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Before there were influencer houses, there were fully furnished woodland homes in Maple Town. This week, Andrea and Ryan revisit Calico Critters and the animated series that made small-town animal life feel aspirational.

We talk nostalgia, merchandising, the gentle moral lessons, and why those tiny flocked figures still hold a strangely powerful place in our hearts. Turns out, the treehouse was never the only real estate we wanted.

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Awards season has entered the treehouse. This week, Andrea and Ryan break down the 2026 Best Animated Film nominees — first impressions, emotional reactions, and the only metric that truly matters: which character would make the best plush.

We briefly visit each film, discuss what makes them awards-worthy (or chaotic), and make our official Grown-Ass Kids Club pick for who should take home the statue. Is it prestige? Is it vibes? Is it marketable stuffed animal potential? Yes.

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In this episode of Grown-Ass Kids Club, Andrea and Ryan break down their recent trip to Disney on Ice.

We discuss the surprisingly relevant storyline, the unpredictable audience behavior, and the characters we fully expected to see — but didn’t. Equal parts nostalgic, funny, and mildly alarming, this is Disney on Ice through a grown-ass lens.

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