Did You Know Movies

Toy Story is probably the most iconic CGI movie to date, and this is no surprise because it is the first feature film to be animated entirely in CGI. But how the movie came to be is not some one-and-done story. In this episode, Shane reveals the creative obstacles Pixar had to overcome to make their first feature film.

Dragon Ball Z is full of very Distinct (and JACKED) characters, but where does the inspiration for them come from? It turns out that the show's Creator, Akira Toriyama, based most of the characters off of Real people who worked on the show! In this episode, Shane reveals the true individuals behind the characters!

Did You Know that NO ONE wanted to touch Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles?! With zero interest from major production companies, this iconic movie struggled to find funding as an independent film. But even after the movie was greenlit, it was no easy feat to complete the picture!

RICK AND MORTY has quickly become one of the most popular Adult Swim series to date, but its history is far less forthright than the show we've all come to love. In this episode, Lee reveals the various cartoons, series, jokes, and characters that grew into Rick and Morty over the course of several years!

GOODFELLAS is a great movie, but where did this amazing story come from? Well, it's based on a book. But it's the true mobster stories behind it all that make the book and movie so incredible!

THE SIMPSONS is one of the most iconic shows to ever run on television, but Did You Know that it was almost Cancelled before it even aired?! From shorts on the Tracey Ullman Show to the longest running American sitcom, The Simpsons has one of the best stories in all of pop culture history.

SPIDERMAN has seen many iterations and reboots, but Did You Know that the reboots include many of the same people who created the original cinematic franchise? In this episode, learn how Sony has carefully crafted one of Marvel's most popular heroes.

Did You Know that THE WALKING DEAD took several years to even get off the ground? And after the show was put on AMC, drama exploded behind the scenes! In this episode, you'll learn about all the turmoil involved in the making of this apocalyptic series.

Did You Know that there were two Sonic the Hedgehog cartoons on TV at the same time in the 1990s? The Sonic franchise is one of the least cohesive and most confusing franchises when it comes to the games, but this is even truer for the Sonic cartoons. In this episode, Shane reveals the muddled history of Sonic's many TV shows!

Hello Theorists. Do you want to play a game? This year JIGSAW is BACK! But where did his journey begin? Originally inspired by low budget horror films, SAW quickly evolved into one of the most successful horror franchises ever.

It has received immense praise, which makes us want to ask, what goes into making a movie this good? From the film's skilled director, Taika Waititi, to Marvel's hands-off approach, Yungtown reveals how such a monumental feature gets made!

From crass words in foreign languages to visual gags, South Park has never missed a chance to make audiences laugh. In this episode, learn the behind-the-scenes history of this groundbreaking TV show!

Star Wars has such a complex past. The films we know and love today could have turned out entirely different. Han Solo might have been killed off and Michael Jackson could have potentially played Jar Jar Binks. Let's take a trip through the past and uncover how Star Wars evolved in this episode of Did You Know Movies!