The Voice of Your Childhood: Jim Cummings Joins Fine Tooning (Ep. 320)

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4.7 • 1.5K Ratings

🗓️ 19 August 2025

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Summary

Jim Hill and Drew Taylor return with a packed episode of Fine Tooning, highlighted by an interview with legendary voice actor Jim Cummings. From Pooh and Tigger to Darkwing Duck, Jim shares behind-the-scenes stories from a career that shaped generations of animation fans. The shifting release date of Shrek 5 and what it means for DreamWorks Why Disney pulled back marketing on The Rocketeer opening weekend This week’s box office projections — and why Jim calls them “wild guesses” Streaming success of KPop Demon Hunters and Disney’s King of the Hill revival Pixar’s Elio box office performance and upcoming digital release Jim Cummings’ Disney origins with Dumbo’s Circus and Goof Troop Voicing legacy characters like Pooh, Tigger, and Pete — plus his work on Star Wars His hidden singing credits in Hollywood films and dream of a country album From industry news to animation nostalgia, this episode blends updates, history, and an in-depth conversation with one of the most recognizable voices in Disney history. Support Our Sponsors Unlocked Magic Unlocked Magic, powered by DVC Rental Store and DVC Resale Market, offers exclusive Disney & Universal ticket savings with TRUSTED service and authenticity. With over $10 MILLION in ticket sales, use Unlocked Magic to get the BIGGEST SAVINGS. ⁠⁠⁠⁠Learn More⁠⁠⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:23.6	HelloVet.
0:26.2	Welcome back to fine tuning with Drew Taylor, your one-stop shop when it comes to animation
0:30.7	news and commentary.
0:32.6	I'm entertainment writer Jim Hill and Mr. Taylor, whose writings on the industry you can
0:36.9	regularly read over on the rep you can regularly read over on the
0:38.3	rap and whose musings on the Mission Impossible movies, you can still listen to on Light the Fuse,
0:44.5	the official Mission Impossible podcast. Just so you know, Drew and I are doing things a little
0:50.0	differently this week. We are recording this week's show on Friday, August 15th. And that is
0:57.1	because the hills are getting together in Halifax, Massachusetts, this coming Sunday for a family
1:03.2	reunion. I mean, can you imagine that true? So many fat little bald men all together in one place,
1:10.4	and all of them telling pointless stories
1:12.5	at the exact same time the mind boggles what about you what are you and katie up to this
1:19.2	weekend anything fun nothing um nothing fun we're just going to try to hang out with our lovely
1:24.9	wonder dog um nova as she is going into surgery this week. So, yeah,
1:30.4	trying to have some fun. I heard she got a shout out on Disney dish this week. So yes.
1:36.7	What can I tell you that I love that little dog and I didn't and hope the procedure goes fine.
1:43.8	Speaking of which though, I know you'll probably be sticking close to home after this procedure,
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