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The Jim Hill Media Podcast Network

How Dog Man Became DreamWorks’ First Big Hit of 2025 (Ep. 292)

The Jim Hill Media Podcast Network

Jim Hill Media Podcast Network

Tv & Film, Society & Culture, Places & Travel

4.81.4K Ratings

🗓️ 4 February 2025

⏱️ 46 minutes

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Summary

In this episode of Fine Tooning, Jim Hill and Drew Taylor discuss: Dog Man’s impressive $36M opening weekend and what it means for DreamWorks Animation. Tiana’s Bayou Adventure and the fascinating history behind Splash Mountain’s reimagining. Will Ferrell’s viral Buddy the Elf moment at an LA Kings game and his surprising reason for rejecting Elf 2. Updates on The Simpsons’ upcoming season and exclusive Disney+ episodes. The changing landscape of animated indie films like The Day the Earth Blew Up and Wed Wabbit. Tune in as Jim and Drew break down the latest animation news, industry trends, and behind-the-scenes stories! Be Our Guest Vacations Planning your next Disney vacation? Be Our Guest Vacations is a Platinum-level Earmarked travel agency with concierge-level service to make every trip magical. Their team of expert agents plans vacations across the globe, from Disney and Universal to cruises and adventures, ensuring you have the best possible experience without the stress. Learn More Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Welcome back to fine tuning with Drew Taylor, your one-stop shop when it comes to

0:34.4

animation news and commentary.

0:36.6

I'm entertainment writer Jim Hill and Mr. Taylor,

0:40.4

whose writings on the industry you can regularly read over on the rap and whose musings on the

0:45.6

Mission of Possible movies you can listen to on, like the fuse, the official Mission Impossible podcast.

0:52.2

Drew and I are recording this week's show on Sunday, February 2nd, which is Groundhog Day.

0:58.8

And by the way, in case you're wondering, Punksitani Phil did see a shadow today, which supposedly means six more weeks of winter.

1:07.6

And by the way, Drew, I don't know if you knew this, but there's a reason groundhog day is held on February 2nd every year.

1:15.7

It's the exact midpoint between the winter solstice and the spring equinox as to why we entrust an oversized ground squirrel with making a long-range forecast.

1:30.0

I don't know what to tell you.

1:31.6

I'm still trying to kind of wrap my head around the fact that Punks of Tani Phil lives up on, what is it, gobbler's knob,

1:40.9

which I'm assuming is a couple of trees down from the Kepler elves.

1:45.9

Yes.

1:47.6

Anyway, it's a new month, and we have lots of animation-related news to share this time around,

1:53.2

so why don't we get started?

1:55.2

But before we do that, we have to acknowledge our sponsor, which is the DVC rental store.

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