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Edward T. " Tad " Stones (born May 28, 1952) is an American animator, storyboard artist, screenwriter, producer and director, best known for his work for The Walt Disney Company, where he worked from 1974 to 2003. His most notable credits for Disney include creating, writing and producing the animated series Darkwing Duck and producing Chip 'n ...
Tad Stones is an American producer and director of animated shows, such as Darkwing Duck, Aladdin and Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers. He was born in 1952 in Burbank, California, and has been married to Lisa Anne Muscio since 1976.
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Nov 7, 2021 · Tad Stones, a former Disney animator and producer, shares the stories behind the creation of Rescue Rangers and Darkwing Duck, two iconic TV shows from the 1980s and 1990s. Learn how Chip and Dale, Gadget, Monterey Jack and others came to life and how they were influenced by Indiana Jones, Magnum P.I. and James Bond.
- Introduction
- Brer Rabbit
- Tad, Stan and Revolting Robots
- Back to The Past
- The Fox and The Hound
- Epcot Days
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In the mid 1970s, the reign of Disneys fabled Nine Old Men was nearing its end. The team of master animators who had been by Walts side since Snow Whitewas nearing retirement age, and it was time to recruit and train a new generation. These days, the young artists who joined Disney during that period could be referred to as the Middle Aged Mob. The...
Joe Strike: What are you up to over at Universal? Snow White marked an end of an era for Disney as the Nine Old Men reached retirement age. © Disney. Tad Stones:Im producing a direct-to-video feature about Brer Rabbit. We go back to the folk tales via a series of books by Julius Lester that dropped the southern dialect. We have an all black cast th...
JS: What else have you been doing since The Disney Afternoon wrapped? TS: My last day at Disney was February 26, 2003. I did one small development project for them that didnt get too far. Then I did a direct-to-video Scooby-Doo script Scooby-Doo and the Anime Invasion. I think it needs a title change, because evidently kids loved the concept but mo...
JS: Lets jump in the Time Top and go way back to the beginning. How did you wind up in animation? TS: I always loved animation, I loved cartoons and comic strips and comic books. I remember being very young and buying the original Bob Thomas Art of Animation book at Disneyland that was all about the making of Sleeping Beauty. It was actually the se...
I finally moved up to assistant animator, but at the same time I took stock of where I was going. I realized I enjoyed creating characters or deciding what they were doing more than making them do it. I was telling someone this morning that one of the most magical parts of animation that I love is rolling the drawings on an animation desk to see ac...
After I did an educational film called Health and Alcohol Abuse, for the studios education division they said, Wed like you to try going over to WED [Disneys theme park design department]. Were doing this thing called EPCOT, which is entertainment and education. That was the fun part of the Disney organization that it did entertainment in all these...
Tad Stones, a veteran Disney animator and producer, talks about his career, projects and influences in this two-part interview. He reveals his involvement in Brer Rabbit, a direct-to-video feature based on the folk tales, and his views on the legacy of Song of the South.
Edward Thaddeus "Tad" Stones is an American animator, screenwriter, producer, director, and storyboard artist who is best known for his work for The Walt Disney Company, where he worked from 1974 to 2003. His most notable credits for Disney include creating, writing, and producing the animated...
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Jul 12, 2004 · Tad Stones, a veteran animator and producer, talks about his career at Disney and Universal, and his projects such as The Gummi Bears and Brer Rabbit. He also shares his memories of working with Michael Eisner, Jeffrey Katzenberg and other industry figures.
Learn about Tad Stones' long and diverse career in animation, from Disney features and TV shows to EPCOT exhibits. Listen to his podcast interview with the Animation Guild.
