Looking for the Ocean: A Pixar Journey

Join two friends Danny and Mark as they re-watch the entire Pixar catalog. That means features, shorts, tech demos, documentaries, and more. They’ll talk about the history of the company and its style and themes as well as their personal connections to the films they watch as cinema lovers who grew up in the early 2000s.
Podcast Description
Join two friends Danny and Mark as they re-watch the entire Pixar catalog. That means features, shorts, tech demos, documentaries, and more. They’ll talk about the history of the company and its style and themes as well as their personal connections to the films they watch as cinema lovers who grew up in the early 2000s.
Episodes
Episodes



Jun 23, 2023
Jun 23, 2023
50 min
Mark and Danny try to make it through as many Mater shorts as they can fit in an episode! They also watch La Luna, the short made by the director of Luca. They also talk about the Black Swan/Wrestler pairing, Who Framed Roger Rabbit, and Danny’s serious, respectful review of Mater Private Eye. More goofy Javier Bardem!
You can follow us on social media at Facebook at Lookingfortheocean, Instagram @lookingfortheoceanpod, and Twitter @pixarjourney. You can also listen to episodes on our website lookingfortheoceanpixar.podbean.com.
You can find Mark at @myounginsta on Instagram and Danny at @blankments on Letterboxd.



Jun 16, 2023
Jun 16, 2023
54 min
For Fetch’s 84th episode, the contestants received a mission via “video chat” with EPCOT’s Turtle Talk’s Crush. And after they spent all their money on Pixar, they pranked a child for cheap! Danny shares some more of his horrifying formative experiences, and Mark explains the difference between Jim Conroy and Tim Conway. If you’re here because you accidentally misspelled “feet,” welcome! We can also tell you what it is about!
You can follow us on social media at Facebook at Lookingfortheocean, Instagram @lookingfortheoceanpod, and Twitter @pixarjourney. You can also listen to episodes on our website lookingfortheoceanpixar.podbean.com.
You can find Mark at @myounginsta on Instagram and Danny at @blankments on Letterboxd.



Jun 9, 2023
Jun 9, 2023
2hr 22 min
Mark and Danny are joined by statistician, former cinema club co-president, and real job-haver Mikaela Meyer to discuss Toy Story 3, the first Pixar movie mandated by the Disney buyout. They also talk about high school club drama, the great films of 2010 such as Jonah Hex, and explaining who Richard Kind is. There’s also a dog.
You can follow us on social media at Facebook at Lookingfortheocean, Instagram @lookingfortheoceanpod, and Twitter @pixarjourney. You can also listen to episodes on our website lookingfortheoceanpixar.podbean.com.
You can find Mark at @myounginsta on Instagram and Danny at @blankments on Letterboxd.



Jun 2, 2023
Jun 2, 2023
50 min
Beware this CURSED EPISODE. Mark and Danny fight their way through Discord updates and laptop malfunction to talk about an indie short by Jim Capobianco and a terrifying 4-D Broadway-musical-inspired ad for a Bug’s Life. Can the lads talk about terrifying mascots, Beauty and the Beast’s ballroom scene, and Guardians of the Galaxy 3 before their computers explode?



May 26, 2023
May 26, 2023
1hr 47 min
It’s been a year. A year of Pixar Podcasts. Let’s celebrate by going to Disneyland! And World, and Paris, and some other ones. Joining us is special guest and experienced theme-park spieler Grace Nowak, who also has actually been to Disneyland Paris! So jealous. There’s a lot of Pixar rep in these parks, and we’re gonna try to cover it all, attractions dead and alive. Celebrate 100 Years of Mark and Danny.
The Rides: Flik’s Flyers, Francis’s Ladybug Boogie, Heimlich’s Chew Chew Train, Luigi’s Flying Tires, Luigi’s Rollickin’ Roadsters, Mater’s Junkyard Jamboree, Radiator Springs Racers, Games of Pixar Pier, Incredicoaster, Inside Out Emotional Whirlwind, Jessi’s Critter Carousel, Pixar Pal-A-Round, Toy Story Mania!, Alien Swirling Saucers, RC Racer, Slinky Dog Dash, Slinky Dog Zigzag Spin, Toy Soldiers Parachute Drop, *Buzz Lightyear’s Space Ranger Spin, Cars quatre roues rallye, Crush’s Coaster, Finding Nemo Submarine Voyage, The Seas with Nemo & Friends, Lightning McQueen’s Racing Academy, Monsters Inc Laugh Floor, Monsters Inc Mike & Sully to the Rescue!, Monsters Inc Ride & Go Seek, Nemo & Friends SeaRider, Pixar Play Parade, Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure, Turtle Talk with Crush, and Woody’s Roundup Village



May 19, 2023
May 19, 2023
52 min
ART. Mark and Danny watch the next Mater’s Tall Tale and Day and Night, Teddy Newton’s Pixar short which was released with Toy Story 3. They also talk about whether Darth Vader was a good dad, expectations at movie score concerts, and of course the hottest podcast topics of 2021. Media Literacy!



May 12, 2023
May 12, 2023
54 min
Just two episodes away from the show’s birthday (yes, it’s number 51), Mark and Danny watch Dug’s Special Mission about Dug’s birthday misadventures and George and A.J., an iTunes animatic about the nurses from Up. Is The Revenant a western? Do audiences get wormholes? Where does Cast Away land in Danny’s Zemeckis ranking? Dogkind was born on earth - it was never meant to die there.



May 5, 2023
May 5, 2023
2hr 37 min
Mark and Danny are joined by Tessa Widenhofer to talk about Up, the most video-essayed movie of all time. Danny talks about his D&D campaign with Mandy Patinkin, Mark and Tessa discuss Michael Giacchino’s signature moves, and everyone learns why Dug belongs on Succession. Bring Mr. Incredible and Pals with Commentary to Disney Plus!

Our Mission Statement
Mark Young (left) and Danny Vincent (right) are aiming to watch every single Pixar "thing" ever made. That includes features, shorts, tech demos, TV shows, documentaries and more. Moreover, our goal in watching these pieces of media is to discover just why Pixar has captured our mind, and track our own personal growth with Pixar as our timestamps in life.



