Show #87: My Spoons! They're Still Here!

It's the start of a wonderful new holiday tradition here at SOTSM, with this year's stocking stuffer-sized entry being 1997's adaptation of A Christmas Carol!

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How many animated versions of A Christmas Carol are there? A lot, so we should be in fine standing for the next couple of years at least. This does mean we have to wade through a couple of the more dubious versions such as this example from DiC Entertainment. Don't let the cast list fool you, although Tim Curry is a wonderfully sassy Ebenezer Scrooge, it's a real slog to get through and not just because of the awful songs. It does feature a Frank Welker dog however, and isn't that reason enough to watch? (Nope.)

THE SHORT VERSION

Terrifying apparitions

Bad accents

Remember Scrooge? He's back! In dog form!

Show #31: Treachery Of The Gods!

It's been a long voyage among cartoons new and old and to get the next leg of our journey off to a great start we delve into the extraterrestrial epic that is Ulysses 31!

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A science fiction retelling of the story of Odysseus, Ulysses 31 updates the content and themes of Homer's epic poem wonderfully. It is mysterious and full of high adventure yet also laced with a profound melancholy that one does not often see in cartoons nowadays. Excellent design work and a soaring soundtrack make up for the show's few shortcomings, most notably the performances of the English dub cast. Our luck with revisiting 1980s nostalgia properties holds yet again!

THE SHORT VERSION

A hero for all eras

A bunch of jerks

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