Category: Cartoon Breakdown

• August 12, 2026

  Cartoon Breakdown: Huff, Puff, and Repeat

  

  We’re all about pigs again this week as Andy and Todd take a look at other studios’ takes on the Three Little Pigs story. Wartime themes, musical arrangements and swapping pigs for pups: Do these fresh approaches work? Andy and Todd are finding out. SHORTS DISCUSSED: Blitz Wolf (1942, Tex Avery) Pigs in a Polka (1943, Friz Freleng) The…
• August 5, 2026

  Cartoon Breakdown: Who’s Afraid of the Three Little Pigs?

  

  In this episode we take a look at one of the most important cartoons ever made, Disney’s Three Little Pigs, and the three sequels that followed (three and a half counting the propaganda short The Thrifty Pig). Can you top pigs with pigs? Which of the Big Bad Wolf’s disguises is the sexiest? And are…
• July 15, 2026

  Cartoon Breakdown: Daffy Duck: From Screwball to Superstar

  

  In this episode we’re taking a close look at the iconic little black duck himself. Andy attempts to convince a very receptive Todd that Daffy Duck is not only the greatest cartoon star but also one of the greatest movie stars of all time, animated or not. Using three shorts by different directors, we take…
• July 1, 2026

  Cartoon Breakdown: Six Favorites

  

  In this inaugural episode, Andy and Todd take a look at some of their personal favorite animated shorts and discuss what each one means to them. Avoiding obvious choices, Andy aims to illustrate the many facets of animation beyond just the gags, while Todd’s picks provide a glimpse of the later years of the golden…