Did You Know Godzilla Had a Sidekick? Godzilla's Forgotten Cartoon (Ep. 279)

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🗓️ 5 November 2024

⏱️ 43 minutes

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In this episode of Fine Tooning, Jim Hill and Drew Taylor dive into some of animation’s quirkiest corners and biggest news: Godzilla’s 70th Anniversary: Celebrating Godzilla Day with a look back at the 1978 Godzilla animated series and the fascinating story behind Hanna-Barbera’s unique take on the King of Monsters. The Wild Robot’s Box Office Success: DreamWorks' hit continues to climb, surpassing $250 million worldwide. "Emily the Strange" Returns: A new animated feature from Warner Bros. and J.J. Abrams brings the iconic goth character to life. The Simpsons’ NFL Takeover: A real-time Simpsons Monday Night Football game using innovative animation technology. Halloween Treats & Holiday Previews: Highlights from Netflix’s That Christmas, Marvel’s upcoming series lineup, and spooky animated specials. Tune in for a monster-packed episode celebrating everything from classic kaiju to modern animation news! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:34.8	shop when it comes to animation news and commentary.
0:38.4	I'm entertainment writer Jim Hill and Mr. Taylor, whose writings on the industry you can
0:42.7	regularly read over on the rap and whose musings on the Mission Impossible movies you can
0:47.8	listen to on Light the Fuse, the official Mission Impossible podcast. He and I are recording
0:53.5	this week's episode on Sunday, November 3rd, which, as Drew pointed out, as we were pre-gaming, this week's show, is Godzilla Day.
1:03.9	That's right.
1:04.8	What?
1:05.0	70th anniversary of the 1954 original.
1:09.5	Yep.
1:09.7	And obviously, Godzilla has been very active in the last few years, both on the Japanese
1:14.7	side of things with Godzilla minus one, as well as on the American side with Monarch and
1:19.8	Godzilla X-Kong, the new empire.
1:22.8	So, you know, for a 70-year-old, he is just firing on all cylinders, Jim, you know?
1:27.4	Well, that said, Jim, you know?
1:27.7	Well, that said, Drew, on the second half of today show, we're going to talk about something that didn't necessarily fire on all cylinders.
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