Princess Mononoke Returns, The Critic Revival Buzz, and What’s Next for Looney Tunes (Ep. 300)

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🗓️ 1 April 2025

⏱️ 46 minutes

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In this milestone 300th episode, Jim Hill and Drew Taylor dig into the biggest animation stories of the week, including: GKIDS’ 4K re-release of Princess Mononoke – How this Studio Ghibli classic led the box office in per-screen average nearly three decades after its debut. Disney’s Snow White struggles at the box office – What the 66% second-week drop means for the future of live-action remakes. Jon Lovitz and Al Jean hint at a revival of The Critic – Could Jay Sherman return for a new season in today’s influencer-driven media world? Warner Bros. to demolish Building 131, once home to Looney Tunes legends like Chuck Jones and Friz Freleng. Netflix orders a live-action Scooby-Doo origin series, reimagining the gang’s early days at summer camp. A Goofy Movie turns 30 – A new Disney+ documentary is on the way, and Disneyland celebrates with a Max-as-Powerline popcorn bucket. Join Jim and Drew as they celebrate 300 episodes of Fine Tooning with industry insight, animation history, and a look at what’s next. 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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0:00.0	This Sunday, a Derby rivalry resumes in the Premier League.
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0:30.0	Welcome back to fine tuning with Drew Taylor.
0:33.2	You one-stop shop when it comes to animation news and commentary.
0:37.1	I'm entertainment writer Jim Hill and
0:39.0	Mr. Taylor, whose writings on the industry you can regularly read over on the rap and its musings on
0:44.8	the Mission Impossible movies you can listen to on Light the Fuse, the official Mission Impossible podcast.
0:52.0	He and I are recording this week's show on Sunday, March 30th. And how
0:58.8	what things out in Southern California today, Drew? They're good. I went to Disneyland yesterday and
1:04.2	walked around. It was absolutely packed. But yeah, between season of the force and food and wine, it was just a perfect storm of crazy crowds.
1:15.1	And speaking of which, we'll be talking about something you saw or heard about in the park later on in today's show.
1:21.5	Now, out here in New Hampshire, we're more than a week into spring, but we're currently experiencing an ice storm.
1:29.4	And as I look up my front window here, a lot of the trees are bent over.
1:35.1	Branches are covered with least an eighth of an inch of ice in some places, quarter of an inch.
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