Episodes

Fine Tooning With Drew Taylor - Episode 219: The many ways Disney has reinvented Winnie-the-Pooh
May 23, 2023

Fine Tooning With Drew Taylor - Episode 219: The many ways Disney has reinvented Winnie-the-Pooh

Animation news and Jim talks about the many reinventions of Winnie-the-Pooh
Fine Tooning with Drew Taylor - Episode 218: Craig McCracken to revisit “Powerpuff Girls” & “Foster’s Home”
May 16, 2023

Fine Tooning with Drew Taylor - Episode 218: Craig McCracken to revisit “Powerpuff Girls” & “Foster’s Home”

Animation news and what's next for Craig McCracken
Fine Tooning with Drew Taylor - Episode 217: Why Disney got into the cel production business in the 1990s
May 11, 2023

Fine Tooning with Drew Taylor - Episode 217: Why Disney got into the cel production business in the 1990s

Disney sold both production and reproduction cels. Jim and Drew talk about why.
Fine Tooning With Drew Taylor - Episode 216: What’s coming next from Disney, DreamWorks, Illumination & Paramount
May 2, 2023

Fine Tooning With Drew Taylor - Episode 216: What’s coming next from Disney, DreamWorks, Illumination & Paramount

Drew regals listeners with his CinemaCon news
Fine Tooning With Drew Taylor - Episode 215: Chris Meledandri to be honored for Excellence in Animation
April 25, 2023

Fine Tooning With Drew Taylor - Episode 215: Chris Meledandri to be honored for Excellence in Animation

The founder and CEO of animation studio Illumination, Chris Meledandri, will receive CinemaCon's Award of Excellence in Animation
Fine Tooning With Drew Taylor - Episode 214: How “Peter & the Wolf” almost wound up in “Fantasia”
April 18, 2023

Fine Tooning With Drew Taylor - Episode 214: How “Peter & the Wolf” almost wound up in “Fantasia”

Jim explains how “Peter & the Wolf” almost wound up in “Fantasia”
Fine Tooning With Drew Taylor - Episode 213: What powers the storyline of Pixar’s “Elemental”
April 11, 2023

Fine Tooning With Drew Taylor - Episode 213: What powers the storyline of Pixar’s “Elemental”

Jim and Drew discuss the storyline of Pixar's "Elemental"
Fine Tooning With Drew Taylor - Episode 212: Get ready for “Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken”
March 23, 2023

Fine Tooning With Drew Taylor - Episode 212: Get ready for “Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken”

Drew and Jim talk about the latest animation news, then pay tribute to Disney Legend Burny Mattinson
Fine Tooning with Drew Taylor - Episode 211: “Disney Animation: Immersive Experience” continues its multi-city roll-out
Feb. 28, 2023

Fine Tooning with Drew Taylor - Episode 211: “Disney Animation: Immersive Experience” continues its multi-city roll-out

Jim takes us through the “Disney Animation: Immersive Experience” that just opened in Boston
Fine Tooning with Drew Taylor - Episode 210:: Looking ahead to Season 2 of “Star Wars: Visions”
Feb. 21, 2023

Fine Tooning with Drew Taylor - Episode 210:: Looking ahead to Season 2 of “Star Wars: Visions”

Looking ahead to Season 2 of “Star Wars: Visions”
Fine Tooning with Drew Taylor - Episode 209: Why “Metro” – that proposed “Cars” spin-off -- never got made
Feb. 14, 2023

Fine Tooning with Drew Taylor - Episode 209: Why “Metro” – that proposed “Cars” spin-off -- never got made

Animation news and history.
Fine Tooning With Drew Taylor - Episode 208: When the Mouse almost made a movie version of Terry Pratchett’s “Mort”
Feb. 7, 2023

Fine Tooning With Drew Taylor - Episode 208: When the Mouse almost made a movie version of Terry Pratchett’s “Mort”

Drew and Jim discuss animation news and "Mort", a fantasy novel by British writer Terry Pratchett.
Fine Tooning with Drew Taylor - Episode 207: How the Disneyland Resort is celebrating Disney100
Jan. 31, 2023

Fine Tooning with Drew Taylor - Episode 207: How the Disneyland Resort is celebrating Disney100

The Disney100 anniversary celebration at Disneyland Resort officially kicked off Jan. 27, 2023, with special limited-time offerings taking place throughout the resort all year long.
Fine Tooning With Drew Taylor - Episode 206: How Disney’s “Mad Doctor” wound up in the public domain
Jan. 24, 2023

Fine Tooning With Drew Taylor - Episode 206: How Disney’s “Mad Doctor” wound up in the public domain

Drew and Jim discuss the 1933 Mickey Mouse short "Mad Doctor."
Fine Tooning With Drew Taylor - Episode 205: Disney+ orders 40 new episodes of “Phineas & Ferb”
Jan. 17, 2023

Fine Tooning With Drew Taylor - Episode 205: Disney+ orders 40 new episodes of “Phineas & Ferb”

"Phineas and Ferb" is back after a 40-episode order on Disney+
Fine Tooning With Drew Taylor - Episode 204: How “Nimona” went from Blue Sky Studios to Netflix
Jan. 10, 2023

Fine Tooning With Drew Taylor - Episode 204: How “Nimona” went from Blue Sky Studios to Netflix

Nimona, , an upcoming computer-animated science fantasy adventure comedy film, goes to Netflix
Fine Tooning With Drew Taylor - Episode 203: Which animated features to watch for in 2023
Jan. 3, 2023

Fine Tooning With Drew Taylor - Episode 203: Which animated features to watch for in 2023

Which animated features to watch for in 2023
Fine Tooning With Drew Taylor - Episode 202: Best Animation Art of Books for 2022
Dec. 22, 2022

Fine Tooning With Drew Taylor - Episode 202: Best Animation Art of Books for 2022

Animation news and Drew and Jim's choices for best animation art books of 2022
Fine Tooning With Drew Taylor - Episode 201: Looking back at Walt Disney Feature Animation Florida
Dec. 15, 2022

Fine Tooning With Drew Taylor - Episode 201: Looking back at Walt Disney Feature Animation Florida

Looking back at Walt Disney Feature Animation Florida
Fine Tooning With Drew Taylor - Episode 200: Disney100 kicks off with “Oswald Returns”
Dec. 6, 2022

Fine Tooning With Drew Taylor - Episode 200: Disney100 kicks off with “Oswald Returns”

Disney100 kicks off with “Oswald Returns”
Fine Tooning With Drew Taylor - Episode 199: Why happened with Disney’s “Strange World”
Dec. 1, 2022

Fine Tooning With Drew Taylor - Episode 199: Why happened with Disney’s “Strange World”

Why Don Hall & Qui Nguyen’s latest film for WDAS failed to connect with audiences
=Fine Tooning with Drew Taylor - Episode 198: What About Bob (the sequel): Chapek out, Iger in
Nov. 22, 2022

=Fine Tooning with Drew Taylor - Episode 198: What About Bob (the sequel): Chapek out, Iger in

Bob Chapek out Bob Iger in
Fine Tooning with Drew Taylor - Episode 197: DreamWorks Animation preps a “Bad Guys” holiday special
Nov. 15, 2022

Fine Tooning with Drew Taylor - Episode 197: DreamWorks Animation preps a “Bad Guys” holiday special

DreamWorks Animation preps a “Bad Guys” holiday special
Fine Tooning With Drew Taylor - Episode 196: Remembering Alice Estes Davis (1929 – 2022)
Nov. 8, 2022

Fine Tooning With Drew Taylor - Episode 196: Remembering Alice Estes Davis (1929 – 2022)

Drew & Jim Hill look back on the life & career of Disney Legend Alice Davis