1972. AND they won an Oscar! Several actually.
Friday Feb 18, 2022
Friday Feb 18, 2022
Welcome to Toon Talk! It’s our first episode. The guys talk about the heyday of Saturday morning cartoons and look at the athletic prowess of the Hanna-Barbera heroes and underhanded tactics of the villains in Scooby’s All-Star Laff-a-lympics from 1977-78. Ever wonder why a pig would need an eye patch? John and Robert have an answer for you.
Nostalgia Meets Today
Watching cartoons on Saturday mornings was a right of passage for American children from the 1960s through the 1990s. We recall those times fondly as we look back on our childhood.
But, do these cartoons actually hold up to the passage of time? Were they even good when they first aired? This podcast is all about looking back at the toons we watched while we stuffed ourselves with sugary cereal and comparing our memories with reality.