Binge Buddies

If there's one constant in the ATH Network, it's that at some point Bryan and Jon will get together to talk about Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and this week on the now renamed Casual Cartoons is no different. The two episodes up for discussion are Season One's "Hot Rodding Teenagers From Dimension X" and Season Three's "Leatherhead Meets The Rat King." One episode has the lore, and the other has two of the most fun villains of the show going head to head. Come join our heroes in a half shell for a fun discussion that will inevitably veer off into all the other iterations of the IP. Well, except maybe the latest series...

We have a quick update on the status of Casual Cartoons, as well as plans to record the Venture Bros finale that was promised all that time ago. There's also talk about the upcoming Frisky Dingo podcast and whether or not Matt will be one of the cohosts. He will. Maybe? For sure.As for the rest of today's episode: Kubo and the Two Strings was another one of those Laika films that was a bit overlooked at the box office, which is a shame. It's a marvelous piece of animation with a great story and some heavy emotion. Cheers.

This week on Corona Cartoons Bryan is joined by Alex Orona from Super GG Radio and friend Katherine Cliff to discuss the the Macaulay Culkin movie The Pagemaster. If you've ever seen those posters in the library with celebrities that say "READ," this movie is essentially that. Come for the Macaulay Culkin trivia, stay for the fun animated film that has a love for film and that really wants kids to read.Note: Bryan also gives some updates about the show at the top of the episode and what to expect before the upcoming Frisky Dingo season.

This week on Corona Cartoons we're discussing the Don Bluth film The Secret of NIMH, which marks his departure from Disney and the beginning of quite the interesting pivot in his filmography. If the name doesn't sound familiar to you, the films might. From here he went on to do An American Tail, Land Before Time, Rock-A-Doodle, as well as the video games Dragon's Lair and Space Ace. This movie is also maybe linked to our love of rats in general. A great episode and a fun discussion. We also give an update to the status of Corona Cartoons and the upcoming Frisky Dingo podcast.

Bryan's life is slowly returning to normal, but still no new episode of Corona Cartoons this week. We bring to you in its place, After the Hype's episode on the totally insane Batman Ninja! Enjoy! Regular episodes to return next week!

This week on Corona Cartoons we're back on the Batman train with Batman: Mask of the Phantasm, a film that almost no one saw in the theater. Or maybe you saw it if your parents were cool. Anyway, we brought back Ben Kurstin and Chewie joined us and we had a grand ol' time, so you probably want to check this out right quick.**Disclaimer had some audio issues with a crunchy noise that was persistent. Thought the conversation was too good to not release, apologies all around, please still enjoy!!**

This week on Corona Cartoons: A Venture Bros Podcast, Bryan is joined by Matt Dykes, Adam Slutsky, and Ben Kurstin to discuss one of the best cartoons in recent history - Batman: The Animated Series. They all dive into what made the show so great as well as discuss the episodes "Joker's Favor," "Heart of Ice," "Read My Lips," and "Feat of Clay: Parts 1 & 2." If you haven't seen the show, stop what you're doing and watch all of it, and then return and listen. If you've seen it...listen first and then go rewatch all of it. We don't make the rules.

This week on Corona Cartoons Bryan and Chewie are joined by Rae Deslich to discuss the classic Who Framed Roger Rabbit, which leads to a fascinating look at L.A. history.

This week on Corona Cartoons Bryan is joined by Jeff Frumess to talk about two very wonderful classics: Doug & The Angry Beavers. It's kind of wild how old these cartoons are, and yet they somehow feel like they're only a few years old. If you haven't seen these shows in awhile, you owe it to yourself to revisit. Enjoy!

This week on Corona Cartoons we've brought on Johnny Recher and Samantha Garrison to talk about Cowboy Bebop, perhaps one of the greatest anime series of all time. It's the one show that has the ability to appeal to people from vastly different walks of life, even 20+ years on. If you haven't had a chance to rewatch, you probably should...and then listen to us take a deep dive on why the show has the staying power it does.

Bryan pulled a real Rusty Venture and lost all the audio to pt. 2 of Clerks... HOWEVER, we have a super fun episode on a show we never thought we would talk about, Rick and Morty! Emily Blake picked 3 episodes for Bryan and Chewie to scratch the surface of this animated juggernaut!

The Corona Virus means that we can't record our Venture Bros wrap up, which in turn means we can't quite get to our Frisky Dingo watch-through. Bummer, right? Well, not anymore, because we're making lemonade out of a virus and doing a series about a bunch of different cartoons while we wait for this whole mess to blow over. We're starting our "Corona Cartoons" with the Clerks animated series. Well, the first half at least.

Alas, dear listener. We've come to the end of series...for now. There are no more Venture Bros episodes for us to discuss and break down (poorly) so take in this last opportunity while you still can. "But Shownotes Writer," you ask softly, "what comes after Venture Bros?" That's a good question, and one that our heroes answer pretty quickly. All you gotta do is push that play button and just go to town on the audio. Like, listen the shit out of it.INTRO MUSIC COURTESYBradley David Parsons inspired by JG ThrilwellRESEARCH COURTESYBrok Holliday

This week on Venture Bros...SNOW! Bryan Dressel, Graham "Brock" Mason, and Matt "Dean Venture" Dykes discuss the penultimate episode of season seven (and possibly the series? At least until there's more? Please make more?) The Forecast Manufacturer. Both this episode and the finale are deeply connected so advanced warning that there might be some callouts to moments from next week.There's also some serious hints to the next show we'll be doing after we complete Venture Bros. You love to hear it. INTRO MUSIC COURTESYBradley David Parsons inspired by JG ThrilwellRESEARCH COURTESYBrok Holliday

This week on the podcast Bryan Dressel, Graham "Scott Hall" Mason, and Matt "Tim-Tom" Dykes discuss The Terminus Mandate in which the Guild Council are required to face their arch rivals one last time before becomming full members of the council. Rusty also trains to go on a date with a top notch prostitute who kills everyone she sleeps with. Does it go well? * J. Jonah Jameson laughing gif *INTRO MUSIC COURTESYBradley David Parsons inspired by JG ThrilwellRESEARCH COURTESYBrok Holliday

This week on Venture Bros, A Venture Brothers Podcast Bryan Dressel, Graham "Princess Tinglepants" Mason, and Matt "Catclops" Dykes discuss the season seven episode "The Unicorn in Captivity." Easily one of the better episodes of the season, "Unicorn" sees the Monarch joining a heist featuring some wild characters, and a particularly powerful invention that takes Rusty down an interesting path. Wub wub wub.INTRO MUSIC COURTESYBradley David Parsons inspired by JG ThrilwellRESEARCH COURTESYBrok Holliday

This week on the podcast Bryan Dressel, Graham "Brown Widow" Mason, and Matt "Baron Underbite" Dykes discuss "The Bellicose Proxy." The Monarch decides to join the big villain program and mentors St. Cloud as he arches Quizboy. We also get a deeper look into the mechanics of the Guild as well as its rival the Peril Partnership. We hope you brought rubbers, because a storm is coming.INTRO MUSIC COURTESYBradley David Parsons inspired by JG ThrilwellRESEARCH COURTESYBrok Holliday

This week on the podcast Bryan Dressel, Graham "H.E.L.P.eR. MOD-2" Mason, and Matt "Corporal Snoopy" Dykes talk The Inamorata Consequence, which is quite enjoyable...unless you're Matt. The Guild of Calamitous Intent and the OSI renegotiate their contract, Hank reunites with Dermot, and Dean goes back to the place where he learned that he and Hank were clones...only to find out that Rusty was ALSO A CLONE. Oh, and did you know that H.E.L.P.eR. MOD-2 was voiced by Rhys Darby? Fun!INTRO MUSIC COURTESYBradley David Parsons inspired by JG ThrilwellRESEARCH COURTESYBrok Holliday

This week on the podcast Bryan Dressel, Graham "Billy Quiz Boy" Mason, and Matt "The Monarch" Dykes discuss The High Cost of Loathing, in which The Monarch deals with the financial challenges of rebuilding his organization. Or as Bryan likes to call it: Season Seven Proper.INTRO MUSIC COURTESYBradley David Parsons inspired by JG ThrilwellRESEARCH COURTESYBrok Holliday

This week on the podcast, Bryan Dressel, Graham "Dr. Z" Mason, and Matt "Sgt. Hatred" Dykes take for F*CKING ever to get the episode started, but that's okay because the whole thing involves messing with Matt. And then it's on to the jam-packed conclusion to the Morphic Trilogy, which has some very "potent" science. Also, Dr. Jonas Venture is just pure evil.INTRO MUSIC COURTESYBradley David Parsons inspired by JG ThrilwellRESEARCH COURTESYBrok Holliday

GOOD NEWS EVERYONE! Venture Bros returns from a cursed hiatus to see out the rest of the series. Bryan Dressel, Graham "Dr. Girlfriend" Mason, & Matt "Wandering Spider" Dykes come together to discuss the second episode of the "latest" season as well as drop hints at what's in store for the show. Are you ready for Part 2 of the Morphic Trilogy? Hell yeah you are.INTRO MUSIC COURTESYBradley David Parsons inspired by JG ThrilwellRESEARCH COURTESYBrok Holliday

This week on the podcast Bryan Dressel, Graham "Dean Venture" Mason, and Nick "Hank Venture" Friedemann jump right the heck into Season Seven of Venture Bros. This is it, the final season...for now. Join the gang as they break down this jam-packed "final" season.INTRO MUSIC COURTESYBradley David Parsons inspired by JG ThrilwellRESEARCH COURTESYBrok Holliday

After a whole month of scheduling and Star Wars shenanigans, we're back with a new episode of Venture Bros! This week Bryan Dressel, Nick "Frasier" Friedemann, and Matt "Cheers" Dykes discuss the finale of season six. Or rather...the NON-finale, amirite? It's good, but you could combine this and the following couple of episodes in season seven into one long episode. Anyway, thanks for your patience and enjoy!INTRO MUSIC COURTESYBradley David Parsons inspired by JG ThrilwellRESEARCH COURTESYBrok Holliday

This week on Venture Bros Bryan Dressel, Matt "Shazzan" Dykes, and Graham "Cool McCool" Mason discuss the penultimate episode of season six - A Party For Tarzan. Come for the swell episode breakdown from Graham, and stay for the great discussion. Big question. Were you fooled the first time you saw this?INTRO MUSIC COURTESYBradley David Parsons inspired by JG ThrilwellRESEARCH COURTESYBrok Holliday

DUDE! "It Happening One Night!" This week on the podcast Bryan Dressel, Matt "Space Ghost" Dykes, and Graham "Hoppity Hooper" Mason discuss the super awesome season six episode that ranks up there among the best of the season. There's a lot to like here, especially that Ninja restaurant.INTRO MUSIC COURTESYBradley David Parsons inspired by JG ThrilwellRESEARCH COURTESYBrok Holliday

This week on the podcast Bryan Dressel, Matt "Scooby-Doo" Dykes, and Graham "The Jetsons" Mason talk "Tanks for Nuthin'." That's right! Graham is back from Fatherhood to discuss the next episode of season six with the gang. It's a super fun episode about a super fun episode.INTRO MUSIC COURTESYBradley David Parsons inspired by JG ThrilwellRESEARCH COURTESYBrok Holliday

This week on the podcast Bryan Dressel, Chewie "The Yogi Bear Show" Darsow, and Matt "The Pink Panther" Dykes talk "Rapacity in Blue," the mid-season episode of season six with all the problems mentioned last week with its serialized storytelling. Lot of details to juggle and sometimes it gets fuzzy what happens where and when. But hey, we get more Blue Morpho so that's awesome!INTRO MUSIC COURTESYBradley David Parsons inspired by JG ThrilwellRESEARCH COURTESYBrok Holliday

This week on the podcast Bryan Dressel, Nick "Scooby Doo, Where Are You" Friedemann, and Matt "The Jetsons" Dykes talk "Faking Miracles" and get into some legit Blue Morpho shit. Yeah! Well, kinda. He's there. He's mentioned. We see him. We see the Morpho mobile. It's a great episode and you won't want to miss it.INTRO MUSIC COURTESYBradley David Parsons inspired by JG ThrilwellRESEARCH COURTESYBrok Holliday

This week on the podcast Bryan Dressel, Nick "The Flintstones" Friedemann, and Matt "Adam Ant" Dykes talk the next episode of season six - "Maybe No Go" - and discuss how the season as a whole has shifted its format to be more serialized and as such, makes it harder to remember everything that happens in any given episode.INTRO MUSIC COURTESYBradley David Parsons inspired by JG ThrilwellRESEARCH COURTESYBrok Holliday

This week on the Venture Bros podcast Bryan Dressel, Nick "Wacky Races" Friedemann, and Matt "Johnny Quest" Dykes talk about the season six opener "Hostile Makeover," which starts rather abruptly. Turns out there's a "Special Epilogue" that connects this to "Gargantua-2" that's absolutely hilarious. Go check it out and then come back. We'll wait. Oh, you want the link?Here. https://youtu.be/pDRIMO7AL8UAwesome, right? Too bad more TV shows don't adopt this method of teasing future seasons. Anyway, enjoy this week's super fun episode.INTRO MUSIC COURTESYBradley David Parsons inspired by JG ThrilwellRESEARCH COURTESYBrok Holliday

This week on the podcast Bryan Dressel, Nick "Top Cat" Friedemann, and Matt "Underdog" Dykes jump right into Season Six with "All This And Gargantua 2" - the episode that many a fan consider to be the best of the series. Is it? Listen and find out!INTRO MUSIC COURTESYBradley David Parsons inspired by JG ThrilwellRESEARCH COURTESYBrok Holliday

This week on the podcast Bryan Dressel, Nick "Air" Friedemann, and Matt "Purple People Eaters" Dykes talk the last episode of season five: The Devil's Grip. They then decide on their favorite characters and episodes from the season and once again help Matt with a sports reference. You won't want to miss this one. INTRO MUSIC COURTESY Bradley David Parsons inspired by JG Thrilwell RESEARCH COURTESY Brok Holliday

This week on the podcast Bryan Dressl, Nick "The Human Eraser" Friedemann, and Matt "He Hate Me" Dykes discuss "Bot Seeks Bot" from season five. But first, Bryan and Nick attempt to explain the XFL to Matt. It's a jam-packed episode before we even get to the episode. INTRO MUSIC COURTESY Bradley David Parsons inspired by JG Thrilwell RESEARCH COURTESY Brok Holliday

This week on the podcast Bryan Dressel, Nick "Shoeless" Friedemann, and Matt "Sweetness" Dykes talk Momma's Boys, a high point for the season featuring prime Venture Bros dialog. INTRO MUSIC COURTESY Bradley David Parsons inspired by JG Thrilwell RESEARCH COURTESY Brok Holliday

This week on the podcast Bryan Dressel, Nick "Penny" Friedemann, and Matt "The Flying Tomato" Dykes discuss O.S.I. Love You, a crazy episode that doesn't have a weak moment in it. INTRO MUSIC COURTESY Bradley David Parsons inspired by JG Thrilwell RESEARCH COURTESY Brok Holliday

FINALLY! HI! Welcome to the third time this thing has been recorded. Bryan Dressel, Nick Friedemann, Matt Dykes dive into the very cursed episode of Spanakopita and talk about whether or not it holds up on the third viewing in a row. Lot of good stuff here, and not a single computer crash so yay! INTRO MUSIC COURTESY Bradley David Parsons inspired by JG Thrilwell RESEARCH COURTESY Brok Holliday

Due to technical difficulties YET AGAIN, Spanakopita isn't happening this week. In the meantime, we wanted to share another podcast that's on our network that we think you should check out. It's called Sam Wise and it's an advice podcast that uses the Lord of the Rings: Extended Editions to answer any and all questions in life. Host Samantha Garrison expertly uses the holy texts of Peter Jackson to solve all of your problems, and we mean ALL OF THEM. Enjoy and we'll work to get Spanakopita to you next week. You can subscribe to the Sam Wise podcast feed in any of these fine places. Apple: http://bit.ly/SamWisePod Google: http://bit.ly/SamWiseGoogle Spotify: http://bit.ly/SamWiseSpotify

This week on the podcast Bryan Dressel and Nick "Slugabed" Friedemann have lost a co-host and gained another. Matt "Cad" Dykes joins the party while Graham is away. Together, they talk about the next episode of season five: SPHINX Rising. A fun episode, but not without some tension between SPHINX plot and the Monarch plot. INTRO MUSIC COURTESY Bradley David Parsons inspired by JG Thrilwell RESEARCH COURTESY Brok Holliday

SHOWNOTES FOR DAMAGE BOOST: EXECUTIVE PRODUCER - Bryan “President of Calenders” Dressel VICEROY OF PRODUCING - Jonathan Hardesty @movieguyjon KING KOOPA OF EDITING - Ryan James Guest: Charriii5 @charriii5 https://www.youtube.com/user/Charriii5 Host: Brok Holliday @damageboostpod https://www.twitch.tv/damageboostpodcast

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This week on the podcast Bryan Dressel, Graham "The Question" Mason, and Nick "Namor" (He said "Aquaman, but angrier" twice) Friedemann talk about the penultimate episode of the season, which is more lore-heavy than laugh-out-loud funny. Still, a very fun episode that pays off on rewatch. INTRO MUSIC COURTESY Bradley David Parsons inspired by JG Thrilwell RESEARCH COURTESY Brok Holliday

This week on the podcast Bryan Dressel, Graham "Superman" Mason, and Nick "The Huntress" Friedemann talk Assisted Suicide, which is the name of the next episode of the show and not the actual topic of discussion. Ahh, jokes. It's like the show gave us a grande in a venti cup but filled it up just a little bit more. INTRO MUSIC COURTESY Bradley David Parsons inspired by JG Thrilwell RESEARCH COURTESY Brok Holliday

This week on the podcast Bryan Dressel, Nick "Superman" Friedemann, and Matt "Manchester Black" Dykes talk "Bright Lights, Dean City" the brother episode to last week's episode. Short review: Bryan is not a huge fan of it. He just "likes it" like Nick "liked" last week's episode. At least there are some great recurring gags to make things better. INTRO MUSIC COURTESY Bradley David Parsons inspired by JG Thrilwell RESEARCH COURTESY Brok Holliday

This week on the show Bryan Dressel, Nick "Starman" Friedemann, and Matt "Constantine" Dykes talk one of Graham's favorite episodes, which is unfortunate timing as Graham couldn't make it. Darn those jobs! Anyway, this is probably one of the best episodes of the season, or at least a decent episode if you're Nick. Darn that hat! INTRO MUSIC COURTESY Bradley David Parsons inspired by JG Thrilwell RESEARCH COURTESY Brok Holliday

This week on the show Bryan Dressel, Nick "Superboy" Friedemann, and Graham "Merc" Mason discuss this strangely forgettable episode that worked in some areas but not others. It's certainly a weird one, carrying over elements from last week's episode but still being very much a monster of the week. Your mileage will vary. INTRO MUSIC COURTESY Bradley David Parsons inspired by JG Thrilwell RESEARCH COURTESY Brok Holliday

This week on the podcast Bryan Dressel, Nick "I'm A Fucking Asshole" Friedemann, and Graham "Sue Storm" Mason talk Pomp & Circuitry, the episode that heralds in the great back half of the season. Come for the Ventures, stay for the co-hosts driving Bryan bonkers with their exquisite comic book knowledge. INTRO MUSIC COURTESY Bradley David Parsons inspired by JG Thrilwell RESEARCH COURTESY Brok Holliday

This week Bryan Dressel, Nick "Batman" Friedemann, and Graham "Mr. Terrific" Mason get into the back-half of the season with an episode that's got some problems. But hey, it's got a Conjecture Cycle...so yay? INTRO MUSIC COURTESY Bradley David Parsons inspired by JG Thrilwell RESEARCH COURTESY Brok Holliday