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Lost LA
Animation
Season 7
Episode 4
Uncover Disney’s roots and Walt Disney’s first home as Nathan explores how Los Angeles became the birthplace of modern animation. Animators Jane Baer and Floyd Norman, producer Don Hahn, composer John Debney and voice actor Bill Farmer explain how the city transformed cartoons into the art form of animation.
- Airdates
- Thursday Jan 30, 12:00 AM PST on PBS SoCal Plus
- Friday Jan 31, 8:00 PM PST on PBS SoCal
- Saturday Feb 1, 7:00 PM PST on PBS SoCal
- Saturday Feb 1, 9:00 PM PST on PBS SoCal Plus
- Sunday Feb 2, 7:00 PM PST on PBS SoCal Encore
- Tuesday Feb 25, 7:30 PM PST on PBS SoCal
- Wednesday Feb 26, 8:00 PM PST on PBS SoCal Plus
- Thursday Feb 27, 12:30 AM PST on PBS SoCal Plus
- Friday Feb 28, 8:00 PM PST on PBS SoCal
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