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That's Not Quite All Folks: A Looney Tunes Podcast

That's Not Quite All Folks: A Looney Tunes Podcast

By Marc Halem and Jordan Schmidt

A Podcast Hosted By Two Lifelong Friends Who Have A Lifelong Love For Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies! Join Marc and Jordan as they analyze, criticize, and review the works from Termite Terrace and Beyond!
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World War Loon 3

That's Not Quite All Folks: A Looney Tunes PodcastApr 15, 2024

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World War Loon 3

World War Loon 3

Join us as we take a look at some more, well, risque and politically incorrect Looney shorts made during WWII! Jordan looks at a world where the Axis of Evil were birds..cause sure in 'The Ducktators' Marc sees what American hero Daffy Duck does to take down Adolf in 'Daffy The Commando' And we finish with...the best way to teach kids about the war with 'The Fifth Column Mouse'

Apr 15, 202401:04:60
The Mask [That Tex Built] (feat. Varicon Video)

The Mask [That Tex Built] (feat. Varicon Video)

Opening our new series of movie episodes based around films heavily inspired by the Looney Tunes, Marc and Jordan look at an incredibly zany movie they both grew up with that could not exist without the works of Tex Avery, 1994's The Mask. Together with colleague Brandon Hardy from Varicon Video, they discuss their background with the film, the influence of Jim Carrey on the preexisting script, the Avery and gangster movie influence, and that absolutely bonkers neo-swing soundtrack.

Apr 08, 202402:17:20
Avery: MGM's Main Man

Avery: MGM's Main Man

Join us as we continue our look at the works of Tex Avery by looking at some more of his MGM output! We look at Tex's first directorial effort, during a time of war, with 'Blitz Wolf' Jordan sees the beginnings of a iconic character in Droopy Dog with 'Dumb-Hounded' and we conclude with a short that has a plot that's pretty straightforward, except when it's not in 'Symphony of Slang'

Apr 01, 202401:15:19
They're Coming To Get You Barbera: Tom and Jerry: The Movie (1992)

They're Coming To Get You Barbera: Tom and Jerry: The Movie (1992)

Join us as we commentate on our next Hanna-Barbera movie adaption with...well....they can't all be winners with 1992's 'Tom And Jerry: The Movie'

Mar 25, 202401:52:41
Avery: The WB Years

Avery: The WB Years

Join us as we kick off the road to our next movie episode by looking at some more shorts from Tex Avery! Specially his Warner Years starting with his first directorial effort, Gold Diggers of '49. We then jump ahead to a Porky effort that brought in a voice actor by the name of Mel Blanc in 'Picador Porky' And we conclude with his final Black and White/Porky cartoon with 'Porky's Preview'

Mar 18, 202401:00:19
Supporting The Official Release: A Looney Tunes Collector's Choice Volume 3 Episode

Supporting The Official Release: A Looney Tunes Collector's Choice Volume 3 Episode

Join us as we take a look at three cartoons that are going to be on the next LT: CC Volume 3! (Hey didn't we do this two months ago?) Marc looks at the humble beginnings of a dumb ass with "Egghead Rides Again' Jordan sees how a small elephant becomes a big problem in 'Punch Trunk' And we both watch Chuck Jones' last Wile Coyote/Road Runner Cartoon of the golden era with 'War and Pieces'

Mar 11, 202456:12
Wile VI: Return of The Coyote

Wile VI: Return of The Coyote

Join us as take a look at even more Wile Coyote/Road Runner shorts! Jordan reviews Guided Muscle, a 1955 short that just emits pure joy out of us! Marc reviews Little Go Beep, a 2000's short directed by Spike Brandt, where we see the origins of the chase between baby Wile E. and baby Road Runner. And we both review Whizzard of Ow, a short from the abounded 2004 era of Looney Tunes history!

Mar 04, 202401:21:13
That's Not Quite All Folks: Redux

That's Not Quite All Folks: Redux

Join us as we take a more contemporary and critical look at two shorts that we have history with! Marc perhaps learned to love Michigan J Frog in 'One Froggy Evening' And it turns out we may have been too harsh on 1940's Tex Avery Directed 'The Bear's Tale'

Feb 26, 202459:52
It's The Sniffles Episode!

It's The Sniffles Episode!

That's right, you've waited LONG ENOUGH, It is time for us to look at Chuck Jones' First Original Character with a look at Sniffle the Mouse! Jordan sees Sniffles just get absolutely smashed in his first appearance in 'Naughty But Mice' Marc sees Sniffles...just being there at a bookstore in 'Sniffles And The Bookworm' And we both see Sniffles adapt to mid-1940's Cartoon writing sensibilities in his final cartoon 'Hush My Mouse'
Feb 19, 202450:36
Foghorn 3: The Revenge

Foghorn 3: The Revenge

Join us as we...actually have some things to say about these three Foghorn Leghorn cartoons! Marc looks at a Henry Hawk/Foghorn short that actually adds personality to Leghorn in 'The Leghorn Blows At Midnight' Jordan watches Robert McKimson and crew take on a character who has a serious sense of PTSD (How funny!) in 'Sock-A-Doodle-Do' And we both see Daffy Duck try to get involved by selling weapons of comedic destruction in 'The High and The Flighty'

Feb 12, 202401:00:34
That Didn't Age Well, Doc!

That Didn't Age Well, Doc!

Join us as we take a look at Looney shorts that, in one way or another, haven't aged well! Jordan looks at a short that takes place in the MYSTICAL ISLAND KNOWN AS...Hawaii with Bugs in 'Wackiki Wabbit' Marc takes a look at a McKimson short in which Bugs goes to BAGHDAD (oh boy) in 'A Lad-In His Lamp' And we both watch a Tweety/Sylvester short that takes place during the Civil War, certainly that can only lead to good things, right?

Feb 05, 202401:05:33
Come Back Here Ant! The Trying Times of DePatie-Freleng

Come Back Here Ant! The Trying Times of DePatie-Freleng

Join us as we look at shorts produced by the team of David DePatie, Friz Freleng, John Dunn, and Bill Lava..also known as our definition of hell! We look at Freleng's last directorial short at Termite Terrace with Nuts and Volts, The Pink Panther earns an Academy Award with 'The Pink Phink' And we conclude with a look at their original (?) Character work with Ant and The Aardvark in 'Dune Bug'

Jan 29, 202401:18:01
Quest For A Looney Movie (A Taz: Quest For Burger Episode)

Quest For A Looney Movie (A Taz: Quest For Burger Episode)

Join us as we look at THE MOST RECENT LOONEY TUNES MOVIE RELEASED (as of now) with 2023's Direct To Vi-Streami-Digital Film 'Taz: Quest For Burger'

Jan 22, 202401:49:56
The Return To Taz-Mania

The Return To Taz-Mania

Join us as we take a trip back to the underlooked Looney spin-off known as Taz-Mania! Jordan looks at an episode in which Taz comes on a road trip with his father and uncle who sound VERY familiar to Bing Crosby and Bob Hope in 'Road To Taz-Mania' Marc looks at an episode in which Taz comes on a road trip with his father and uncle who sound VERY Familiar to Bing Crosby and Bob Hope, with some incredibly meta hijinks added, in 'Yet Another Road To Taz-Mania'

Jan 15, 202401:11:43
The Return of Taz

The Return of Taz

Join us as we take a look at EVEN MO-Uhh, the last three shorts from Taz's golden era at WB! Marc looks at a Bugs/Taz episode that has a...interesting turn of phrase in it in 'Bedevilled Rabbit' Jordan actually finds good things in a John Dunn written short in 'Bill of Hare' And we both are flabbergasted by the ending of 'Dr Devil and Mr Hare'
Jan 08, 202458:26
Camera Three: The Boys From Termite Terrace: A TNQAF Patreon Commentary
Jan 01, 202401:14:43
It's A Very Merry TNQAF Christmas

It's A Very Merry TNQAF Christmas

Join Us, and some Special Guests, as we look at Looney/Adjacent TV Episodes! Marc and Jordan look at Tiny Toons' First (AND LAST) Christmas Special with 'It's a Wonderful Tiny Toons Christmas Special' Mike from Cinemarketing joins us as we look at the Emmy Winning 'A Pinky and The Brain Christmas' And we conclude with Jonathan from This Means Podcast as we watch the most recent Looney TV Christmas Episode with The Looney Tunes Show's 'A Christmas Carole'

And stay tuned after the discussion for some exciting announcements about the future of TNQAF!
Dec 24, 202303:07:37
A Hard One To Swallow: A Looney Commercials Episode

A Hard One To Swallow: A Looney Commercials Episode

Join us as we take a look at even more Looney commercials! We look at some more favorites from Tang and Alphabits, while also going international and see what Michael Jordan's final commercials with the Looney Tunes are!

Dec 18, 202301:45:51
We Heartily Endorse This Looney Tunes Collector's Choice: Volume 2

We Heartily Endorse This Looney Tunes Collector's Choice: Volume 2

Join us as we look at some shorts featured on the most recent Looney home media Release! Jordan looks at a short that has three Looney directors working on it (but not much else) in 'Ghost Wanted' Marc learns all about the reference humor of Jerry Colonna in 'The Wacky Worm' And we both watch an early Jones/Maltese effort of a Cat and Fish in 'Fin 'N' Catty'
Dec 11, 202354:32
That's TRULY Quite Awful Folks!

That's TRULY Quite Awful Folks!

Join us as we take a look at three more Looney shorts we, for one reason or another, don't like! Marc looks at a late 30's short in which Jazz is hip and cool and there's cats or whatever in 'Katnip Kollege' Jordan reviews a Porky short that has a VERY FAMILIAR ENDING in 'Curtain Razor' And we both look at a Wile Coyote short written by John F--king Dunn of all people, with a certain rabbit in the mix with 'Hare-Breadth Hurry'
Dec 04, 202301:13:55
Now That's What I Call Looney: Volume III

Now That's What I Call Looney: Volume III

Join us as we take a look at even more shorts that are entirely based on Music! Jordan looks at a late 50's Jones Era Short in which he may have used Bugs to send a message about the state of Warner Animation in 'Baton Bunny' Marc looks at a Freleng/Maltese combination of a construction crew constructing the world's tallest building with 'Rhapsody In Rivets' And we end with a classic short with a classic story between Elmer Vs Singing Sylvester in 'Back Alley Oproar'
Nov 27, 202359:27
They're Coming To Get You Barbera: Jetsons: The Movie

They're Coming To Get You Barbera: Jetsons: The Movie

Join us as we commentate on the first (and only) Jetsons Theatrical Film with 1990's Jetsons: The Movie!
Nov 20, 202301:53:44
Wabbit: A Looney Show By Any Other Name Is Still Just As Sweet

Wabbit: A Looney Show By Any Other Name Is Still Just As Sweet

Join us as we finally examine the middle step between The Looney Tunes Show and Looney Tunes Cartoons with Wabbit/New Looney Tunes. Marc looks at the first episode in which Bugs becomes Buddhist and helps a squirrel take on ninjas in 'Buddha Bugs/Now and Zen' Jordan watches the New Looney Tunes era with Bugs taking on Legally Not Columbus, as well as helping Porky become a football star with a wild cameo in 'Cal-Umbus/Porky Pigskin' And we conclude with a episode chosen simply due to the Weird star they got attached to it, 'King Bugs and The Island of Lunacy'
Nov 13, 202301:24:15
What The Heck Just Happened? (The Big Game: Wile Vs Road Runner Episode)

What The Heck Just Happened? (The Big Game: Wile Vs Road Runner Episode)

Join us as we once again take a look at a piece of 2000's Cartoon Network history with the penultimate The Big Game! This time it's Wile Coyote vs Road Runner! Come for the more than usual 60's shorts used, stay for the 90's as hell 2000's Kids Commercials!
Nov 06, 202301:25:34
Oh Yeah, The Animaniacs Had A Movie: A Wakko's Wish Episode

Oh Yeah, The Animaniacs Had A Movie: A Wakko's Wish Episode

Join us as we take a look at the Animaniacs' Only Feature Film with 1999's Direct-To-Video Movie 'Wakko's Wish'
Oct 30, 202301:38:40
Animaniacs: 30 Years Apart

Animaniacs: 30 Years Apart

Join us as we take a look at two episodes from two different eras of Animaniacs! Jordan looks as the Warners do a send-up of 1930s shorts in 'Ragamuffins' And experience Woodstock the way it was meant to be seen: through the eyes of a cartoon squirrel in 'Woodstock Slappy' Marc takes us to the distant year of 2023, as Dr. Scartchensniff takes a Uber of pain with the Warners in 'Uber Naughtmare' And Pinky and The Brain take on a billionaire tycoon, with some Mad Max thrown in, in 'Mad Mouse: Furry Road'
Oct 23, 202301:30:37
Thrice Upon A Looney Tune

Thrice Upon A Looney Tune

Join us as we take a look at EVEN MORE Fairy Tale-Themed Shorts. This batch is exciting as we take a look at TWO Tex Avery shorts: Marc looks at a satirical take on Cinderella with 'Cinderella Meets Fella' Jordan sees Avery's unit make jokes about Mother Goose and...stories that aren't Mother Goose in 'A Gander At Mother Goose' And we conclude with a McKimson short about the Big Bad Wolf in 'The Turn-Tale Wolf'
Oct 16, 202355:29
You've Gotta Be Falking Kidding Me: A Columbo Episode

You've Gotta Be Falking Kidding Me: A Columbo Episode

JOIN US on this fine Columbus Day as we take a look at an 1990's TV Special entitled 'Columbo Goes To College' With a title like that you'd expect Peter Falk to do keg stands and get all kinds of laid, but no, as it is two borderline homoerotic college students who kill their professor, and it is up to Columbo to solve the case!
Oct 09, 202301:17:02
Hooray For Hollywood III: Banned In Winnipeg

Hooray For Hollywood III: Banned In Winnipeg

Join us as we take a look at even more Looney shorts that parody Hollywood! This time, we take a look at shorts done in the early days of Hollywood beginning With Beans (Remember him?) in 'Hollywood Capers' Marc living his Homer Simpson Dream of seeing Dogs played by Celebrities in 'Hollywood Canine Canteen' And we both watch a Tex Avery directed send-up of the Gangster film in 'Thugs With Dirty Mugs'
Oct 02, 202301:04:19
They're Coming To Get You Barbera: The Man Called Flintstone

They're Coming To Get You Barbera: The Man Called Flintstone

Join us as we continue our commentaries on the theatrical works of Hanna-Barbera with 1966's 'The Man Called Flintstone' The Series Finale to the show! It's got Spies! It's got two Fred Flintstones! It has Barney in unexpected places!
Sep 25, 202301:53:09
Toonheads: An Education

Toonheads: An Education

Join us as we take a look at the Cartoon Network history series 'Toonheads' We look at two episodes from the series run: The Year Elmer Was Fat followed by an Hour-Long special that appeared on the Looney Tunes Golden Collection (drink): The Lost Cartoons.
Sep 18, 202301:23:12
The Seven Deadly Arts

The Seven Deadly Arts

Join us as we take a look at 3 shorts done by the....dreaded Seven-Arts era of Looney Tunes cartoons! We look as Speedy and Daffy mess around in 'Speedy Ghost To Town' The OH SO HIP WITH THE KIDS, W.C Fields The Mouse in 'Merlin The Magic Mouse' and we conclude with what's the best one (by...default) with 'Bunny and Clyde (We Rob Carrot Patches)
Sep 11, 202301:32:20
Bing Crosby Made Us Change The Title Of This Episode So We Wouldn't Get Sued

Bing Crosby Made Us Change The Title Of This Episode So We Wouldn't Get Sued

Join us as we take a look at an interesting point in Pop Culture history where Bing Crosby, esteemed singer and actor got pissy at Termite Terrace! Marc looks at a short that says TERRIBLE things about Bing Crosby and how he treats his fans in 'Let It Be Me' Jordan looks at a short that's also about Bing Crosby (but barely) in 'Bingo Crosbyana' And we both look at an Arthur Davis cartoon that remembers to be funny in 'Catch As Cats Can'
Sep 04, 202301:14:15
Chuck's Run Amuck

Chuck's Run Amuck

Join us as we take a look at some more One Shot Shorts directed by Chuck Jones! Jordan sees an alien baby get transferred to human parents in 'Rocket-Bye Baby' Marc watches the most scandalous Looney short ever made, but may have something else to say, in 'Nelly's Folly' And we both watch the 1995 sequel 'Another Froggy Evening'
Aug 28, 202301:21:36
Coyote V Road Runner

Coyote V Road Runner

Join us as, for the FIFTH TIME, look at even more Wile Coyote/Road Runner Shorts. This week we review and analyze 'Beep Beep' 'Scrambled Aches' and, honestly the reason this episode exists, Hopalong Casualty.
Aug 21, 202301:08:05
Jumpstarting the VHS Market the Tiny Toons Way!
Aug 14, 202301:43:33
Tiny 2-oon Adventures

Tiny 2-oon Adventures

Join us as we take a look at some more Buster and Babs with Tiny Toon Adventures! Marc looks at a send-up of Who Framed Roger Rabbit mixed with Columbo of all things, in 'Who Bopped Bugs Bunny' Jordan analyzes Hamton's first main starring Episode, as well as the first starring role of a certain other pig, in 'Hero Hamton'
Aug 07, 202301:30:60
They're Coming To Get You Barbera: Hey There, It's Yogi Bear!

They're Coming To Get You Barbera: Hey There, It's Yogi Bear!

Join us as we begin our new Bi-Montly Commentary series on the movie adaptation work of Hanna-Barbera! We start with their first attempt: 1964's 'Hey There It's Yogi Bear' It's got Looney Alum! It has Mel Blanc! It's...certainly one way to begin this series!
Jul 31, 202301:47:54
McKimson's Not Quite One Shots

McKimson's Not Quite One Shots

Join us as we take a look at the (kinda) One Shot Shorts of Robert McKimson! Jordan looks as McKimson does a Baseball short that seems a bit too familiar with 'Gone Batty' Marc watches McKimson's team handle a Sylvester vs Mouse cartoon that takes things a BIT too far in 'The Unexpected Pest' And we both look as a bunch of men talk about what the woman does day-to-day in 'Wild Wife'
Jul 24, 202301:14:31
One Shot Friz

One Shot Friz

Join us as we take a look at the One-Shot Shorts of Friz Freleng! Marc looks at Friz's attempt at a Fantasia-esque setup in 'Holiday for Shoestrings' Jordan sees a quite exaggerated tale of Red Riding Hood in 'The Trial of Mr. Wolf' And we both watch a short that we SWEAR wasn't directed by Robert McKimson in 'Goo Goo Goliath'
Jul 17, 202301:04:38
Hey Arthur!

Hey Arthur!

Join us as we finally take a look at the LARGLY UNDERAPPRECIATED Looney Tunes director, Arthur Davis! Jordan looks as Daffy and Porky fight it out in a department store that legally isn't Macy's in 'Riff Raffy Daffy' Marc looks at another Daffy-lead short, this time as a salesman in 'The Stupour Salesman' And we both look at a short that has the MOST insane On This Day we had, as well as Porky taking on the likes of a Brooklyn squirrel in 'Porky Chops'
Jul 10, 202301:09:26
When Porky Comes To Visit (Feat. Bob Bergen)

When Porky Comes To Visit (Feat. Bob Bergen)

JOIN US as we take a look at some more Porky Pig shorts, with VERY SPECIAL GUEST BOB BERGEN! We see as Porky and Daffy try to handle a influx of babies in 'Baby Bottleneck' Porky trying not to get killed by the creature known as Bluebeard in 'Bye Bye Bluebeard' AND WE CONCLUDE with the winner of our Porky Short VOTED BY YOU THE LISTENER as Porky tries to paint a nice painting but Daffy gets in the way with 'Boobs In The Woods'
Jul 03, 202301:14:53
June Bugs IV: Elmer, Marvin, and A Dog That Has Chosen to Remain Anonymous

June Bugs IV: Elmer, Marvin, and A Dog That Has Chosen to Remain Anonymous

Join us as we conclude our coverage of Bugs Bunny shorts with June Bugs! We look at a Bugs Bunny short that Jordan saved from an awful shorts episode with 'The Grey Hounded Hare' We then look at Marvin The Martian's second-ever appearance with Bugs in 'The Hasty Hare' and we conclude June Bugs with one of Marc's favorite Looney endings ever with 'Stage Door Cartoon' And stay tuned til the very end of the show for a special announcement about an upcoming episode!
Jun 26, 202301:11:58
June Bugs III: How Have We NOT Covered These?

June Bugs III: How Have We NOT Covered These?

Join us as continue looking at Bugs Bunny shorts with June Bugs! We watch Bugs's attempt to try to take down this damn turtle once and for all in 'Hare Transit' Bugs meeting the infamously...one short character Pete Puma in 'Rabbit's Kin' And we conclude this week's episode with a look at a early Chuck Jones Bugs short as Bugs runs through a shopping center with a Dover Boys aesthetic with 'Hare Conditioned'
Jun 19, 202352:06
June Bugs II: Something’s Not Quite Right

June Bugs II: Something’s Not Quite Right

Join us as we continue our viewing of even more Bugs Bunny shorts! Marc looks as Bugs takes on a mischievous magician in 'Case of the Missing Hare' Jordan takes a look at an early Yosemite Sam/Bugs short in 'Rabbit Every Monday' And we both see as Bugs goes against railroad worker Elmer in Frank Tashlin's only credited Bugs short with 'The Unruly Hare'
Jun 12, 202301:02:07
June Bugs: Sweet Home Alabama

June Bugs: Sweet Home Alabama

Join us as we begin our month-long celebration of Bugs Bunny with June Bugs! We start by looking as Bugs attempts to fly a plane with a criminal Yosemite Sam on board with 'Hare Lift' Followed by Bugs taking on the Big Bad Wolf (and some horrible little pigs) in 'The Windblown Hare' We then conclude with Bugs becoming the Easter Rabbit (Hooraaay) in 'Easter Yeggs’
Jun 05, 202356:56
CalArts Killed The Cat: A King Tweety Episode

CalArts Killed The Cat: A King Tweety Episode

Join us as we take a look at the 2022 Direct-To-Video Tweety film, King Tweety. We talk about the highs of this film's comedy and animation, and the lows of some of its Looney characterization, but mostly we try to make sure that nobody who worked on this movie gets mad at us!
May 29, 202301:58:23
It's STILL A Mystery!: A Sylvester And Tweety Mysteries Episode

It's STILL A Mystery!: A Sylvester And Tweety Mysteries Episode

Join us as we take another look at the misadventures of 'Sylvester and Tweety Mysteries' Marc looks at an episode that has a VERY interesting release date as Tweety and Sylvester take on San Francisco in a Bogey Film in 'The Maltese Canary' And Jordan looks at an episode that asks the question: What if Mr. Potter from It's A Wonderful Life got his comeuppance? in 'It Happened One Night Before Christmas'
May 22, 202301:26:42
Tweety 3: Revenge of The Bird

Tweety 3: Revenge of The Bird

Join us as we look at some more Sylvester and Tweety Shorts! Jordan looks at Tweety's second EVER short with a cat that's, let's face it, IS Sylvester in 'Birdy and The Beast' Marc looks at a favorite short of his sister's with Sylvester and Tweety's antics on a cruise ship in 'Tweety's SOS' And we both look as Sylvester tries to get Tweety in a pound full of bulldogs in 'Dog Pounded'
And stay tuned after the discussion for a special announcement on how YOU can select a short for us to cover on a future episode!
May 15, 202301:13:02
Sylvester The Cat: Scared Little Pussy

Sylvester The Cat: Scared Little Pussy

Join us as we take a look at Sylvester's shorts that demonstrate why he's the most easily frightened cat around! Marc looks at the second Porky/Sylvester Happy Haunts short in 'Claws for Alarm' Jordan takes us into an intergalactic rendition of the Porky/Sylvester team-up in 'Jumpin' Jupiter' And we both see Granny finally have ENOUGH of Sylvester's tomfoolery in 'Tweet and Sour'
May 08, 202301:15:01