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Draw Your Own Toons
Created byThe Walt Disney Company
Presented byFearne Cotton (1998-2001)
Jim Jinkins (1998-99)
Howy Parkins (2001)
Country of originUnited Kingdom
No. of series4
No. of episodes20
Production
Running timeapprox. 24 minutes per episode
Production companiesBuena Vista
Meridian Broadcasting
Original release
NetworkITV Network (CITV)
Release26 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.