Animation, Comics, Personal Tales, Television, Voice Acting, Writing

Pure Joy at Pasadena Comic Con

Ali recaps her experience attending Pasadena Comic Con, including meeting awesome people like Melanie Chartoff (Didi Pickles), David Kaufman (Danny Phantom), and lots of talented indie artists. Plus, chatting more with Susanne Blakeslee and working up the nerve to ask Butch Hartman that Cosmo & Wanda question (listen to the Toon Con episode for context).

More episodes on fan conventions:

Animation, Television

Merry Nickmas 2: As Told by Ginger, FOP and Jimmy Neutron

Ali discusses three more Nicktoon Christmas specials: “An ‘Even Steven’ Holiday Special” (As Told By Ginger), “Christmas Every Day!” (The Fairly OddParents) and “Holly Jolly Jimmy” (The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron, Boy Genius).

Check out last year’s episode: Merry Nickmas: Rugrats, SpongeBob and ZIM.

Animation, Movies, Personal Tales, Television, Voice Acting, Writing

Tons of Fun at Toon Con

Ali recaps her experience attending Toon Con, including meeting awesome people like Rikki Simons (GIR), Bob West (Barney), Peter Kelamis (Rolf), and more, watching a fun panel with the cast of The Fairly OddParents and two more with legendary Disney artists and actors, and finally, working up the nerve to ask Susanne Blakeslee and Daran Norris an intimate question about Cosmo & Wanda.

Animation, Television

The Fairly OddParents + “A Kiss and a Tie (But Not in That Order)”

Ali discusses all things The Fairly OddParents, diving into “School’s Out! The Musical,” the uniqueness of the franchise, a whole bunch of classic quotes from the original run of the show (seriously, this episode is mostly quotes), why the early relationship dynamic between Cosmo & Wanda is the absolute cutest (which inadvertently leads to wondering something…), the adorableness that is baby Poof, and a quick FOP story called “A Kiss and a Tie (But Not in That Order).”

Animation, Books, Interview, Television, Writing

Passion in Art with Heather Martinez

Ali interviews writer, illustrator, and storyboard artist, Heather Martinez, who shares about her work on SpongeBob SquarePants, My Life as a Teenage Robot, The Fairly OddParents, The Replacements, and more!

Heather’s links:

Animation, Television

More Nickelodeon Nonsense with Stacey

Ali and returning guest, Stacey, discuss The Fairly OddParents, Ned’s Declassified School Survival Guide, Nickelodeon reboots and more!

Be sure to also check out Nickelodeon Nostalgia with Stacey Grant.