Episode 216: Don Bluth (feat. Billy Ray Brewton & Ryan Verrill)

<p id="docs-internal-guid-257cdf5c-7fff-bde5-1ea6-87731bd71504" dir="ltr">The new episode arrives a few days later than planned <em>(since it was scheduled to be our September episode)</em> but nevertheless, we have a delightfully animated episode on tap here featuring another two of my favorite podcasters. The talented, prolific Billy Ray Brewton (of The Incinerator Podcast & Movie Mixtapes) joins me alongside his good friend and co-host Ryan Verrill, who also has own podcast that I highly recommend called The Disc-Connected. We learn about their passion projects and their origin stories at the start since this is their first time on!</p> <p dir="ltr">Together we three have delved into the legendary work of one Don Bluth, the man brave enough to depart from Disney at a time when their output wasn’t the strongest. He set out to make his own distinguishable work and was mostly successful particularly at the start of his career as a director. Then there are a couple of weird detours along the way (oh Rock-A-Doodle) but even a late career highlight that ends up being a favorite of ours! This was such a joy and for you animation fans of the 80s and 90s, I have a feeling you’ll feel as nostalgic as we did taking this journey. Coming in about three weeks - something completely different - for the next episode, I’ll be stuck in another dimension alongside librarian Chloe Waryan for a spooky discussion on Mr. James Wan! Thank you all for listening and thank you to Billy Ray & Ryan for joining me!</p> <p dir="ltr">00:00 - 27:14 - Introduction / Origins of Billy Ray + Ryan<br /> 27:15 - 58:54 - Secret of NIMH, An American Tail<br /> 58:55 - 01:23:59 - Land Before Time, All Dogs Go To Heaven<br /> 01:24:00 - 01:46:52 - Rock-A-Doodle, Thumbelina, Troll in Central Park, Pebble & Penguin<br /> 01:46:53 - 02:08:00 - Anastasia, Titan A.E.<br /> 02:08:01 - 02:20:58 - Top 3 Favorites / Outro</p> <p dir="ltr"><strong>Jim's Substack, etc:</strong><br /> <a href= "https://5years.substack.com">https://5years.substack.com<br /></a><a h