In a trying time where PBS could be defunded and Nelvana go under, we felt it was necessary to tackle a big hitter that served as a cornerstone for the domination of educational television in the 90s. It's The Magic School Bus - an all time classic that many do not realize is technically Canadian (the best kind of Canadian). Also, some mildly depressing Canadian federal election chatter because it is actually relevant for once!

Episode covered for the podcast was episode 8 "In the Haunted House." Written by John May, Kristin Laskas Martin & Jocelyn Stevenson. Directed by Lawrence Jacobs. Original airdate October 29, 1994.

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High school can be a bit of a pain. Especially when you're a horny, pale, sarcastic teenager besieged by criminal lust and pursued by rabid squirrels. Such are the many trials and tribulations of the titular protagonist in Fred's Head - an acerbic teen comedy that balances the zany with a level-headed approach to the lifestyles of teenagers. Chris loved it. Sylvie liked it.

Episode covered for the podcast was episode 7 "Rodent Terror." Written by Malorie Nault-Cousineau, directed by Benoit Godbout and Sylvain Lavoie, and storyboarded by Karine Charlebois. Original airdate February 17, 2008.

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And here we find ourselves at the bottom of the barrel once more. A shoddily slapped together series by way of Montreal's Cinegroupe produced to coincide with the release of a high-profile Disney feature film. The era of the mockbuster is most certainly passed, but we will always have those VHS memories of cheap garbage like The Magical Adventures of Quasimodo.

Episode covered for the podcast was Episode 20 "The Music Maker." Written by Lyle Slack and directed by Bahram Rohani. Unknown airdate.

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It's time to A.M.P. it up!!! Remember back in the 2000s when it felt like extreme sports was the be-all end-all of popular culture and plenty of things from the past were being retrofitted with a more edgy and radical look for the new generation? Well, one series/extended toy commercial by Mainframe Entertainment took it to such tubular heights that it practically killed the entire fad. It's ACTION MAN!!

Episode covered for the podcast was Episode 16 "Ground Zero." Written by Nick DuBois and directed by Angela Stevenson. Original airdate May 3, 2001.

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Sorry for the delay! We are going to blame the tariffs because why not.

We have returned to the realm of Canadian dubbed anime with a fabulous punk rock classic of growing up and heartbreak between young women who meet by happenstance. Ai Yazawa's NANA has endured in popularity since it's premiere in 2006, and part of that enduring popularity has to do with the pitch perfect dub produced by our friends at Ocean Productions.

Episode covered for the podcast was Episode 1 "Prologue: Nana K. and Nana O." Written by Tomoko Konparu and Directed by Morio Asaka, Ryōsuke Nakamura. Original airdate April 5, 2006.

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On this week's episode, we encounter an utterly contemptible protagonist in a little-known stop-motion co-production with Britain and Italy which left us utterly charmed. A sharp, abrasive art style for a sharp, abrasive character that we wound up watching via a scuffed cam version on YouTube. There is nothing more fittingly Rotten for ol' Ralph.

Episode viewed for the podcast is Episode "Surf's Up Ralph." Written by James Backshall. Unknown original airdate.

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We are back in some familiar territory - a shoddy, obscure Nelvana production (#SaveNelvana) and a radical adaptation of Greek Mythology made for children. It'sMythic Warriors: Guardians of the Legend -contractually obligated fodder produced through a brief lucrative partnership with television network CBS. Filling out an entire Saturday morning cartoon block requires a lot of man hours and animation, and so inevitably, some stuff might not be quite up to standard. But god damn it, Nelvana needs to cash in on the success of Disney'sHercules (1997).

Episode covered for the podcast is Episode 6 "Persephone and the Winter Seeds." Written by Peter Colley. Directed by Jim Craig. Original airdate December 12, 1998.

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On this latest's trip to the National Film Board's Archive, we pay tribute to a stalwart of the NFB's Animation Department since its inception whose contributions to Canadian cinema are too varied to list out. Veteran animator, producer, and director Robert Verrall sadly passed away on January 17th, 2025 and left a cinematic legacy few can measure up to. For this occasional spotlight series, we took a look at some of his earliest credited work to hopefully impart how significant a figure he was in his lifetime.

Films covered for the podcast are Three Blind Mice (1945) and The Romance of Transportation in Canada (1952). Directed by George Dunning and Colin Low respectively.

Links: https://collection.nfb.ca/film/three_blind_mice

https://www.nfb.ca/film/romance_of_transportation_canada/

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