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The Look Back Machine provides a revealing peek back into history with firsthand accounts and research. This documentary-style podcast explores the overlooked, the disregarded, and misremembered tales from Hollywood. In its first series, the podcast explores the epic multi-part journey of Paul Germain and Joe Ansolabehere to their cartoon creation Recess. Visit us at patreon.com/lookbackmachine or lookbackmachine.tumblr.com

Jake Cannon


    • Jul 31, 2023 LATEST EPISODE
    • monthly NEW EPISODES
    • 32m AVG DURATION
    • 167 EPISODES

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    Life with Louie

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2023 13:40


    Get ready for a trip down memory lane! Join the co-creator of Life with Louie as they take you through hilarious adventures and life lessons. Get ready to laugh, cry, and learn with this fan-favorite show that took the '90s by storm. Watch now and join us in celebrating 25 years of Life with Louie! #LifeWithLouie #90sTVShow

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    Fixing Splash Mountain

    Play Episode Listen Later May 30, 2023 15:35


    Fixing the original Splash Mountain with Imagineer Dave Feitan. 

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    Disney's Epcot's Goofy About Health

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2023 18:01


    Disney's Epcot's Goofy About Health

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    Epcot's ''The Making of Me'' Documentary

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2023 17:55


    Epcot's Making of Me Documentary

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    Disney's The Timekeeper with Director Jeff Blyth

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2023 42:55


    The behind the scenes of The Timekeeper Attraction. 

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    The History of The Country Bear Jamboree Christmas Show

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2023 54:17


    The History of The Country Bear Jamboree Christmas Show 

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    Beauty and the Beast Documentary

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2023 58:24


    Beauty and the Beast with Directors Gary Trousdale and Kirk Wise 

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    Cranium Command Documentary

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2023 47:26


    Hear the story of EPCOT's Cranium Command with Imagineer Jerry Rees and Directors Kirk Wise and Gary Trousdale.      

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    The Wild Thornberrys Movie

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 22, 2022 23:38


    The Wild Thornberrys Movie 

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    Disney's So Weird

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 16, 2022 45:14


    The story of So Weird. 

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    The History of ANTZ

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 10, 2022 45:24


    The story of ANTZ 

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    Shopgirl

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 7, 2022 10:19


    Shopgirl with director Anand Tucker 

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    Final Destination

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 7, 2022 29:14


    Final Destination with Director James Wong 

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    Black Beauty (1994)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 6, 2022 28:03


    Black Beauty (1994)

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    Cry Baby Lane: The Lost Nickelodeon Film

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2022 21:02


    Cry Baby Lane, the Lost Nickelodeon movie. 

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    Disney's Fun with Mr. Future

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 25, 2022 5:59


    Disney's Fun with Mr. Future

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    Alternate Roger Rabbit Rides

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 3, 2022 6:21


    Alternate Roger Rabbit Rides 

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    The Brave Little Toaster

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2022 44:07


    Dreamy Flashback by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100532 Artist: http://incompetech.com/   Kevin has done so many of our songs. Give him your love. 

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    Disney's CinéMagique with Jerry Rees

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 25, 2022 23:02


    Disney's CinéMagique with Jerry Rees

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    Disney World's Alien Encounter with Jerry Rees

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 23, 2022 16:01


    Disney World's Alien Encounter with Jerry Rees

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    Matt Lagan: B-Movie Hero

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 15, 2022 6:20


    The story of our favorite line in a B-Movie. Target Destroyed. With actor Matt Lagan 

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    Prince of Egypt Oral History

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 29, 2022 62:41


    Prince of Egypt Oral History

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    The History of Quest for Camelot

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2022 38:38


    The History of Quest for Camelot

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    History of: Around the World in 80 Days

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2022 31:20


    History of: Around the World in 80 Days

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    The Boy in Blue

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2022 13:04


    The Boy in Blue Starring Nicolas Cage 

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    The Croods

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2022 32:22


    The story of The Croods and Nicolas Cage r

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    Shorty: Frankenstein TV special (1992)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 27, 2021 16:21


    Frankenstein TV special (1992)

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    History of Mickey's Christmas Carol (Steve Anderson, Burny Mattinson)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 21, 2021 30:22


    History of Mickey's Christmas Carol History of Mickey's Christmas Carol with help from Director Steve Anderson

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    Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 10, 2021 27:27


    Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas

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    CatDog with Creator Peter Hannan 

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 3, 2021 17:46


    CatDog with Creator Peter Hannan 

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    LBM Shorty: The Launch of the Disney Channel

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2021 9:20


    LBM Shorty: The Launch of the Disney Channel

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    Cartoon All-Stars to the Rescue

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 25, 2021 15:00


    Cartoon All-Stars to the Rescue

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    The Story of Rhino

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2021 21:01


    The Story of Rhino with Mark Walton.

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    The Rage: Carrie 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2021 18:13


    The Rage: Carrie 2

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    Vegas in Space as told by Director Phillip R. Ford

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 12, 2021 55:10


    The story of the cult classic Vegas in Space presented by Phillip R. Ford

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    AAAHH!!! Real Monsters: Krumm

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 6, 2021 5:19


    AAAHH!!! Real Monsters: Krumm

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    Remembering John Candy

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 5, 2021 29:22


    Remembering John Candy with Paul Flaherty and Peter Markle. 

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    Don Knotts: The Prize Fighter and Private Eyes

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 2, 2021 33:35


    Some Don Knotts stories worth listening to. 

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    History of Disney's Sing Alongs: Disneyland Fun

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2021 4:47


    Disney's Sing Alongs: Disneyland Fun

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    Secret History of: The Ninja Turtle Sequels

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2021 30:58


    Ooze and III. 

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    The History of Pee-wee's Big Holiday

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 17, 2021 24:21


    The History of Pee-wee's Big Holiday from Director John Lee

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    The History of Sudden Death

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 14, 2021 23:30


    The History of Sudden Death

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    LBM Shorty: Street Sharks

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 4, 2021 5:57


    Street Sharks

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    History of Wayne's World 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 4, 2021 22:20


    History of Wayne's World 2

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    The History of Hell Comes to Frogtown

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2021 38:35


    The History of Hell Comes to Frogtown

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    The Mighty Ducks' Sequels: D2, D3, Animated Series

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 27, 2021 36:28


    The Mighty Ducks' Sequels: D2, D3, Animated Series

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    History of The Flintstones movie (1993)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 26, 2021 20:58


    The History of The Flintstones 

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    The History of Ducktales' Theme Song

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2021 15:45


    The History of Ducktales' Theme Song

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    Steven Spielberg's Amblimation

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 20, 2021 116:01


    The story of Fievel Goes West, We're Back!, and Balto! 

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    Lion King Sequels: Timon & Pumbaa, Simba's Pride, 1.5, and Lion Guard

    Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2021 48:27


    Lion King Sequels: Timon & Pumbaa, Simba's Pride, 1.5, and Lion Guard

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    Tuesdays with Morrie

    Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2021 16:33


    One of Jack Lemmon's final films. 

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