Episodes

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
Fine Tooning With Drew Taylor - Episode 195: Get ready for Guillermo del Toro’s “Pinocchio”
Nov. 2, 2022

Fine Tooning With Drew Taylor - Episode 195: Get ready for Guillermo del Toro’s “Pinocchio”

Animation news including Netflix's "The Sea Beast", Guillermo del Toro's "Pinocchio" and a feature piece about Jules Bass
Fine Tooning With Drew Taylor - Episode 194: Why “The Shadow King” got shut down at Disney
Oct. 25, 2022

Fine Tooning With Drew Taylor - Episode 194: Why “The Shadow King” got shut down at Disney

Why “The Shadow King” got shut down at Disney
Fine Tooning with Drew Taylor - Episode 193: Remembering Dame Angela Lansbury (1925 – 2022)
Oct. 18, 2022

Fine Tooning with Drew Taylor - Episode 193: Remembering Dame Angela Lansbury (1925 – 2022)

Remembering Dame Angela Lansbury (1925 – 2022)
Fine Tooning with Drew Taylor - Episode 192: What happened to Disney’s “Mickey Columbus” featurette
Oct. 11, 2022

Fine Tooning with Drew Taylor - Episode 192: What happened to Disney’s “Mickey Columbus” featurette

Jim Hill tells listeners what happened to "Mickey Columbus
Fine Tooning with Drew Taylor - Episode 191: October brings a coast-to-coast Laika celebration
Oct. 4, 2022

Fine Tooning with Drew Taylor - Episode 191: October brings a coast-to-coast Laika celebration

Drew and Jim talk about Jodie Benson's new book