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Fine Tooning with Drew Taylor — 383 episodes · page 1 of 4
Disney's Hexed Casts a Colorful Spell on Animation (Ep. 379)
Woody Woodpecker, Walter Lantz, and the Last Man Standing in Animation (Ep. 378)
The Real Story Behind The Return of Jafar (Ep. 377)
Darkwing Duck Gets Dangerous Again as Disney+ Orders the Reboot (Ep. 376)
Transformers’ 40-Year Apology Tour Rolls Out for Optimus Prime (Ep. 375)
Inside DreamWorks’ Forgotten Island - Plus a First Look at the Lucas Museum (Ep. 374)
Spider-Man Swings Summer 2026 Into the Record Books (Ep. 373)
Coyote vs. Acme Beats the Odds at the Box Office (Ep. 372)
Gargoyles May Take Flight Again on Disney+ (Ep. 371)
Exciting Animation News from the D23 Expo (Ep. 370)
What Disney Animation Could Reveal at D23 2026 (Ep. 369)
The Giant Behind Willie: Billy Gilbert’s Larger-Than-Life Disney Legacy (Ep. 368)
“Swapped” Chases the “KPop Demon Hunters” Crown (Ep. 367)
The Original Voice of Winnie the Pooh (Ep. 366)
The Great Mouse Detective and Disney’s 50-Year Directing Act (Ep. 365)
Annecy After Midnight: Drew Taylor Reports Back from Animation’s Busiest Week (Ep. 364)
Stitch Gets a Second Take with Chris Sanders (Ep. 363)
Toy Story 5 Finally Premieres! (Ep. 362)
Toy Story 5 Brings Jessie Full Circle (Ep. 361)
Rick & Morty Goes to the Movies While Bluey Takes Over the Parks (Ep. 360)
Wildwood, Shrek Buckets & the Return of Matt Braly’s Lost Movie (Ep. 359)
Revisiting Animation’s Renaissance Through Tom Sito’s New Book (Ep. 358)
The Devil’s in the Box Office: Prada 2 Shocks Hollywood (Ep. 357)
Why Mixing Animation and Live-Action Is Harder Than Hollywood Thinks (Ep. 356)
MARVEL US DISNEY PREVIEW: Endgame Isn’t Over Yet: How Marvel Is Rewriting Its Own Finale (Ep. 16)
Forgotten Island Buzz, CinemaCon Shakeups, and a Very Strange Wonka Future (Ep. 355)
Pixar’s “Be Fri” Mystery, Netflix’s Animation Expansion & the Future of Theatrical Animation (Ep. 354)
Mario’s Massive Opening, AI Animation Backlash, and the Mystery Disney Drone Show (Ep. 353)
Super Mario Galaxy Fever, KPop Demon Hunters Mania, and a Shifting Disney Villains Land (Ep. 352)
Zootopia 2’s Billion-Dollar Run, Firefly’s Animated Comeback & A Trip Through LA’s Art Scene (Ep. 351)
Shannon Tindle on Ultraman, Lost Boys, and Animating the World of John Wick (Ep. 350)
Hoppers Leaps to Number One, The Wild Robot gets a Sequel, and Cartoon Lagoon Has New Projects Coming (Ep. 349)
Criterion Crowns KPop, Zootopia 2 Climbs Higher & Smiling Friends Signs Off (Ep. 348)
KPop Demon Hunters Sweeps the Annies While Toy Story 5 Steps Into the Spotlight (Ep. 347)
The Simpsons at 800: No Finale, Just More Springfield (Ep. 346)
Josh D’Amaro Gets the Big Chair, Dana Walden Gets the Creative Keys at Disney (Ep. 345)
From “Goat” to “Hoppers,” Why 2026 Is Shaping Up to Be the Year of Animated Animals (Ep. 344)
The Last-Minute Fixes That Turned The Lion King into a Classic (Ep. 343)
From Mr. Magoo to Speedy Gonzales - How Animation History Keeps Repeating Itself (Ep. 342)
Fire in the Ink & Paint Department – How “Banjo the Woodpile Cat” Lit a Fuse at Disney (Ep. 341)
The End of Oscar Night on Network TV and the Rise of the 2026 Animation Arms Race (Ep. 340)
Fine Tooning Looks Back at 2025, From Disney’s AI Gamble to Animation’s Biggest Wins (Ep. 339)
How “The Small One” Became a Very Big Problem for Disney (Ep. 338)
Disney’s 200-Character OpenAI Bet and a Detour Down the Yellow Brick Road (Ep. 337)
Netflix Buys Warner Bros. Discovery and an Animated Trip Over the Rainbow (Ep. 336)
Zootopia 2 Runs Wild in China and Oz Takes Over the Holidays (Ep. 335)
Inside the Animation Money Machine: Zootopia 2, Frozen Paydays & the New Economics of Disney Franchises (Ep. 334)
Trailers, Box Office Surprises & SpongeBob’s Return: Animation’s Holiday Push (Ep. 333)
When the Sky Fell: The Turbulent Legacy of Chicken Little (Ep. 332)
When “Chicken Little” Took Flight: Disney’s First CGI Gamble and What Came Next (Ep. 331)
How Disney’s “Pinocchio” Became the Studio’s Most Terrifying Classic (Ep. 330)
From Disneyland to “Charlotte’s Web”: The Sherman Brothers’ Forgotten Tunes (Ep. 329)
Inside the Animation Is Film Festival with Matt Kaszanek (Ep. 328)
Inside “Zootopia 2” – Drew’s First Look at Disney’s Next Big Sequel (Ep. 327)
The Long, Strange Journey of The Cobbler and the Thief (Ep. 326)
How Mighty Mouse Accidentally Invented Saturday Morning Cartoons (Ep. 325)
Demon Slayer Shatters Records, Toy Story 5 Sneak Peek, and Skydance Eyes Warner Bros (Ep. 324)
From Venice to Toronto: Festival Favorites and Fall Film Buzz (Ep. 323)
Inside Netflix’s Biggest Animated Hit and What’s Next for Aardman & Pixar (Ep. 322)
Box Office Surprises, “KPop Demon Hunters” Rise, and Muppets on Broadway (Ep. 321)
The Voice of Your Childhood: Jim Cummings Joins Fine Tooning (Ep. 320)
From Dog Stars to “Fixed” and What’s Next for The Bad Guys (Ep. 319)
How “The Simpsons” Took Over America (with Author Alan Siegel) (Ep. 318)
EChris Sanders Returns for Lilo & Stitch 2 After Billion-Dollar Success (Ep. 317)
Get ready for a very animated San Diego Comic-Con (Ep. 316)
SpongeBob Returns with Flying Dutchman and a Star-Studded Teaser (Ep. 315)
Jurassic World Breaks Records, Elio Stalls, and Looking Back at 'The Mouse Factory' (Ep. 314)
Lilo & Stitch 2 Announced, Elio Holds, and Akira’s Live-Action Deal Expires (Ep. 313)
Annecy, Disneyland Paris, and the Animation News You Missed While Drew Was in France (Ep. 312)
Beauty and the Beast at 30, Elio Projections, and the Live-Action Dragon’s Box Office (Ep. 311)
Lilo & Stitch Still Soars, Dragon Whoppers Reviewed, and Fantasia’s Forgotten Soundtrack (Ep. 310)
Pixar’s Elio Revealed, Coco 2 Confirmed & Live-Action Lilo & Stitch Sparks Debate (Ep. 309)
Lilo & Stitch Surprises at the Box Office, Toy Story 5 Adds Conan, and Epic Universe Impressions (Ep. 308)
Gumby Turns 70, DreamWorks Eyes Cocomelon, and Peppa Pig Teams Up with Walmart (Ep. 307)
Lilo & Stitch Controversy, Frozen 3’s Castle Reveal, and Fox Doubles Down on Adult Animation (Ep. 306)
Simpsons Renewed Through Season 40, Thunderbolts Tops the Box Office, and Disney’s Broadway Plans (Ep. 305)
FanFest at Universal Hollywood, King of the Hill Returns, and Animation Highlights from Annécy (Ep. 304)
Not Just a Goof: Celebrating A Goofy Movie with the Filmmakers Behind the Disney+ Documentary (Ep. 303)
How long was “Black Cauldron” actually in the works at Disney (Ep 302)
Minecraft Breaks Records, Disney Pauses Tangled, and Animation Takes Over CinemaCon (Ep. 301)
Princess Mononoke Returns, The Critic Revival Buzz, and What’s Next for Looney Tunes (Ep. 300)
Snow White’s Box Office, Coco 2, and Pixar’s Elio Gets a Rewrite (Ep. 299)
Snow White’s Box Office Concerns and the Future of Disney’s Live-Action Remakes (Ep. 298)
Disney Cancels Tiana Series and Favreau’s Oswald Project (Ep. 297)
“Flow,” “In the Shadow of the Cypress” take home Oscar gold (Ep.296)
Ne Zha 2 Breaks Records, Mufasa Hits Streaming, and The Future of Adult Animation (Ep. 295)
How to Train Your Dragon’s Live-Action Leap and The Race for Best Animated Feature (Ep. 294)
The Wild Robot Sweeps the Annies and The Lost Coyote vs. Acme Movie (Ep. 293)
How Dog Man Became DreamWorks’ First Big Hit of 2025 (Ep. 292)
Animated Oscars Buzz: The Wild Robot, Flow, and Surprising Snubs (Ep. 291)
How Hades Became the Star of Disney’s Hercules (Ep. 290)
Wildfires Impact Animation and Josh Gad’s Olaf Journey (Ep. 289)
Animation at the Golden Globes and Donald Duck’s Wartime Legacy (Ep. 288)
A Look Back at 2024 and What’s Next for Animation in 2025 (Ep. 287)
Bluey’s Disney Debut and the Challenges of Mufasa: The Lion King (Ep. 286)
Celebrating 35 Years of The Simpsons and Bluey’s Big Screen Debut (Ep. 285)
How Roy E. Disney got “Fantasia Continued” greenlit (Ep 284 )
What became of Disney+’s “Tiana: The Series” (Ep 283)
From Wicked’s Box Office Smash to Oliver & Company’s 80s Charm (Ep. 282)
Rediscovering Disney’s Lost "Hero of Otherwhere" (Ep. 281)