Guy Toubes is an Emmy-nominated writer, executive producer, and showrunner who burst onto the children’s television scene with Mowgli: The New Adventures of the Jungle Book, a series he co-created and produced for Fox Kids Network. Guy is also the Executive Producer and showrunner of the Emmy and Annie nominated series The Stinky & Dirty Show on Amazon Prime, the smash hit series CoComelon Lane on Netflix, and the upcoming epic action-adventure Messi & The Giants on Disney+.

🎙️In this episode, we explore:

✅ Pitching Mowgli: The New Adventures of the Jungle Book with a live bear

✅ The professor who told him “arrogance” is essential for writers

✅ Panic vs. calm in the writers’ room (and why both are contagious)

✅ The accidental origin of The Stinky & Dirty Show

✅ And why you've got to love what you do

📌 Learn more about Guy: https://www.linkedin.com/in/guy-toubes-71915/

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