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Deconstructing Disney
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Two life-long Disney fans take on the Disney animated film catalog (and all its -isms) and discuss with a critical lens. Episodes release the first Tuesday of every month...usually.

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And here's some art from Chris Sanders' original direction for the movie, then titled American Dog.
The bull terrier protagonist of American Dog, Henry, wearing a black spiked dog collar, sits at the bar at a coffee shop, lifting the coffee cup to his mouth. Steam and sunlight fade out the other human characters sitting around him enjoying their coffee. Dog protagonist of American Dog, Henry, sits at a folding table wearing a white button up shirt and smoking a cigar. He is playing poker with two men in suits holding handguns. In the foreground a woman in a low back red dress hides a knife behind her back. A sketch in pink and black pencil of a scary little girl, the zombie serial killer from Chris Sanders' American Dog concept. She has pigtails with bows and small pointed hat. Her eyes are abnormally wide and staring at the camera. She smiles very wide and some of her teeth appear to be pointed. A sketch signed by Chris Sanders of the one-eyed cat from the American dog concept. The cat is facing the camera, looking soldierly and serious, wearing an eye patch with a skull on it and coveralls. The cat's head is very big and its ears are very small. It holds its hands behind its back.
July 15, 2025 at 6:41 PM
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We also talked a lot about animator and Danish pop star Jørgen Klubien whose idea Yellow Car was the basis for what became Cars (and the controversy over his level of involvement/credit). Here's some art from his 1995 Yellow Car pitch. See more on his website: jorgenklubien.com/portfolio/st...
A storyboard drawing of Yellow Car, a small three wheeled yellow car based on the BMW Isetta, and the green VW bus that would become Fillmore. The VW bus is starting up, putting out a cloud of smoke, after Yellow Car filled it with something from an oil drum. The text reads "It wasn't exately (sic) premium gasoline, but the old hippie didn't seem to mind. 'Hell, I can run on just about anything!' he said. And then he started right up!" A storyboard drawing of Yellow Car, a small three wheeled yellow car based on the BMW Isetta, emerging from Bradley's Garage looking all shiny and excited. The text reads "Beeb, beeb!" Yellow Car's design would be reused for Luigi in Cars. A storyboard drawing of Hot Rod, a black race car with yellow flames on the front half, zooming across the finish line of a race while people cheer in the stands behind him. A storyboard drawing of a police car chatting with a sleepy looking firetruck. These cars inspired Sheriff and Red in Cars. The text reads: "There were the old fireengine (sic) and the local police... good morning Chief! Morning Sheriff!"
February 5, 2025 at 4:53 PM
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Name the Disney animated movie without looking! Part 3 of 3 - we have a champion! 👑

#disney #disneymovies #animation #movies #namethatmovie #podcast
January 7, 2025 at 10:40 PM
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Name the Disney animated movie without looking! Part 2 of 3

#disney #disneymovies #animation #movies #namethatmovie #podcast
January 7, 2025 at 10:34 PM
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We played the “Name the _ without looking” game over the holidays with the beginnings of Disney animated movies 🙈
Part 1 of 3 - who will win?!

#disney #disneymovies #animation #movies #namethatmovie #podcast
January 7, 2025 at 10:29 PM
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Hooray for our 50th full episode, Chicken Little! 🐤 What a way to kick off our time at Bluesky!

This is a story about baseball and single dads who don't do feelings... until it's about aliens 👽. But it's also, thank goodness, about friendship.

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The Deconstructing Disney logo of a yellow text box with black Mickey ears perched on the corner, on top of a blue background with the name of the podcast in the bottom left corner. In the text box is a still from the movie Chicken Little showing the character Chicken Little being cornered against a wooden fence by interviewers' microphones after they believe he's lied about the sky falling.
November 13, 2024 at 4:45 PM