Heigh-ho! It's off through history we go! In the first episode of Retroscoping, Alexa and Nathan take a look at Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. They discuss other contenders for "first animated film," the original fairy tale, and break down the delights this film still offers more than 80 years after it's premiere.

So whether you're new school or old school -- navigate to Disney+, crack open your DVD collection, or cue up the VCR and get watching the classic masterpiece that changed the world of animation forever after.

MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE

"The Apostle" by Quirino Cristiani

"The Adventures of Prince Achmed" by Lotte Reiniger

"The Old Mill" Disney short

"Walt Disney Introduces the Multiplane Camera"

The Hobbit House in Culver City

Hi-Diddle-Dee-Dee! A Disney life for me! Alexa and Nathan discuss the odds and ends of Pinocchio, Disney's 2nd feature film. They debate whether Jiminy is a good conscience and discover deceit is the solution to deforestation.

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Disney's Oscar

CONTENT WARNING: Brief discussions of racism and nudity. Parental discretion advised.

Nathan and Alexa discuss Disney's 3rd animated feature film, Fantasia. A film that mixes high art with "cold hard science" and travels from abstract ASMR to whimsical pagan pastures.

MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE

A Colour Box by Len Lye

Uncensored Pastoral Symphony Comparison {Warning: contains depictions of racism}