Fine Tooning with Drew Taylor

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What you really need to see at this year’s D23 Expo (Ep. 267) Jul 24, 2024

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Drew Taylor & Jim Hill start this week’s show by talking about how “Inside Out 2” just became the highest-grossing animated feature of all time (barring Disney’s photo-realistic “Lion King” of 2019).

They also take a look back at “The Rescuers”

Throughout this episode, listeners will learn about;

Which character was Phil Harris originally supposed to voice in “The Rescuers”

How many art students did Disney initially invite to take part in the Studio’s inaugural animation boot camp?

What advice did Bob Newhart give Don Rickles in regards to voicing Mr. Potatohead in Pixar’s “Toy Story”

Which Disney featurette from the mid-1970s did the Studio’s animation trainees cut their teeth on?

What film did better than the original “Star Wars” when it was finally released in France in 1977

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When Cruella almost starred in Disney’s “The Rescuers” (Ep. 266) Jul 19, 2024

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Drew Taylor & Jim Hill start this week’s show by talking up the “Jurassic World: Chaos Theory” panel Drew will be hosting at this year’s San Diego Comic-Con.

They then talk about which animated film franchise is currently the top earner

Throughout this episode, listeners will learn about:

How many people have been to every single Comic-Con since the first event was held in San Diego back in 1970
When did Disney Legend Ken Anderson retire from the Company
Why was Disney forced to make “The Story of Robin Hood” in the UK back in the early 1950s

How many days will separate the release of “Toy Story 5” & “Shrek 5” during the Summer of 2026

Where is William Stout’s booth located in the San Diego Convention Center

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The “Nightmare” that led to “Toy Story” (Ep. 265) Jul 11, 2024

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Drew Taylor & Jim Hill start this week’s show by talking up the two books that Josh Gad will be bringing to the marketplace in the next six months.

They then take a look at how “Inside Out 2” & “Despicable Me 4” have been doing at the box office

Over the course of this episode, listeners will learn about:

How many episodes for “Mel Brooks’ Spaceballs: The Animated Series” were produced
When does Season 12 of “Futurama” get underway on Hulu

Who did Tim Burton share an office with when he worked at Walt Disney Animation Studios back in the 1980s

Which member of the “Inside Out” cast joined Joy & Sadness at DCA’s Pixar Pier Bandstand last month

When will “Shrek 5” be arriving in theaters

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How “The Circle of Life” became the “Lion King” anthem (Ep. 264) Jul 02, 2024

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Drew Taylor & Jim Hill start off this week’s show by discussing the animated feature that just blew past a billion dollars at the worldwide box office.

They also take a look at how Universal Pictures’ promoted “Despicable Me 4” in Las Vegas

Over the course of this episode, listeners will learn about;

How tall is the High Roller Ferris wheel (which towers above the Las Vegas Strip)

How many “SpongeBob” movies have been released theatrically to date

What was one of the last scenes to be animated for the original version of Disney’s “The Lion King” (which was first released to theaters back in June of 1994)

When did “Batman: The Animated Series” debut on television as part of the Fox Kids programming block

Where was Lebo M working prior to helping Hans Zimmer record the soundtrack for Disney’s “The Lion King”

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Who animated the Toontown section of “Roger Rabbit” (Ep. 263) Jun 25, 2024

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Drew Taylor & Jim Hill start this week’s show by talking about “Inside Out 2” ‘s continuing dominance at the worldwide box office.

They then discuss some of the television-related news that came out of this year’s Annecy International Film Festival and Market

For this episode, listeners will learn about:

What’s the subtitle of the next holiday special in Disney’s “Prep & Landing” series supposed to be called

Who did Steven Spielberg want to hire to handle all of the animation in “Who Framed Roger Rabbit”

What’s the title of the new “Gravity Fall” -related book that’s supposed to hit store shelves on July 23rd

Where is the world premiere of DreamWorks Animation’s “The Wild Robot” going to be held

What happened in the “Pig Head” scene that was cut out of “Who Framed Roger Rabbit”

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Where can you find Figment in “Inside Out 2” (Ep. 261) Jun 19, 2024

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Drew Taylor is fresh back from France. And he tells Jim Hill all about the animated films that he got to see at this year’s international animation film festival and market

For this episode, listeners will learn about:

What did Nick Park have to say when he learned of Steven Spielberg’s love of the runaway train scene in “The Wrong Trousers”
Which recently retired Disney Legend received this year’s Annecy Walk of Fame Award

Where do Porky, Daffy & Petunia Pig work in “The Day The Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie”

The work of which visual futurist reportedly served as the inspiration for the world in which Dreamworks Animation’s “The Wild Robot” is set

How is Disney expanding the cast for “Moana 2”

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How did Pixar decide which movies to make early on (Ep. 261) Jun 04, 2024

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Drew Taylor & Jim Hill start this week’s show by discussing how “The Garfield Movie” has been doing at the domestic box office. They also share some fond memories of Disney Legend Richard M. Sherman

In this episode, listeners will learn about:

Which animated feature – released to theaters a year ago this week – sold $120 million worth of tickets over its opening weekend in North America

What part of the score for “Pooh’s Hunny Hunt” (i.e., the first trackless ride at a Disney theme park) did Richard M. Sherman personally direct

What limitation of early CG convinced Pixar’s original brain trust that they needed to make movies like “A Bug’s Life,” “Monsters, Inc.,” “Finding Nemo” & “Wall-E”

According to early box office projections, how much is “Inside Out 2” expected to earn over its first weekend in domestic release

In the future, what will the new release pattern be for the animated features released by Pixar Animation Studios

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When the Sherman Brothers left Disney Studios (Ep. 260) May 28, 2024

Show notes

Jim Hill first talks about how “The Garfield Movie” did domestically over the long Memorial Day Week.

He then discusses that new YouTube documentary, “Beyond the Glass: The WDW Animation Building”

Throughout this episode, listeners will learn about:

Which fairy tale classic was supposed to have served as the basis of Disney’s first-ever live-action musical for television
How much of the staff up in Emeryville was reportedly let go as part of the recent round of lay-offs at Pixar Animation Studios
Which two movie musicals did the Sherman Brothers write the score AND the screenplays for
How many films have been produced to date as part of the “Mad Max” movie series
Which installment has been the highest-grossing film (to date) in the “Kung Fu Panda” series

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Remembering Jim Henson’s “Muppet Babies” (Ep. 259) May 21, 2024

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Drew Taylor & Jim Hill start this week’s show by discussing the first full trailer for Netflix’s “Ultraman: Rising.” They then talk about “Flow,” the dialogue-free post-apocalyptic animated feature which will be debuting at Cannes next week

In this episode, listeners will learn about:

Who will be voicing Garfield’s Dad in the new animated feature that Sony will be sending out to North American theaters on May 24th
Which George Lucas-produced film was Marvel Productions trying to turn into an animated series in 1984
What company did Illuminations get into bed with back in 2017 to help promote the release of “Despicable Me 3”
How many “South Park” specials have Matt Stone & Trey Parker produced for Paramount+ so far
What was the name of the very first puppet-based series that Jim Henson produced for television

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How Motel 6 is helping to promote “The Garfield Movie” (Ep. 258) May 15, 2024

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Drew Taylor & Jim Hill start off this week’s show by talking up “Exploding Kittens.” They then take a look at Mark Dindal’s career as the director of full-length animated features

Over the course of this episode, listeners will learn about:

What was the one-and-only film to be produced by Turner Feature Animation
Why is the Henson family reportedly not all that fond of Pixar’s “Monsters Inc”
How many “Garfield” TV specials were produced for CBS back in the late 1988 / early 1990s
Where can you go to get an earlier look at “Slide,” Bill Plympton’s next animated film
Who voiced Anna & Elsa’s Mom in the first “Frozen” movie

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