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How"s It Hold Up?

A podcast where a lesbian trans woman who"s an animation enthusiast, her mother who"s a teacher and has written a thesis on her love of videogames, and her Scooby-Doo-loving wife watch (mostly) animated movies and ask the eternal question: "how"s it hold up?"

tv & film film reviews

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00:42:59

Babar the Movie

How"s It Hold Up? ·

2023/11/08

(Spoiler Section Length - 3min 30sec) Here we have another movie by Nelvana, and also another movie based on a licensed property. Said property is perhaps a little less well known than the Care Bears, but it has a more storied legacy, too. Babar the Movie is actually part of the Babar animated series that aired in the late 80s, but fortunately knowledge of the series is mostly not required to understand the film. Did we have a good time with this one, or did it leave us as cold as the Care Bears

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00:35:22

Shorts! Silly Symphonies: Who Killed Cock Robin?

How"s It Hold Up? ·

2023/11/06

Disney cartoons generally stay within a certain range of tones, and 'dark comedy' does not fit within that range. And yet, this is what we are presented with in this cartoon - a dark comedy about a bird getting murdered and the farce of a trial that happens as a result. With celebrity bird caricatures, jokes about police brutality and maybe Disney's true First Gay Character, there's a lot going on in this cartoon... but is it actually any good? Listen to find out! --- Support this

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00:39:17

Scooby-Doo Meets the Boo Brothers

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2023/10/25

(Spoiler Section Length - 1min 38sec) We've watched Ghoul School, but what about the movie that began this loose trilogy of Scooby, Scrappy and Shaggy traveling around an encountering real monsters? Are the titular Boo Brothers as much of a treat to be around as the girls from Ghoul School? Does the plot flow any better? It it any good at all? Listen to find out! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/howsitholdup/support

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00:42:25

Shorts! Mickey's Service Station & Mickey's Fire Brigade

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2023/10/18

By 1935 even Disney's Mickey Mouse cartoons transitioned away from black and white and into full color - but one of the last few black and white cartoons was fundamental in building a dynamic that is explored over the course of both of these shorts, and many more in the future. Specifically, the dynamic between the three pals known and Mickey, Donald and Goofy. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/howsitholdup/support

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01:19:46

The Secret of NIMH (feat. Ryan)

How"s It Hold Up? ·

2023/10/11

(Spoiler Section Length - 6min 29sec) Some movies attain near mythological status, whether because of their quality or because of the effect they had on people who saw them at a young age. This particular movie is often touted as being one of the best that animation has to offer, while also being held up as a 'that movie scarred me as a child' type of film by adults who vaguely remember it. Does it deserve that sort of hype? Is it good, regardless? Listen to find out! --- Support this

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00:24:31

Shorts! Betty Boop and Grampy

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2023/10/04

For the year of 1935, this podcast has put a lot of focus on Disney cartoons, but what about its competitors? What about the Fleischers, in particular? They've got two cartoon stars in this era - Betty Boop and Popeye. But one of those two characters was hit particularly hard by the Hays Code. How's that affecting the focus of Boop cartoons by 1935? This short is a prime example. Is it a good cartoon, though? Let's find out! --- Support this podcast:

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00:55:02

The Care Bears Movie

How"s It Hold Up? ·

2023/09/27

(Spoiler Section Length - 4min 23sec) There are lots of franchises that are synonymous with the 1980s era of toy-commercial-turned-show-or-movie. Transformers, GI Joe, My Little Pony, to name a few. But what about Hallmark's attempt: the Care Bears? Though they're less often remembered, they were actually the first ones to get in on the movie craze for these merchandise machines, and their success paved the way for later films like Transformers the Movie. But though they were successful

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00:26:31

Shorts! Merrie Melodies: I Haven't Got a Hat

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2023/09/21

Long ago we met Warner Bros first cartoon star, Bosko. But his star faded fast, and has aged particularly poorly, resulting in him being hardly remembered nowadays. Today we meet the first lasting Looney Tunes star, who still appears in media to this very day: Porky Pig. That's right, Looney Tunes as we know it today didn't start with Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck or even Egghead (the proto-Elmer Fudd)! No, it started in 1935, with a stuttering pig named Porky, only one of several new characters

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01:50:23

Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland

How"s It Hold Up? ·

2023/09/13

(Spoiler Section Length - 9min 35sec) Sometimes the story behind the making of a movie is more interesting than the movie itself. this particular film's production story involves many famous names, from the likes of Hayao Miyazaki all the way to George Lucas. Yet the film itself has also managed to garner a cult following in the years since its release, and a fuzzy spot in the memory of many a millennial who watched it as a child. Is this film only worth remembering for how it was made, or does

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00:32:08

Shorts! Silly Symphonies: The Tortoise and the Hare

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2023/09/07

The classic fable, retold by Disney! This short ended up serving as inspiration to a great many people in the animation industry, and was successful enough to eventually get a sequel. But it's also a tale that's been told many a time before and since. Does this near-century old version hold up? Listen to find out! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/howsitholdup/support

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01:01:30

Cats Don't Dance

How"s It Hold Up? ·

2023/08/30

(Spoiler Section Length - 6min 6sec) A lot of animated movies copy Disney and Pixar. Those two studios have had a massive influence on the animation medium and in particular what commercial films released in the US look and feel like. But every now and then you get a movie that tries something new, tries to break the mold in interesting ways, and sometimes, as in the case of Into the Spider-Verse, that experimentation results in both critical and financial success. Other times, like with this film,

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00:31:25

Shorts! Mickey Mouse: The Band Concert

How"s It Hold Up? ·

2023/08/23

A new year, but the same mouse! But he's in color this time! There's also a certain duck and a concert with cameos from a certain dog, a certain cow and a certain horse. Considered by some to be one of the best cartoons ever made, this band concert was a smash hit back in the day, but is it still a fun listen (and watch) today? Listen to find out! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/howsitholdup/support

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00:59:40

Pete's Dragon (2016)

How"s It Hold Up? ·

2023/08/16

(Spoiler Section Length - 6min 54sec) Time for another patented Disney remake! Except, does it really count as that if the setting is completely different, the tone is completely different, the story is completely different, and all the characters are completely different? Does it really count as a remake if the only similar thing between it and the original is an orphan boy named Pete and an animated dragon named Elliot? And perhaps more importantly, do these changes help or hinder the movie? Is it

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00:23:22

Shorts! Mickey Mouse: Two-Gun Mickey

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2023/08/09

Our final short of 1934, and the last hurrah for the classic Mickey & Minnie vs. Pete cartoons that began with the likes of The Gallopin' Gaucho all the way back in 1928. Unlike those previous shorts, in this one, Minnie has a gun. It's a fun Western romp, but like most Westerns, it's not without its negative racial stereotypes. Does this short manage to overall stay enjoyable despite that, or does it crumble under the weight of bad genre conventions? Listen to find out! ---

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01:07:26

Pete's Dragon (1977)

How"s It Hold Up? ·

2023/08/02

(Spoiler Section Length - 15min 2sec) We take a trip down memory lane today, with a movie some of our hosts vaguely remember from childhood, and a certain one of our hosts literally cried watching. It's a movie from back when colorful live-action musicals were still at least a little in vogue, and a from back when Don Bluth still worked for Disney. It's a movie about a boy and his cartoon dragon friend who is NOT an imaginary friend. It's a lot of things, but in the end... is it

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00:14:08

Shorts! Happy Harmonies: Bosko's Parlor Pranks

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2023/07/28

What happens to old cartoon stars once they leave the studio that they became famous at? Mostly they become forgotten, shadows of their former selves. Oswald the Lucky Rabbit faded into obscurity once he left Disney's hands, and Warner Bros' old star Bosko didn't do much better. Over at a new studio producing cartoons for MGM, Bosko starred in this short, which rather than doing much new, mostly looks back at Bosko's glory days. Is the reminiscing fun, or a waste of time? Listen to

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00:42:49

The Princess and the Goblin

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2023/07/19

(Spoiler Section Length - 4min 19sec) This is one of those ephemeral 'oh yeah i think i might've rented that from blockbuster once' movies, the kind that vaguely sticks in your mind but that you never actively recall until it is specifically brought up. It's a movie that released in a decade of animated excellence that does not exhibit the animated quality of its contemporaries (even excluding Disney from the equation), and that exhibits storytelling inspired by centuries-old tales,

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00:35:27

Shorts! Mickey Mouse & Silly Symphonies: Playful...

How"s It Hold Up? ·

2023/07/12

Two cartoons with some threadbare connections, featuring a playful pup and a vocal villain. One's in black and white and the other in color, and yet both are important. For what reason? And perhaps more importantly, are they actually enjoyable to watch? Listen to find out! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/howsitholdup/support

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00:42:41

Rainbow Brite and the Star Stealer

How"s It Hold Up? ·

2023/07/05

(Spoiler Section Length - 2min 47sec) It's time for another 80s animated movie made for the purpose of selling a brand of toy. Yes, just like Transformers the Movie, Rainbow Brite is made to sell, well, Rainbow Brite toys! And also like Transformers, this movie involves a large cast, is mostly set in space, and has lots of fighting and monsters. But this time battles are fought with rainbows! Also there's a character named Twink and that's important to note. Is this movie as good as its

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00:28:05

Shorts! Betty Boop: Poor Cinderella

How"s It Hold Up? ·

2023/06/28

Today's Betty Boop is the first Boop in color (and the last, at least by the Fleischers), and is also technically not a Betty Boop but the start of the Color Classics series. It sees Betty in a retelling of Cinderella, complete with musical numbers, pretty dresses, a prince, and a fairy godmother. This short is also another example of the sorts of color cartoons that studios other than Disney were putting out during the period where Disney had sole claim to the 3-Strip Technicolor process, and

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