Episodes

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Feb. 19, 2019

Fine Tooning with Drew Taylor Episode 25: When Disney wanted Michael Jackson to co-star in its “Mary Poppins” sequel

The history of Epcot’s “Journey into Imagination” attraction and the role that Pixar may play in the future of this Future World pavilion
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Feb. 11, 2019

Fine Tooning with Drew Taylor Episode 24: Animation News, SparkShort and Robin Williams was supposed to voice who?

Which character was Robin Williams supposed to voice in Disney’s “The Little Mermaid” ?
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Feb. 4, 2019

Fine Tooning with Drew Taylor Episode 23: Why it took Disney 18 years to produce its animated “Peter Pan”

The role that John Lasseter & Co. wanted Mattel’s Barbie to play in the first “Toy Story” film
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Jan. 28, 2019

Fine Tooning with Drew Taylor Episode 22: An animated discussion about this year’s Oscar nominations

Why picking “The Place Where Lost Things Go” as the song from “Mary Poppins Returns” ‘s score to push during awards season may have been a poor choice on Disney’s part
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Jan. 24, 2019

Fine Tooning with Drew Taylor Episode 21: “Spy Jam,” “Race Jam,” & “Skate Jam”: Warners’ 20+ years effort to get a “Space Jam” sequel made

Since Michael Jordan hadn’t actually signed to do a sequel, studio execs then reportedly reimagined “Space Jam 2” as a starring vehicle for Tiger Woods
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Jan. 15, 2019

Fine Tooning with Drew Taylor Episode 20: Controversy engulfs Lasseter’s arrival at Skydance

Warner’s allegedly incredibly quick push-back to WME’s overture as to whether John Lasseter could maybe find a new home at that animation studio
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Jan. 1, 2019

Fine Tooning with Drew Taylor Episode 19: The Year in Review for Animation 2018

How the very best animated TV series of 2018 kept viewers hooked with storylines that stretched out over multiple episodes
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Dec. 23, 2018

Fine Tooning with Drew Taylor Episode 18:Which animated films will come out on top for the 2018 holiday season?

How did John Lasseter’s slow motion departure from Disney & Pixar impact “The Incredibles 2” and “Ralph Breaks the Internet: Wreck-It Ralph 2”
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Dec. 4, 2018

Fine Tooning with Drew Taylor Episode 17: Who actually did the animation for “Mary Poppins Returns” ?

The fun connection that Spider-Ham from “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse” has to Mickey Mouse
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Nov. 27, 2018

Fine Tooning with Drew Taylor Episode 16: Fine Tooning Q & A, recorded live at WDW

How Walt Disney Animation Studios isn't making the best use of legendary animators like Mark Henn & Eric Goldberg