Podcast
Saturday Midnight Cartoons
It's Saturday, it's midnight, and you are just slightly too old to find clubbing enjoyable anymore. Might as well listen to a podcast about cartoons!
Saturday Midnight Cartoons is a podcast for adults that discusses children's media both nostalgic and contemporary.
- Episodes
- 56
- Releases
- Every two weeks
- Typical length
- 1 hr 53 min
- On air since
- 2025
- Latest episode
- 1 week ago
Episodes
56 episodes, newest first
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1 hr 53 min
Episode 34: Hotel Transylvania
Show notes
Tristan and Margaret do the Mash. The Monster Mash. We ponder the mechanics of monster biology, animating the Invisible Man, and Frankenstein's farts as we discuss Hotel Transylvania.
Theme Song: Refractory Period
Logo: Ash Something Art
Merch: www.redbubble.com/people/saturdaymidnite/shop
KoFi: ko-fi.com/saturdaymidnightcartoons
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1 hr 17 min
Episode 33: OG Monster High Webisodes
Show notes
Margaret forgets how time works and Tristan wants toys as our hosts discuss period-accurate fashion from 2010 and the excellent pun game of the original Monster High webisodes. Stay tuned for werewolf discos, the children of the Hat Man, and a monster president!
Theme Song: Refractory Period
Logo: Ash Something Art
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1 hr 18 min
SMC Checks In #12: Behind Closed Doors
Show notes
Tristan and Margaret stayed mostly on-topic this time, so this episode is shorter than most. This week, they discuss the definition of an internet apology, dark magic fabric care, and a public relations sinner demon.
Theme Song: Refractory Period
Logo: Ash Something Art
Kofi: ko-fi.com/saturdaymidnightcartoons
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1 hr 40 min
Episode 32: Galaxy High School
Show notes
Join Margaret and Tristan as they visit a far-out place, share a hot take on anchovies, and discuss Galaxy High School, a Saturday morning cartoon cut short after only 13 episodes.
Theme Song: Refractory Period
Logo: Ash Something Art
Merch: www.redbubble.com/people/saturdaymidnite/
Kofi: ko-fi.com/saturdaymidnightcartoons
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1 hr 58 min
SMC Checks In #11: Storyteller
Show notes
Tristan and Margaret discuss which animals they would cuddle in Heaven, the historical accuracy of Sir Pentious's backstory, and how Lute has definitely been practicing "Gravity" in the shower.
Theme Song: Refractory Period
Logo: Ash Something Art
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1 hr 26 min
SMC Director's Cut #2: Malevolence
Show notes
Tristan and Dad talk about call signs, war crimes, and mystifying ship designs as they discuss "Rising Malevolence," "Shadow of Malevolence," and "Destroy Malevolence:" 3 episodes from season 1 of the Clone Wars animated series.
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17 min
Bloopy McBloopface Bonus
Show notes
Tristan is moving, so the part of this week's episode will be played by this blooper episode.
Theme Song: Refractory Period
Logo: Ash Something Art
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1 hr 54 min
Episode 31: Lilo & Stitch
Show notes
Tristan and Margaret talk about alien dicks, taking Stitch to the vet, rescue pets, men in black, and the Tiki Room as they discuss the 2002 classic Lilo and Stitch.
This episode contains discussion of substance abuse and the recent death of Lilo's voice actress, Daveigh Chase. If you are struggling with addiction, help is out there!
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Theme Song: Refractory Period
Logo: Ash Something Art
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2 hr 1 min
SMC Checks In #10: New Pentious
Show notes
Tristan and Margaret finally get to discuss season 2 of Hazbin Hotel! In this episode, they speculate on if Baxter is trans, discuss slimy Hollywood producers, and Margaret bails on an attempt to sing Hazbin Guarantee.
Theme Song: Refractory Period
Logo: Ash Something Art
Buy us some infernal coffee!
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1 hr 45 min
Episode 30: Early Bugs Bunny
Show notes
Prepare for genderfluid trickster spirit rabbit shenanigans. Tristan and Margaret discuss a selection of 5 classic Bugs Bunny cartoons (from 1940 to 1957) and ask the really important questions, like "who would Bugs Bunny play in Romeo and Juliet?" and "what kind of couple would Bugs and Daffy be?" and "wait...does Elmer Fudd just need glasses?"
Music: Refractory Period
Logo: Ash Something Art
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1 hr 30 min
Episode 29: The Lego Batman Movie
Show notes
Happy Bat-Pride Month! In this bat-episode, Tristan and Margaret talk about minimalist roller coasters, evil sharks, fighting around, and Batman's undeniable romantic tension with the Joker as they discuss the 2017 meta humor masterpiece that is the Lego Batman Movie.
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1 hr 41 min
Episode 28: The Sword In The Stone
Show notes
Tristan puts away his history brain as he and Margaret discuss a weirdness ranking system, squirrel sex education, ADHD time travel, and Disney's The Sword In The Stone, a movie which is very mustache.
Theme Song: Refractory Period
Logo: Ash Something Art
Merch: https://www.redbubble.com/people/saturdaymidnite/shop
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2 hr 8 min
Episode 27: Brave
Show notes
Tristan attempts to explain medieval weaponry to Margaret as our hosts discuss Pixar's 2012 travel brochure for Scotland called Brave. We cover everything from nature farts and forbidden toe beans to wish lawyers and historically inaccurate castles!
Theme Song: Refractory Period
Logo: Ash Something Art
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1 hr 45 min
SMC Checks In #9: The Show Must Go On
Show notes
Tristan and Margaret discuss how musical numbers work in Hell, speculate on what exactly is in Vox's pants, and pluck more headcanons out of thin air. (Our analysis of season 2, episode by episode, coming soon!)
Theme Song: Refractory Period
Logo: Ash Something Art
Buy us some infernal coffee!
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1 hr 56 min
Episode 26: Batman: The Animated Series, The Last Laugh
Show notes
Margaret and Tristan speculate about how the Justice League poops, Harley Quinn's psychoanalysis YouTube channel, clown juice, and how Batman grooms his personal hair as they talk about an April-themed episode of Batman: The Animated Series called The Last Laugh.
Logo: Ash Something Art
Theme Song: Refractory Period
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1 hr 45 min
Episode 25: The Aristocats
Show notes
In honor of Percy's birthday (more or less), Tristan and Margaret talk about goose morals, kitty genetics, and how much they want to snuggle every single cat in Disney's The Aristocats.
Theme Song: Refractory Period
Logo: Ash Something Art
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1 hr 57 min
SMC Checks In #8: Hello Rosie
Show notes
Tristan and Margaret discuss the ethics of cannibalism, Victorian vs Edwardian fashion, and how Vaggie gets her wings back.
Theme Song: Refractory Period
Logo: Ash Something Art
Buy us some infernal coffee!
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16 min
Bloop It
Show notes
Blooper episode! Tristan is taking a mini-vacation.
Theme Song: Refractory Period
Logo: Ash Something Art
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2 hr 22 min
Episode 24: Princess And The Frog
Show notes
Sample the religion gumbo as Tristan and Margaret rank their top 5 Disney princesses, determine which Disney villains to invite to brunch, and ask for recommendations for alligator restaurants. This 2009 Disney film made us hungry, can you tell?
Theme Song: Refractory Period
Logo: Ash Something Art
Kofi: ko-fi.com/saturdaymidnightcartoons
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2 hr 20 min
SMC Checks In #7: Welcome to Heaven
Show notes
Tristan and Margaret discuss The Ear Incident of 33 AD, what would happen if Saint Peter dropped his keys, and how the song You Didn't Know will ascend you to a higher plane of existence.
Theme Song: Refractory Period
Logo: Ash Something Art
Buy us some infernal coffee!
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