What A Cartoon!
Hosted by hosts and unknown · Patreon.com/TalkingSimpsons
4.4from 515 ratings
- 523
- Episodes
- 51
- Transcribed
- 515
- Ratings
- Daily
- Cadence
- 2018
- First episode
About What A Cartoon!
From the creators of Talking Simpsons comes What A Cartoon!, an audio exploration of every cartoon ever! Join hosts Henry Gilbert and Bob Mackey for a monthly in-depth look at a different cartoon, and an animated feature spotlight at the end of every month.
- Publisher
- Patreon.com/TalkingSimpsons
- Category
- comedy · tv & film
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 12 Mar 2018
- Latest episode
- 14 Sept 2026
Latest episodes
51 of 523 episodes have a transcript.
14 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
What A Cartoon! - Amazing Stories "Family Dog"
7 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
PREVIEW: What A Cartoon Movie - Big Hero 6
10 Aug 2026TRANSCRIPT
What A Cartoon! - Mighty Mouse: The New Adventures "Mighty's Benefit Plan"
Inside a recent episode
What A Cartoon! - Amazing Stories "Family Dog"
Published 14 Sept 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] I don't know if it was called Family Dog officially then, but it was an idea for a dog short story. It was a dog short from the dog's point of view. And yes, he worked on it with Tim Burton. But in most interviews, Bird is like, it was me first. I thought of this first. Tim Burton drew a triangle on a napkin. Well, so here's how he explained it in 1999 about his attraction to it, which it did fulfill my... thought that, oh, the family dog is like Brad Bird is the dog in this. This is about him growing up and he's the dog in this family. Constant punishment. So as Bird said in 99, he's misunderstood and always right in the middle of things. […]
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- David Silverman
- Daniel Dockery
- Dan McCoy
- Mike Lawrence
Reach and audience
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- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.4 / 5
- 425 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.5 / 5
- 90 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 66 / 100
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- Quality
- 93
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 0
- Engagement
- 97
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Who hosts What A Cartoon!?
hosts and unknown host the show. Published by Patreon.com/TalkingSimpsons.
How often do new episodes come out?
The show publishes daily, based on its RSS feed.
Does What A Cartoon! take guests?
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