Animation, Comics, Personal Tales, Television, Voice Acting, Writing

Pure Joy at Pasadena Comic Con

Ali recaps her experience attending Pasadena Comic Con, including meeting awesome people like Melanie Chartoff (Didi Pickles), David Kaufman (Danny Phantom), and lots of talented indie artists. Plus, chatting more with Susanne Blakeslee and working up the nerve to ask Butch Hartman that Cosmo & Wanda question (listen to the Toon Con episode for context).

More episodes on fan conventions:

Animation, Interview, Movies, Television

Animation Culture with Andy Clark

Ali interviews art director and background painter, Andy Clark, who shares about his experience on many shows such as Dexter’s Laboratory, SpongeBob SquarePants, The Angry Beavers, ChalkZone, Seth MacFarlane’s canceled The Flintstones project, and more. He also provides a lot of valuable insight about the current state of the animation industry and offers pertinent career and life advice.

Be sure to visit Andy’s website.

Andy Clark
Animation, Books, Interview, Television, Writing

Passion in Art with Heather Martinez

Ali interviews writer, illustrator, and storyboard artist, Heather Martinez, who shares about her work on SpongeBob SquarePants, My Life as a Teenage Robot, The Fairly OddParents, The Replacements, and more!

Heather’s links:

Animation, Books, Interview, Movies, Television, Writing

Creative Synergy with Jay Lender

Ali interviews storyboard artist, writer, and director, Jay Lender, who shares about working on Hey Arnold! and SpongeBob SquarePants, making his movie, They’re Watching, illustrating the children’s book, Poopy McPooFace In: The Perilous Journey, and much more!

Jay’s links:

Jay Lender
Animation, Television

More Nickelodeon Nonsense with Stacey

Ali and returning guest, Stacey, discuss The Fairly OddParents, Ned’s Declassified School Survival Guide, Nickelodeon reboots and more!

Be sure to also check out Nickelodeon Nostalgia with Stacey Grant.

Animation, Television

SpongeBob SquarePants

Ali discusses the nautical Nicktoon, SpongeBob SquarePants, created by Stephen Hillenburg. She shares her favorite episodes, hilarious quotes, classic songs and various memories growing up with this iconic show. She also reminisces about seeing The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie and SpongeBob SquarePants: The Musical.

SpongeBob SquarePants