Sketchy

Matt and Ryan discuss the short, animated films of the darkly comical Don Hertzfeldt and other sketchy topics. Later, Kate Mac stops by to play the Theme Song Jumble Game. Enjoy! Follow Sketchy: SketchyPodcast.com facebook.com/SketchyPodcast twitter.com/SketchyPodcast SketchyPodcast@gmail.com

Matt and Ryan discuss the 2000 Disney feature "The Emperor's New Groove" and the crazy history surrounding its production. Later, they share creepy movie theatre stories, speculate on cartoon formulas and play a round of Name That Toon. Enjoy! Follow Sketchy: SketchyPodcast.com facebook.com/SketchyPodcast twitter.com/SketchyPodcast SketchyPodcast@gmail.com

Ryan talks with friends Ana and Carla Ramirez about growing up in Peru, their favorite cartoons, and the worst things they've done in their lives. Then, Carla's fiance Brandon drops by to discuss various cartoons and his time as a contestant on the game show Jeopardy! Follow Sketchy: SketchyPodcast.com facebook.com/SketchyPodcast twitter.com/SketchyPodcast SketchyPodcast@gmail.com

This is a particularly "sketchy" episode this week. Matt and Ryan discuss the short-lived "Assy Mcgee." Later, they get into bathroom tales, another animation podcast, racism and Name That Toon. Enjoy!   Follow Sketchy: SketchyPodcast.com facebook.com/SketchyPodcast twitter.com/SketchyPodcast SketchyPodcast@gmail.com

This week is an optic blast of awesome. We discuss the X-Men Anime, favorite YouTube clips, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and play tons of cartoon games. Follow Sketchy: SketchyPodcast.com facebook.com/SketchyPodcast twitter.com/SketchyPodcast SketchyPodcast@gmail.com

We discuss "Clerks: The Animated Series," based on Kevin Smith's 1994 film "Clerks." We also get into Ryan's humiliating Kevin Smith story, Matt's surprising baby career, Ricard's HILARIOUS anecdote about his cousin, and a rousing game of Name That Toon. Follow Sketchy: SketchyPodcast.com facebook.com/SketchyPodcast twitter.com/SketchyPodcast SketchyPodcast@gmail.com

This week we have special guest Alison Baziak, aka Cranial Spasm, joining us to discuss 1986's "Transformers: The Movie." We also talk about how we all met and other fun stuff about Orson Welles, Susan Blu, and Nickelodeon. Enjoy! Follow Sketchy: SketchyPodcast.com facebook.com/SketchyPodcast twitter.com/SketchyPodcast SketchyPodcast@gmail.com

If you want to get into anime and don't know where to start, this episode is for you. Ryan and special guest Natasha Naim discuss many different anime series, movies and manga for those not familiar with the animation genre. Enjoy! Graphic Novels Discussed: Fables by Bill Willingham Blankets and Habibi by Craig Thompson Creature Tech by Doug TenNapel Black Hole by Charles Burns Anime Series Discussed: Hellsing Akira Cowboy Bebop Samurai Champloo Cardcaptor Sakura Revolutionary Girl Utena Sayonara Zetsubou-Sensei Neon Dance Evangelion The Melancholy Of Haruhi Suzumiya The Tatami Galaxy Time Of Eve Anime Movies Discussed: My Neighbor Totoro Grave Of The Fireflies The Girl Who Leapt Through Time Kiki's Delivery Service Princess Mononoke Howl's Moving Castle Spirited Away Ponyo Miscellaneous: Kill Bill Avatar: The Last Airbender Hayao Miyazaki Studio Ghibli Follow Sketchy: SketchyPodcast.com facebook.com/SketchyPodcast twitter.com/SketchyPodcast SketchyPodcast@gmail.com

Richard's pick this week is "Interstella 5555," the Daft Punk "Animated House Musical." Join us as we discuss all the amazing things about this cartoon. Later, we get into a discussion on the zombie-ness of "28 Days Later" and finish with Name That Toon. Enjoy! Follow Sketchy: SketchyPodcast.com facebook.com/SketchyPodcast twitter.com/SketchyPodcast SketchyPodcast@gmail.com

This week, Matt, Richard and Ryan discuss 1991's "Rock-A-Doodle," a cartoon about a rooster who tries to become a rock 'n' roll singer after he fails to make the sun rise with his morning crows. We also spend some time on the Max Landis short "The Death and Return of Superman." Enjoy! Follow Sketchy: SketchyPodcast.com facebook.com/SketchyPodcast twitter.com/SketchyPodcast SketchyPodcast@gmail.com

This week, Matt and Ryan discuss 2009's "Mary and Max," a claymation feature that examines the unlikely friendship between two outcasts. Enjoy! Follow Sketchy: SketchyPodcast.com facebook.com/SketchyPodcast twitter.com/SketchyPodcast SketchyPodcast@gmail.com

Matt and Ryan discuss the Max Fleischer Superman cartoon shorts that played in movie theatres in the 1940s. Also in this episode is a conversation between Ryan and his friends Manon and Daan about cartoons in the Netherlands. Enjoy! Follow Sketchy: SketchyPodcast.com facebook.com/SketchyPodcast twitter.com/SketchyPodcast SketchyPodcast@gmail.com

For episode 2, we discuss Brad Bird’s 2004 Pixar hit, “The Incredibles.” The film takes place in a world where superheroes live among normal people, forced to live in disguise by their government. However, when a new villain threatens the world, a family of these “supers” come out of hiding to take action. Enjoy! Follow Sketchy: SketchyPodcast.com facebook.com/SketchyPodcast twitter.com/SketchyPodcast SketchyPodcast@gmail.com

For the inaugural episode of Sketchy, we discuss "The Iron Giant." Directed by Brad Bird, the 1999 film follows the relationship between a boy and an alien robot that crash lands into the coast of his hometown in Maine. Hosts Ryan Clagg, Matt Newcomb and Richard Thornton review the film and get sidetracked as they remember stories surrounding the details of the film. Enjoy! Follow Sketchy: SketchyPodcast.com facebook.com/SketchyPodcast twitter.com/SketchyPodcast SketchyPodcast@gmail.com