Episode 131: Classic Caveman Cartoons (Part 2)

Ehh, what’s up, doc? But in this case the “doc” is a PhD. Get it? Because we’re... Never mind, we’re back with more classic cartoons! As we move into the second half of the Twentieth Century the characters become more recognizable: Porky Pig, Mighty Mouse, Pink Panther, Woody Woodpecker – we ruin the fun of all these characters by trying to assess what species they are! (Oh wait, I should have said “what’s up, post-doc?”. I’ll keep workshopping it) (Part 2 of 2). Get in touch with us! Bluesky: @sotsapodcast.bsky.social Facebook: @SotSAPodcast Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/sotsa/ Website: https://screensofthestoneage.com Email: [email protected] ArchPodNet: APN Website: https://www.archpodnet.com APN on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/archpodnet APN on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/archpodnet APN on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/archpodnet Merch Store: https://archpodnet.com/shop Cartoons featured in this episode: Springtime in the Rock Age (1940): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ivk88NXvc_k Way Back When Women had their Weigh (1940): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IUcPMfEGfeI Prehistoric Porky (1940): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZK6quxW5pc0 Mighty Mouse – Prehistoric Perils (1952): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HAdUiP_giPY Peabody's Improbable History S3E17 "The First Caveman" (1961): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n1r5SZElTzQ   Pink Panther – Prehistoric Pink (1968): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Io5oqdC_1co Pink Panther – Extinct Pink (1969): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9y3lt2oWh_0 Prehistoric Super Salesman (1969): https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x8imjrh Other Links: Meganeura: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meganeura Snail tape measure: https://yarn-fun.com/products/snail-tape-measure Black Panthers: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_panther King Cheetah: https://www.reddit.com/r/Awwducational/comments/ga8css/king_cheetahs_are_variety_of_cheetahs_with_a_rare/ What’s Opera, Doc? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q9doSQ1cHAw Bjorn Kurten’s Pleistocene Mammals of Europe: https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315126470 Which big cats like catnip? https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/8td7ut/does_catnip_affect_wild_felines_the_same_way_it/ Do big cats like catnip? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nEdpDl1hSz4 Oldest bows and arrows: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bow_and_arrow#History Strawberry leopard: https://nypost.com/2019/08/20/rare-strawberry-leopard-photographed-in-south-africa/ Woody is an Ivory Billed Woodpecker: https://ivory-billedwoodpecker1.blogspot.com/2012/03/woody-woodpecker.html