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Support us on patreon if you like what we do! https://www.patreon.com/AnimateysPodcast Hello all you lovely people out there in Internet land! Welcome to Animateys, a podcast hosted by two people (friends) who insist on taking beloved childhood cartoons and mercilessly evaluating them (i.e. over-co…

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    • Mar 29, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
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    Episode 63: Bravest Warriors

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2025 87:32


    After our winter hibernation, we arise to... yell about streamers? In this return episode, we discuss Cartoon Hangover's Bravest Warriors (created by Pendleton Ward) with a longer intro discussing adult animation and the relationship animation has to streamers and the internet. We hope you enjoy!

    Episode 62 - Bee and Puppycat (S1 - S2)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 10, 2024 76:38


    Hello all and welcome to season SIX of the Animateys podcast! We're calling this season "How To Adult - An Unadulterated View Of Adults Adulting While Viewing Adult Animation" or "Adult Animation" for a TLDR. Our show of choice is a nice, soft start with Bee and Puppycat, a show with a cult following and a nice connection to our other Pendalton Ward lineage classics like Adventure Time.

    Episode 61: All Grown Up

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 8, 2024 80:38


    Growing up is hard. Making a show about the Rugrats growing up compelling appears to have been even harder. On this Season Finale episode of Animateys, we dig in to discover that some things really do change, and not always for the better, when you're All Grown Up.

    Episode 60: Rocket Power

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 18, 2024 96:18


    BUSTED! We're back from summer break with a very summer show: Rocket Power! Put on your pads, get out your tiny shirts, big pants, crimped hair and a massive sense of abandon as we time travel back to the late 90's and its signature style.

    Episode 59: As Told By Ginger

    Play Episode Listen Later May 28, 2024 110:57


    In an Animateys first, we sit down for the 2nd time to discuss a show that, on first pass almost got a shallow treatment from us, but on second pass was so much more than we remembered. As Told By Ginger will certainly be a different take on the shows we tend to see from Nickelodeon. Note, this episode is longer than our typical ones.

    Episode 58: The Wild Thornberrys

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2024 96:17


    Animateys is on the trail of the illusive "Wild Thornberry" species. We have a smashing episode for you. For example, did you know that the adult caretakers of the Thornberry species almost entirely ignore their young? Or that they adopt all sorts of outsiders with no consideration of the consequences? Learn this and more on today's episode. Blalarahahgh!

    Episode 57: Codename Kids Next Door

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2024 75:34


    Operation A.N.I.M.A.T.E.Y.S.: Animation Nerds Intermittently Muse About Toons Excitedly Yet Sensually. This time we discuss Codename: Kids Next Door. However, do be warned, like any good spy movie or show, we take many twists and turns away from the show to discuss other clandestine topics.

    Episode 56: Kim Possible

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2024 81:46


    Call us, beep us, if you wanna reach us! We're back with Kim Possible, an early 2000's romp that asks the question: What if the average high school girl was anything but average?

    Episode 55: Danny Phantom

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 5, 2023 75:12


    We're going ghost this time on Animateys as we discuss Danny Phantom just in time for the spooky season (at least when we recorded!). Enjoy a ghostly romp around Amity Park as we discuss this gem of the mid 00's.

    Episode 54: Johnny Bravo

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 14, 2023 51:59


    Sassy! This time, we dig into a weirdly popular cartoon cartoon from the late 90's - Johnny Bravo. He's an Elvis - James Dean milkshake that just doesn't quite taste right in this, the year of our Lord 2023. So join us as we dish about this one.

    EXTRA Episode 8: Princess Mononoke

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 12, 2023 64:18


    The good folks on our Patreon continue to support us and we in turn want to bring you our next Extra episode! Our listeners will receive this 2 weeks earlier if they're patreon subscribers. Consider supporting us! Princess Mononoke is perhaps one of Miyazaki's greatest films, and we discuss it as adults, even though some of us will have seen it as children. It holds up and is still just as beautiful and insightful as ever!

    Episode 53: Samurai Jack

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 13, 2023 85:42


    Gotta get back, back to podcasts! Paige and Chris return after our unscheduled break to deliver some contemplative sword-swinging commentary about this absolute early 00's masterpiece that answers the question, "How do we show gratuitous violence but get around the censors?! ROBOTS!"

    Episode 52: Fairly OddParents

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2023 85:14


    Odd-podcast, fairly odd podcast! We wish that you'll have a great time listening to this new episode of Animateys where we cover the wonderful Fairly OddParents. Just be careful what you wish for...

    Episode 51: Rocko's Modern Life

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2023 72:32


    Back on track this week with Rocko's Modern Life! We take a loot at this Gen-X gem and discuss how it really, really doesn't seem like Rocko's was made for children.

    Episode 50: Spongebob Squarepants

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 13, 2023 79:16


    F is for friends who podcast together, U is for you and me, N is for any anywhere and anytime at all down here in the deep blue sea! Spongebob changed television, and we're here to find out just how this go-lucky sponge hits as an adult.

    Episode 49: Kid Cosmic

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 4, 2022 78:15


    Hello heroes! We're here today to finish out our current season on post-renaissance shows with Kid Cosmic on Netflix. It's a great show, and we hope you like today's episode.

    EXTRA Episode 7: Anastasia

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 11, 2022 83:13


    Episode 48: Infinity Train

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 18, 2022 76:56


    This week we dig into the show Infinity Train. Please seat yourselves "conduct" a thorough review of this more contemporary show on childhood trauma, in a show that is increasingly bold to the point that we go "Is this really a children's show anymore?"

    EXTRA Episode 6: The Hunchback of Notre Dame

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 8, 2022 76:25


    We've got an extra special episode, out early, for our supporters! We take on Disney's classic - The Hunchback of Notre Dame. How did this happen? Is this movie really for children?

    Episode 47: Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2022 74:55


    Coco co co co co coco! Coco coco COCO! Anyway, here is our episode on the middle 00's classic, Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends!

    Episode 46: She-Ra and the Princesses of Power

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2022 97:53


    For the honor of increadibly soft magical teens! We return this week with our discussion on our first non-broadcast TV property, She-Ra and the Princesses of Power from Netflix. Following in the wake of the likes of Steven Universe, how does She-Ra stack up? Come and find out!

    Episode 45: Scooby-Doo: Mystery Incorporated

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2021 77:34


    Zoinks! Like, man, we're back with another spooky episode to unmask. But this time, it's no evil old man out for cash, but a surprisingly funny, deep and sci-fi/horror loving series from the 2010s. A new take on an old classic gets a hard look. No scooby snacks here, though.

    Episode 43: Steven Universe - Future

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2021 95:41


    Here were are in the trauma, and it's weird. This episode, we finish with the last of our season on the original "cartoon renaissance" or "gold era" of the last 00's and and '10s, and ends with Steven Universe: Future. We hope that this has been an enjoyable stretch!

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    Episode 5: Steven Universe The Movie

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2021 76:43


    Hello all! This is our episode on Steven Universe: The Movie. This track will be available for two weeks for our Patreon subs and will then go live for public audiencies.

    Episode 43: Steven Universe - Season 4 & 5

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 5, 2021 102:33


    Here we (almost) are in the future, and everything's absolved once your family trauma is dealt with..... right?! Empires are just bad feelz, right? Our last look at O.G. Steven Universe, seasons 4 and 5, is here!

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    Episode 42: Steven Universe - Season 2 & 3

    Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2021 92:35


    Your mom isn't as cool as you are, Steven. Seasons 2 and 3 really do a lot of work. New gems, new threats, new trauma, new songs, and more Pearl being Pearl.

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    Episode 41: Steven Universe - Season 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2021 91:08


    All I want to do is see you turn into a giant woman. Steven Universe season 1 begins the end of our big 3 shows of the golden era!

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    Episode 39: Gravity Falls

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2021 86:37


    Spooky monsters and sibling hijinks about in this episode of Animateys! We're investigating the mysterious success of this Disney show and discuss its place in our Cartoon Renaissance period. Please Dipper in and Mable you will have a listen!

    Episode 39: Adventure Time, Seasons 9 - 10

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2021 117:08


    As sad as it is, we've reached the end of our journey with Adventure Time. Come along with us, through the last (long) episode for this amazing and groundbreaking show. We promise the extra time is worth it!

    Episode 38: Adventure Time, Seasons 7 - 8

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 23, 2021 92:21


    Hop on board mateys for this newest episode! We're talking about seasons 7 and 8 of Adventure Time in our penultimate Adventure Time episode!

    Episode 36: Adventure Time, Seasons 5 - 6

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 12, 2020 73:20


    This week we go through seasons 5 - 6 of Adventure Time!

    Episode 36: Adventure Time, Seasons 3 - 4

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2020 81:30


    We continue our journey through Ooo with Adventure Time, seasons 2 - 4.

    Episode 35: Adventure Time, Seasons 1 - 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 3, 2020 82:22


    Animateys time, come on grab your friends, we're going to very distant lands, with Chris the prof and Paige the human, the fun will never end it's Animateys time! The first episode in our multi-episode series on Adventure Time, what it's done for us and the medium as a whole. We're setting up the show and talking a bit about the characters and the first two seasons.

    Episode 34: Regular Show

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 6, 2020 82:10


    Hm, Hm Hm. OOOOOOOOOOO. Everyone's been there: early to mid twenties, directionless, working a menial job, and attacked by giant floating heads and pie demons. Regular Show is the first show in our "Cartoon Renaissance" lineup, and what a fun first entry it is!

    Episode 33: The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2020 71:47


    This episode marks the begining of SEASON 3! It's amazing we made it this far and we would like to thank everyone who helped and continues to help support us! This season will focus in on the period we're calling the "Holy Modern Cartoon Renaissance". Before we can arrive there, however, we must see how we are to get there. This show is the incubator for so many shows that followed, and we wanted to showcase it. In addition, we discuss a timeline for each of our "Big 4" networks form their start as animation hubs to present day, as well as when our "Renaissance" reached each network (if it reached there at all). We hope you enjoy this humble beginning and we are so very excited to bring you another season of animation!

    Episode 32: Avatar - The Legend of Korra 4

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2020 76:22


    Ju-lee, do the last thing! Our final romp through Korra includes bisexuality, fascism, healing, PTSD, and lots of giant robots (which Shinji won't get in).

    Episode 31: Avatar - The Legend of Korra 3

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2020 73:17


    "Release your earthly tethers, enter the void, empty, and become wind."

    Episode 30: Avatar - The Legend of Korra - Book 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 15, 2020 84:30


    Spirits, civil war, movies, and bad relationships - this season has it all! We unpack a lot of material this week on a longer-than-usual episode. JULEE, DO THE THING!

    Episode 29: Avatar - The Legend of Korra

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2019 79:19


    We begin the end of Season 2 with a continuation of the Avatar phenomenon: Legend of Korra! We're going to "bend" the rules a bit and do an episode per season. We hope we have the right "elements" featured in this episode. I promise that's the last pun, I'm "naga"-nna put anymore in this description!

    Episode 28: Puella Magi Madoka Magica

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 19, 2019 75:21


    A followup to our Sailor Moon episode, this week we focus on a modern take of the magical girl genre of anime: Madoka Magica! In a show which Nietzsche would fawn over like a little girl, the universe is meaningless, good things are really bad, and perhaps bad things aren't so bad? Girls in bouncy outfits with magic powers shouldn't make us think this much about the nature of our world!

    Episode 27: Aaahh!!! Real Monsters

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 22, 2019 63:02


    Aahhhhhhhhhhhh! We're back with a show that will probably make you go "oh yea, I remember that one". We return to early Nickelodeon with the gross, gag-filled show that is Aaahh!!! Real Monsters. We review its inception, aesthetic and some different ideas present throughout. This weeks show is a bit shorter and slightly more tangential, but we hope you like it!

    Episode 26: Over The Garden Wall

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2019 65:56


    Fall is upon us, so we are getting in the spirit with some spooky fun! Over the Garden Wall is a beautiful miniseries that ran on Cartoon Network in 2014. We hope you love it as much as we did.

    Episode 25: Sailor Moon cont. (DIC Version)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 14, 2019 67:32


    A continuation of last week's episode about Sailor Moon!

    Episode 24: Sailor Moon (DIC Version)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2019 77:07


    In the name of the moon we will punish you! We begin our occasional forays into anime with anime that 90's kids would have seen on TV. One of our earliest introductions of anime was the one and only Sailor Moon. This week is mostly an introduction to some issues in anime, the magical girl genre, and a plot rundown of Sailor Moon. Next week we will be discussing themes and other more content-related issues as opposed to plot or characters.

    Episode 23: We Bare Bears Cont.

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2019 71:41


    We bare all our feelings about We Bare Bears this week on Animateys. This is episode 2 of 2 episodes about this amazingly wholesome and bright show in which 3 anthropomorphized bears trounce around the Bay Area having fun and confront Korean Spas, homelessness, and the horrors of late stage capitalism. This week's episode deals more with themes, messages, critiques in the show, character interactions and themes, and the way in which the show is a mirror of modern life, good and bad. We hope this episode isn't too over-bear-ing

    Episode 22: We Bare Bears

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2019 74:15


    We bare all our feelings about We Bare Bears this week on Animateys. This is episode 1 of 2 episodes about this amazingly wholesome and bright show in which 3 anthropomorphized bears trounce around the Bay Area having fun and confront Korean Spas, homelessness, and the horrors of late stage capitalism. This week's episode mostly introduces characters, discusses personalities and thematic issues related to the characters of the show.

    Episode 21: Avatar: The Last Airbender - Season 3

    Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2019 91:21


    This week we're coming in hot with Season 3 of Avatar the Last Airbender! We wrap up some very fulfilling story and character arcs, all while discussing the very complex emotions and situations the last season creates for the viewer.

    Episode 20: Avatar: The Last Airbender - Season 2

    Play Episode Listen Later May 14, 2019 95:19


    We continue this week with Book 2 of Avatar the Last Airbender! Always remember: there is no war in Ba Sing Se.

    Episode 19: Avatar: The Last Airbender - Season 1

    Play Episode Listen Later May 7, 2019 87:24


    Avatar the Last Airbender is a show that, for many, represents a clear example of masterful Western animation. We begin season 2 with the heavy-hitter, a fan favorite and a show jam-packed with a great story, characters, and also political, cultural, psychological, etc, themes. Join us and please enjoy!

    Episode 18: Jackie Chan Adventures

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2019 62:20


    Episode 18: Jackie Chan Adventures by AniMateys Podcast

    Episode 17: Batman, The Animated Series Cont.

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2019 75:17


    We continue our discussion of batman, discussing it's new fancy clothing and some very emotional content packed deep in the later episodes of the show. Enjoy!

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