Of Mice & Princesses
by Anni
A magical trip down Disney lane! Join life-long Disney-fan Anni and her lovely guests as they discuss all the Disney animated features in chronological order. Together we revel in nostalgia, laugh about all the things that don't make much sense seen through an adult lense and appreciate all the beauty and hard work that went into making them. Also, we provide you with fun facts that make great conversation starters!
Episodes
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Welcome to Of Mice & Princesses!
A little introduction to this little show of mine
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42. Lilo & Stitch
Die-hard fan Friis and first-timer Bascha join me in this episode to discuss and dissect "Lilo & Stitch" - a movie so chaotic yet so wholesome. Join us to find out about all the sequels you didn't know this movie had, what is hidden at the bottom of the Mariana Trench and why Lilo was hiding…
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41. Atlantis: The Lost Empire
We are finally back with an episode that just has it all: terrible puns, gaping plot holes (that we graciously overlook) and conspiracy theories. Friis and I dive deep into "Atlantis: The Lost Empire" and its production while being confused by things like an underwater volcanos that supposedly…
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40. The Emperor's New Groove
Jasmin, Krissi and I chat and laugh about Disney's buddy comedy with a cult following that started out as a classic Disney musical. Along the way we find out how Prince Eric finds his wives nowadays, Pacha's secret hobby (because how DID he have those falsies on hand?) and how many fanfics there...
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39. Dinosaur
We are back and starting off this year of the podcast by talking about Disney's impressive blend of live-action backgrounds and cgi-dinosaurs that somehow failed to impress in the story-department. Join Bascha and me as we joke about Aladar the sex-taxi, dinosaurs craving water but wanting to be...
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38. Fantasia 2000
Join Bascha, Julia and me as we marvel at the work and creativity that went into this continuation of 1940's infamous Fantasia - while being somewhat disturbed by a floatmob of whales, adding somber twists to happy stories and updating the "Carnival of Animals"-section, because really, who even...
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Special: The All-Fantasian Rejects
Wyatt and I take a trip deep into the Disney archives to look at some of the segments that unfortunately didn't make it into the final version of Fantasia and since it wasn't continued as Walt had planned, never made it to the big screen (or at least not in the intended way). And of course we…
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37. Tarzan
In this episode Jasmin, Alina and I try to focus on the plot and breathtaking visuals of the last movie of the Disney Renaissance, but it's honestly hard when there's a sexy guy in a loincloth swinging around on the screen, so please excuse the thirst. Get ready for some animal fun facts,...
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Special: Nightmare Before Christmas
It's THAT time of the year: Time to talk about spooky things, huddle up inside to hide from the fall weather and hail the Kürbiskönig! And this episode has it all, including some nice ambiant rain sounds! Krissi and I went on vacation last week and spend an evening talking about this seasonal...
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36. Mulan
The day my guests had been waiting for for so long was finally here: I invited Krissi and Jule to talk about Mulan - the movie about the Asian warrior who defied gender roles and became the hero China desperately needed. Join us to hear about the synthesizer-playing Stone Dragon, Abba-Death Metal...
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35. Hercules
Jule, Bascha and I are here to drop all the Gospel Truths about Disney's greek superhero Hercules! Join us as we once again crown a villain as the best character of a movie, agree that Alcmene and Amphitryon probably had a hard time raising Hercules and of course shed some light on the disturbing...
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Special: Greco-Roman Silly Symphonies
My guest Wyatt and I leave our usual chronological approach to take a trip back into not only the time before feature films were a thing in animation but also into the world of Greco-Roman mythology! Join us as dive under the sea with King Neptune, rave along the Goddess of Spring and just can't...
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34. The Hunchback of Notre Dame
We're back from our break and Yorrick and I discuss one of our favorite movies ever! As always we discuss its making, go through it scene by scene and give some interesting background on the movie and its source material. And of course as always: We have a lot of fun along the way, discovering...
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33. Pocahontas
Krissi and I go on a canoe ride "just around the riverbend" to discuss this controversial movie and its unique visuals. Join us as we discover that our former crush on John Smith didn't really hold up, the "new worlds" he'd seen so many of might not have been that new and I have trouble saying…
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32. The Lion King
NAAAAAAAAAAANTS INGONYAAAAMA BAGHITI BABA!!! Jasmin, Bascha and I use some of our precious time in the circle of life to talk about Disney's "The Lion King". Join us to hear about Kimba --err, Simba's adventures in the African savannah, fun and interesting stories about the making of the movie…
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31. Aladdin
Jasmin, Bascha and I take you on a magical carpet ride into "A whole new wooooorld" (Have your drinks ready!) and along the way we talk about "swoopy" animation, a murderous monkey that sounds awfully familiar and... smelling the homeless? But most of all we dive into the making of and enjoy this...
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30. Beauty and the Beast
IT'S OUR ANNIVERSARY, YAY!!!! And for this very special occasion my guest Claudi and I watched and discussed my favorite movie - "Beauty and the Beast". In this episode we did it all - we laughed, cried, trashed the remake, sighed, sang and dished some fun facts about the making of this lovely...
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29. The Rescuers Down Under
Krissi and I went Down Under to talk about the groundbreaking sequel to Disney's 1977 classic "The Rescuers". Join us as we have major safety concerns about Cody freeclimbing, talk about Wilbur's BDSM outfit and admire Bernard's ab (no plural!) Have fun - we certainly did! Please don't forget to...
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28. The Little Mermaid
We've made it to the Renaissance-era, yay! Jule and I dive into The Little Mermaid and its history while also wondering about important things like why King Triton is so ripped and how tiny little Flounder transported that huge statue of Eric into Ariel's treasure cave. Learn some fun facts…
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27. Oliver & Company
Bascha and I take a stroll along the streets of New York City to follow the adventures of Oliver - the cute little orphaned kitten that constantly gets upstaged by dogs in its own movie. Join us as we talk about hot dogs, a menacing car and a very rich cat-owner person. Maybe you'll end up with a...
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26. The Great Mouse Detective
Sherlock Holmes-fan Alina joined me for this episode to talk about Basil of Baker Street to see how he holds up compared to his human equivalent. But before coming to an actual conclusion we of course got sidetracked talking about spiders and horror movies and if you'd like to have even more fun...
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25. The Black Cauldron
Jasmin, Bascha and I went on the little DnD campaign that is "The Black Cauldron" to uncover the reasons behind its legendary box office desaster - though not very successfully I might add. Along the way we talk about, well, Dungeons and Dragons (literally), Skyrim and a quest-giver who seems to...
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24. The Fox and the Hound
Yorrick and I take a trip into the forest, where we meet a cute little pup and an even cuter little fox cub who become unlikely friends for... life? Join us as we provide you with animal fun facts, discover birds who are into fox porn and cry about THAT scene. Oh, and also - CHIEF SHOULD HAVE…
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23. The Rescuers
Krissi and I went on a trip with our two favorite mice from the Rescue Aid Society to save poor Penny from the clutches of the wicked Madame Medusa. Along the way we chatted about makeup, questioned mice air travel via Albatross and came up with interesting theories about how exactly that huge...
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Special: Raya and the Last Dragon - First Impressions
Anni was extremely excited to finally get to watch Disney's newest addition to the animated canon and dragged Krissi and Bascha along for the ride - though to be fair, they were also pretty eager. Join us in this unedited first look and first discussions about this wonderful movie that moved at...
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22. The Many Adventures Of Winnie The Pooh
Join Anni and Jasmin on their trip through the hundred acre wood where they talk about voice actors with interesting hobbies, creepy stuffed animals and get frustrated at the inconsiderate titular character. Of course there's also mention of the Pink Elephan - sorry, Heffalumps and Woozles scene...
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21. Robin Hood
Anni, Bascha and Yorrick take a trip through Sherwood Forest together, where they encounter two attractives foxes, Baloo - er, Little John and an abusive lion with Mommy issues. THis is our forst attempt at recording via video call, so the audio might not be perfect - as was our internet...
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20. The Aristocats
Bascha and I finally get to talk about Disney's first cat movie! So naturally, we talk about our own cat Hurley, uncover the shocking truth about the kitten's dad and offer some geographical fun facts, all while analyzing this merry little adventure through Paris and the French countryside.…
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19. The Jungle Book
We welcome this new year with a classic that is beloved by many: The Jungle Book. Anni and Jasmin talk about sexy tigers, take a little detour to talk about snakes and of course there is a musical rendition of "The Bare Necessities". That is - in this case - a bare necessity, isn't it? Have a…
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Special: Meet Anni's Parents
We say goodbye to 2020 with this little special German episode in which I interviewed my parents on their personal and parental views on Disney, as well as their opinion on Frozen, which they had seen for the first time! Of course Bascha was also there :) With this we wish you all a Happy New…
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Christmas Special 2020
The year is coming to an end and for your host Anni and Bascha it gets extra nostalgic as they check out two of Disney's Christmas shorts and Mickey's Christmas Carol. We also revel in Christmas memories, discover a shocking fact about Santa Claus and wonder about Marley's ghost physics while...
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18. The Sword in the Stone
Bascha and I take a look at probably the only Disney movie that should have had a sequel, but didn't get one. Join us as we finally discover the villainous princess we've been waiting for (and no, it's not who you think), write the Corona-song that every Disney-fan needs and marvel at this movie...
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17. 101 Dalmatians
Take a trip to London with Jasmin, Bascha and Anni to go on the delightful puppy-rescue-mission that is Disney's 1961 movie "101 Dalmatians". As always we deliver fun facts and theories as we wonder about barking as a seperate language, marvel at Cruella being the most entertaining villain and...
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16. Sleeping Beauty
Bascha and I take a very loving look on this beautiful classic and great design and villain. Join us as we discuss what Merryweather's gift originally would have been, worry about Maleficent's mental health and find out how Aurora is just like Carrie Bradshaw. But most importantly - check this...
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15. Lady and the Tramp
My husband Bascha and I spent a "Bella Notte" in the recording booth and talked about Lady and the Tramp (after taking a little detour into the world of Disney songs)! We wonder about dogs drinking human beverages, being able to read and a pretty questionable zoo. Unfortunately we didn't find a...
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14. Peter Pan
Jasmin, Krissi and I are aiming for the second star to the right and diving right into our next episode that takes us to Neverland! In this one we show how grown up we are by laughing about dick(ie) jokes, finding out what the parents are doing while their children are getting hypothermia from...
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13. Alice in Wonderland
A very merry Un-Birthday to you, dear listener, and Welcome to Wonderland! In this episode Bascha and Krissi join me in a trip down the rabbit-hole in which we find out that the movie actually isn't about Alice at all, we find out who Mary-Ann is (and also some other interesting facts) and we…
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12. Cinderella
Bibbidi-bobbidi-BOO-YA! We have made it through the package-era and have arrived at the classic that saved the studio: Cinderella! Krissi and Alina joined me to swoon about her dress, discuss some other versions of the Cinderella-story and do what Cinderella couldn't - find some good things about...
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11. The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr Toad
We have made it to the last of the package movies and Bascha and Krissi are here to discuss it with me! In its two stories, both based on literary works, we get really confused about the scale of humans and animals, no good character is to be found in Sleepy Hollow and Ichabod's hips don't lie!...
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10. Melody Time
It is our tenth episode and Bascha and my friend Jule join me to talk about Melody Time - another one of the package movies that consists of musical shorts that range from visually pleasing to downright ridiculous. Join us as we discover a lost Disney princess, find out how kissing came into...
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9. Fun and Fancy Free
Claudi and Yorrick return to discuss this movie that consists of two shorts that somehow both end up having some questionable content. We share some fun animal facts, question the accuracy of the portrayed bear-mating rituals and we meet Willie the whale again! ... kind of... maybe... Also, my...
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8. Make Mine Music
Two guests, ten short movies and a ton of fun - this episode has it all! Claudi, Yorrick and I got together to have some drinks and discuss this package of seemingly random shorts that make up this little post-war gem. There's people being thirsty for Casey, Peter's grandpa having sick beard…
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7. The Three Caballeros
Bascha is here, we're having a ton of fun and we're talking about Latin America. Sounds like last episode? Well, almost. This time we break down The Three Caballeros, the continuation of Disney's Good Neighbour project during WWII. Also, we talk about Bascha's irrational attachment to boats, once...
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6. Saludos Amigos
My husband Bascha and I take a little trip to South America to talk about Saludos Amigos - the first of six package movies that Disney released during and after WWII. We manage a decent Donald imitation, find out that llamas are actually cakes and wonder about plane anatomy and arithmetic. Sounds...
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5. Bambi
Krissi is back to talk with me about Bambi - finally a movie she liked! This one is really educational - we learn a lot about deer, discover the real meaning behind the word "twitterpated" and compare the English and German versions a lot. Also, this one breaks Dumbo's record of us saying…
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4. Dumbo
This time my friend Jasmin and I take a trip to the circus to discuss Dumbo, Disney's fourth feature-length film. And while doing so we discover the most useless super-power ever, say the word "cute" about a gazillion times and Jasmin tries to (not so) subtly promote Winnie the Pooh. Mostly we…
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3. Fantasia
In this episode my friend Julia and I dive into the musical wonderland that is Fantasia. I find out if there are men who play the harp, we talk about horse butts and Chernabog just wants to party. Also, we briefly touch on the topic of racism and if you'd like to educate yourself and help in any...
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2. Pinocchio
In this episode Krissi joins in once again to talk about Disney's second feature-length movie. We make a suggestion for who should play Pinocchio in the inevitable life-action-remake, get confused by the layout of Gepetto's house and figure out what comes out of the nose of a wooden puppet. But…
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1. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Little Disclaimer: If you're starting this podcast from this episode, please note that this episode was recorded two years ago and since then equipment, sound quality and episode structure have definitely improved. We were young and barely knew what we were doing, so please bear with us ;) In…
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About this show
A magical trip down Disney lane! Join life-long Disney-fan Anni and her lovely guests as they discuss all the Disney animated features in chronological order. Together we revel in nostalgia, laugh about all the things that don't make much sense seen through an adult lense and appreciate all the beauty and hard work that went into making them. Also, we provide you with fun facts that make great conversation starters!
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