Episodes

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
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”
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
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
Oct. 15, 2018

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

The two different "Stitch" -based animated series that were deliberately created for markets outside of the United States
Oct. 8, 2018

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

How Disney Feature Animation scuttled "Mickey's Arabian Adventure" featurette in the early 1990s to keep "Aladdin" special
Oct. 1, 2018

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

Tiana's look in "Ralph Breaks the Internet" gets retooled. Howard Ashman documentary gets screened in Indy, DC & LA
Sept. 18, 2018

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

Hand-drawn fans thrill to "Mary Poppins Returns" trailer. "Bojack Horseman" & "The Venture Brothers" serve up dark, dense delights to adult animation fans
Sept. 10, 2018

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

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
Aug. 28, 2018

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

Ralph prepares to break the Internet, Nickelodeon readies its "Rugrats" revival, Disney's "DuckTales" reboot comes to a spectacular close
Aug. 10, 2018

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

Teen Titans Go to the Movies, Hotel Transylvania 3, Medusa, Blue Sky Studios
July 22, 2018

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

Drew walks listeners through Disney California Adventure's latest addition, Pixar Pier.
June 24, 2018

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

Whats incredible about Incredibles 2? Toon in to find out.
April 4, 2018

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

Three Animated Disney Movies That Never Got Made