Cartoon Time Machine

On this week’s episode of Cartoon Time Machine, the Ani-Mates discuss Iwaju, the first long-form animated series from Disney Animation Studios and their first co-production with British-African studio Kugali Media. Katie and Scarlett talk Afro-Futurism, diversity in animation, and why robo attack lizards make the best pets.

On this week’s episode of Cartoon Time Machine, the Ani-Mates once again play a game of “Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon” with popular voice actors. How many clicks will it take them to get from any cartoon's IMDB page to find a connection to veteran voice actor and pure perfect human Ashley Johnson? Tune in to find out!

This week on Cartoon Time Machine, the Ani-Mates discuss the Netflix animated series, “Blue Eye Samurai.” Can this beautifully animated show live up to the hype? 

It’s Cartoon Clash time once again! The Ani-Mates have each set forth six cartoon challengers to battle each other in a one-on-one tournament to determine which one has the strength to beat all animated adversaries and become the champion! Competitors this time include a robotic war criminal and *checks notes* just…a piece of inanimate wood. Huh. This should be interesting. 

Join the Ani-Mates this week as they discuss the 1986 Czechoslovakian film Krysar by Jiri Barta. Find out why it scared one of the Ani-Mates, and learn facts about the Czechoslovakian film industry because its a niche interest.

The time machine is a bit lonely for the holiday season and while the decorations are up and the cookies are baking it the perfect time to watch a Christmas special. For this Christmas Eve episode why not pick the best, I mean worst, of them to watch- The He-Man & She-Ra: A Christmas Special.

The Ani-Mates are back at full strength just in time for the new holiday season. This week we are discussing the Rugrats Chanukah special and in the end also the Molly McGee Chanukah Special.

Katie is under the weather this week, but luckily guest Ani-Mate Jack is here to fill us in on the new Netflix animated series, “Scott Pilgrim Takes Off.” How does this anime compare to the hit 2010 film? Does it live up to the graphic novel series? Is Wallace still the Icon we all need? Find out on this week’s episode of Cartoon Time Machine!

It’s time for another edition of “Katie Watches Disney”, where we introduce Katie to all the classic Disney films they never saw as a child. This week, friend of the pod Caleb joins us to talk about one of his favorite Disney films, The Hunchback of Notre Dame. Gather ‘round and listen to us talk about this masterpiece of animated cinema and why it definitely, DEFINITELY, should not have received a G-rating…Caleb has come prepared with data points to back this up

It’s officially Autumn! Well…it’s September at least, which is good enough for the Ani-Mates to start talking about their favorite Fall-themed or Fall-adjacent cartoons! Is this just yet another excuse for them to obsess over Over the Garden Wall? …yes. But also there’s other cartoons too! Give a listen to find out which ones!

*Spoilers begin in the season by season discussion*

This week the time machine hosts guest Ani-Mates to discuss THE Clone Wars. A show that took around 12 years to come to completion. Hop on in as these Ani-Mates discuss its importance to Star Wars media, their favourite episodes, and why there are so many pieces of media with almost the same name.

This week, the Ani-Mates return to the magical land of Xadia to discuss Season 5 of the Netflix animated series “The Dragon Prince.” Will this season make up for the disappointment of the last? Will Claudia finally get to have her big villain moment? And is Terry still the best boy?

Welcome back to another round of “Where’s That Voice Actor?”, our favorite “Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon”-style game of tracking down prolific voice actors through their IMDB credits. This week, it’s Phil LaMarr’s turn to bring his incredible resume to the table as the Ani-Mates compete to see who can find the fewest degrees of separation from different animated shows.

Happy Pride! This week, the Ani-Mates check back in on the state of queer representation in animation and discuss some of the trends that have emerged since the last time they discussed this subject. 

This week the Ani-Mates do a deep dive into a prolific creator, writer, and director from their childhood: Craig McCracken. Hop into the time machine to learn about his life and works.