Episode 14: Cotty Kilbanks

Animation artist Cotty Kilbanks stops by the Art Bazaar for a chat about animation and old cartoons! We discuss Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Rocko's Modern Life, Pee-Wee Herman Show, meeting Stan Lee while working for Marvel and much more. 

Cotty discusses her career in the animation industry spanning multiple decades, working in both New York City and Los Angeles. 

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00:00 - Introduction

02:14 - How Cotty got started as an animation artist

05:35 - NYC animators hanging out together

06:11 - What was the NYC animation studio environment like? 

07:35 - Working on Rocko's Modern Life

09:17 - Working for Marvel and meeting Stan Lee

10:23 - Moving to Los Angeles to work in the film industry

11:55 - Designing toys for Disney

13:12 - Working on Sailor Moon

14:10 - Meeting Steven Speilberg

16:45 - Working on Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

19:45 - What is traditional cel animation? 

21:55 - What's the turnaround time on an animated tv series like TMNT?

22:31 - Collecting film cels

24:45 - Working on Little Monsters

26:27 - Working on The Pee-Wee Herman Show

27:16 - Do animators typically go to art school? 

29:53 - Cotty's thoughts on Coyote vs. Acme

34:49 - The changing animation industry

37:09 - AI's impact on animation

40:02 - Cotty's art classes for kids

43:59 - The Simpsons

45:35 - The difficulty of watching TV & movies when you work in the industry

47:30 - What shows does Cotty watch? 

50:05 - 12 Angry Men

51:14 - New projects Cotty is pitching 

54:30 - Cotty's animation art collection

55:36 - Animation has become more widely embraced

57:42 - What show does Cotty get asked about the most? 

59:35 - Did Cotty's children watch her shows growing up? 

01:03:04 - Bob's Burgers

01:04:55 - Trying to sell a project

01:06:09 - How can someone get started in animation? 

01:10:31 - Modern generation's anime obsession

01:12:55 - Outro