Episodes

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

Jan. 24, 2019

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

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

Jan. 15, 2019

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

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

Jan. 1, 2019

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

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

Dec. 23, 2018

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

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

Dec. 4, 2018

The fun connection that Spider-Ham from “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse” has to Mickey Mouse

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

Nov. 27, 2018

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

Fine Tooning with Drew Taylor Episode 13: "Cycles" breaks new ground for Walt Disney Animation Studios. Live-action "Lilo & Stitch" now in development

Oct. 15, 2018

The two different "Stitch" -based animated series that were deliberately created for markets outside of the United States

Fine Tooning with Drew Taylor Episode 12: Brad Bird's next project and Disney's aborted Mickey Mouse "Christopher Columbus" featurette

Oct. 8, 2018

How Disney Feature Animation scuttled "Mickey's Arabian Adventure" featurette in the early 1990s to keep "Aladdin" special

Fine Tooning with Drew Taylor Episode 11: Why does Disney princess Tiana look different in "Ralph Breaks the Internet"?

Oct. 1, 2018

Tiana's look in "Ralph Breaks the Internet" gets retooled. Howard Ashman documentary gets screened in Indy, DC & LA

Fine Tooning with Drew Taylor Episode 10: Return of the Last Airbender, Mary Poppins Returns trailer, Bojack Horseman & The Venture Brothers

Sept. 18, 2018

Hand-drawn fans thrill to "Mary Poppins Returns" trailer. "Bojack Horseman" & "The Venture Brothers" serve up dark, dense delights to adult animation fans

Fine Tooning with Drew Taylor Episode 9: Say farewell to Adventure Time. Look ahead to "Roger Rabbit" making-of book

Sept. 10, 2018

The not one but two separate Pepe Le Pew movies put into development, The "Sugar Rush" attraction that WDI was designing for WDW's Magic Kingdom

Fine Tooning with Drew Taylor Episode 8: Smallfoot Rugrats Duck Tales Disenchantment

Aug. 28, 2018

Ralph prepares to break the Internet, Nickelodeon readies its "Rugrats" revival, Disney's "DuckTales" reboot comes to a spectacular close

Fine Tooning with Drew Taylor Episode 7: Box Office News, the Medusa Project and Fox Deal Effects

Aug. 10, 2018

Teen Titans Go to the Movies, Hotel Transylvania 3, Medusa, Blue Sky Studios

Fine Tooning with Drew Taylor Episode 6: Pixar Pier, Pete Docter,Gravity Falls and Hotel Transylvania 3

July 22, 2018

Drew walks listeners through Disney California Adventure's latest addition, Pixar Pier.

Fine Tooning with Drew Taylor Episode 5: What's Incredible About Incredibles 2

June 24, 2018

Whats incredible about Incredibles 2? Toon in to find out.

Fine Tooning with Drew Taylor Episode 1: Three Animated Disney Movies That Never Got Made

April 4, 2018

Three Animated Disney Movies That Never Got Made