the Podcast Without a Cool Acronym: Recent Episodes
Chandler Desrochers
Join your host, Chandler Desrochers, and a panel of guests as we discuss everything from Phineas and Ferb to The Owl House, The Ghost and Molly McGee, and other Disney Television Animation shows!
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It's the first-ever Podcast Without a Cool Acronym livestream! That's right, after almost a year on hiatus, the podcast Chandler used to do about Disney Television Animation is BACK! Kind of... Instead of discussing specific episodes or movies, the new PWCA will be a chance for Chandler and a panel of guests to dive deeper into various topics related to animation! In this episode, Chandler will be joined by Jim Peterson, Agatha Vile, Sternberg and Channel KRT to discuss neurodivergent representation! Largely Autism and ADHD!
The McGees have new neighbors, and Scratch has a new job! The Ghost and Molly McGee is back in full force for Season 2, and Chandler is joined once again by Clover, Ryan O'Reilly and the voice of Ollie Chen himself, Alan Lee to talk about it! This is the rest of Season 2A!
Molly McGee Discord: https://discord.gg/mollymcgee
The McGees have new neighbors, and Scratch has a new job! The Ghost and Molly McGee is back in full force for Season 2, and Chandler is joined by Clover, Ryan O'Reilly and the voice of Ollie Chen himself, Alan Lee to talk about it! But because we ended up talking for almost three hours, this episode is about The New (Para)normal and Book Marks the Sprite, and the next one will be about the rest of Season 2A!
Prepare to be frustrated.
Chandler, Jacob, DGil and Agatha finish Tron: Uprising with episodes 16-19!
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It's the beginning of the end as Chandler, Jacob, DGil and Agatha continue through Tron: Uprising with episodes 11-15!
Greetings once again, users! Chandler is joined once again by DGil, Jacob Martin and the one and only Agatha Vile to review the short-lived Disney XD series: TRON: Uprising!Tron lives. LGBTQ+ rights.
A minisode in which Chandler gives some general updates about the podcast Twitter account, the YouTube rebrand from Starport 97 to Sunnyland Productions, and gives a short review of the delightful live stage show: Bluey's Big Play!
The new Twitter!: twitter.com/sunnylandprods
YouTube: YouTube.com/@SunnylandProds
Discord: https://discord.gg/6jcfJZ9x
Greetings, users! In honor of the opening of TRON Lightcycle/Run at Walt Disney World's Magic Kingdom, Chandler is joined by TRON superfans DGil and Jacob Martin and the one and only Agatha Vile to review the short-lived Disney XD series: TRON: Uprising! Here we cover the first five episodes!
In preparation for the Season 2 premiere of The Ghost and Molly McGee on April 1st, Chandler is joined by guest co-host (or is it co-ghost?) Luke Ski, and series co-creators Bill Motz and Bob Roth to talk about the Season 1 finale, the show in general, and a bit of what lies ahead! Without a doubt one of the most fun episodes we’ve ever done! Oh, and there’s even a surprise from Luke towards the end!Please help my friend Dave if you can: https://gofund.me/0327c0b4
When she shows up, things get Kiff-y! Chandler is joined by Micah Hirsh to talk about the pilot episode of the newest animated musical comedy from Disney TVA: Kiff!
In honor of Spring Break and his own trip to California, Chandler is joined by Tony Goldmark and David Ganssle to talk about the Chibi Tiny Tales shorts that have to do with theme parks!
Time for more enhappification! Chandler joined by DGil, Micah Hirsh and Brendan to talk about episodes 16-19 of The Ghost and Molly McGee!
Moon Girl Magic! Now that Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur are an established team, it's time for them to start tackling issues like bullying, self-esteem, and being overly competitive! Oh, and there are various supervillains, too. Chandler is joined by Andrew Reyes, Miranda, Zack Stewart, and Keyan Carlile to talk about Disney Channel's amazing new animated musical superhero comedy: Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur!
Also once again featuring DGil's sub-series: MOUSE AT THE MOVIES! This time, he appropriately takes a look at the newest film from Marvel Studios: Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania! (If you ride a bus at Disney World, the ads are right next to each other!)
This is part two. We talked for so long that I decided to split the episode into two parts.
Moon Girl Magic! What happens when a brilliant 13-year-old girl accidentally opens a portal bringing a 10-ton T-Rex into present-day New York City? You get a superhero duo, of course! Chandler is joined by Andrew Reyes, Miranda, Zack Stewart, and Keyan Carlile to talk about Disney Channel's amazing new animated musical superhero comedy: Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur!
This is part one. We talked for so long that I decided to split the episode into two parts.
Winter fun is about to begin! It's time for snow, cozy cabin retreats and ice dancing! Oh wait, this is the Paul Rudish Mickey Mouse universe, so all three of those things surely mean chaos! Chandler is joined by Matt LeVasseur and Chris Leavitt to talk about the Wonderful Winter of Mickey Mouse!
Who's ready to play Owl House??? Chandler is joined by Ryan O'Reilly, Diego Lacamara and Clover to talk about the penultimate episode of The Owl House!
There's also gonna be a video version of it on YouTube later this week! I'm gonna try to do those sometimes.
It's time to go back to Zootopia! Chandler is joined by Micah Hirsh, Brandon Croker, Tucker, Ruth, and our very good friend from Walt Disney Animation Studios: Ava Moss, who served as a production assistant on Zootopia+ during its' development!
We’re back with more discussion of one of the most delightful shows currently airing on television, a show so popular it has a live touring show and had a balloon in the Thanksgiving Parade! Chandler is joined by Miranda, Tyler Green, Scott Sandler and Matt LeVasseur to talk about Bluey again!
Happy Halloween! Chandler is joined once again by our resident Owl House correspondent Ryan O'Reilly to talk about the first Owl House Season 3 special! Get ready for human world shenanigans, haunted hayrides, anxiety, guilt, and of course, giraffes!
Road trip!! Chandler is joined by Scott Sandler, DGil and Zoey Taylor Duncan to talk about Cars on the Road! A new Pixar series in which Lightning and Mater hit the road for a trip back East! And of course, wacky adventures ensue!
Don't forget your two-sun sunscreen! Chandler is joined once again by DGil, Matt Levasseur and Luke Ski to talk about LEGO Star Wars Summer Vacation! (Featuring Weird Al Yankovic!)
A little girl and a domesticated rodent get superpowers! Her older brother doesn't! It's Dan Povenmire's new show: Hamster and Gretel! And Chandler is joined by David Ganssle, Zack Stewart, Scott Sandler and Cadence to talk about the first five episodes! (Which of course, means 10 individual shorts. You know how it is.)
Hey, remember when we talked about Phineas and Ferb on this show? Phineas and Ferb accidentally become Danville's new superhero! Chandler is joined by Jonathan Harm, DGil and Scott Sandler to talk about the episode what would ultimately become the prequel to Mission Marvel: The Beak!
I will make you face your deepest fears! Have a lollipop! Chandler is joined by Scott Sandler, Zack Stewart and Adam Dworkin to talk about the first Disney+ series from Walt Disney Animation Studios: Baymax! A delightful show about an amazing fantasy world with free healthcare! And inflatable robot doctors.
We're back with more Molly and Scratch! Yes, after another hiatus, Chandler is back once again along with DGil, Andrew Grabowski and Jacob Martin to talk about episodes 11-15 of The Ghost and Molly McGee! Get ready for snow days, spiders and bikers! Also, be sure to go watch all of Season 1 of The Ghost and Molly McGee RIGHT NOW on Disney+!
I hope you're hungry, because we're serving up our first ever episode about a FOX TV show! Or, more accurately, a movie based on a FOX TV show... It's the cinematic Bob's Burgers Movie! Chandler is joined by Scott Sandler, Kenny of Parallel Disney and Zack Stewart of the Crossover Nexus Podcast to discuss all the delicious details!
For our 50th episode spectacular, Chandler is joined by Micah Hirsh, DGil and Ryan Mead to talk about the live action/animation hybrid buddy comedy based on the Disney Afternoon classic: Chip 'N Dale: Rescue Rangers! There's adventure, danger, possible parallels to a tragic real-life story, and SO MANY CAMEOS, IT'S HONESTLY UNREAL.
Also, we promise to never eat whale!
In this bonus episode, Chandler is joined by DGil and Jonathan Edewaard to talk about the epic series finale of Amphibia! HEAVY SPOILERS AHEAD!
What's more hazardous? The snacks Oscar Proud makes, or the rides he haphazardly threw together? Chandler is joined by Matt LeVasseur, Scott Sandler and Miranda to talk about a theme park adjacent episode of the newly rebooted Disney classic: The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder!
Oh, and Lizzo's here! Sweet!
Wait, so we had her sing "Good As Hell" but WITHOUT THE WORD HELL?? What even?!
HEAVY SPOILERS AHEAD On this bonus episode, Chandler is joined by Ryan O'Reilly and Brendan to recap the brand new episodes of The Owl House and Amphibia as they return from hiatus! Follies at the Coven Day Parade and Escape to Amphibia! And of course, we also complain about studio leadership.
4*TOWN 4-EVER! Another amazing Pixar film that skipped a theatrical release, which is frustrating, but hey, that means we can talk about it here! Chandler is joined by Micah Hirsh, Jonathan [not Harm or Edewaard], Mari MacFarland, Andrew Reyes, Miranda and Cate the Great to talk about boybands, generational trauma, fanfiction, cringe, toxic shipping culture and more! It's time to travel back in time to Toronto, Canada in 2002 for Disney-Pixar's Turning Red! I guess you could say it's a... Period piece. I'm sorry, I'll stop.
Who wants night bacon?? Chandler is joined by Tyler Green, Kitty Quinn, Andy HG and Miranda to talk about a grab bag of episodes from BBC's hit animated series from down under: Bluey! Why? Because there's already well over a hundred episodes, and it's an amazing show that we're mildly obsessed with.
With great power comes great marketability! In honor of that super awesome Spider-Man team-up movie that came out two months ago, Chandler, Micah Hirsh, Scott Sandler and DGil look at Spidey and His Amazing Friends! A show that follows kid versions of Peter Parker, Gwen Stacy and Miles Morales. Because kids aren't obsessed with Spider-Man early enough in life, right?
We're back from hiatus with our first brand-new episode of the year, and we're here once again to talk about the wonderfully enhappifying show that is The Ghost and Molly McGee! Chandler is joined by Brendan, Scott Sandler and Diego Lacamara to talk about episodes 6-10! (Once again, 10 episodes when you break them up into two 11-minute segments.) Let’s have an awesome best friend day!
It’s Disney+ Day, and Chandler is joined by Tony Goldmark, Micah Hirsh and DGil to talk about the Simpsons Plus-aversary short, Olaf Presents and Ciao Alberto! Plus, we go through all of the animated content that was announced!
CRAB EXPERIMENTS--wait, we're not doing Island of Fear??
Damnit.
Chandler is joined by Scott Sandler, Diego Lacamara and Micah Hirsh to discuss The Beast Within... an episode of the Little Mermaid animated series that answers the important question: "How do you make a werewolf story tedious and boring?"
Mickey tries to tell scary stories to the nephews (his and Donald's, that is) on Halloween. But it's harder than you'd think to entertain the little goblins! Let alone scare the pants off of them. Chandler is joined by Brendan, Matt LeVasseur and DGil to talk about the frightfully fun Paul Rudish Mickey Mouse Halloween special!
A grumpy ghost named Scratch accidentally curses himself to forever be by an optimistic tween girl named Molly McGee's side, thus becoming her new best friend, whether he likes it or not! And thanks to a Disney+ release strategy that actually makes sense, Chandler is joined by The Great Luke Ski, Jonathan Edewaard and Ryan Mead to talk about the first FIVE, yes, FIVE episodes of The Ghost and Molly McGee! (Which is really 10 episodes when you break them up into two 11-minute segments.)
A spooky castle and an unreliable narrator can only mean one thing: it's time for a Halloween anthology special! Chandler is joined by DGil, Matt LeVasseur and Adam Johnson to talk about LEGO Star Wars: Terrifying Tales!
After yet another failed attempt to bust her brothers, determined teenager Candace Flynn sets out to find out the cause of her misfortune.
Chandler is joined by Andrew Grabowski, Zach Timson, Carlybella, Alex Meleras and Rosemary Craig to talk about the highly ambitious unlicensed virtual parody musical that they, along with many others, worked their butts off to get made: Musical Without a Cool Acronym! And naturally, they devolve into several chaotic tangents.
A simple question posed to an all-seeing watcher can open up limitless story potential! Chandler is joined by Scott Sandler, Christian Tomas and Micah Hirsh to talk about the first episode of the MCU's first-ever animated series, in which Peggy gets the shield, Steve gets a proto-Iron Man suit, and the Red Skull says: "Fuck you, I'm summoning a Kraken."
It's the 10th anniversary of Phineas and Ferb: Across the 2nd Dimension (in Fabulous 2D!), and Chandler is joined once again by Andrew Grabowski, Zach Timson, Tami Rosales, Luke Ski and Phineas and Ferb co-creator Jeff "Swampy" Marsh for a discussion of the clockwise dimension-hopping adventure, how it came to be, that one time Bobby Lopez accidentally rewrote S'Winter for Frozen, the frustrating logistics of music clearance rights within a studio conglomerate, workplace pranks revolving around the Rocky Horror Picture Show, and more!
Games of pretend, endless imagination, great parenting, life lessons, and some pretty hard-hitting emotional moments... In a seven-minute show ostensibly made for preschool kids. Chandler is joined by Micah Hirsh, Scott Sandler and John Sebastian about BBC's hit animated series from down under: Bluey! A show that manages to be funny, honest, sweet, relatable, sometimes emotional, and very entertaining for kids, parents, and anyone who isn't completely dead inside.
It's the final week of Pixar Month, and today, Chandler is joined by Carly and Luke Ski to talk about the Cars shorts and the Pixar Sparkshorts! And just by sheer coincidence, Chandler was staying at Art of Animation in the Cars Suites on the day this was originally supposed to come out.
Pixar Month continues with another Disney Pixar movie that was supposed to go the the big screen, but ended up debuting as a Disney+ original, meaning that it 100% qualifies for this podcast: Disney-Pixar's Luca! Chandler is joined by Andrew Reyes, Sydney Agnew and Emma Desrochers to talk all about the movie, LGBT allegories, food, and how much we all just want to drop everything and go live in Italy.
It's Laughter We're After! It's a sequel, a spinoff, and it ties into an existing theme park attraction! Chandler is joined by Micah Hirsh, Tyler Green and Jonathan Edewaard to talk all about Monsters at Work! The brand-new series from Disney Television Animation (based on Disney Pixar's Monsters, Inc, naturally) shows what happens when scaring is out and laughter is in.
It's the first week of Pixar month here on the Podcast Without a Cool Acronym, where we look at Pixar's contributions to the small screen! Included in this adventure will be two of the films that were SUPPOSED to get theatrical releases, but didn't. So, Chandler is joined by Micah Hirsh, DGil, Andrew Reyes and Matt LeVasseur to talk about Disney-Pixar's Soul! A movie whose marketing did everything in its' power to NOT reveal that it was partially an animal body swap movie.
Road Trips! Shining Twins! Lard World! In celebration of his current road trip adventure, Chandler is joined by Andrew Reyes, Brendan and Tony Goldmark to talk about what essentially amounts to a Milo Murphy’s Law Vacation special!
Anarchy, hilarity and cuteness reign supreme. Chandler is joined by Tyler Green and DGil to talk all about the other 6 Disney+ Exclusive Paul Rudish Mickey Shorts that weren’t out at the time of our last episode about the Mickey Shorts!
And we're back after a technical difficulty imposed one-week hiatus! Chandler is joined by Landon Knoke, Diego Lacamara and DGil to talk about the episode of Gravity Falls where Mabel is manipulated into a relationship she doesn't want to be in by a creepy child psychic with ridiculous hair! Fun will be had by all! Also, clown paintings.
May the Fourth Be With You! Chandler is joined by two fellow Star Wars nerds; the two of whom are a lot more knowledgable about the stuff outside of the films: Adam Johnson and DGil, to talk about the brand spankin' new pilot episode for the Clone Wars spinoff: The Bad Batch! And yes, this episode was recorded and released on the same day.
Who needs summer camp when you can spend the summer in another world and become a witch apprentice? Chandler is joined by Diego Lacamara and Ryan O’Reilly to talk all about the pilot episode of Dana Terrace's incredible fantasy adventure show: The Owl House! Hoot hoot!
Mini-golf and accidental brain-switching! Just another day in the life of Phineas and Ferb! Chandler is joined by Carly, Jonathan Edewaard and very special guest, Laura Dickinson, to talk all about the episodes, what it's like being a singer in the industry, and of course, plenty of other random tangents about theme parks and Nintendo consoles!
Welcome to Amphibia! Life don't get much crazier! Chandler is joined by DGil and Diego Lacamara to talk all about the inspiration show creator Matt Braly took from his summers in Thailand, as well as the first episode!
There's also some discussion of Pad Thai, and dangit, now I'm hungry.
Anything that can go wrong will go wrong! Chandler is joined by Jonathan Edewaard, Cate the Great and Gingy to talk all about the first episode of Milo Murphy's Law! As well as a lot of other random asides to the rest of the series. Oh, and we talk a bit about Jonathan's awesome Reanimated project!
Is this an April Fools Day episode? No, this is Patrick. On our first ever April Fools Day special, Chandler is joined by Scott Sandler, Micah Hirsh and Andrew Reyes to talk about the classic SpongeBob episode, Fools in April/Neptune's Spatula!
The Greens are moving to Big City! Hence the title of the show! Big City Greens. Chandler is joined by Scott Sandler, Micah Hirsh, Andrew Reyes and Joseph Machado (who owns and operates an actual farm!) to talk all about the Houghton Brothers' hit animated comedy about two fun-loving country kids adjusting to life in the big city! And due to a random discrepancy between Disney+ and YouTube, we actually ended up covering THREE 11 minute episodes! Go check out Joe's farm! Buy some soaps and candles! https://machadofarmfoundation.org/
To Adventure! In honor of the finale of the outstanding 2017 reboot of Ducktales, Chandler is joined by Mariah Sturgeon, DGil, Scott Sandler and Sydney Agnew to talk about the whole series! So yes, there will be PLENTY of spoilers! And tangents! (Wha'd you expect?)
In honor of the Muppet Show being on Disney+ now, Chandler is joined by DGil, Matt LeVasseur, Carly and Brendan to talk about our first ever Disney Junior show, and the one Muppet thing that actually qualifies for this podcast: the absolutely delightful 2018 reboot of Muppet Babies! Featuring neverending closet hallways, sweater dragons, airplanes and croissants!
Rapunzel is back, and so is her hair! Chandler is joined by Jonathan Edewaard, Cate the Great and Ava Moss to talk about the DCOM pilot to Tangled: The Series! Also known as Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure! (By the way, Corona just means Crown.) https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-melea-get-her-executive-mba
In honor of its' one year anniversary, as well as Chandler's birthday on the same day, Chandler is joined by Christian Tomas of Theme Park Horizons and Kim Hanley to talk all about Mickey and Minnie's Runaway Railway, as well as a ton of other theme park stuff!
Because we don't talk enough about theme parks on this show already.
Let's blow the roof off this place! Figuratively speaking, of course! It's a celebration of music, and one of the best episodes of the entire series! To do it justice, Phineas and Ferb co-creator Jeff "Swampy" Marsh joins Chandler, David Ganssle, Jonathan Edewaard and Tony Goldmark for a discussion of the episode, and as to be expected, stories about Rocko's Modern Life, the fun legal stuff you have to deal with while making a show at Disney, Milo Murphy’s Law, and much, much more! You don't wanna miss it!
It's Valentine's Day in Danville, and romance is in the air! Or it might just be Buford in a diaper. Either way, Chandler's joined this week by Andrew Grabowski, Zach Timson and Tami Rosales of the M.W.C.A. to talk all about the ships on Phineas and Ferb... And go on several unrelated tangents. It's a podcast, we have to go on unrelated tangents!
Holy Guacamole, you sure are a handful! Chandler is once again joined by the members of Channel KRT to talk about What A Croc; a seemingly standard episode of Phineas and Ferb that featured a crocodile, a horse in a bookcase and the infamous Chicken Replace-inator... and Ferb TV; which is basically Robot Chicken by way of Phineas and Ferb, and yes, that's as amazing as it sounds.
Chickens are funny.
Great Scott! Join Chandler, David Ganssle and Jonathan Edewaard as they try to make sense of time travel in the universe of Phineas and Ferb and Milo Murphy's Law!
It's gonna get a little weird! It's gonna get a little wild! Join Chandler, Diego Lacamara and Andrew Acuna as they discuss the first episode of Daron Nefcy's dimension-hopping fantasy comedy, Star vs the Forces of Evil!
Gobblewonkers and Wax Axe Murderers! Join Chandler, Jonathan Edewaard, Micah Hirsch, Landon Knoke and Scott Sandler as they discuss episodes 2 and 3 of Gravity Falls!
Monkey Kung Fu! Holograms! Dinner with dorky cousins! Just another week in the life of teen crime fighter Kim Possible! Join Chandler, Jonathan Edewaard, Gabby Tyrrell and Micah Hirsch as they discuss Bob Schooley and Mark McCorkle's smash hit Disney Channel animated series, and legendary voice actor Tom Kane’s first appearance as Lord Monty Fiske. A.K.A. Monkey Fist! (Get it? Because his name is... Yeah, you got it.)
Summer in January! Join Chandler, David Ganssle, Jonathan Harm, Gabby Tyrrell, and Micah Hirsch as they talk about Recess: School's Out (2001)! James Woods plays a former Secretary of Education who wants to plunge the world into a new ice age just so US test scores will go up. He also thinks it snows 24/7 in Iceland and Canada, so clearly, there's a reason why the President fired him. Oh, did I forget to introduce T.J. and his friends? Eh, well, so does the movie.
It's the end of the worst year any of us will likely ever live through, so why not join Chandler, David Ganssle, Mariah Sturgeon, Jonathan Edewaard and Jonathan Harm as they say farewell to this godawful year and discuss the other winter-themed episode of Phineas and Ferb: Winter Vacation! With Hockey Z-9 and a giant new years' ball! Also, Mariah loses her shit over Canadian bacon.
Winter time's fun! Follow me! Join Chandler, David Ganssle, Mariah Sturgeon, Jonathan Edewaard and Jonathan Harm as they discuss the modern holiday classic, Phineas and Ferb: Christmas Vacation!
Join Chandler, Landon Knoke, Jonathan Harm and Diego Lacamara as they discuss Craig McCracken's sadly short-lived space fantasy animated comedy, Wander Over Yonder! Specifically, a Christmas episode where the first half is also framed like a horror movie!
Chandler, the members of Channel KRT and Ava Moss talk about the incredible, zany (to the max!), cartoony, Wonderful World of Mickey Mouse and Mickey Mouse Shorts from the mind of Paul Rudish!
In this special Holiday episode, Chandler, Landon Knoke and Adam Johnson discuss the LEGO Star Wars Holiday Special, and try to not spend too much time complaining about the Rise of Skywalker.
Time to take a trip to Gravity Falls, Oregon! Join Chandler, Diego Lacamara, DGil, Brandon Croker, and Jonathan Harm as they discuss the pilot episode of one of the best shows ever made.
"You know, my kid really likes those gummy bear candies, could you make a show about that?" Join Chandler, Diego Lacamara, DGil and Brandon Croker as they discuss the pilot episode of the classic Disney Afternoon show that started it all, brimming with high adventure beyond compare! And Gummi Berry Juice. I still want Disney to sell that.
How did Phineas and Ferb evolve from the original pitch to the pilot episode and eventually a musical remake of the pilot? Join Chandler, Jonathan Edewaard, David Ganssle and Mariah Sturgeon in the official pilot episode of the Podcast Without a Cool Acronym as they discuss and try not to go off on too many tangents!
This was supposed to be a video, but it became too much of a time crunch. So, now it's a podcast! Join Chandler and Emma as they discuss 13 Disney TVA Halloween Episodes!