I wanted to get the audience invested in this character before we start the plot, which is getting assigned to MIFT, where he must work alongside a misfit bunch of mechanics while training to be a Jokester with Mike,” he said.
“Pixar was very generous in supplying us with all the development art from to dig through to find anything that was unused.
“He said spend time with your new characters when creating the new world.” As part of the research, Gannaway and the team visited a power plant to understand how power is generated and distributed along with the daily activities of the workers.
“At first I was resistant, but then I realized that it was the right choice,” Gannaway said.
The animation, meanwhile, was outsourced to Icon Creative Studio in Vancouver as the quickest and most efficient solution.
One of the most creative aspects was developing the issue of training monsters to understand what makes human children laugh.
But the series has to work around the appeal of Tylor, in which voice actor Feldman provides a sensitive portrayal in contrast to his monstrous appearance with giant tusks.