Episode 68: Rise of the Guardians

"Rise of the Guardians" is the 68th episode of The Toon Goons, which was originally posted on December 20th of 2015.

Description
If you don't believe in us, we'll still make this show, but we WILL be invisible in the media-flooded culture we drown in daily. IT'S RISE OF THE GUARDIANS MERRY KRIMBO!

News

 * Studio Ghibli announces distribution information for "The Red Turtle."
 * Laika releases more information on "Kubo."
 * Bill Murray discusses role in Wes Anderson's latest film.
 * Cartoon Network announces coding tutorials featuring characters, scenery and sounds from "We Bare Bears."

Summary
The Goons discuss the 2012 Dreamworks film "Rise of the Guardians." Nina describes the heavy backstory surrounding the author of the original book series and the movie itself. Tooch resolves to read the source material. Nicky compares Santa to Zangief. Pretty much everyone in the movie was once an alien.

Recaps
There were no recaps this week as everything the Goons usually recap were on hiatus. Nina mentions the Miraculous Ladybug premiere, but also explains that while the character designs are fantastic, it seems like a show very much targeted at kids.

Shoutouts

 * Goonster Josh asks the Goons what their favorite cartoon Christmas special is.
 * Goonster Julia talks about Lotte Reiniger and her influences on Rebecca Sugar.
 * Flamemaster thinks the Goons are too harsh to bronies. (The Goons disagree and clarify.)
 * Goonster Bugbarry(Bugbeary? Klaarg?) discusses Adventure Time special, "Stakes."
 * Twitter user @fatandnerdy asks about covering Netflix anime "Seven Deadly Sins."
 * Tumblr asks are mentioned, including "Stakes" tarot card analyses and news-to-episode discussion timeframes.
 * Bugbarry also asks about the Monogatari anime series, and asks about the prospects of the Goons discussing animated games.
 * The wiki is mentioned.