Ben Wan
- Dec 19, 2022
- 2 min read

TURBOMAN: Jingle All the Way Interview with Director Brian Levant & Tim Flattery

It's turbo time as we sit down with Jingle All the Way director Brian Levant and recurring guest, concept artist/Turboman designer Tim Flattery, to discuss the secret origins of Turboman, Dementor, and the Demon Team!

Chapters:

0:00 Brian Levant & Tim Flattery Intro

Tim was previously on our show to discuss Batman Returns and Batman Forever, which you can watch here:

0:46 Episode Introduction

2:09 Jingle All The Way As A 90s "Failure" & Modern Cult Classic

8:44 Secret Origins of Turboman's Design

Many of our images came from the following sources:

http://timflattery.com/work/jingle-all-the-way/

https://www.comicartfans.com/gallerypiece.asp?piece=1251673

http://www.brianbero.com/photo8.html

https://www.icollector.com/Jingle-All-the-Way-1996-Turbo-Man-Maquette_i31001940

https://www.icollector.com/Jingle-All-the-Way-1996-Turbo-Man-Prototype-Helmet_i31001939

https://www.icollector.com/Jingle-All-the-Way-1996-Turboman-Script-Storyboards-and-Call-Sheet_i31001941

25:54 Tim Flattery vs. Arnold!

40:00 Break

46:26 Return from Break: Brian Levant on Christmas Movies

57:25 The Designs for Dementor, Booster, and the Demon Team

1:09:33 Batman Connections: Bob Ringwood & Batmobile Discussion

1:21:05 Brian's Book My Life And Toys and Interview Wrap-Up

You can check out Brian's book here:

https://www.amazon.com/My-Life-Toys-Brian-Levant/dp/0996293051

1:31:39 Fan Comments

1:36:27 Closing: Fan Shoutouts

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Big thanks to our research assistant Dan Yamat for providing the visuals for this YouTube experience, as well as the usual QC and chapter time codes.

Thumbnail by Dan as well (with ideas by Andrew)

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