040 Robin Hood - Cheap Quotable Thrills
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The Rotoscopers gang is back in action in this extra long, 2-hour episode, where they talk about one of their all-around favorite Disney animated classics: Robin Hood!

Highlights:

■ Chelsea tells about how she got to hang out with rock legend Alice Cooper.

■ Mini reviews of Epic and Monsters University.

■ Mason's previews Despicable Me 2 and shares his how he has the plot of Turbo all figured out.

■ Interview with Rotoscopers' writer Mayra Amaya)!

■ Main Discussion: *Robin Hood--*the holy grail of funny Disney films.

■ Voice acting filled with Disney veterans (read Blake's opinion piece about Robin Hood's voice actors); Accents = proper English and backwood rednecks.

■ A little history of Disney's Xerox era.

■ Disney's Robin Hood origins: Reynard the Fox.

■ Introduction uses reused animation, "Whistle Stop" = hamster dance, intro to Robin Hood and Little John, justification, 

■ Sir Hiss is a well designed character; Prince John is a weak, pathetic, hilarious villain; "Beautiful, lovely TEXAS!"

■ Morgan's "solid gold hub caps", the honorable sherrif of Nottingham, wolves are always the villains.

■ Clucky is the sassy black woman; Maid Marian; the little critter children; blundering Friar Tuck.

■ The archery tournament: Sir Reginald Duke of Chutney, are you sick of the quotes yet?.

■ The scene & song that stops the momentum: "Love."

■ "The Phony King of England": jamming to Bluegrass all night; reused animation; becomes a top-40 hit overnight.

■ Songs: what is the best song?

■ Different versions of the DVD; alternate endings; the marriage!

■ We rate it!

■ Bloopers. Lots of out-of-context bloopers.

Runtime: 1:40:28; 51.8 MB

Other links:

■ Mason's opinion article about Epic's villain Mandrake )

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