Return To The Past: A Code Lyoko Retrospective

It's been over ninety episodes of this Lyoko crap. How about we pivot to Evangelion instead? That's hot and trendy again, right? And, really, is there anything more fun than listening to young white people share their brave yet controversial opinions about anime? Join us for ten minutes of that, followed by a long groan of an episode of a far inferior thing that isn't even a real anime. Also featured: Ben pokes gentle fun at his goofball of a stepfather and makes lascivious comments about cartoon characters again, David tells the surprising but true story of the time some jackass filed a complaint with his employer because of a disagreement about Rick and Morty, and Mary laughs for 40 seconds straight at a dancing Ukranian man. Also, we'll need your help for two upcoming projects! We'd like to assemble a "clip show" of show moments for Echoes, and a collection of listener messages (written or recorded, your choice) for our final season break/postmortem. If you would like to contribute to either, please let us

In this episode, we decided to cover a dying industry, kept barely alive by a small handful of unattractive white men who fear competent women and throw a tantrum whenever they see a brown person. Unfortunately, our episode on the Republican party wasn't finished on time, so instead, let's talk about comic books! Excelsior! That's right: Code Lyoko once had a comic book series, canceled after three issues when it became apparent that nobody gave a sh*t. EXCEPT FOR US! Join us as we discuss bee golems, quote-unquote "groupies", the latest in jock lingo, and more four-color funnybook hilarity! === Click here to read the Code Lyoko comics in English! https://en.codelyoko.fr/bd.cl  Click here for what we got disturbed by at about the hour mark: https://twitter.com/stockyeen/status/1142608487303831552  Click here for Tommy Wiseau: https://yayforyuffie.tumblr.com/post/185783894711/orrelse21-an-actual-clip-from-an-actual-interview  === Questions? Comments? Email us at rttppodcast@gmail.com or follow us on Twitter at

We continue or coverage of Code Lyoko as it squeezes out its last few squeaky, underwhelming farts. This week, twenty-one minutes and thirty seconds of nothing in particular followed by one of the biggest revelations in the show's history. And by 'biggest revelations' we mean 'A thing that definitely happened.' Also: Mary, David, and Ben investigate whatever happened to the Numa Numa Guy (spoiler: nothing much), Ben and David make Futurama references that confuse and delight Mary, and and Ben betrays his people by exhibiting knowledge of sports. === Click here for Money Supermarket: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-PgTjhx1VLw  Click here for a sign behind Ulrich: http://img.codelyoko.fr/galeries/90_medusee/Medusee_035.jpg  ===  Questions? Comments? Email us at rttppodcast@gmail.com or follow us on Twitter at @rttppodcast. Or find our bonus content on Patreon at: https://www.patreon.com/supernucleargroup You can also look up our libsyn page at http://www.orc.moe ! Cover art by the very skilled Ingram! Find the

In 'Music to Soothe the Savage Beast,' there is no savage beast unless you count Sissi and William, and music certainly does not soothe them. But, despite its woefully inaccurate title, this used to be David's favorite episode of Code Lyoko! Does it hold up? Let's find out! Join us as we geek out over Aerosmooth, make fun of a man's name like so many common middle school bullies, and surf on these vibes to a brave new world OH GOD WE'RE SORRY we feel awful just typing that. === Questions? Comments? Email us at rttppodcast@gmail.com or follow us on Twitter at @rttppodcast. Or find our bonus content on Patreon at: https://www.patreon.com/supernucleargroup You can also look up our libsyn page at http://www.orc.moe ! Cover art by the very skilled Ingram! Find their work at @ingramcomix or www.ingramcomix.com. Intro and outro is "XANA Rhapsody" by Matt of Avana Music! Find more of Matt's work at https://soundcloud.com/avanamusic.

In this episode, we meet Jeremie's cousin Patrick, who is pale and broody and has a caramel pompadour. Uh-oh! Does he also sparkle in the sunlight and watch girls in their sleep??? (You groan, but that joke would've killed in 2007.)  Join Mary, David, Ben, and very special guest Dianna as they reheat this and many other Dubya-era knee-slappers. (And, indeed, as a spam email sends Ben face-first into a creepypasta.) Note that this episode is so soapy, we half-expected an eyepatch-wearing evil twin to turn up at the end. It's so soapy, it damn near disinfected our bathrooms.  === Go to http://www.legendsoflocalization.com for a few of the glorious images we referenced today! I'll highlight this one in particular since it set us off on a tangent: https://legendsoflocalization.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/grilled-mormons-e1.png  Click here for Sleepers: http://100percentkansasbeef.tumblr.com/post/183397969316  === Questions? Comments? Email us at rttppodcast@gmail.com or follow us on Twitter at @rttppodcast. Or

Ground control to Major Tom, someone set us up the bomb! This episode was scheduled to come out on Monday, but due to an act of sabotage by internet gremlins, it's coming at you today instead. Sorry! But yes, it's true - like other classic TV characters before them, including but not limited to Josie and the Pussycats and Fonzie, the Lyoko Warriors are taking a trip to space. In addition, we finally reveal Ben's cat's full name (which we didn't really know was a mystery but damn if it didn't just get solved), David travels back in time to ride dinosaurs with Jesus, and Mary laughs at Jean-Pierre in a penguin costume.  === Thank you so much to former guest and friend of the show Quinn for literally rescuing this episode from the jaws of hell! Click here for Ape Oddity: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YTrgUZa1maw  Click here for original party animal Jean-Pierre Delmas: http://img.codelyoko.fr/galeries/87_planete_bleue/Planete_bleue_026.jpg  Click here to see Ernie on Yumi's desk: http://img.codelyoko.fr/galeri

Some people like Code Lyoko. Others like robot dog buttholes. Once in a generation, something magical happens that brings these two warring tribes together. That thing is this episode. Alas, it's not all sunshine and rainbows, as this episode also marks the last appearance of Ben's favorite character, Johnny (don't worry, we've prepared a fitting send-off). There's also some racism, helpfully inserted by the English translation, perhaps in order to make the episode more relatable to Americans. === Click here for the monster we all forgot about: http://img.codelyoko.fr/galeries/88_cousins_ennemis/Cousins_ennemis_309.jpg  Click here for preposterously large Yumi: http://img.codelyoko.fr/galeries/86_kiwi_superstar/Kiwi_superstar_157.jpg  Click here for Johnny's expression of SHOCK AND BETRAYAL: http://img.codelyoko.fr/galeries/86_kiwi_superstar/Kiwi_superstar_205.jpg  And now for couple of tweets that we love: https://twitter.com/TriciaLockwood/status/1108102037072433153  https://twitter.com/Dustinkcouch/status/

Welcome to another rip-roaring episode of this BS. Today, we're going to talk about Brynja, the character that made the (admittedly pretty meager, but plenty enthusiastic) Code Lyoko fandom sh*t their collective britches back in ye olden times. What exactly is she? A chaos demon? A parody of Mary Sues? Mary, David, Ben, and local cryptid Jess investigate, all whilst getting roped into another argument about whether D&D is for nerds or whether cool kids are also allowed to join in. But wait, that's not all! We also discuss farts, Shakespeare, farts in Shakespeare, which of the Lyoko characters would vape, again (spoiler: it's William), and Australia's frightening animals and lovely listeners. Also, Ben, Jess, and Mary teach David how gays sit. This episode of Code Lyoko and of RTTP contains a content warning for mentions of suicide in the beginning; in here it's around the 11 minute mark. There is also a mention of animal death at around 1:34:00. === Click here for some frogs on their way to steal your gir

Today on Return to the Past, David rattles off a long list of weird Scooby-Doo knockoffs that he found on Twitter. And not a moment too soon, because, if Mike the cat's constant distressed mewling is any indication, Ben's Xbox summons a ghost when it's powered on! Anyone know how we can contact Goober and the Ghost Chasers? While we worry about that, you can enjoy this fresh new episode (as of twelve years ago) of Code Lyoko, wherein Jeremie is invited to a real missile launch by a French airman who looks and sounds like if Tom Cruise circa Top Gun had a baby with Elvis. It is a hoot and not to be missed. This RTTP episode carries a content warning for a brief discussion of animal abuse at 34:00.  === Click here for a series of diary entries released after Season 1 of Code Lyoko, translated by a_queenoffairys! http://a-queenoffairys.tumblr.com/post/55148012898/if-these-were-ever-in-english-i-dont-know-where  Click here for the forbidden fifth Replika: http://img.codelyoko.fr/galeries/decors/Decors_067.jpg ===

In this episode, Odd has no luck because Vriska already took aaaaaaaall of it! [Editor's note: David wrote that joke. Rest assured that he has been fired.] In between an honestly corny framing device in which we find out luck is real in the Lyokoverse (along with ghosts, souls and pink hair), we get Ulrich and Yumi actually being adorably flirty for once, more ABANDONED AMERICAN MILITARY BASE shenanigans, and humor flowing from Jim like beer piss from a hobo's bladder. We ALSO have an incredible special guest for this one - Matt of Avana Music, as you may recognize from our amazing opening and closing theme! Thank you so much Matt for gracing us with your presence, and for letting us school you in the wonderful world of Tay Zonday's Chocolate Rain. Also, because Mary had to leave abruptly, we weren't able to get to the mailbag this week. Check back next week for more! === Look below for Matt's Soundcloud, and click here to read Matt's fanfic, Pokemon: Dimensions!:https://www.fanfiction.net/s/9108725/  Click h

Plot? In MY season four? It's more likely than you think! Granted, this episode doesn't contribute to the story so much as it recalls old plot points from seasons one and two, but beggars can't be choosers. At least this episode [I GEDDIT!] officially introduces Odd's five sisters, to the delight of fanfic writers everywhere (read; Mary), and almost but not quite gives us a look at Franz Hopper's eyes. === Click here for Bananaman: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pK6aVsps10I  Click here for a very frightening inbetween: http://img.codelyoko.fr/galeries/82_memoire_blanche/Memoire_blanche_240.jpg  === Questions? Comments? Email us at rttppodcast@gmail.com or follow us on Twitter at @rttppodcast. Or find our bonus content on Patreon at: https://www.patreon.com/supernucleargroup You can also look up our libsyn page at http://www.orc.moe ! Cover art by the very skilled Ingram! Find their work at @ingramcomix or www.ingramcomix.com. Intro and outro is "XANA Rhapsody" by Matt of Avana Music! Find more of Matt's work

We could not be more excited to share this episode with you today. Not only do we have two very special guests (Translation Shaman-Scientist Sarah and Gargalax the Unknowable) But guess who's back? OUR SWEET BOI, Clone William. And he's sweeter - and smarter - than ever, imitating Odd's silly pranks and bravely defending his friends from dangerous evil Williams. Unfortunately, our brave and morally just heroes spend most of the episode reasoning their way out of thinking of him as a sentient being. And then trying to convince us with the same, with little success. === Click here for some funky shoes: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D2xVNj1UYAANN7b.jpg  Click here for Cosmonaut Bear: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D2yp-0-X4AUNtrD.jpg  https://www.reddit.com/r/CodeLyoko/comments/8c0sap/drake_and_josh_trapped_in_a_tower/ - Click here to explore some Code Lyoko memes! === Questions? Comments? Email us at rttppodcast@gmail.com or follow us on Twitter at @rttppodcast. Or find our bonus content on Patreon at: https://www.

Behold, our latest and most desperate ratings grab: a live episode! Our friends joined us in a Twitch stream where we answered questions and shot the breeze about live, the universe, and Code Lyoko. Mary and David make fun of Wreck-It Ralph 2, the trio talks about genies and bears with at least one genuine Australian, and Mary pits Ben against David in a surprise Code Lyoko trivia contest that we somehow all manage to lose. Thanks to everyone who joined us on the stream! And to those of you who didn't, we still love you, but you've now been demoted to mere silver-tier RttP fans. Sorry, we don't make the rules. (We totally do.) === A few of the hilarious images we looked at in this episode: https://66.media.tumblr.com/586649733840ac86ca0c454d8d476184/tumblr_po1lq7oeg11xoyw8po1_1280.jpg http://img.codelyoko.fr/galeries/82_memoire_blanche/Memoire_blanche_092.jpg (WARNING: Highly dangerous image of Franz Hopper with his eyes uncovered) === Questions? Comments? Email us at rttppodcast@gmail.com or follow us on T

Get ready to unearth some long-repressed memories. In lieu of a normal episode, we're discussing four of Cartoon Network's "Groovies" - those animated music videos that used to play between shows in the Powerhouse (and maybe also the CN City?) eras. So if you're here for Code Lyoko, you may be disappointed, but if you're a fan of sharks with goatees, this may be the show you've been waiting for! By the by, we'll be hosting a Twitch stream on Friday, March 22 at http://www.twitch.tv/supernucleargroup where you'll be able to "ask us anything," as the teens are saying these days. Not only about Lyoko but about life, the universe, and everything. So thank you for your patience, and please stay tuned! === Here are the four bangers we took a look at in this episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GcBN2AG9qqc - Buttercup (I'm Super Girl) by Shonen Knife (Powerpuff Girls) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UHrFHTGP5i4 - Courage the Cowardly Dog by They Might be Giants https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vn1pf0Xi3nU - Jabbe

Hey, do you like it when Code Lyoko just gets friggin wacky? Bam, here's an episode where Odd turns into a dog. The disparity between the realistic depictions of middle school angst and nonsense like this never ceases to amaze. Also, there are stinky feet jokes (the fart jokes of Europe). Join the usual trio of franime trash people (your humble hosts!) as they gush over Clone William, reminisce about the halcyon days of AlbinoBlackSheep, and talk about Spider-Man. Lots and lots of Spider-Man. === Remember to saunter on over to twitch.tv/supernucleargroup on Friday, March 22, 2019 for our LIVE STREAMED recording of Rec Room #8! We'll be answering your questions, and more! Click here for more info: And click here for a slice of 2008 on the internet: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eDU0CTDMk2g  === Questions? Comments? Email us at rttppodcast@gmail.com or follow us on Twitter at @rttppodcast. Or find our bonus content on Patreon at: https://www.patreon.com/supernucleargroup You can also look up our libsyn page a

This episode contains practically zero teen drama and is all about the lasers and kicking, so you'd think it's pretty bad, right? Actually, not so! There's a wee smidge of Flanderization, but that aside, it makes us care about the nuts and bolts of Code Lyoko's plot - a rare feat indeed. Also, Ben tells us about the Horse Hole. What is it? Mary and David were hoping you could tell us. Additional topics of discussion include: male nipples (feat. a lengthy digression about the movie Time Bandits), cheese poops, incomprehensible Gen-Z memery, and sock enspidering. === Questions? Comments? Email us at rttppodcast@gmail.com or follow us on Twitter at @rttppodcast. Or find our bonus content on Patreon at: https://www.patreon.com/supernucleargroup You can also look up our libsyn page at orc.moe! Cover art by the very skilled Ingram! Find their work at @ingramcomix or www.ingramcomix.com. Intro and outro is "XANA Rhapsody" by Matt of Avana Music! Find more of Matt's work at https://soundcloud.com/avanamusic.

In this, the """"lost"""" episode, it turns out XANA is much more powerful than any of us ever imagined, what with his cybernetic spiders and his robot army and his growing brains (I swear, guys, this is a thing that happens). Unfortunately, this revelation doesn't get nearly as much attention as a frankly unengaging attempt to convince us that a forgotten birthday is enough to make Yumi hate Ulrich forever.  Meanwhile, in 'Murica, Mary and David exercise their own brand of all-encompassing power by engineering a way to talk about cloacas again. Marvel as David opens his Valentine's Day present live on the air, as well! (I mean, you can't see it, but you ASMR enthusiasts may be tickled silly by our paper-crinkling action.) === Questions? Comments? Email us at rttppodcast@gmail.com or follow us on Twitter at @rttppodcast. Or find our bonus content on Patreon at: https://www.patreon.com/supernucleargroup You can also look up our libsyn page at orc.moe! Cover art by the very skilled Ingram! Find their work at @i

Season four keeps the hits coming with a rather touching episode about Yumi and Hiroki's fraught relationship - even if it does involve them all being very dumb in very entertaining ways. It also introduces William's snazzy new ship, the Rorqual, which looks like a Navskid with a Dib ahoge on it. Needless to say, it's pretty rad. And speaking of sea life, Mary's quest to convince David to love isopods continues, Ben and David share their favorite anecdotes about incorrect usage of the word 'pimp,' and the 'Group announces their cool new domain name! You won't believe which mythical creature it's themed after. ==== Click here for the Money Isopod: https://bkamk2n4huw2aiwkri2v375z-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/giant-isopod-realistic-plush-doll-6-e1438711171112.jpg ==== Questions? Comments? Email us at rttppodcast@gmail.com or follow us on Twitter at @rttppodcast. Or find our bonus content on Patreon at: https://www.patreon.com/supernucleargroup You can also look up our libsyn page at orc.mo

We like this episode because Clone William is in it for about ten seconds, and also (thanks to some MoonScoop intern mailing the wrong model sheets to Vietnam, we presume) because the characters all wear their S1-3 outfits for one last, glorious time. But you know what? It's a pretty good episode regardless! This Francois Deon guy knows what he's doing. It's a pity he never wrote another one. We also talk about Kingdom Hearts some more, give Florida the drubbing it deserves, and Mary makes some inroads into getting David to love isopods. Honestly, if you want any more than that, you're just being greedy. Give us your click already. === Click here for the Faygo Hemospectrum: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DxmsPuHXQAEipv2.jpg  Click here to see the incredible fanart Code: Kingdom Hearts by Porcelain Requiem! https://www.deviantart.com/porcelain-requiem/art/Code-Kingdom-Hearts-66862374  === Questions? Comments? Email us at rttppodcast@gmail.com or follow us on Twitter at @rttppodcast. Or find our bonus content on P

Hey... you into hot showers? No, not the ones from Urban Dictionary, you filthy little goofball. I'm talking about the giant meteorite that Xana sends hurtling toward the Earth in this episode of Code Lyoko. And it seems like only yesterday he was making food golems. How our little computer demon has grown! Join Mary, David, Ben, and special guest Quinn as we recap it all as only we can (poorly). And if you were worried this would be the episode we finally stop cracking jokes about buttholes, you can breathe easy yet again. === Be sure to check out Quinn's new retrospective podcast, Kingdom Hearts Re:Corded! You can find it here: https://t.co/S1KIOrB6Dc  === Click here for el tigre super gordito: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DwCKP64UYAAJVqg.jpg  Click here for an incredible Cardcaptor Sakura AMV: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D9UM-RxEClo  Click here for a car (almost) entirely made out of Legos: https://twitter.com/LEGO_Group/status/1085884557650522112  Click here for the fruits of our labors at the end of t