164: Remembering Gordon Bressack with Charles M. Howell IV

Each week, Joey, Nathan and Kelly revisit an episode of Animaniacs, Tiny Toon Adventures, Pinky and the Brain, or Freakazoid! Today the hosts discuss the work of Gordon Bressack with Charles M. Howell IV who collaborated with Gordon on Tiny Toons, Animaniacs, Pinky and the Brain and many other cartoons. Gordon Bressack Gordon Bressack passed away on August 30, 2019. Today the Animanicast dedicates an entire episode to him. Gordon's writing partner Charles M. Howell IV joins the Animanicast once again and talks about working with Gordon over the decades. Charles shares some behind the scenes stories of writing on Animaniacs, Pinky and the Brain as well as Tiny Toon Adventures and how their collaboration over the years. Nathan was recently invited to Gordon Bressack's memorial service. It was an open mic event where friends and family members of Gordon could go up and share their memories. Nathan recorded a little of Maurice LaMarche and Tom Ruegger's memories. Tom Ruegger also shared Gordon Bressack's favorite joke which he would share with others to determine who got his sense of humor. Join the Party! Head on over to Discord.Animanicast.com today to join our RetroZap discussion group. You'll get to chat with the hosts of this show as well as the hosts of other RetroZap podcasts! Different Ways to Support Our Show If you'd like to support out show there's lots of ways to do it! First of all, you could go onto Apple Podcasts and leave us a five-star positive review. Also, don't forget to tell a friend about the show! Your retweets and post shares help others find us. By going to Amazon.Animanicast.com you can find some of the newest Animaniacs merchandise including clothing, toys, videos, and even books written by some of the original writers of the show. Get some great stuff and help support our show! You can even use Amazon.Animanicast.com as your portal to Amazon on your next shopping trip and you'll still be supporting our show with any purchase you make. You could also purchase some hand prepared decals from Joey at Decals.Animanicast.com Interested in getting some Animanicast MERCHANDISE? It's in stock now at TeePublic! Get yours at Teepublic.Animanicast.com   Cover art by @jedishua Intro Music performed by Kontra5t