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Cartoon Night in Canada

Cartoon Night in Canada

By Chris Luciantonio

We're on a nostalgic journey to dig through decades of Canadian animation to find the good, the bad, and the just plain weird cartoons of the Great White North.
Every week, Sylvie and Chris take a look at an animated something or other from their shared experience of growing up in Canada to see what holds up, what left an impact on us, and what is best left in the past.
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Episode 37 - Scary Godmother: Halloween Spooktacular

Cartoon Night in CanadaOct 22, 2022

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Episode 99 - Grossology

Episode 99 - Grossology

On this week's episode, we get downright filthy (yet educational) as we chat about the "thin gross line" that is the Bureau of Grossology and how they are the last line of defense against acts of gross themed terrorism committed by a rogues gallery of barely disguised fetishes. We are back grappling with the mid-2000s obsession with gross-out humour and edutainment with the aesthetically pleasing production of Nelvana's Grossology. It mostly holds up!

Episode covered for the podcast was episode 32 "Stinko." Directed by Kevin Micallef and written by Richard Clark. Original airdate October 11, 2008.


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Mar 23, 202401:06:23
Episode 98 - RoboCop: The Animated Series

Episode 98 - RoboCop: The Animated Series

On this week's episode, Chris and Sylvie finally put to bed the hot-button media debate of our age - Is RoboCop PoLiTiCaL?? While the Paul Verhoeven 1987 masterpiece is unassailable on this front, what about the oft forgotten attempt to soften the hard edges of the NSFW sci-fi satire for Saturday morning television that premiered a year later? What gets lost in translation when you take one of the hardest R-rated movies ever released that poignantly and painfully tackles reagonomics, capitalism, dehumanization, and the militarization of the police force and make it for kids? And the most pressing question, does this make RoboCop technically Canadian?

Episode covered for the podcast is Episode 4 "The Brotherhood." Written by John Shirley and directed by Bill Hutton & Tony Love. Original airdate October 22, 1988.


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Mar 16, 202401:05:15
Episode 97 - George Shrinks

Episode 97 - George Shrinks

On this week's episode, Chris and Sylvie do what they do best and ponder the grotesque biological and terrifying existential implications of a show for literal preschoolers with William Joyce's George Shrinks. How does a three-inch child with the ingenious mind of an inventor make his way through a world not built for his size? Can his tiny worldview help save his dismal local hockey team? And what in god's name did the parents go through when they went through the body horror nightmare of giving birth to a child the size of a cockroach?! All this and more on our needlessly deep discussion on a delightful and inoffensive show for toddlers.

Episode covered for the podcast is Episode 33 "Coach Shrinks." Directed by Brian Lee and written by Jennifer Pertsch. Original airdate January 14, 2003.


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Mar 09, 202401:01:28
Episode 96 - NFB Showcase #9: Martine Chartrand

Episode 96 - NFB Showcase #9: Martine Chartrand

In honour of Black History Month, we are using our side series highlighting the innovative and significant animation produced through the National Film Board to spotlight the work of one trailblazing black artist. The paint-on-glass animation of Haitian-Canadian animator Martine Chartrand has been used in her visually stunning work to explore the enduring flow of Black history and culture throughout the makeup of Canada's identity. Whether it be a a montage of centuries of significant events in Black Soul (2000) or one unlikely friendship that irrevocably changed two lives in Macpherson (2012), her intricate and gorgeous work is worth spotlighting any time of the year.

Films covered are Black Soul (2000) and Macpherson (2012). Links: https://www.nfb.ca/directors/martine-chartrand/

Chartrand's official website: https://martinechartrand.net/index.html


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Mar 02, 202401:01:06
Episode 95 - Ripley's Believe It or Not!: The Animated Series
Feb 24, 202401:00:35
Episode 94 - Xcalibur

Episode 94 - Xcalibur

On this week's episode, Chris and Sylvie boot up an old copy of The Elder Scrolls: Oblivion and contemplate the history of CGI animation while talking about a wrongfully forgotten show from that history's awkward, transitional years. It's Xcalibur - a sword-and-sorcery tale that was made with so much passion the still nascent technology behind its animation could not match. If you put the show in context, it holds up pretty well. If not, well...

CORRECTION: In this podcast we refer to the region of France that speaks the Occitan language as "the Occitan region of France." We meant to say "the Occitan-speaking region of France" which encompasses multiple regions to the south including Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Centre-Val de Loire, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, Occitania, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur.

Episode covered for the podcast was Episode 1 "The Sword of Justice." Directed by Didier Pourcel. Written by Benjamin Legrand & Amélie Aubert. Original airdate September 1, 2001.


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Feb 13, 202401:00:58
Episode 93 - Chop Socky Chooks

Episode 93 - Chop Socky Chooks

On this week's episode, Sylvie and Chris look back at the mid-2000s flirtation with martial arts cinema and wonder aloud what exactly a legendary claymation company from jolly ol' England was doing collaborating with Decode Entertainment. It's Aardman Animation's Chop Socky Chooks (no, that's not a slur! It just Aussie for Kung-fu Chicken). A high-concept tribute to martial arts cinema from an innovator in claymation that is neither A). interested in martial arts cinema, or B). claymated. This was Flushed Away era of Aardman Animation we're dealing with, people.

Episode covered for the podcast is Episode 14 "Karaoke Zombies." Directed by Sergio Delfino. Written by J.D. Smith. Original Canadian airdate June 14, 2008.


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Feb 03, 202401:15:17
Episode 92 - Salty's Lighthouse

Episode 92 - Salty's Lighthouse

On this week's episode, Chris and Sylvie struggle to find anything of value to say about a show for preschoolers that is the epitome of lazy edutainment. A cobbled-together variety program which lets the creators of Thomas the Tank Engine and stock footage from 60 years ago pad the runtime, there is nothing to the paltry animation of Salty's Lighthouse beyond the decades old footage it records over. Yes, turns out this was a secret CanaDUB episode all-along that took the British nautical puppet show TUGS and made it more Canadian. We had nothing to talk about here, so we mostly let Sylvie politely hijack the episode to teach Chris about the rarely discussed Canadian classic Theodore Tugboat. We pulled a real Salty's Lighthouse and padded our own runtime this week...yet we showed more effort, somehow.

Episodes covered for the podcast are Episode 19 & 20 "Strike Up the Band" & "Blanketly Blank." Animation directed by Sue Peters and Jeff Hall, and written by Barry Harman, Steve Edelman, and Scott Guy respectively. Original airdates February 6th and February 13th, 1998.


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Jan 27, 202450:43
Episode 91 - Undergrads

Episode 91 - Undergrads

This week on the program, the CNIC Detour takes us back to college to work through those awkward, zany growing pains of living on our own, finding our identity, and never going to class or bothering with our actual education. From the desperate offices of MTV Animation comes a surprisingly touching, superbly crafted, and well-aged exploration of college life from the mind of a 19-year old who won a contest. It's Undergrads, and it is way more insightful and hilarious than you would expect. Plus, some unfortunate discussion about our cancelled episode 91 and we share our own uncomfortable college experiences.

Make sure to follow Pete William's Kickstarter campaign for the Undergrads movie for updates.

And here is a great article by Ben Cohen on the show's enduring popularity in Canada years after it flopped on MTV.

Episode covered for the podcast is Episode 6 "Roommates." Directed by Jerry Popowich. Written by Julie Rottenberg, Elisa Zuritsky, Josh A. Cagan & Andy Rheingold. Original Canadian airdate September 23, 2001.


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Jan 20, 202401:12:20
Episode 90 - Captain Flamingo

Episode 90 - Captain Flamingo

On this week's episode, Chris and Sylvie answer the call of neglected kids in distress and save the day with cheap novelty toys with Captain Flamingo. While reminiscing and lamenting the bygone era of superhero media that was not under the conglomerate thumb of Marvel and DC, we chat about this utterly charming cartoon about forsaken kids in a world of uncaring, absent adults and the reality-warping powers of too much comic books. Plus, some diatribes about A.I. art (as we are want to do).

Episode covered is 6a/b, "Ack Give my Backpack Back Jack/Appointment Terror." Written respectively by Myra Fried and Steve Wright. Both directed by Eduardo Soriano, Brad Neave, Oscar Perez Jr. and Tyler Schroeder. Original airdate March 28, 2006.


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Jan 13, 202401:14:24
Episode 89 - CanaDUBcember: Scott Pilgrim Takes Off

Episode 89 - CanaDUBcember: Scott Pilgrim Takes Off

Happy 2024 everybody!!!

What better way to ring in the new year than with some unfinished programming from last December and a show that is the most technically Canadian thing we have ever covered. Heavily inspired by Japanese pop culture, based on a Canadian manga series and a 2010 film by a cult British director, and animated by one of the most critically acclaimed Japanese studios in the past 10 years for Netflix - there is barely any "Canadianess" in this series. But no matter how hard you try, you cannot stop us Canadian weebs from lamentably claiming Scott Pilgrim as one of our own.

Episode covered for the podcast was Episode 1 "Scott Pilgrim's Precious Little Life." Directed and Storyboarded by Abel Góngora. Written by Bryan Lee O'Malley and BenDavid Grabinski. Original airdate November 17, 2023.


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Jan 06, 202401:11:51
Episode 88 - CanaDUBcember: Cybersix

Episode 88 - CanaDUBcember: Cybersix

On this week's episode of Cartoon Night in Canada's tribute series where we celebrate the anime co-productions this country tried to get off the ground in the 2000s, we return to an old favourite in the TMS produced Cybersix to really ponder whether or not we oversold or undersold how inexplicably horny it was last time we covered it. A lycanthropy love triangle, the best cape animation you'll ever see, and a litany of fetishes snuck into the margins make for one of the best pseudo-animes of all time. We send the awful year of 2023 out to pasture with a banger of a show.

Episode covered for the podcast was Episode 10 "Full Moon Fascination." Directed by Keiko Oyamada. Written by Barry Whittaker. Original airdate 9, 1999.


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Dec 31, 202355:01
Episode 87 - CanaDUBcember: Beyblade

Episode 87 - CanaDUBcember: Beyblade

It's heavy hitter time here on CanaDUBcember! On this week's podcast, Chris and Sylvie let 'er rip against roaming gangs of pre-teens with devastating spinning tops containing the trapped souls of demigods. It's Beyblade!

Is it a toy commercial? Kind of? Is it a gag dub? Kind of? Does it hold up? You better believe it!

Episode covered for the podcast is Episode 1 "The Blade Raider." Original canadian airdate May 31 2002.


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Dec 16, 202301:14:20
Episode 86 - CanaDUBcember: Spider Riders

Episode 86 - CanaDUBcember: Spider Riders

On this week's journey into Canada's mid-2000s flirtation with that mysterious entity known as anime, a YA novel series about mounting giant arachnids in the hollow earth becomes nothing more than a blip in the storied careers of two titans of the industry. Brought to you in part by PA Works and Bee Train, it's another slapped together mélange of anime tropes and obvious inspirations that was somehow not just an excuse to sell toys. Calling all Spider Riders!

Episode covered for the podcast was Episode 1 "The Inner World." Original Airdate March 26 2006.


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Dec 09, 202301:11:13
Episode 85 - CanaDUBcember: Bakugan Battle Brawlers

Episode 85 - CanaDUBcember: Bakugan Battle Brawlers

Throughout the entire month of December, we are in the spirit of celebrating with an entire month dedicated to covering what everybody associates with the holidays...ANIME!!!! Specifically, CanaDUBcember is an entire month spotlighting the exciting cross-cultural exchange of the anime boom in the early-to-late 2000s and the still felt effects it had on the media landscape. Not just officially licensed dubs produced here in Canada, but how Canada took a hands on approach to capitalizing on a popular culture shift through co-productions, anime inspired aesthetics, and tons of other surpriseses.

We are kicking off the month with a "classic" in the "solely produced to sell toys and card games" of 2000s anime. The underwhelming, incomprehensible, and heavily dated Yu-Gi-Oh/Beyblade coattail rider somehow produced in part by our friends at Nelvana - Bakugan Battle Brawlers.

Episode covered for the podcast is Episode 1 "Bakugan: The Battle Begins." Directed by Mitsuo Hashimoto. Original Canadian airdate February 24, 2008.


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Dec 02, 202301:14:49
Episode 84 - Freaky Stories

Episode 84 - Freaky Stories

The following podcast is a true story. It happened to a friend of a friend of mine.

Rounding out our extensive 2023 Spooktober Celebration, we pull up a stool at Ted's Diner to talk about Freaky Stories: spooky anthology of pseudo-urban legends hosted by two gross puppet bois that teach us valuable moral lessons about how to function in society. For example, if you are a doctor, always make sure to check your pockets for feces. All that and discussions of horrifying puppets from our childhood (Je Suis Un Ananas, anybody?) in this goopy send off to our horror-themed programming.

Episode covered for the podcast is Episode 10 "OOPS1" Directed by Steven Schnier. Original airdate December 26, 1997.


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Nov 25, 202301:15:50
Episode 83 - Spooktober Shorts: The Erlking and Lake Erie

Episode 83 - Spooktober Shorts: The Erlking and Lake Erie

Our 2023 Spooktober Celebration may be winding down and both your hosts may be tired beyond belief, but we still cobbled together an NFB Showcase...sort of? In reality, we just wanted to talk about labour unions in the animation industry and slapped together a quickie double feature of short films that have literally nothing to do with each other. But when the shorts are this good, who is going to object? Congratulations to the employees of Wildbrain Studios for your successful formation of a union. May other Canadian animation houses follow your lead.

Shorts covered: The Erlking (2002), directed by Ben Zelkowicz (https://www.nfb.ca/film/erlking/)

Lake Erie (2022), directed by John Vasallo (https://vimeo.com/873028681).


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Nov 18, 202357:12
Episode 82 - Moville Mystery "Sold Your Soul for...What?"
Nov 04, 202301:00:10
Episode 81 - Scary Godmother: The Revenge of Jimmy

Episode 81 - Scary Godmother: The Revenge of Jimmy

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!

Our Spooktober Celebration reaches its high-water mark for 2023 with the return of a Canadian Halloween icon and her queer Monster Mash friend group. It's the hotly anticipated sequel to Scary Godmother: Halloween Spooktacular that should have led to a television series, but apparently we just live in a cruel, unfair world.

Film covered for this episode is "Scary Godmother: The Revenge of Jimmy." Directed by Zeke Norton and written by Ian Boothby. Original airdate October 7, 2005.


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Oct 31, 202301:18:53
Episode 80 - Beetlejuice

Episode 80 - Beetlejuice

IT'S SHOWTIME!!!

On this week's installment of our Spooktober Celebration, we finally take on a Saturday morning staple born from the bizarre trend of turning 80s films for adults into cartoons. It also happens to be technically Canadian. A Tim Burton classic by way of Nelvana Animation, it's Beetlejuice, and it's delightful.

Episode covered for the podcast is episode 51 ""Them Bones, Them Bones, Them Funny Bones." Written by Larry Parr and directed by Rick Marshall/Alan Bunce. Original airdate October 8, 1991.


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Oct 21, 202301:02:31
Episode 79 - Spookley the Square Pumpkin

Episode 79 - Spookley the Square Pumpkin

It's finally time to tackle a Halloween icon for the ages. The geometric symbol of adversity that inspired a generation to embrace their squareness. The personified spirit of the holiday itself - that's right, it's Spookley the Square Pumpkin.

Never heard of him? Well, sounds like a you problem...

Film covered is "Spookley the Square Pumpkin." Directed by Bernie Denk and written by Thomas Hughes. Original release date October 19, 2004.

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Oct 14, 202301:03:26
Episode 78 - Martin Mystery "The Body-Swapper."
Oct 07, 202350:09
Episode 77 - Growing up Creepie

Episode 77 - Growing up Creepie

It's the most wonderful time of the year. It's time for Cartoon Night in Canada's celebration of all things macabre, weird, and scary in Canadian animation - it's 2023's Spooktober Celebration.

Kicking off our annual tradition of terror, we are back talking about the mainstreaming and cutesification of the goth aesthetic with a series about a child who lives in squalor and desperately needs child protective services called for her. It's Growing up Creepie, an edutatinment series about a little scene girl who was raised by bugs....that's kind of it.

Episode covered for this podcast is episode 8 "Goth to Have Better Friends/Wax Attacks." Written by Corey Powell, and directed by Trevor Wall, Kirk Tingblat, and Peter Ferk. Original Airdate January 13, 2007.


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Sep 30, 202301:02:30
Episode 76 - Chilly Beach

Episode 76 - Chilly Beach

On this week's episode, Chris and Sylvie take a hard look in the mirror to see an exaggerated stereotype of Canadiana stare back at them when they head on down to Chilly Beach to see if they can unwind. A proudly flash-animated satire that revels in skewering all things typical small town Canada that both is and is not as clever as it thinks it is. Does it hold up? Does any "satire" from the early 2000s hold up?

Episode covered for the podcast is Episode 16 "Country Cooking." Directed by Michael Stuart Bass and written by Dave Dias. Original airdate December 17, 2003.


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Sep 09, 202354:16
Episode 75 - Monster by Mistake

Episode 75 - Monster by Mistake

Ah-choo! It's time for Chris and Sylvie to return to their favourite pseudo-genre - Horror 4 Kids. This time, it's the nasal misadventures of a young boy who transforms into a giant blue sasquatch whenever he sneezes which somehow is not a metaphor for puberty. It's Monster by Mistake, an early CGI animation series that has not aged particularly well in the visual department. But hey, at least we found an episode that lets Chris be obnoxious about professional wrestling again.

Episode covered is Episode 27 "Wrestling Challenge." Directed by David Geldart and written by Steve Westren. Original air date February 27, 2003.


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Sep 02, 202301:05:10
Episode 74 - Ned's Newt

Episode 74 - Ned's Newt

On this week's episode, Sylvie and Chris mourn the inimitable talent of one Robin Williams by taking in a Nelvana series that desperately tried to copy his schtick. It's Ned's Newt, the motormouthed, lol so random, bit-heavy comedy that believed so long as the big obnoxious blue thing never stopped talking, the laughs come fast and furious. We found out that is pretty far from the truth. Plus did you know Tom Green's Freddy Got Fingered is the greatest film ever directed by a Canadian?

Episode covered for the podcast is Episode 2 "Nightmare on Friendly Street/A Snitch in Time." Both directed by Rick Marshall and written by Andrew Nicholls and Darrell Vickers


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Aug 26, 202301:02:11
Episode 73 - CanaDub: Death Note (Ocean Dub)

Episode 73 - CanaDub: Death Note (Ocean Dub)

Getting back into our anime groove, we tackle a (in our opinion) poorly-aged heavy-hitter which helped defined the pseudo-gothic aesthetics of the mid to late 2000s. It's Death Note, a generation-defining anime that's philosophy concerning morals, ethics, and a society's sense of judgement - all filtered through an edgy teenager's point-of-view - surprisingly does not hold up in the cold-light of 2023. But hey, at least the Canadian produced dub is a bit of fun.

Episode covered for the podcast is Episode 8 "Glare." Directed by Masato Bessho and written by Toshiki Inoue. English airdate December 9, 2007.


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Aug 19, 202301:07:16
Episode 72 - Barbie™ as the Princess and the Pauper

Episode 72 - Barbie™ as the Princess and the Pauper

Hi Barbie.

To do more of that sweet brand synergy and intentional programming we are famous for, Chris and Sylvie have taken a look at the cinema's first experience of Barbiemania - the direct-to-DVD CGI features that Mainframe Entertainment has been churning out consistently since the 2000s. Greta Gerwig's Barbie film may be making a billion dollars and shifting the culture, but have you considered the long-lasting cultural impact of the musical Mark Twain adaptation with Martin Short and a barking cat? No? Well clearly somebody does not have a tiktok account where Barbie as the Princess and the Pauper is going viral (probably).

Film covered is Babrie as the Princess and the Pauper. Original release date September 28, 2004. Directed by William Lau.


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Aug 12, 202301:13:36
Episode 71 - Delta State

Episode 71 - Delta State

We are back! After a sojourn into a parallel dimension of fragmented memories that left it impossible for us to record a podcast, Chris and Sylvie have returned for a CNIC Detour episode on one of the most mature and striking series we will ever cover. A complex, sci-fi, paranoia thriller about four twenty-something amnesiacs who hold the fate of all humanity in their blasé hands and another existential plane that can alter our world irrevocably. It's heavy, it's a lot, it's beautifully rotoscoped and designed, it's Delta State.

Episode covered is Episode 1 "First Contact (Part One)." Directed by Pascal David & Giles Cazaux, written by Vincent Bonjour, and created by Douglas Gayeton. Original airdate September 11th, 2004.


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Aug 05, 202301:10:24
BONUS - Live from Fantasia 2023

BONUS - Live from Fantasia 2023

AUDIO WARNING - This podcast was recorded in a noisy public space.

Coming at you live from a bar next to Concordia University, it's a special bonus episode of Cartoon Night in Canada that features movies that are neither Canadian and are not animated (except for one)!

Chris attended the 26th annual Fantasia Film Festival in beautiful Montreal for a program of films that ran the gamut from esoteric art films, international genre movies, strange outsider independent cinema, flicks by established transnational exports and bold new visionaries, and everything weird enough for the French Canadian film fan. Returning guest Thomas Wishloff convinced Chris to record a quick rundown of what they saw and liked from the festival...off of Thomas' laptop mic in a rowdy Irish pub. Apologies for the audio quality in advance.

A list of every film we talk about on this episode: https://www.imdb.com/list/ls525889485/

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Aug 03, 202301:20:12
Episode 70 - Anne of Green Gables: The Animated Series

Episode 70 - Anne of Green Gables: The Animated Series

On this week's episode, Sylvie and Chris take a trip down to Avonlea with a cheaply produced adaptation of a beloved coming of age novel that spawned a media franchise so large as to rival the works of Tolkien. As one Canadian media mogul attempted to wring every cent out of the rights to L.M. Montgomery's beloved children's novel, it was inevitable a slapdash and forgettable cartoon would be produced. While we discuss the book, the poorly adapted cartoon, and the unexpected global phenomenon of this red-headed orphan girl from Prince Edward Island, we also get into the mess that is copyright laws and Sylvie explains why Anne with an E is the only adaptation we need.

Episode covered for the podcast is episode 5 "The Sleeves." Written by Laura Kosterkski and Stephen Zoller. Directed by Lilliane Andre. Original airdate September 30, 2001.


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Jul 08, 202301:12:32
Episode 69 - Cybersix

Episode 69 - Cybersix

On this week's episode, we brazenly extend our month of Pride programming with a certified queer cult classic about a leather-clad, gender-fluid, vampiric, super-soldier fighting against Nazis. A show so utterly perfect for our current era we needed to bring it back. And yes, we literally only programmed it for our 69th episode because it's the meme number and we are mature professionals. Even so, this show deserves another look.

Episode covered for this podcast is episode 5 "Lori is Missing." Written by Jono Howard and directed by Keiichiro Furuya. Original airdate September 25, 1999.


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Jul 01, 202301:09:22
Episode 68 - NFB Showcase #8: Pride Edition

Episode 68 - NFB Showcase #8: Pride Edition

On this week's episode, Sylvie and Chris return to the archive of moving images that is the NFB for an out and proud double bill of short, queer animation. A bittersweet, neon-soaked eulogy to a dingy gay bar in Edmonton where outcasts could find community, chased down with a stick-figure tribute to a beloved indie pop duo summarizing their career. They have a lot more in common than you would expect as we found out when we broke down their aesthetics, productions, and messages. Plus some Waterloo college bar hopping memories and why queer history in all its forms is important to archive.

Films discussed are Vivek Shraya's Reviving the Roost (2019) and Ann Marie Fleming's A Short Film about Teagan & Sara (2018).

Both films are available on the NFB website (https://www.nfb.ca/animation/).

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Jun 24, 202356:16
Episode 67 - The Dragon Prince

Episode 67 - The Dragon Prince

On this week's desperate attempt to program for Pride Month, we take a look at a series with a notable pedigree that was often bandied about as a stellar example of representation in children's television...after the first couple of seasons, that is. It's Netflix's The Dragon Prince, a series from one of the minds behind Avatar: The Last Airbender (with a fraction of the budget and production time that went into making that series thanks to Netflix's production/releasing methods that are inherently hostile to creativity). This mostly just turned into yet another bull session over how inhospitable the streaming era is for new animated properties and how Netflix specifically is to blame, but we also chatted about what would could gleam from the first episode of the show. Spoiler alert - it wasn't a lot.

Episode covered for the podcast is "Echoes of Thunder." Directed by Giancarlo Volpe and written by Aaron Ehasz and Justin Richmond. Release date September 14, 2018.

(Editor note: we do not mention it in the episode, but there are presently allegations against Ehasz over the creation of a toxic and abusive work environment for women in the studios and writer's rooms he oversaw. Just making a note of them here for posterity and because it should be taken seriously).


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Jun 17, 202301:17:01
Episode 66 - Beast Wars: Transformers "Other Visits Pt. 1 & 2"

Episode 66 - Beast Wars: Transformers "Other Visits Pt. 1 & 2"

On this week's episode, Chris and Sylvie are torn between their hastily programmed Pride theme month and the desire to program with new releases with the release of Transformers: Rise of the Beasts. Returning to the beloved Canadian CGI series Beast Wars: Transformers, they found a way to kill two birds with one stone through a quick Google search to find "The Gayest Episode of Beast Wars." Turns out, the massive Transformers fandom has heavy representation of LGBTIQA+ members who have done all the work for us of reading queer themes into the long-running Hasbro series, and Beast Wars is no different. Sort of...Plus, we take in the heavily improved visuals and the bafflingly broadened narrative between the last time we checked out the series.

For the podcast, we took a look at Season 2, Episodes 6 and 7 "Other Visits Pt. 1 & 2." Both written by Larry DiTillio and directed by John Pozer and Colin Davies respectively. Original aridates February 8 and 15th 1998.


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Jun 10, 202301:02:57
Episode 65 - Rick and Steve: The Happiest Gay Couple in All the World

Episode 65 - Rick and Steve: The Happiest Gay Couple in All the World

HAPPY PRIDE TO ALL OUR LISTENERS!!

To celebrate, we here at Cartoon Night in Canada our programming a whole month of (somewhat) LGBT-centric shows produced here in Canada. And we are starting off with a thematically confused message and a mouthful of a title. It's Rick and Steve: The Happiest Gay Couple in All the World! An in-your-face, stop-motion satire of the queer community that so proudly wears its "equal opportunity offender" and "politically incorrect" labels on its sleeve like a badge of honour. Surprisingly, it winds up being an utter mess that routinely has no idea what it is trying to say.

(Apologies for the audio quality on the Rick and Steve theme song in the podcast).

For the podcast, we took a look at Season 2, Episode 11 "Swallowing Pride." Directed by Q. Allen Brocka and Written by Q. Allen Brocka and Phillip J. Bartell. Original airdate December 16, 2008.


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Jun 03, 202301:03:42
Episode 64 - NFB Showcase #7: The Cat Came Back & I Like Girls

Episode 64 - NFB Showcase #7: The Cat Came Back & I Like Girls

On this week's episode, Sylvie and Chris are back in the vast archives of the NFB for a pairing of two shorts that could not be more different. An adaptation of a beloved children's novelty song about an absurdist struggle between man and animal, and a confessional anthology of women discussing their first same-sex attraction with charm and vulnerability. While we somewhat failed at finding a connecting theme (despite many attempts), we nevertheless broke down the two shorts in terms of style, direction, themes, and adaptations.


Films discussed are Cordell Barker's The Cat Came Back (1988) and Diane Obomsawin's I Like Girls (2016).

Both films are available on the NFB website (https://www.nfb.ca/animation/).

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May 27, 202343:22
Episode 63 - Clone High

Episode 63 - Clone High

On this week's episode, Sylvie and Chris tackle another big hitter of the Canadian cartoon canon - a cult favourite from the minds of a now beloved directing duo that many might not even realize is TECHNICALLY Canadian (the best kind). It's the greatest animated teen sitcom to ever exist, it's Clone High! A wacky, zany, and maybe even silly teen show parody for the irony poisoned teenagers of the early 2000s that still holds up to this day (in some ways...). In honour of the long rumored and finally happening Season 2 coming out this month, we decided it was finally time to enroll in Clone High and knock this one of the list.

The "very special episode" covered for the podcast was Episode 3 "A.D.D. the Last D is for Disorder." Written by Tom Martin, and directed by series directors Ted Collyer and Harold Harris. Original Canadian airdate November 3 2002.


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May 20, 202301:17:49
Episode 62 - Redwall

Episode 62 - Redwall

On this week's episode, Chris and Sylvie head to the Mossflower Woods to witness the divine struggles of war between mice, rats, otters, and other woodland critters in Brian Jacques' Redwall. While hesitant to cover an apparently beloved series like this, we get into the beautiful aesthetic inspired by Gary Chalk's illustration work, how the show adapts the more mature/intense themes of Jacques' original novel series, and why the show was a hard sell back in the late 90s to early 2000s when television animation was going in a different direction entirely. Plus, a lot of the recording was spent on lamenting the lost adaptation by Patrick McHale and ranting against the streaming era's tendency to arbitrarily cancel animated projects...

Episodes covered for the podcast are Episode 1 and 2 "Cluny the Scourge: Part 1 & 2." Directed Raymon Jafelice and written by Steve Roberts. Original airdate September 8, 1999.


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May 13, 202301:17:37
Episode 61 - Wapos Bay

Episode 61 - Wapos Bay

On this week's episode, Chris and Sylvie take a trip down to the stop-motion community of Wapos Bay to really emphasize the importance of Indigenous stories and media, produced by Indigenous creators, for Indigenous audiences. A charming children's program and meticulously crafted animation that's only real glaring issue is it speaks to a very young audience about the realities of their community and can be a tad squeaky clean (understandably). Otherwise, utterly pleasant little show.

Episode covered is Episode 11 "As Long as the River Flows." Written and directed by Dennis Jackson. Original airdate December 4th, 2007.


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May 06, 202301:05:06
Episode 60 - Tripping the Rift
Apr 22, 202301:06:50
Episode 59 - CanaDub: Ranma 1/2 (Ocean Group Dub)

Episode 59 - CanaDub: Ranma 1/2 (Ocean Group Dub)

On this week's episode, Chris and Sylvie get into one of the early turning points for anime fandom in the West with the Canadian produced dub for Rumiko Takahashi's groundbreaking gender swap comedy Ranma 1/2. Our old Vancouver buds The Ocean Group whipped together a bold yet faithful reworking of the original release which really highlights the sharp comedy and surprisingly progressive approach to the fluidity of gender identities of this series. It was pleasantly surprising to find that this one really held up in the cool light of 2023.

Episode covered was episode 1 of the original Ocean group dub, English title "The Strange Stranger from China." Voice dub directed by Terry Klassen.


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Apr 15, 202359:10
Episode 58 - Donkey Kong Country

Episode 58 - Donkey Kong Country

On this week's episode, Sylvie and Chris do some intentional programming for once and celebrate the release of the (apparently mediocre) Super Mario Bros. movie with another video game adaptation from the Mario franchise that most definitely DID NOT have the same amount of care, money, or consideration of fan opinion underlying its production. It's another artifact of early CGI animation during the peak of bad videogame adaptations, it's Nelvana's Donkey Kong Country. While we get into the seemingly unbreakable "curse of the videogame adaptation," we dig into why this janky, awkward, and unnecessarily musical interpretation of the classic SNES series did not, indeed, break that curse. But hey, at least it gave us that one meme with Donkey Kong's ass, right?

Episode covered for the podcast was episode 35 "Follow that Coconut!" Original airdate April 14, 2000. Directed by Mike Fallows and written by Caroline Commisso.


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Apr 08, 202301:05:12
Episode 57 - Seven Little Monsters

Episode 57 - Seven Little Monsters

Happy April Fools' Day! This week, Sylvie and Chris played a prank on themselves by wading back into shows produced for toddlers with the ill-fated Nelvana adaptation of a beloved children's book author lesser known book. It's Seven Little Monsters, a series that takes all the charm of Maurice Sendak's aesthetic and darker outlook on children's storytelling and smothers it to make it palatable for Canadian kids. If you're wondering if this episode features an extended discussion on "monster fucking" and debate over the musical merits of the Barenaked Ladies, let me assure you we get into it all and more.

Episode covered is Episode 19 "Splitting Hairs." Directed by Neil Affleck and written by Michael Toma. Original airdate December 8, 2001.


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Apr 01, 202301:03:42
Episode 56 - Producing Parker

Episode 56 - Producing Parker

On this week's CNIC Detour, Sylvie and Chris ponder what exactly a "producer" actually does and the sorry state of daytime television as they get into the needlessly zany workplace comedy Producing Parker. While admiring the sharp direction and stunning aesthetic of this forgotten TvTropolis (remember that??) series, we suffer through the two-thousand and late sense of humour which feels like somebody got too much Family Guy randomness in their 30 Rock. A horny, catty show with a star-studded cast that neither Sylvie or Chris could figure out who its supposed to appeal to. Plus, we determine what is the best kind of daytime television, Sylvie explains some show called Blindspot, and the glorious return of Mothman talk.


Episode covered is Episode 9 "Age-DEE-Fying." Original airdate unknown. Directed by Robin Budd. Written by Jenn Engels.


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Mar 25, 202301:12:10
Episode 55 - The Hollow

Episode 55 - The Hollow

On this week's episode, Chris and Sylvie bumble their way through a multi-layered mystery of strange landscapes and stranger creatures in the Netflix-produced teen adventure show The Hollow. While acknowledging we were in no way the target audience for this, we broke down why this recent show lacks the staying power to invest you in its multi-arc narrative and why it can never shake the "Netflix needed another Stranger Things-esque show" allegations. We really, finally get into the reasons why Netflix and its business practices have not been an ally to the animation industry as of lately after teasing it on previous episodes. Plus, Chris won't shut up about HBO's Barry and Sylvie contemplates whether or not Kai will become one her "little guys."


Episode covered is Episode 1 "The Room." Original release date June 8, 2018. Directed by Josh Mepham. Written by Vito Viscomi.


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Mar 18, 202301:11:13
Episode 54 - NFB Showcase #6: The Oscar Special

Episode 54 - NFB Showcase #6: The Oscar Special

For Chris and Sylvie's continued exploration of the National Film Board archives, we decided to commemorate the 95th Academy Awards with a double-stuffed Oscar special! Three nominated or winning films from the NFB's extensive archives and the currently nominated short film The Flying Sailor. From a darkly comic midlife crisis, to an psychedelic appreciation of the abstract beauty of a walk cycle, to a breakneck series of bits on world history, and finally a glorious meditation on the fragile beauty of life in the wake of a national tragedy. We know the Oscars have never cared about animation as a medium, but that doesn't mean we don't!


Films covered are:

Bob's Birthday (1993). Directed by Alison Snowden and David Fine.

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

Walking (1968). Directed by Ryan Larkin.

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

History of the World in Three Minutes Flat (1980). Directed by Michael Mills.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nQWq1vcqGEQ&t=14s&ab_channel=ThumbnailSpots

The Flying Sailor (2022). Directed by Wendy Tilby and Amanda Forbis.

https://www.nfb.ca/film/flying-sailor-the/


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Mar 11, 202301:14:60
Episode 53 - My Dad the Rockstar

Episode 53 - My Dad the Rockstar

On this week's episode, Chris and Sylvie are getting into the uncharted territories of vanity animated projects and over- the-hill narcissistic rockstars with the Gene "That Guy from Kiss with the Tongue" Simmons produced show My Dad the Rockstar. A fairly solid coming of age show about the trials of having a flamboyant celebrity father that hits at the nefarious veracity of reality television in clever and funny ways. Unfortunately, the main drawback is the utterly insufferable producer behind it all which is just too hard to ignore in hindsight. Plus, the poorly aged Gene Simmons Family Jewels experiment and the incredibly buckwild career of Canadian acting legend Don Francks are discussed.


Episode covered is Episode 13 "Meet the Zillas." Original airdate February 2, 2004. Series directed by Andrew Young. Episode written by George Westerholm.


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Mar 04, 202356:56
BONUS - R.I.P. Teletoon

BONUS - R.I.P. Teletoon

During our recording session this week, we decided to do a proper send-off to our beloved "animation station" Teletoon. On the airwaves since October of 1997, it was announced last month that it would be permanently rebranding under Cartoon Network as of March 27, 2023. We briefly get into the history and importance of the channel and what it meant for Canadian media and what happened that led us to this point. A eulogy for a network that helped define the image, aesthetic, and reputation of Canadian animation for generations.

R.I.P. Teletoon

1997 - 2023


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Mar 03, 202324:40
Episode 52 - Mona the Vampire

Episode 52 - Mona the Vampire

On this week's episode, Sylvie and Chris show you their fangs and get way too invested in the fragile delineations between fantasy and reality with Mona the Vampire. While debating some favourite tropes featured in shows we covered (the HorrorKid, precocious girl with overactive imagination, monster of the week story structure, etc.), we once again get into the joys of horror made for kids and our nostalgic memories of this ordinary girl in an extraordinary world. Plus, Joss Whedon is mentioned. There is your content warning for that guy.


Episode covered is episode 23 "Time shift/Time Out." Written by Kristine Van Dusen and Jacques Bouchard respectively. Original airdate October 18, 2000. 


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Feb 25, 202301:14:37