Animation Legends Alison Snowden and David Fine Talk Bob and Margaret, Shaun the Sheep, and More!

In this edition of "Up North and Personal", I get to speak with husband-wife creative duo Alison Snowden and David Fine, known worldwide for their work in animation and film-making. Creators of Bob and Margaret, Teletoon's Ricky Sprocket, and having a big hand in global icons like Shaun the Sheep and Peppa Pig, among a countless list of other stuff. They're also just plain delightful people, so I hope you enjoy listening to us talk dorky about cartoons.
Recorded May 31st, 2023
Timestamps:
0:00 Start
2:50 Inspirations
10:19 What influenced the “Bob and Margaret look” (big noses, no mouths)?
14:18 I show a drawing to the two (big noses)/how weird they look
16:00 Bob and Margaret airing on AS Canada/Edginess of the show
18:13 The edginess of B&M
20:10 Bob and Margaret in Latin America
21:19 Inspirations for characters in B&M
27:26 Was it weird voicing Margaret?
32:09 What are Bob and Margaret’s dialects?
33:17 Who voiced Bob and Margaret’s dogs?
34:14 Winning the Oscar
37:20 Working on a show with different countries involved
41:07 Toronto actors in Season 1
43:40 Ricky Sprocket and making a kids show after an adult series
46:45 Cross-regional voice acting
49:34 Aardman/Shaun the Sheep
54:26 Peppa Pig
56:48 Pink KomKommer
59:14 An average day
1:00:12 Margaret’s song
1:01:37 Shows and movies that’ve inspired you recently?
1:04:12 Any questions for me?
1:05:50 How ya gonna get a career?
Link to Snowden and Fine's website:
snowdenfine.com/
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[@kingsteve4304]

i can tell this was a delight to record.

[@griffin1146]

You had a great time with the creators of Bob and Margaret

[@MIKERPHONE]

This was a great listen, thank you! There were moments when Alison was speaking that I felt like I was listening to a new Bob and Margret episode after all these years, what a great feeling.

[@TheCartoonGamer8000]

Same here. Glad you enjoyed!

[@Proticity]

the mad lad actually

[@SpennyEcks]

Best crossover of the year!

[@Denneth_D.]

I still shed tears knowing that Teletoon is gone