MR.TV PODCAST

There’s a good chance you remember this Canadian TV commercial about acne. Director Tim Hamilton recalls how he helped the real person featured be comfortable talking about their condition.

Senta Moses Mikan joins the MR.TV podcast to talk about her role as Phoebe on Beakman's World. She was the show's third and final co-host, and had some incredible experiences including a close encounter with a lion.

Actor Scott Cohen joins the podcast to talk about his role as Wolf on the 10th Kingdom and how the part demanded all of him.

On today’s episode, we're talking with the co-creators of Superhuman Samurai Syber-Squad, Jymn Magon and Mark Zaslove. We talk about the frenetic pace of the show’s production, why they never watch the shows they produce, creative freedom at DIC, and why creators aren’t quite as involved as you might think.

Brianne Banigan Eleanor Leary sat face-to-face with Judy Price, the Queen’s of children's television production at CBS with a pilot in her hand for The Sticklers, a show about a dysfunctional family trying to get by. Judy told her to play the tape and they sat in silence as the VHS played. “She stood up from her desk, leaned in, and said, ‘I like this.” And then she went around the desk and said, ‘I want this.’,” says Brianne who had been sweating bullets while the show played. It was unheard of for Judy to green light projects right away, so work began on what would become Stickin’ Around. Brianne joins us this episode to talk about how The Sticklers became Stickin’ Around, how her childhood informed its characters, and how in television production a “No” is only a “No” until it becomes a “Yes.”

Did you know Nanalan is a real place? In fact, "Nana Land" is what Jamie Shannon called his grandmother's backyard when he was a kid and his time spent there as a kid directly inspired the creation of his puppet show that played on YTV, Nickelodeon, and CBC.Jamie joins us this episode to talk about inspiring wonder in kids, what happens when you switch broadcasters, and how this show helped launch a number of successful shows like Mr. Meaty and Big and Small.

Mr. Bumpy’s design sprang forth from Ken Pontac’s mind like Athena from Zeus. Pontac says his big features and even bigger personality were designed to make him an exciting character to animate. We talk about friendship and its role in a production, dealing with writing constraints, and the legacy of the show. A transcript of this episode is on its way!