Episodes

June 29, 2021

Fine Tooning Drew Taylor - Episode 128: Meet the makers of Disney Zenimation

Drew Taylor & Jim Hill share a lengthy interview with David Bess of Walt Disney Animation Studios & Shannon Mills of Skywalker Sound
June 23, 2021

Fine Tooning with Drew Taylor - Episode 127: Why “Hotel Transylvania: Transformania” shifted its release date to October

Drew Tailor & Jim Hill talk about what Adult Swim their recent animated show “Tuca & Bertie' and discuss why the audience for feature-length animated films maybe isn’t quite ready to return to their local multiplex
June 15, 2021

Fine Tooning with Drew Taylor - Episode 126: Zenimation shines a spotlight on the true artistry of Disney Animation

Drew Taylor & Jim Hill reveal what Disney+’s new “Monsters at Work” animated series has in common with “Planes: Fire & Rescue”
June 9, 2021

Fine Tooning with Drew Taylor - Episode 125: Meet the director & producer of Pixar’s “Luca”

Drew Taylor & Jim Hill talk with Enrico Casarosa & Andrea Warren about the challenges of making a full length animated feature during a pandemic.
June 1, 2021

Fine Tooning with Drew Taylor - Episode 124:: Remember when DreamWorks Animation made tradigital films

Drew Taylor & Jim Hill look at the 2002 film that inspired “Spirit Riding Free” & “Spirit Untamed”
May 25, 2021

Fine Tooning with Drew Taylor - Episode 123: Why Disney’s “Gremlins” movie never got off the ground

Drew Taylor talk about the “Walt Disney Studios and World War II” exhibition at the Walt Disney Family Museum
May 18, 2021

Fine Tooning with Drew Taylor - Episode 122: Why the “Roger Rabbit” sequels all stalled out

Drew Taylor & Jim Hill talk about Steven Spielberg’s complicated relationship with the Walt Disney Company
May 12, 2021

Fine Tooning with Drew Taylor - Episode 121:How Rainbow Mickey really came to be

Drew Taylor & Jim Hill look back at when walk-around versions of the Disney characters were rushed into EPCOT Center’s Future World section back in 1985
May 4, 2021

Fine Tooning with Drew Taylor - Episode 120: Do you remember those animated “Far Side” specials

Drew Taylor & Jim Hill discuss how “Vivo” went from being a DreamWorks Animation project to a Sony Picture Animation release that will soon be showing up on Netflix
April 27, 2021

Fine Tooning with Drew Taylor - Episode 119: Who’s directing the sequel to “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse”

Drew Taylor & Jim Hill take an in-depth look at the performance capture films that ImageMovers Digital produced
April 21, 2021

Fine Tooning with Drew Taylor - Episode 118: The tangled tale of “Tusker” & “The Legend of Tembo”

Drew Taylor & Jim Hill talk about a pair of pachyderm-based animated features that never made it into a theater near you.
April 6, 2021

Fine Tooning with Drew Taylor - Episode 117: How horror legend Vincent Price became a Disney favorite

Drew Tailor & Jim Hill share what Adult Swim did this year on April Fools Day
March 30, 2021

Fine Tooning with Drew Taylor - Episode 116: Why animation studios love William Joyce

Drew Taylor & Jim Hill start off this week’s show by talking about how Disney Studios’ latest readjustment of its theatrical release schedule will impact Pixar’s “Luca.” They then look back at how WDAS’ “Meet the Robinsons” …
March 24, 2021

Fine Tooning:with Drew Taylor - Episode 115: Disney +’s “Rescuers Rangers” movie begins production

Drew Taylor & Jim Hill start off this week’s episode by talking about the 700th episode of “The Simpsons.” They then look back at Disney Television Animation’s plans for its “TaleSpin” series Learn more about your ad choices…
March 16, 2021

Fine Tooning:with Drew Taylor - Episode 114: Pepé Le Pew’s very weird back story

Drew Taylor & Jim Hill start off this week’s episode by discussing which animated features & shorts were nominated for Academy Awards this year. Then Drew shares what he learned from reading the screenplay for Disney’s never…
March 9, 2021

Fine Tooning:with Drew Taylor - Episode 113: How Judy Hopps became the lead character in Disney’s “Zootopia”

Drew Taylor & Jim Hill start off this week’s show by discussing why the Golden Globes recognized Kemp Powers as the co-director of Pixar’s “Soul” just five hours before that awards ceremony. They also talked about who just g…
March 3, 2021

Fine Tooning with Drew Taylor - Episode 112: “Moana” & “Big Hero 6” fans are going to love “Raya and the Last Dragon”

Drew Taylor & Jim Hill start off this week’s show by marveling at how “The Croods: A New Age” (which was originally released to theaters back in November of last year) is still at the top of the box office. Drew then shares …
Feb. 23, 2021

Fine Tooning with Drew Taylor - Episode 111: “Us Again” marks Disney’s return to theatrically released shorts

Drew Taylor & Jim Hill start off this week’s show by explaining why animation fans should really give Disney’s “Cruella” a chance. They then talk with “Tom & Jerry” director Tim Story about what it took to create a modern-da…
Feb. 16, 2021

Fine Tooning with Drew Taylor - Episode 110: Which animated projects made Oscar’s short list

Drew Taylor & Jim Hill talk about Disney’s decision to shutter Blue Sky Studios & about Netflix’s ongoing efforts to challenge the Mouse’s domination when it comes to animation
Feb. 9, 2021

Fine Tooning with Drew Taylor Episode 109: How did the “Frozen” FX team help solve a 60-year-old mystery

Drew Taylor & Jim Hill look back at how Pixar genuinely struggled to find a fitting comeuppance for the villain in 2009’s “Up”
Feb. 4, 2021

Fine Tooning with Drew Taylor - Episode 108: DreamWorks Animation’s magical “To: Gerard”

Drew & Jim talk with writer / director Taylor Meacham & producer Jeff Hermann about how DWA’s latest short was developed.
Jan. 28, 2021

Fine Tooning with Drew Taylor - Episode 107: What’s particularly impressive about the “Pixar Popcorn” shorts

Drew Taylor & Jim Hill first talk about Season 3 of Matt Groening’s “Disenchantment” on Netflix. They then discuss the “Soul” international dubbing controversy and why it’s important to remember when this Pete Docter movie w…
Jan. 19, 2021

Fine Tooning with Drew Taylor - Episode 106: What’s the best time of year to release an animated feature?

Drew Taylor & Jim Hill start off this week’s show by talking about how Pete Docter appears to be stepping away from directing films for Pixar Animation Studios. They also explain why the theatrical release of “Bob’s Burger: …
Jan. 5, 2021

Fine Tooning with Drew Taylor - Episode 105: What Arnold Schwarzenegger has in common with Harvey Fierstein

Drew Taylor & Jim Hill talk about how many of the animated features are hopefully headed into theaters in 2021. Then Drew takes a look back at the development of Disney’s “The Emperor’s New Groove”