Episode #11 - The Odd World of Retro Toons

What famous snoozefest involves misdemeanors and Matt Damon? Give up? It's the 1993 PC classic "MYST". We know it's your mom's favorite video game but was it any good? The short answer? No. The long answer? We don't know. We couldn't even finish the game without wanting to jump i ...  Show more

Quick - name a fruit, any fruit! That was a test. If you were a character in a video game that depended on fruits and couldn't name one, you'd be dead by now. Someone would have to tell Pac-Man's wife and kids why he didn't come home last night. So while we wait for the official ...  Show more

On this episode of Toon Lore Done Right (TLDR) I take a dive into the animated history of Sonic the Hedgehog. In honor of the upcoming live action movie, I, David Devine Hughes, give some details and my personal experiences with the sonic animated series and shorts. If you lik ...

Thanks to the generous support of patron Alex Irish, this week we're exploring some uncharted Disney Afternoon territory via Goofy's very first TV show! Disney had done action and adventure with their afternoon cartoons before 1992, but with Goof Troop, they created their very ...

It was the #1 film of 1985. It’s a theme park ride. An animated series. It spawned video games. Comic books. Musicals. It’s in the goddamn Library of Congress! And key to this series, it guaranteed Robert Zemeckis big crazy budgets for decades. Has there ever been a bigger “blank ...  Show more

Alan is back in the saddle with Bryan after his week hiatus! The guys go in on the topics of the movies but then take a left turn and criticize the money grabs that are re-boots, remakes, and otherwise lesser, newer versions of the classics we love. Super fun episode and good to ...  Show more