Episodes

Fine Tooning with Drew Taylor - Episode 188: How Disney’s very first Silly Symphony came to be
Aug. 23, 2022

Fine Tooning with Drew Taylor - Episode 188: How Disney’s very first Silly Symphony came to be

Drew Taylor and Jim Hill talk about the history behind the first Silly Symphony
Fine Tooning with Drew Taylor - Episode 187: How DWA’s “Kung Fu Panda” became a full-fledged franchise
Aug. 16, 2022

Fine Tooning with Drew Taylor - Episode 187: How DWA’s “Kung Fu Panda” became a full-fledged franchise

Animation news including Pinocchio at the MOMA to the Great Wolf Lodge. and a feature about a Panda
Fine Tooning with Drew Taylor - Episode 186: How Phil Tippett changed the world of stop motion
Aug. 9, 2022

Fine Tooning with Drew Taylor - Episode 186: How Phil Tippett changed the world of stop motion

Animation news and they talk about stop-motion legend Phil Tippett
Fine Tooning with Drew Taylor - Episode 185: So is Skydance Animation’s “Luck” worth a look?
Aug. 2, 2022

Fine Tooning with Drew Taylor - Episode 185: So is Skydance Animation’s “Luck” worth a look?

Guillermo Del Toro's Pinocchio, Walt Disney's Jungle Book: Making a Masterpiece and Skydance's Luck
Fine Tooning with Drew Taylor - Episode 184: DC Animated Original Films gets ready for its 50th release
July 26, 2022

Fine Tooning with Drew Taylor - Episode 184: DC Animated Original Films gets ready for its 50th release

Animation news including what Craig McCracken is up to and DC animated films
Fine Tooning with Drew Taylor - Episode 183: Live-action “Lilo & Stitch” gets a new director
July 19, 2022

Fine Tooning with Drew Taylor - Episode 183: Live-action “Lilo & Stitch” gets a new director

Animation news and history
Fine Tooning with Drew Taylor - Episode 182: Get ready for the 2002 edition of Comic-Con International
July 12, 2022

Fine Tooning with Drew Taylor - Episode 182: Get ready for the 2002 edition of Comic-Con International

What should animation fans be sure not to miss at San Diego Comic Con 2022
Fine Tooning with Drew Taylor - Episode 181: Is “Marcel the Shell with Shoes On” the best animated feature of the year
July 5, 2022

Fine Tooning with Drew Taylor - Episode 181: Is “Marcel the Shell with Shoes On” the best animated feature of the year

Minons: The Rise of Gru is going bananas at the box office and Marce the Shell has Shoes On
Fine Tooning with Drew Taylor - Episode 180: “Making of Jungle Book” exhibit opens at Walt Disney Family Museum:
June 28, 2022

Fine Tooning with Drew Taylor - Episode 180: “Making of Jungle Book” exhibit opens at Walt Disney Family Museum:

Animation newsmovie review and and a Jungle Book exhibit
Fine Tooning with Drew Taylor - Episode 179: What Disney revealed at this year’s Annecy Animation Festival 2022
June 21, 2022

Fine Tooning with Drew Taylor - Episode 179: What Disney revealed at this year’s Annecy Animation Festival 2022

News from the Annecy International Animation Festival
Fine Tooning with Drew Taylor - Episode 178: How Major Matt Mason inspired the creation of Buzz Lightyear
June 16, 2022

Fine Tooning with Drew Taylor - Episode 178: How Major Matt Mason inspired the creation of Buzz Lightyear

The buzz about "Lightyear"
Fine Tooning with Drew Taylor - Episode 177:Celebrating the 20th anniversary of “Kim Possible”
June 7, 2022

Fine Tooning with Drew Taylor - Episode 177:Celebrating the 20th anniversary of “Kim Possible”

Hamster and Gretel, Iron Giant and Kim Possible.
Fine Tooning with Drew Taylor - Episode 176: The history of Buzz Lightyear in the Disney Parks
May 31, 2022

Fine Tooning with Drew Taylor - Episode 176: The history of Buzz Lightyear in the Disney Parks

Animation news of the week and Buzz Lightyear
Fine Tooning with Drew Taylor - Episode 175: How Disney’s lawyers helped make “Chip ‘n’ Dale: Rescuer Rangers” happen
May 24, 2022

Fine Tooning with Drew Taylor - Episode 175: How Disney’s lawyers helped make “Chip ‘n’ Dale: Rescuer Rangers” happen

Pixars Elemental/ Disney's Chip 'n' Dale and Tom Hanks
Fine Tooning with Drew Taylor - Episode 174: When H. R. Pufnstuf took Ronald McDonald to court
May 17, 2022

Fine Tooning with Drew Taylor - Episode 174: When H. R. Pufnstuf took Ronald McDonald to court

H.R. Pufnstuf vs Ronald McDonald
Fine Tooning with Drew Taylor - Episode 173: Disney Branded Television launches 100th animated series
May 10, 2022

Fine Tooning with Drew Taylor - Episode 173: Disney Branded Television launches 100th animated series

Update on Netflix's animated series and how Walt Disney Studios cast voices for animated features
Fine Tooning with Drew Taylor - Episode 172: Why Universal’s “Super Mario Bros” got pushed back to April 2023
May 3, 2022

Fine Tooning with Drew Taylor - Episode 172: Why Universal’s “Super Mario Bros” got pushed back to April 2023

Jim Hill looks back at the history of Bugs Bunny dressing up in women’s clothes for the Looney Tunes shorts
Fine Tooning with Drew Taylor - Episode 171: “Lightyear” salutes 70’s style sci-fi
April 26, 2022

Fine Tooning with Drew Taylor - Episode 171: “Lightyear” salutes 70’s style sci-fi

Animation news and a Disney's next movie Lightyear
Fine Tooning with Drew Taylor - Episode 170: Remembering Gilbert Gottfried (1955 - 2022)
April 19, 2022

Fine Tooning with Drew Taylor - Episode 170: Remembering Gilbert Gottfried (1955 - 2022)

Gilbert Gottfried (1955 - 2022)
Fine Tooning with Drew Taylor - Episode 169: “Encanto” gets ready to light up Disneyland Park
April 12, 2022

Fine Tooning with Drew Taylor - Episode 169: “Encanto” gets ready to light up Disneyland Park

A tribute to Estelle Harris, Pixar leadership news and "Encanto" in Disneyland
Fine Tooning with Drew Taylor - Episode 168: So what happens now with Disney’s “Aladdin” sequel
April 5, 2022

Fine Tooning with Drew Taylor - Episode 168: So what happens now with Disney’s “Aladdin” sequel

Animation news plus a look back at past Best Aimated Feature winners and losers
Fine Tooning with Drew Taylor - Episode 167: A Look into Disney Mirrorverse
March 29, 2022

Fine Tooning with Drew Taylor - Episode 167: A Look into Disney Mirrorverse

Animation news including what's up at Skydance and an animated feature for Netflix
Fine Tooning with Drew Taylor - Episode 166: Pixar puts same sex kiss back into “Lightyear”
March 22, 2022

Fine Tooning with Drew Taylor - Episode 166: Pixar puts same sex kiss back into “Lightyear”

Animation news and Encanto controversy
Fine Tooning with Drew Taylor - Episode 165: How “Turning Red” almost turned out differently
March 15, 2022

Fine Tooning with Drew Taylor - Episode 165: How “Turning Red” almost turned out differently

Animation news and how Andrew Stanton got to direct "Finding Dory"