New animated family series Pupstruction premieres Wednesday June 14th at 8am on Disney Channel, Disney Junior and Disney+. Creator Travis Braun, Executive Producer Victor Cook and Supervising Director Abigail Nesbitt tell me how they built this show (through story, characters, education and entertainment), in this Animation Scoop Q&A. (This interview was edited for length and […]
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INTERVIEW: Taking On “Hailey’s On It!”
May 30th, 2023 
Jackson Murphy Television duo Nick Stanton and Devin Bunje (writers on Disney live-action series Zeke and Luther) now team-up as creators and executive producers of a new animated comedy for The Mouse House. Hailey’s On It!, starring Auli’i Cravalho (Moana) as the title character, premieres Thursday June 8th at 8pm on Disney Channel and Disney XD. Episodes […]
INTERVIEW: The Gift Of “Mickey Saves Christmas”
November 21st, 2022 Jackson Murphy New half-hour stop-motion holiday special Mickey Saves Christmas premieres this Sunday Nov. 27 at 7pm on ABC, Disney Channel, Disney Junior and Disney XD. It will then be available the next day on Disney+ and Hulu. Director David H. Brooks describes what he and the Stoopid Buddy Stoodios team did to capture the holiday magic […]
Chatting With “Big City Greens” Gang In The Big Apple
October 18th, 2022 Jackson Murphy Over the past four and a half years, Big City Greens has quickly become one of the most popular Disney Channel animated series of all-time. Creators Chris and Shane Houghton are deep into production on the upcoming fourth season and movie. I recently had the chance to finally meet them in person at New York […]
INTERVIEW: Dan Povenmire Returns With New Dynamic Duo “Hamster & Gretel”
August 9th, 2022 Jackson Murphy Phineas and Ferb’s Dan Povenmire is unveiling a new Disney animated series creation. Superhero family comedy Hamster & Gretel premieres this Friday August 12th at 9:30pm on Disney Channel. Another new episode airs Saturday morning at 9:30. Povenmire discusses how his own family influenced the look, feel and casting of the characters — and reflects […]
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September 27th, 2021 Jackson Murphy Disney’s newest hand-drawn animated series The Ghost and Molly McGee premieres this Friday October 1st at 9:40pm on Disney Channel. New episodes air Saturdays at 9am. It’s about a girl named Molly who moves with her family to a new neighborhood and into a haunted house. But she isn’t scared by the ghost inside (named […]
TRAILER: Disney Channel’s “The Ghost and Molly McGee”
August 31st, 2021 Jerry Beck Disney Channel has ordered a second season of animated buddy-comedy The Ghost and Molly McGee ahead of its series premiere on Friday Oct. 1st (9:35 p.m. EDT), on Disney Channel. Created and executive produced by Bill Motz and Bob Roth (LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures), along with executive producer Steve Loter (Kim Possible), the […]
Disney’s “DuckTales” Culminates in a 90-minute Finale in March
February 16th, 2021 Jerry Beck DuckTales will solve some mysteries and rewrite history with an epic 90-minute series finale special Monday March 15th, (7:00 p.m. EDT/PDT), on Disney XD and ungated in DisneyNOW. Executive produced by Matt Youngberg and co-executive produced by Francisco Angones, the Emmy Award-nominated DuckTales team wrapped production after 75 episodes and more than 15 shorts. The […]
Voice Cast and First Look at “Marvel’s Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur”
February 10th, 2021 Jerry Beck Disney Television Animation has announced the cast of its latest series Marvel’s Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur. Based on Marvel’s hit comic books, the show follows the adventures of 13-year-old super-genius Lunella Lafayette and her 10-ton T-Rex, Devil Dinosaur. After Lunella accidentally brings Devil Dinosaur into present-day New York City via a time vortex, the […]
INTERVIEW: Saddle Up For Disney’s “Dino Ranch”
January 13th, 2021 Jackson Murphy Matt Fernandes is the creator of the new animated family series Dino Ranch. It premieres this Monday January 18th at 12:30pm on Disney Junior. Fernandes discusses inspirations (including some you may not expect) and why this is the perfect time for an animated series that brings two big worlds (westerns and dinos) together. Matt Fernandes: […]
INTERVIEW: 2021 Off To A Roaring Start with Disney’s “Gigantosaurus”
January 4th, 2021 Jackson Murphy Olivier Lelardoux, Senior VP of Cyber Group Studios, is the series director of the Disney Junior animated series Gigantosaurus. Season 2 premieres today and new episodes air Mondays at 8:55am. Lelardoux talks about what goes into making the dino show in France, America… and over modern technology. Jackson Murphy: What initially attracted you to Jonny […]
Disney’s Zombies “Addison’s Moonstone Mystery” Animated Shorts
October 15th, 2020 Jerry Beck The Disney Channel is gearing up for an eight-episode series of animated shorts, based off their hugely popular Disney Channel Original Movie franchise, ZOMBIES, whose most recent movie premiered as the #1 cable telecast of 2020 with nearly 5 million viewers. Titled, Addison’s Moonstone Mystery, the shorts premiere on Friday October 16th (7:54 p.m. EDT/PDT) […]
Dan Povenmire Gives Us The Quick Elevator Pitch For His Newly Greenlit Disney Series “Hamster & Gretel”
October 12th, 2020 Jerry Beck Disney Channel has ordered the sibling superhero comedy Hamster & Gretel from Emmy Award-winning Dan Povenmire (Phineas and Ferb). Povenmire will executive-produce the new animated series, which is inspired by his relationship with his younger sister. Povenmire’s most recent success is Phineas and Ferb The Movie: Candace Against the Universe, which premiered August 2020 on […]
Final Four Animation Panels of Virtual NYCC 2020
October 11th, 2020 Jackson Murphy It’s the last day of a very different New York Comic-Con. Let’s Yabba Dabba Doo this! Kicking off the Sunday panels: The Flintstones 60th Anniversary Celebration, moderated by actress Yvette Nicole Brown. To tie-in with this milestone for Primetime Network TV’s first animated series, Warner Bros. Home Entertainment is releasing The Flintstones: The Complete Series […]
INTERVIEW: Phineas and Ferb Creators On New “Candace Against The Universe” Movie
August 24th, 2020 Jackson Murphy It’s been five years since Phineas and Ferb ended on Disney Channel. But the iconic animated series still airs on TV every day, and the episodes are now on Disney+. That’s also where you’ll find the fantastic new Phineas and Ferb The Movie: Candace Against the Universe, starting this Friday, August 28th. I chatted with […]
