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loping cartoons for DIC, Working with Sega on three Sonic the Hedgehog cartoons, winning two Emmys for his work, Moving to Washington State and ultimately leaving the Animation industry. I want to thank Mr. London for taking the time out of his schedule to speak with us about his career. Special thanks also to Christopher Inoa for research assistance with this interview This interview was recorded via Skype on May 14th 2020 with additional pick ups for clarity taking place on June 17th 2020. This interview is the property of the JM Archive and The Spider's Lair Studios. Any work referencing this material must give written and/or oral credit to the interview and its source. This interview may not be excerpted or re-posted without expressed written or oral permission from the Spiders Lair Studios. 0:00 On selling a Sonic the Hedgehog cartoon to both ABC and to a syndication market making it one of the first cartoon franchises to launch two different shows simultaneously 5:22 On casting Jaleel White as Sonic the Hedgehog 6:32 On writing the theme to the Sonic the Hedgehog and Sonic Underground cartoons 10:34 On difficulties working with some of the Sega Executives and having to give Sega "The Finger" 14:16 On working with Archie Comics to develop the Sonic the Hedgehog comic while the ABC series was being produced 15:23 On Sonic the Hedgehog ending on a cliffhanger and the nature of animation renewals 16:19 On producing a pilot based on Benji and some of the odd notes requested by the underlying rights-holders for the property 18:37 On producing the Madeline specials for HBO and later Madeline series for ABC and winning an Emmy for the series 25:41 On Street Sharks and writers Phil Harnage and Mike Maliani and how important they were for DIC in the 90s 28:15 On Where on Earth is Carmen Sandiego 30:25 On winning his first Emmy for Where on Earth is Carmen Sandiego, Working with Rita Moreno and winning Two environmental Awards for Captain Planet and the Planeteers 32:23 On distributing Bump in the Night 32:37 On developing What a Mess with Cliff Ruby and Elana Lesser 36:01 On the DIC dub of Sailor Moon and determining what was and was not appropriate for the show in the Western market 36:54 On working on the Inspector Gadget sequels: Gadget Boy & Heather, Gadget and the Gadgetinis, and Inspector Gadget's Field Trip and on Don Adams 39:20 On Don Adams and Maurice LaMarche 40:46 On working with Sigfried and Roy on Masters of Illusion 46:26 On the Wacky World of Tex Avery 51:32 On DIC's popularity in France and Canada 54:41 On Mummies Alive and working with Ivan Reitman productions 57:26 On Sonic Underground and working on the songs for the series 1:00:25 On teaching an animation writing class at UCLA 1:06:37 On moving to Washington State and working part-time for DIC 1:10:24 On Sherlock Holmes in the 22nd Century 1:14:07 On Sabrina the Animated Series, Reporting to Roy Price, working with Savage Steve Holland, Working with Hartbreak Films and writing scripts for Sabrina's Secret Life 1:19:36 On writing a script for the maligned Tattooed Teenage Alien Fighters from Beverly Hills and why he was reluctant to write scripts at DIC 1:21:27 On criticisms of the content DIC released and his reactions and defense to those criticisms 1:25:27 On how Saturday morning animation had changed since first starting in the industry 1:26:58 On the hectic nature of meeting air-dates for shows 1:31:14 On Archie's Weird Mysteries 1:32:46 On Liberty's Kids, working with PBS, Dustin Hoffman and Walter Cronkite 1:43:50 On the Bill Nye the Science Spy project and the disappointment of it falling through 1:41:20 On DIC being sold to Cooking Jar 1:44:17 On writing the articles Padded Cel about the animation industry column for Animation magazine 1:51:01 On being recognized by strangers for his column in one of the most remote places in Europe, The Aran Islands 1:55:18 On re-prioritizing after leaving DIC and getting back into being a musician 1:58:16 On what he believes is his biggest contribution to the world of Animation. 2:03:31 On working with Scared Straight! producer Arnold Shaprio 2:04:12 Advice he has for those who wish to work in the animation industry