Draw Your Own Toons

Draw Your Own Toons
Created by	The Walt Disney Company
Presented by	Fearne Cotton (1998-2001) Jim Jinkins (1998-99) Howy Parkins (2001)
Country of origin	United Kingdom
No. of series	4
No. of episodes	20
Production
Running time	approx. 24 minutes per episode
Production company(s)	Buena Vista Meridian Broadcasting
Distributor	Disney–ABC International Television
Release
Original network	ITV Network (CITV)
Original release	26 October 1998 – 16 November 2001

Draw Your Own Toons is a British television program that was produced by Buena Vista and Meridian Broadcasting for CITV. Four series were aired between 1998 and 2001. Each series was broadcast over the space of a week in either October or December. The program was presented by children's television presenter Fearne Cotton (series 1-4),^[1] Jim Jinkins (series 1-2) and Howy Parkins (series 4). The character known as Elvira in series 1 half.

Format

The main idea behind the show was to teach viewers how they could become artists and replicate the work of Disney artists. Each episode focused upon a different aspect of drawing cartoons. The presenters also met with the artists and directors behind Disney shows such as The Weekenders.^[2]

References

1. "BBC Radio 1 Chart Show blog". BBC Radio 1. British Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 13 May 2009.
2. "Draw Your Own Toons [2001/02/19]". British Film Institute (BFI). Retrieved 13 May 2009.

External links

• Draw Your Own Toons at BFI
• Draw Your Own Toons at the Internet Movie Database