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The Jungle Book 2

Much Abu About Nothing — Tue, 11 Nov 2025 21:10:08 GMT

Hey gang, we are back with an episode about a sequel that really did not need to be made. And made several decades after the first one! It’s The Jungle Book 2!

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The Jungle Book

Much Abu About Nothing — Thu, 30 Oct 2025 13:08:33 GMT

Hey gang, we are back with another classic: 1967’s The Jungle Book!

Note: We confuse the Rudyard Kipling story Rikki-Tikki-Tavi, about a mongoose, with a very different story Tikki Tikki Tembo, which is a bit of a racist story about Chinese names. Similar sounding stories from our childhoods melded together; apologies!

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Moana 2

Much Abu About Nothing — Mon, 13 Oct 2025 17:13:44 GMT

Hey gang, in this episode we’re talking about another super wise Disney decision to cash in on an old movie with a half-baked sequel almost a decade later…Moana 2! Spoiler alert: we did not enjoy this movie, not one bit.

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Inside Out 2

Much Abu About Nothing — Mon, 06 Oct 2025 15:20:16 GMT

Hey gang! This week we are talking about Inside Out 2, the 2024 sequel to…you guessed it…Inside Out.

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Incredibles 2

Much Abu About Nothing — Mon, 15 Sep 2025 12:36:15 GMT

In this episode, Misha and Tyler check out 2018’s Incredibles 2, the sequel to original film released 14 years earlier. Not sure why it took so long to make a second one—but hey, they did it, so here was are reviewing it. Spoiler alert: it’s low tide at Interesting Bay.

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The Incredibles

Much Abu About Nothing — Sun, 26 Jan 2025 20:00:00 GMT

Back from a few weeks of holidays and illness and moving houses, Misha and Tyler are here to discuss Pixar's 2004 film The Incredibles! A lot of biffs, bams, and booms in this one.

Video mentioned in this episode: "How Pixar changed 3-D Animation With Every Movie" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n1xAYik1g-w&t=375s

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The Hunchback of Notre Dame

Much Abu About Nothing — Thu, 14 Nov 2024 22:00:00 GMT

Greetings, gang! This week we take a close look at Disney's 1996 film The Hunchback of Notre Dame, and lemme tell you, there is a lot to talk about with this one.

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The Great Mouse Detective

Much Abu About Nothing — Thu, 07 Nov 2024 22:00:00 GMT

Salutations, gang! This week Misha and Tyler are discussing Disney's 1986 filmThe Great Mouse Detective.

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The Good Dinosaur

Much Abu About Nothing — Tue, 29 Oct 2024 23:00:00 GMT

Hey, gang! We're back with another absolute slog of a film: Pixar's 2015 borefest The Good Dinosaur! Talking points include: who is sleeping on Pixar's beanbag chair, and why do they keep getting work? When is pastiche a boring cinematic device, and when is it an Italian pastry Misha wants to go down the street to buy? Finally, why can't movies seem to animate children that look and act their age?

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The Fox and the Hound

Much Abu About Nothing — Tue, 22 Oct 2024 20:00:00 GMT

Hey gang! After a whoopsie in which Tyler deleted his audio and we had to re-record this episode, we are here with the utterly horrible The Fox and the Hound from 1981! We really don't know what Disney was thinking with this one.

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The Emperor's New Groove

Much Abu About Nothing — Tue, 24 Sep 2024 12:00:00 GMT

Hey gang! This week we are talking about Disney's weird 2000 film, The Emperor's New Groove! Discussion includes talk of himbos, Sting's stand against idiocy, the efficacy of annoying protagonists, and the wonder that is Eartha Kitt, amongst other things.

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The Black Cauldron

Much Abu About Nothing — Mon, 16 Sep 2024 22:00:00 GMT

Greetings, Adventurers! Sit down by the hearth and hearken to this tale - tale of woe, bad plotting, and bad characterization! It's Disney's The Black Cauldron from 1985! Misha and Tyler dive into all those parts you wish they would and wouldn't: what Gurgi's whole deal is; what Eilonwy's whole deal is; what the Horned King's whole deal is; and...you get the picture. It's a bad movie.

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The Aristocats

Much Abu About Nothing — Mon, 09 Sep 2024 21:00:00 GMT

Bonjour! In this episode, Misha and Tyler talk about Disney's 1970 film The Aristocats, brimming with charming characters and detestable racism!

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The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad

Much Abu About Nothing — Sat, 20 Jul 2024 12:00:00 GMT

Greetings gang! In this episode, Misha and Tyler discuss the 1949 Disney film The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad! Spoiler: we have issues with it.

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Tarzan

Much Abu About Nothing — Tue, 25 Jun 2024 21:00:00 GMT

Hey y'all, we are back after another brief hiatus, sorry for that! Life, uh, finds a way. In this episode, we are looking at the late Disney Renaissance film (apparently), Tarzan!

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Frankenweenie

Much Abu About Nothing — Thu, 09 May 2024 12:34:06 GMT

Please excuse the grammatical errors, any other errors you come across, and the general sloppiness of this transcription of Much Abu About Nothing's podcast episode on Frankenweenie! Our episodes are transcribed by a robot. Tyler 00:00 content warning. Although this is a podcast about kids movies, this podcast isn't for […]

Tangled

Much Abu About Nothing — Fri, 05 Apr 2024 20:00:00 GMT

In this episode, Misha and Tyler discuss Disney's Tangled from 2010! Chin beards and horse eyebrows ahead; beware!

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Strange World

Much Abu About Nothing — Wed, 13 Mar 2024 20:00:00 GMT

In this episode, Misha and Tyler take a look at the oddly bland Disney film Strange World from 2022!

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Elemental

Much Abu About Nothing — Wed, 14 Feb 2024 22:00:00 GMT

In this episode, Misha and Tyler talk about the 2023 film Elemental!

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Soul

Much Abu About Nothing — Thu, 25 Jan 2024 22:00:00 GMT

In this episode, Misha and Tyler roll up their sleeves and get to complaining about Soul, the Disney Pixar film from 2020!

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Here are some articles to read for more detailed critiques of the film's handling of race and color:

"Pixar's Troubled 'Soul'" by Namwali Serpell. https://www.newyorker.com/culture/cultural-comment/pixars-troubled-soul
"What's Wrong With Pixar's Soul: Animation, Racism, and Blackface?" by Nori Patterson. https://noripatterson.medium.com/whats-wrong-with-pixar-s-soul-animation-racism-and-blackface-c9a7709cd50f

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