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On a queer and neverending quest through the fantasy films of the 80s & 90s, and all the memories and feelings they conjure up. From animated adventures and sword and sorcery epics to magical romcoms and fairytale horror, we will journey through the big blockbusters and cult classics. https://linktr.ee/onceuponavhs Join our Clamshell Club on Patreon to support the show and gain access to exclusive Once Upon A VHS bonus episodes updated monthly: Boxset - reviewing 80s and 90s fantasy TV (incl ...
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I 🩷 Animation

Jonathan North - JonCast Media

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Welcome to I 🩷 Animation! My name is Jonathan North, and I love animation! In every episode my friends and I get together to talk about all our favorite animated movies, TV and more! Disney Movies, Stop-Motion Animation, Anime, Saturday Morning Cartoons; obscure, foreign, or indie animation; and so much more! This podcast has gone through several iterations, and while it now focuses primarily on animation, you can find more podcasts on all different kinds of topics on my YouTube channel at w ...
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It's time for a Christmas VHS classic - the first instalment of the BBC's adaptation of The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis. Thank you so much to all our guest contributors on this special episode: Richard, Daniel, Cullen, Sophie, Paul, Rob, and Daniel Boxyteeopatra. We share our thoughts on the series and its themes, some behind the scenes goss…
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We've reached the end of our Snow White series with Jenna and Callum! (Though Jenna and I will be back for one more bonus episode next time!) This week we are looking at this year's live action remake of Disney's original classic, and we're talking about how this project went so wrong, and what they might have done differently if they really wanted…
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The Christmas Movie Marathon starts today with a brand new (to me) Christmas Special, Christmas Comes to Pac-Land! Check out Jack's blogs! Zephyr Prince Blog: https://www.tumblr.com/zephyrprince8 Showa Magical Girls Blog: https://www.tumblr.com/showamagicalgirls Check out Mark's blogs! The Animation Commendation: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://markb4.wordpress.com⁠⁠⁠…
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Today we are doing kind of an addendum to our Disney Snow White series, Jenna is back and we are joined by Mark Brown to talk about a long-forgotten stage musical version of Walt Disney's Snow White! Follow Jenna Online! Tumblr: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://still-she-haunts-me-phantomwise.tumblr.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/Phantomwise2⁠⁠ 2nd C…
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It's time to wrap up the Season of the Witch by opening a magic bag full of listener questions, updates and also-rans. Ursula K. Leguin's Carrier Bag Theory, Tilly from Tots TV, the population of Iceland, Bette Davis, Halloweentown, Poison for the Fairies, Hilary Duff, Grotbags and Wizadora await. Want to find out our favourite fantasy novels? List…
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I've heard it said that podcasts come into our lives for a reason... SPOILER ALERT! This epic bonus episode features our extended and detailed discussion of the new movie Wicked: For Good, scene by scene. Art by Ashleigh Jane Cosgrove. https://linktr.ee/onceuponavhs Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…
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It's time for one of the most infamous entries in the 80s dark fantasy canon - Disney's boldly ambitious animated epic, The Black Cauldron. Joining our discussion of the film's merits and shortcomings is actor, writer and horror icon James Swanton. Three wayward witches, an oracular pig, green mist, Welsh mythology, Elmer Bernstein's ondes martenot…
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This week Callum, Jenna, & I are talking about the 1916 silent version of Snow White! Last time, we decided we needed to come back to this one because of the unintentionally profound role it played in the direction of film history, through a 15-year-old Walt Disney. Follow Jenna Online! Tumblr: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://still-she-haunts-me-phantomwise.tumblr.com…
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We're finally talking about one of the most iconic versions of Snow White in history, Walt Disney's 1937 Animated Masterpiece, Snow White & the Seven Dwarfs! Follow Jenna Online! Tumblr: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://still-she-haunts-me-phantomwise.tumblr.com⁠⁠⁠⁠ YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/Phantomwise2⁠ 2nd Channel: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@love-gif…
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Today's podcast is a re-edit of an episode Sarah and I did in 2020 talking about every episode of the amazing animated miniseries from Patrick McHale, Over the Garden Wall. Plus I am also including the review we did a couple years later on the pilot episode, Tome of the Unknown. This is a "Copyright Safe" version with no video footage, but there is…
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Anything can happen on Halloween... Celebrating Once Upon A VHS icon Fairuza Balk, we have a special double-dunter! First up, an addendum to last year's episode about our beloved Return to Oz. We saw the 40th anniversary screening of Return to Oz at the DCA in Dundee as part of the Dundead horror and cult film festival lineup, and give our reaction…
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Is a wholly original sequel to a live action remake, better or worse than the concept of making a live action remake? Follow Larry Online! YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/chillyboyproductions Twitter: https://twitter.com/ChillyBoyYT Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/chillyboy.bsky.social Follow Nicki online! YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.c…
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As you're pretty, so be wise - wolves may lurk in every guise... Rachel Lydia Barker, film critic, video essayist and creator of the Girl on Film YouTube channel joins us in straying from the path to discuss a truly wild film. It's not just a dark and edgy reworking of Little Red Riding Hood, but a surreal and sensual gothic fairytale overflowing w…
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Even if you hate this "Live action remake" you can't deny that Angelina Jolie is the best part of these movies. Follow Larry Online! YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/chillyboyproductions Twitter: https://twitter.com/ChillyBoyYT Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/chillyboy.bsky.social Follow Nicki online! YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/tri…
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With Michael lost in the woods, Callum calls upon returning guest co-hosts Pete and Scott from the fabulous Movies That Made Us Gay podcast to dive into discussion, dissection and dissemination of the Cannon Films "package" of fairy tale films, focusing in on Hansel and Gretel - it is the season of the witch, after all! We also discuss a few other …
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It's the grand finale our 2024 animation series, and to close us out I am joined by Larry and Eli to rank all the animation we watched last year from worst to best! Follow Larry Online! YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/chillyboyproductions Twitter: https://twitter.com/ChillyBoyYT Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/chillyboy.bsky.social Follow Eli …
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Witches of England... you are a disgrace! Robert Berg, writer and copy editorial director of Bona Books, a queer press specialising in fantasy, science fiction and horror, joins us to peel back the layers of weirdness with this unsettling adaptation. The complicated legacy of Roald Dahl, loving a sad wash, the performance of gender, gay gasps at th…
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Continuing our 2024 animation series, this is part three of four, and this time I am joined by Katie Fabrick! Follow Katie online! Twitter: https://twitter.com/KatieFabrick Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ktdrawsthings Check out Katie's work on the short film, Cat & Moth! Short: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I7zH5snYHMo BTS: https://vimeo.co…
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Continuing our 2024 animation series, this is part two of four, and this time I am joined by Stanford & Rachel! Follow Rachel online! Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/rachel_reviews ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@RachelsReviews⁠⁠⁠ Blog: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://rachelsreviews.net⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow Stanford online! Instagram: https://www.instagram…
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We are the weirdos, mister. Light as a feather, stiff as a board. I bind you, Nancy, from doing harm... It's October, it's an iconic performance from Fairuza Balk, it's time to celebrate Fairuzaween with THE millennial mall-goth high school witch horror, 1996's The Craft. Our special guest Juno Dawson, bestselling author of the bewitching Her Majes…
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We're doing this a bit differently this year, and we're doing a miniseries! This is part one of four, and this time I am joined my Mark & Nicki! Follow Nicki online! YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/trivialtheater⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/TrivialTheater⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://instagram.com/trivialtheater⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Check out…
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Before the hugely popular 90s sitcom, Sabrina the Teenage Witch had something of a trial run with this tonally very different TV movie. The delightful Alice Boyd-Leslie of Drunken Horror and Not Another Teen Podcast joins us for a trip down Memory Lane in enchanted super-fast sneakers. We also discuss other incarnations from her 60s Archie Comics o…
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This is part two of our conversation that started during Christmas in July, with our episode on "A Snow White Christmas". If you missed that one, you can catch up here.https://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/iheartpodcast/episodes/A-Snow-White-Christmas---1980-Filmation-TV-Special---with-Phantomwise--Mark-Brown-e35telsCheck out Mark's blogs!The An…
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Come on, you poor unfortunate souls! We've got gadgets and gizmos aplenty, and our first Disney animated classic deep dive brings us a real Renaissance woman for the season of the witch - Divine meets Joan Collins, the diva doll herself, Ursula. We have a sincere love for this one - just don't ask us to give up our voices for it. Hans Christian And…
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Last year Jenna and Eli joined me to talk about the Rip Van Winkle episode of Happily Ever After: Fairytales for Every Child, and this year we're back for three more! Cinderella, Snow White and Sleeping Beauty! Follow Eli online! Eli's Blog: ⁠⁠⁠https://ejunkieblog.wordpress.com⁠⁠⁠ Eli's Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/ejunkie2014⁠⁠ Follow Jenna Onl…
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A Kiki is a party for calming all your nerves, and we have a special delivery coming! The Pippi Longstocking connection, Hayao Miyazaki's perfectionism, coming of age, British publishing jargon, the origins of Ursula's painting, San Francisco apparently being a European city, Totoro on stage, variations between dubs, His Dark Materials, grief, gees…
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Pick your soul pumpkin and grab a corner of a cape as we hurtle into the second part of our Ray Bradbury double bill with this Hanna-Barbera animated treat. Lollygagging, the Roseanne Halloween special, TV quality animation, "that mortician woman on YouTube" (Caitlin Doughty), edutainment, a slingshot on a sarcophagus, purple prose readings, Carmen…
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Today I am joined by Rachel Wagner to talk about Disney+'s Short Circuit! Rachel and I covered the entire series through August on The Disney Movie Marathon, and today's episode combines all three episodes into one!Follow Rachel online!Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/rachel_reviews⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@RachelsReviewsBlog:…
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Roll up, roll up! In this first part of our Ray Bradbury double bill, we take a ride on the creepy carousel of the October People in a dark and moody film that Disney would probably rather keep secret. Our thoughts on Ray Bradbury's writing, the politics in the Dark Pandemonium Carnival, extreme Pam Grier appreciation mania, Grandpa Simpson's onion…
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We've reached the end of or series on Wallace and Gromit! Today we finish out our six episode series with the most recent film, Vengeance Most Fowl! Follow Nicki online! YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/trivialtheater⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/TrivialTheater⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://instagram.com/trivialtheater⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follo…
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The Brothers Grimm get even grimmer with this gothic horror dark fairytale with possibly the most metal trailer in existence, Snow White: A Tale of Terror (1998). Writer, artist, coin-operated fortune teller and marketing and design superstar at indie perfumery Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab, Tom Bloom, joins us for a deep dive into the old ways. Sigour…
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We're almost at the end of our series on Wallace and Gromit, and today we are talking about the most divisive of all the entries in the series, A Matter of Loaf and Death! Follow Nicki online! YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/trivialtheater⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/TrivialTheater⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://instagram.com/tri…
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Is it feminist? Is it queer? It's Cher, bitch! Seduced by this wayward success story of the witch film canon, we join forces with our longtime friend, writer, historian, artist and activist Morgan M Page, to mull over this oddball outlier. Barbra Streisand's fateful wig that led to giant mechanical spiders, everyone wanting a boyfriend who looks li…
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This month we're finally back with the last three episodes in our Wallace and Gromit series! Today we are talking about their very first feature film, The Curse of the Were-Rabbit!Follow Nicki online!YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/trivialtheater⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/TrivialTheater⁠Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://instagram.co…
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Get your jelly sandals on and your magic wands at the ready - we're not in Manhattan any more! The wickedly talented Tara Tagliaferro of Down the Yellow Brick Pod returns to chat with us about this quirky little number that captivated a micro-generation with its peculiar charms, and highlights some favourite fantasy books from her childhood. Truth-…
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We're back - and it's the season of the witch! Join us as we fly over Salem with the Sanderson sisters for this Hallowe'en classic that is creepy, comedic, camp and a few other words beginning with "c". Pop culture witchcraft (and drag) reemerging in turbulent times, inflating a squashed cat puppet, "kiss me I'm Alison!", Bette Midler going on Zoom…
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Today is the second of our two part series on the 1979 Sanrio film, Nutcracker Fantasy! Last time we talked about the American dub, and in this episode we're talking about the original uncut Japanese version! Follow Nicki online! YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/trivialtheater⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/TrivialTheater⁠ Instag…
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Today for Christmas in July we are covering the relatively forgotten 1980 TV special, A Snow White Christmas! Check out Mark's blogs! The Animation Commendation: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://markb4.wordpress.com⁠⁠⁠⁠ The Live Action Disney Project: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://myliveactiondisneyproject.wordpress.com⁠⁠⁠ Follow Jenna Online! Tumblr: ⁠⁠⁠https://still-she-haunts-me-phan…
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A preview of our brand new Patreon exclusive coverage of Jim Henson's The Storyteller featuring the pilot episode, Hans My Hedgehog. To hear the whole thing, our Star Wars and Lord of the Rings episodes and much more to come, check out our Patreon: https://patreon.com/onceuponavhs Join our Clamshell Club for $5 or £4 per month to gain access to thr…
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Today is the first of a two part series on the 1979 Sanrio film, Nutcracker Fantasy! In this episode we will be talking about the American dub, and in the second episode, we will be talking about the original Japanese film! Follow Nicki online! YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/trivialtheater⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/Trivial…
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Today I am talking with Karen Fang, author of the new biography, Background Artist: The Life & Work of Tyrus Wong. As a huge fan of Walt Disney's Bambi, and Tyrus contributions to that film, I was very excited to talk to Karen about him. Follow Karen Online! Author Website: https://www.karenfang.net Book Website: https://www.alwayslookup.net I Hear…
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Ever After is one of my favorite versions of Cinderella, and I have wanted to do a podcast on it for ages. It's finally time. Follow Nicki online! YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/trivialtheater⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/TrivialTheater⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://instagram.com/trivialtheater⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ I Heart Animation - Episode …
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Welcome to the third episode of our Wallace & Gromit miniseries! Today we are talking about A Close Shave! Follow Nicki online! YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/trivialtheater⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/TrivialTheater⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://instagram.com/trivialtheater⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow Dan online! YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.you…
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Welcome to the second episode of our Wallace & Gromit miniseries! Today we are talking about The Wrong Trousers! Follow Nicki online! YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/trivialtheater⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/TrivialTheater⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://instagram.com/trivialtheater⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow Dan online! YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://w…
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Welcome to the first episode of a brand new miniseries looking at all 6 installments in the Wallace & Gromit franchise! Today we are looking at A Grand Day Out! Follow Nicki online! YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/trivialtheater⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/TrivialTheater⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://instagram.com/trivialtheater…
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Hello Podlings, it's time for a chat! Join us as we talk a load of rubbish and have a rummage in the hero's knapsack. We answer listener questions, look back on our journey so far, share some exciting news about our Clamshell Club and crown this season's Miss Fan Favourite. The Once Upon A Time magazine and audio cassette carrycase, Gobbolino the W…
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Christmas in July is starting early this year! New Christmas episodes starting this week through July! The Joncast Archive: ⁠www.youtube.com/@JoncastArchive ⁠ For bonus episodes, extended episodes, and more, sign up for my Patreon! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/jonjnorth⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ For links to my latest episodes & videos, social media, and m…
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Today I am joined by Callum from Once Upon a VHS to talk once more about Shelly Duval’s Faerie Tale Theatre! We're talking about the big three princesses, Snow White, Cinderella, and Sleeping Beauty! Follow Callum Online: Once Upon a VHS: https://shows.acast.com/once-upon-a-vhs-80s-and-90s-fantasy Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/onceuponavhs I…
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"Manga sekai mukashi banashi" or "Manga Fairy Tales of the World" is an anime from the 1970's and it features SO many fairytales from all over the world, including the three we're currently covering on Every Fairytale Ever! To watch each of these for yourself, Jenna has them archived on her YouTube channel. Cinderella: https://www.youtube.com/watch…
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Welcome to Every Fairytale Ever! This is the start of a brand new series on Every Version Ever looking at all different kinds of fairytales, starting right now with Cinderella, Snow White, and Sleeping Beauty!For bonus episodes, extended episodes, and more, sign up for my Patreon! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/jonjnorth⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠For links to…
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