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The Great Northern Film Podcast

Hi, I"m Elijah Sim, Creator of Thomas And Mario 45 on youtube, and known by the alias of GoldenThomas45 on social media, and I"ll be bringing a new show that talks about the history of shows, movies, video games, studios who make them and even some occasional surprises, stay tuned every other Saturday for new episodes

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43:29

The History Of Toy Story

The Great Northern Film Podcast ·

2026/08/01

CGI is the dominant form of animation and nearly every film uses CGI, however there was a time that was almost a fantasy and there was one film that had to prove to the world how it could be done, and that film is Toy Story

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40:55

The History Of Shrek

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2026/07/17

Somebody once told me film productions are like onions, they are full of layers when comes down to it, and there's no better showing of how many layers a film production can have than Shrek

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84:24

The Rise And Fall Of Ralph Bakshi

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2026/06/19

When people talk about animation, the common stigma is that animation is for kids, but in the 70s and 80s, there was one man who changed that notion and made animated film for adults, and his name is Ralph Bakshi

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97:18

The Rise and Fall of Hanna Barbera

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2026/06/08

Rob Base and DJ EZ Rock once said "it takes two to make a thing go right" and with animation there's no better dynamic duo than Bill Hanna and Joe Barbera

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46:51

The History Of The Thief And The Cobbler

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2026/05/22

The movie making process is a long a tedious task, but who would think that it would take one guy nearly three decades to make it, come hell or high water, he made this project even if it took forever

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61:33

The Rise And Fall Of Atari

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2026/05/08

When you think of early video games, Atari is the first one that comes to mind, and although they did rule the roost in the 70s, afterwards, they fell of in a dramatic way

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39:19

The Video Game Crash Of 1983

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2026/04/24

The video game industry has moments of stagnation, but the most infamous moment was the infamous crash of 1983

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44:04

The History Of Who Framed Roger Rabbit

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2026/04/11

A tale of a toon and a grouchy private eye is nothing new, but what is, it's production history of how it was made and we'll crack the case on that

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49:46

The History Of Super Mario Bros (1993)

The Great Northern Film Podcast ·

2026/03/27

In honor of the Super Mario Galaxy Movie, today we'll be looking at another Mario movie that needed more than brothers who's plumbing was their game to stop it from being this much of a mess

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58:28

The History Of Tetris

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2026/03/13

How can a game so simple yet addictive like Tetris have a story? Well when your story involves Soviet Russia, there's always a tale to tell

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63:34

The Rise And Fall Of Sega

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2026/03/02

In the 90s, there were two companies that were the talk of the town in video games, Nintendo and Sega, but while Nintendo is one the most popular gaming manufacturers out there to this day, Sega has a different story and is a cautionary reminder that once you hit the top, the only way you can go is down

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71:44

The Rise And Fall Of Don Bluth

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2026/01/30

The 80s were a dark age for animation, but in that dark era, came a light, a person who wanted to change the image of animation in the 80's and bring them back into the mainstream, and although it didn't last long, he still made one hell of an impact, and his name is Don Bluth

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40:40

The History Of Thomas And The Magic Railroad

The Great Northern Film Podcast ·

2026/01/17

The Thomas And Friends franchise has been around for a long time, and in that time, there's been a lot of ups and downs, but probably the biggest derailment of the franchise is their very own theatrical movie

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42:46

The History Of Oswald The Lucky Rabbit

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2025/12/20

I never hope we lose sight of one thing, that it was all started by a rabbit, that's right, not a mouse but a very lucky rabbit

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56:37

The Rise And Fall Of Rare

The Great Northern Film Podcast ·

2025/12/06

In the 90s, Rare was the talk of the town when it came to 3rd party Nintendo developers, but after Microsoft bought them, it would change them and shape their future in ways they would never expect

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79:22

Mario Kart Wii Ultra Shortcuts

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2025/11/23

Mario Kart Wii is a great game, but it is also broken, how broken, you can do massive skips and still get a lap to count, we call these ultra shortcuts

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92:25

The History Of The Looney Tunes

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2025/11/15

In this episode of Down The Animated Rabbit Hole, we'll be looking at the history of the Looney Tunes from 1930-1949, Stay tuned for part 2

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37:18

The Most Dangerous Toys

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2025/10/24

In today's episode we'll be looking at toys that are more dangerous than fun

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45:52

Shows That Lasted One Episode

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2025/10/11

In this episode of the great northern film podcast, we'll be looking at shows that had the dishonor of only lasting one episode

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73:54

The Toyetic Boom of the 80s

The Great Northern Film Podcast ·

2025/09/28

In this special version of the Great Northern Film Podcast, we go to a sister show called Down The Animated Rabbit Hole as we look at the properties based off of toys

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