Phil Roman

On his early life and influences; Phil Roman on studying under Charles M. Schulz; on his experience in the Korean War

On his earliest experiences with television; on going to work as an animator for Disney

On his responsibilities as an assistant animator at Disney; on the rules for drawing Disney characters; on the animators he worked with at Disney

On meeting Walt Disney, and on being there for opening day of Disneyland; on his decision to leave Disney; on animating commercials after his time with Disney

On doing animation for King Leonardo and His Short Subjects and Calvin and the Colonel; on animating the feature film "The Incredible Mr. Limpet" starring Don Knotts; on working with Chuck Jones who declared Roman not an assistant animator, but an animator

On working with Maurice Noble on Tom and Jerry; on working on Chuck Jones' version of Tom and Jerry; on working on the MGM short subject "The Dot and the Line"

On working on the MGM feature "The Phantom Tollbooth"; on how the animation production schedule differed from theatrical features to television and on dividing up labor; on what strengths he was most known for in his early days as an animator

On animating Dr. Seuss' How The Grinch Stole Christmas which has become a classic; on Chuck Jones' contribution to Dr. Seuss' How The Grinch Stole Christmas;

On the scenes he animated in Dr. Seuss' How The Grinch Stole Christmas and the challenges they presented; on June Foray and Boris Karloff doing the voice work for Dr. Seuss' How The Grinch Stole Christmas; on the songs and success of Dr. Seuss' How The Grinch Stole Christmas

On animating Horton Hears a Who! and Mister Magoo; on animating Jay Ward's George of the Jungle; on joining producer Bill Melendez to animate Charlie Brown Specials

On the process of animating and producing the Charlie Brown Specials with Bill Melendez; on Lee Mendelson's role in producing the Charlie Brown Specials ; on working with Charles Schulz on the Charlie Brown Specials

On the characters and themes of the Charlie Brown Specials ; on his favorite Charlie Brown Specials; on starting his production company Film Roman, and on producing Garfield Specials

On working with "Garfield" creator Jim Davis on the Garfield Specials ; on the character of "Garfield" the cat on the Garfield Specials voiced by Lorenzo Music; on the challenge of running his own production company Film Roman

On Film Roman selling Howie Mandel's series Bobby's World to Margaret Loesch to FOX and on the process of selling shows to networks; on how Film Roman began to produce The Simpsons; on changes Film Roman made to the animation of The Simpsons when they took over animating the show

On Matt Groening's involvement with the animation of The Simpsons; on the premise and voice actors of The Simpsons; on his personal, day-to-day involvement with The Simpsons , the production process, and the impact the show has had on animation on television; on The Simpsons' popularity with children and adults and on the impact the show has had on animation on television

On the anti-drug Cartoon All-Stars to the Rescue; on producing Howie Mandel's Bobby's World cartoon series; on Joseph Barbera

On various Film Roman animated productions; on producing Mike Judge's King of the Hill

On his decision to resign from Film Roman; on directing Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer and on returning to Film Roman; on then-current projects and winning multiple Emmy Awards

On advice to an aspiring animation producer; on how the animation business has changed since he started, and on the impact of new technologies on animation

On career highlights; on his mentors; on how he'd like to be remembered

On b-roll footage- pictures from his career- a caricature; Tom and Jerry; cell from The Grinch; animators with their characters; with former Los Angeles Mayor Richard Riordan; with President Carter; Garfield; accepting an Emmy Award; with various animated characters and Friz Freleng; an algebra book that deals with animation;