Creating Animated TV Shows ft. Tom Ruegger (Animaniacs/Pinky & the Brain/Tiny Toon Adventures) (PT89)

Alex and Nick welcome Tom Ruegger, creator of iconic TV series Animaniacs, Tiny Toon Adventures, Pinky & the Brain, and Histeria!, to discuss the process of writing and producing animated television shows. What is the process of generating and selling animated TV series? What makes for a great idea that can be succesful? What are the differences between storyboard-driven and script-driven shows? How was Animaniacs developed? How can you take established characters from franchises and give them a new take? How do you balance educational component and entertainment value? The Paper Team gets wacky... SHOWNOTES Content Getting started in animation, Working for Hanna-Barbera, differences between storyboard-driven and script-driven shows, coming up with ideas for TV shows, selling TV shows, animation versus live-action, developing Animaniacs and Pink & the Brain, using music, reinventing established characters, working on Batman, selling Histeria, and thoughts on the Animaniacs reboot (00:55) Final Advice, Resources, and Next Week On (39:11) Links Tom Ruegger on Twitter Tiny Toon Adventures Animaniacs Pinky & the Brain Histeria! Freakazoids! The 7D Hanna-Barbera Filmation A Pup Named Scooby-Doo The Premiere of Platypus Duck (Video) Sport Billy Yogi Bear Batman: The Animated Series "Hooked on a Ceiling" (1x04 - Animaniacs) "This Pun for Hire" (3x08 - Animaniacs) Resources RhymeZone Urban Dictionary This episode brought to you by Roadmap Writers Use code ROADMAP to get $15 OFF your first Roadmap Writers Program Special thanks to Alex Switzky for helping us edit this episode. If you enjoyed this episode (and others), please consider leaving us an iTunes review at paperteam.co/itunes! :) You can find Paper Team on Twitter: Alex - @TVCalling Nick - @_njwatson If you have any questions, comments or feedback, you can e-mail us: [email protected]