xiii, 272 pages : 23 cm

Through firsthand accounts of projects created in the U.S., this book discusses what it takes to bring "toons" to life, from brainstorming, writing, and animating, to voicing, distribution, and promotion

Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-265) and index

The bunny did it, after all: Roger Rabbit ignites the toon boom -- A Little Mermaid is spawned in Burbank -- The animated sitcom is reborn: meet the Simpsons -- An angry chihuahua and a retarded cat: Ren and Stimpy get their start in the biz -- Tim Burton shares his nightmare with the world -- Giving his creation life ... down in Dexter's laboratory -- Whooping some cartoon ass, Powerpuff style -- Congratulations, Mrs. Lion! it's a boy: the birth of the Lion King -- Pretty as a pixel: Toy Story becomes the first CGI toon feature -- Mr. Hankey goes to Hollywood: how South Park got started -- Middle-aged white guys make it to King of the Hill -- Now that's an ugly baby: Shrek happens -- Dawn of a new Ice Age -- He's mean and he's green: bringing Shrek to the screen -- Just your typical yellow cartoon family: turning the Simpsons shorts into the most popular animated series in TV history -- A fish tale that changed everything: how a tadpole grew into The Little Mermaid and woke up Disney feature animation -- Something silly is afin: putting Spongebob Squarepants together -- Let's give 'em boogers and farts: John Kricfalusi finds a home for Ren and Stimpy -- From Russia, with glove: Genndy Tartakovsky's Dexter's Lab explodes -- Craig McCracken's mighty mites: the Powerpuff girls -- You don't know Jack: Genndy's stylish Samurai cuts loose -- He said "size" ... huh huh huh: Mike Judge's Beavis and Butt-head rock on -- Spooning with toons: penning The Tick for the tube -- The vis dev of Beau, Bea, and Al: writing some animated Disney classics-with pictures -- Chairwoman of the boards: getting the story of The Lion King up and running -- To infinitives and beyond: scripting Pixar's Toy Story and Toy Story 2 -- Standing out in the background: the brilliant art direction of Samurai Jack -- Turning the lights down on the Dark Knight: painter Eric Radomski cloaks Batman in shadows -- Painting with the Colors of the Wind: Giaimo's distinctive designs for Pocahontas -- Rhapsody in aqua, cobalt, and periwinkle: Susan Goldberg's Fantasia/2000 art direction -- Amazing feats of clay: Mr. Melton's

Marvelous Maquettes -- Directing a film that nobody wanted to work on: The Lion King -- It's all in the timing: directing toons for Cartoon Network -- Lights ... camera ... simulation: helming the computer-generated Monsters, Inc. -- Sub-zero hero at the helm: directing blue sky's surprise hit Ice Age -- Deja's view: animating Disney's modern heroes and villains -- Ya gotta have courage: Dilworth's cowardly dog leaps into action -- Sheer genie-us: Eric Goldberg conjures up Aladdin's kinetic comic centerpiece -- The mother of all Simpsons: Margot Pipkin, animation producer -- Talking babies are born: producing Nickelodeon's Rugrats -- Who p-p-p-produced Roger Rrabbit? -- June's foray to fame: the queen of all voice artists -- Something wicked this way slimes: the malevolent tones of Ursula -- Way out West: a versitle voice artist named B1lly -- Chillin' with Sid: John Leguizamo's lovable Ice Age sloth -- Missed it by that much: the part almost went to ... -- The songs always come first: Alan Menken and partners raise the musical bar -- Cartoons-the new wave: the toon boom hits TV -- Whoops! Why some shows fail -- Theatrical toons: triumph and turmoil

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