Retroscoping

Alexa and Nathan dig into the new year with Disney's 15th animated feature film, Lady and the Tramp. Grab your furry friends and bone up on the film's complicated origins, iconic moments, and doggie delights. MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE: "Happy Dan the Cynical Dog" by Ward Greene Lady sketch by Joe Grant Cinemascope Larry Roberts Peggy Lee Barbara Luddy

Second Star to the right and stream on til morning! Alexa and Nathan discuss Disney's 14th animated feature film and its pan-orama of problems. They talk pixies, pirates, and the boy who never grew up (and the surprising ways he hasn't aged well. Ladies, you deserve better!). MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE: J.M. Barrie The Ormond Street Hospital Charity Ranger J Audobon Woodlore (aka. if Smee was a Park Ranger) Arthur Rackam's Peter Pan Illustrations Trina Schart Hyman's Peter Pan illustrations

Follow Nathan and Alexa down the rabbit hole into Walt Disney's 13th animated feature film, Alice in Wonderland. Feast on delicious cakes of chaos and other tasty tidbits on our wander through Wonderland. MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE Alice Liddell A Caucus Race Eating Oysters in months that end in R "Mad as a hatter" Ed Wynn Kathryn Beaumont

Bibbidi-bobbidi-be kind. Nathan and Alexa talk mice, magic, and the stroke of midnight. How casting the lead role was it's own Cinderella story! And which one of Cinderella's philosophies has turned into a pumpkin over time. MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE Charles Perrault Helene Stanley Songwriters Mack David, Al Hoffman, Jerry Livingston June Foray Ilene Woods Mice Singing in Normal Voices Please do not clothe the birds. (Pigeons in hats) Eleanor Audley The Wicked Stepmother & Stepsisters at Disneyland

Tally-ho! Alexa and Nathan stay inside during the COVID19 quarantine and wrap up the package film era while social distancing with Ichabod and Mr. Toad. MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE Roger Deakins Leonard Maltin Bing Crosby Mickey's Christmas Carol The Hays Code Kenneth Grahame Washington Irving J. Pat O'Malley

Great snakes of cotton candy! In feature film #10, Nathan and Alexa reunite with the Caballeros, discover a lost Disney Princess, and learn to pickle responsibly. Listen up, it's "Melody Time!" MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE New York Times Review of Melody Time Apple Pickles Johnny Appleseed Bobby Driscoll

Jiminy Cricket is back... with a vengeance. Alexa and Nathan find out what is a Bongo and what is a Bergen while discussing outdated love rituals and other ghosts of pop culture eras past. CONTENT WARNING: Brief discussions of domestic violence behaviors. Parental discretion advised. MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE "Too Good to Be True" love song from Bongo Mickey and the Beanstalk Willy raises the roof Edgar Bergen Billy Gilbert

In this film you've surely never seen, Alexa and Nathan uncover a hidden connection to Disneyland, learn the word "boogie woogie," and give this film an award. Fun Fact: This episode was recorded before COVID19. Time travel with us back to a simpler time. MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE Fred Moore The Martins and the Coys Blue Bayou All the Cats Join In Without You Casey at the Bat Two Silhouettes Peter and the Wolf narration and music After You've Gone Johnny Fedora and Alice Bluebonnet clip The Whale Who Wanted to Sing at the Met

Grab your snappy serapes for The Three Caballeros! Alexa and Nathan embark on Disney's original magic carpet ride across Mexico and into a whole new side of Donald Duck they wish they could unsee. CONTENT WARNING: Brief discussions of lewd behaviors. Parental discretion advised. MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE The Cold-Blooded Penguin clip The Flying Gauchito clip Baía clip Las Posadas clip You Belong to My Heart and Donald's Surreal Reverie clip Jesusita en Chihuahua dance clip Behind the scenes footage of Carmen Molina's "Jesusita" dance

Saludos Amigos! And join us on the fastest international trip you'll ever take! Nathan and Alexa introduce the 1940's package film era and discuss the shortest Disney Feature film, the ultimate Photoshop brush, and how cartoons fought the Nazis. MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE Clip from the 1990 Sing Along VHS tapes "Donald Duck Visits Lake Titicaca" clip "Pedro" clip "El Gaucho Goofy" clip (in Swedish) "Aquarela do Brasil" Daffy Duck in "Duck Amuck" clip

Absolutely endearing and enchanting, Alexa and Nathan talk about 1942's Lion King... also known as Bambi. They discuss the birds and the butterflies and how Bambi fathered a bear. MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE Tyrus Wong Walt Disney interview about Bambi 10 Facts about Bambi Why Bambi remains a classic The Problematic Influence of Disney's "Bambi" Bambi Forest Fire Prevention Poster Smokey the Bear

CONTENT WARNING: Discussions of alcohol and elements of racism. Parental discretion advised. Alexa and Nathan have officially seen everything because now they've seen an elephant fly (and a few pink elephants to boot)! They highly recommend Timothy Mouse as your agent. But whatever you do - look out for Mister Stork! MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE The 1941 Strike The Animation Guild Barnum Animal Crackers How Tim Burton's Dumbo addressed the original Dumbo's racism and other problematic issues.

CONTENT WARNING: Brief discussions of racism and nudity. Parental discretion advised. Nathan and Alexa discuss Disney's 3rd animated feature film, Fantasia. A film that mixes high art with "cold hard science" and travels from abstract ASMR to whimsical pagan pastures. MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE A Colour Box by Len Lye Uncensored Pastoral Symphony Comparison {Warning: contains depictions of racism}

Hi-Diddle-Dee-Dee! A Disney life for me! Alexa and Nathan discuss the odds and ends of Pinocchio, Disney's 2nd feature film. They debate whether Jiminy is a good conscience and discover deceit is the solution to deforestation. MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE Disney's Oscar

Heigh-ho! It's off through history we go! In the first episode of Retroscoping, Alexa and Nathan take a look at Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. They discuss other contenders for "first animated film," the original fairy tale, and break down the delights this film still offers more than 80 years after it's premiere. So whether you're new school or old school -- navigate to Disney+, crack open your DVD collection, or cue up the VCR and get watching the classic masterpiece that changed the world of animation forever after. MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE "The Apostle" by Quirino Cristiani "The Adventures of Prince Achmed" by Lotte Reiniger "The Old Mill" Disney short "Walt Disney Introduces the Multiplane Camera" The Hobbit House in Culver City