The 1970s were a strange time for animation. While Disney struggled through what fans now call its “dark age,” other studios and artists were breaking rules and redefining the medium.

In this episode of Never Did It, Season 2: Animation Boogaloo, Kevin Ford returns to the show to unpack two icons of the era:

Scooby-Doo Goes Hollywood (1979) — Hanna-Barbera’s surreal, self-aware take on fame and Saturday-morning TV.

The Castle of Cagliostro (1979) — the debut feature from Hayao Miyazaki, launching a new era of Japanese animation.

We explore how the decade’s creative chaos, from Disney’s slowdown to the rise of international auteurs, shaped everything that came after, including the animation renaissance of the 1980s and ’90s.

If you’re into Disney history, anime origins, or forgotten cartoon experiments, you’ll love this deep dive into one of animation’s strangest chapters.

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0:00 Introduction1:16 Scooby-Doo Goes Hollywood9:26 Scoob!15:20 Lupin III: The Castle of Cogliostro24:03 The Best Animated Short Films of the 1970s28:14 The Best Animated Feature Films of the 1970s