Category Archives: Cartoons

Pocahontas Poked Him in the Nose

Posted on May 7, 2013 by

Pocahontas – While it was originally predicted that this picture would be a bigger success than The Lion King, such was obviously not the case. I think it was kind of a mistake for Disney to try to make an … Continue reading →

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You Must Avenge My Death, Kimba…I Mean Simba

Posted on April 26, 2013 by

The Lion King – Apparently this movie did a lot better than expected, originally being considered by Disney as sort of a lower-tier project, but emerging as the highest-grossing animated film of its time (it’s since been surpassed by Toy … Continue reading →

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Still I Think He’s Rather Tasty

Posted on April 12, 2013 by

Aladdin – I’ve always liked this movie quite a bit. I saw it three times at the theater, which was a lot for me, although I’m sure some of you have seen films at the theater more times than that. … Continue reading →

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Tale as Old as Time, Song as Old as Rhyme

Posted on April 3, 2013 by

Beauty and the Beast – I’ve come across several references to this movie as of late, including this list of plot holes and an article about how Belle was in an abusive relationship with the Beast. I’m sure I’ll have … Continue reading →

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Fungal Footmen and Mushroom Minions

Posted on March 13, 2013 by

Since we just looked at Ozma’s castle staff, how about that of the Mushroom Kingdom? Well, the most famous member of that royal household is Toad. He and the other Toads you rescue in the original Super Mario Bros. are … Continue reading →

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Excuse Me, Princess!

Posted on March 8, 2013 by

I’ve written a bit about DiC’s Legend of Zelda cartoon before, but now I’ve finished watching the DVD set, so I suppose it’s time to return to it. It was actually part of the Super Mario Bros. Super Show, with … Continue reading →

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I Want to Be Where the People Are

Posted on March 8, 2013 by

The Little Mermaid – Disney’s twenty-eighth animated feature is loosely based on Hans Christian Andersen’s fairy tale, but takes a lot of liberties with its source material. This is typical for Disney, of course, but in this particular case it’s … Continue reading →

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A Different Video World

Posted on March 6, 2013 by

I just recently found out about the Game Theory videos on YouTube. They’re somewhat tongue-in-cheek, but with a definite sense of wanting to teach something and explore how the world of video games works, which is pretty similar to what … Continue reading →

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Comics from Calatia

Posted on February 25, 2013 by

In addition to the Mario and Captain N comics, Valiant’s Nintendo Comics System also included a Zelda series. Like the others, it was influenced by the DiC cartoons, which means we get a lot of Link hitting on Zelda, but … Continue reading →

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We’re Floating Along in a Yellow Boat

Posted on February 24, 2013 by

Yellow Submarine – Beth and I actually watched this for the first time last night. She hated it, but I thought it was cute. Nonetheless, I can see why someone might not like it; it was kind of slow and … Continue reading →

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