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** The ''WesternAnimation/MonstersInc'' short ''WesternAnimation/MikesNewCar'', directed by Pete Docter and Roger Gould, is featured on the DVD release with "commentary by Docter and Gould" -- but it's actually their kids who give the commentary, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_SxdjJNncY which makes the short even funnier.]]
** ''WesternAnimation/TheIncredibles'' DVD features a faux-1960s "Mr. Incredible" cartoon ''WesternAnimation/MrIncredibleAndPals'', commented upon by Mr. Incredible and Frozone.

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** The ''WesternAnimation/MonstersInc'' ''WesternAnimation/MonstersInc1'' short ''WesternAnimation/MikesNewCar'', directed by Pete Docter and Roger Gould, is featured on the DVD release with "commentary by Docter and Gould" -- but it's actually their kids who give the commentary, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_SxdjJNncY which makes the short even funnier.]]
** ''WesternAnimation/TheIncredibles'' ''WesternAnimation/TheIncredibles1'' DVD features a faux-1960s "Mr. Incredible" cartoon ''WesternAnimation/MrIncredibleAndPals'', commented upon by Mr. Incredible and Frozone.
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** The ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory2'' commentary on the 2005 special edition is also very funny, but the interesting part is when they discuss about making a movie about lawn gnomes coming to life, but is soon interrupted by someone (don't know who) saying something like, "Shhh! Don't give them any ideas!" [[WesternAnimation/GnomeoAndJuliet Cut to almost 6 years later to another sub-division of Disney...]]

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** The ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory2'' commentary on the 2005 special edition is also very funny, but the interesting part is when they discuss about making a movie about lawn gnomes coming to life, but is soon interrupted by someone (don't know who) John Lasseter saying something like, "Shhh! Don't give them any ideas!" [[WesternAnimation/GnomeoAndJuliet Cut to almost 6 years later to another sub-division of Disney...]]
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* ''WesternAnimation/KungFuPanda'''s commentary is easily one of the best for an animated film with the content being a fascinating discussion about the story development as well as expanding on the themes and symbology of the film.

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* ''WesternAnimation/KungFuPanda'''s ''WesternAnimation/KungFuPanda1'''s commentary is easily one of the best for an animated film with the content being a fascinating discussion about the story development as well as expanding on the themes and symbology of the film.
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* The director's commentary for ''WesternAnimation/MeetTheRobinsons'' is occasionally interrupted by Bowler Hat Guy ([[TalkingToHimself also voiced by the director]]) trying to tell the "real" story behind the movie.

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* The director's commentary for ''WesternAnimation/MeetTheRobinsons'' is occasionally interrupted by Bowler Hat Guy ([[TalkingToHimself ([[ActingForTwo also voiced by the director]]) trying to tell the "real" story behind the movie.
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** The ''WesternAnimation/TurningRed'' Blu-Ray has commentary by Domee Shi the director, Lindsey Collins the producer and Mahyar Abousaeedi the director of photography, camera.
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* ''[[WesternAnimation/DrawnTogether The Drawn Together Movie: The Movie]]'' parodies the unappreciated status of commentary tracks by [[spoiler:having the characters turn on the commentary in order to learn what they need to do to solve the problem they faced at that point. Several of them comment such things as "who cares about this crap?" and look very angry and impatient while they wait for the information they wanted.]]

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* ''[[WesternAnimation/DrawnTogether The Drawn Together Movie: The Movie]]'' parodies the unappreciated status of commentary tracks by [[spoiler:having the characters turn on the commentary in order to learn what they need to do to solve the problem they faced at that point. Several of them comment such things as "who cares about this crap?" and look very angry and impatient while they wait for the information they wanted.wanted (not helped by them being trapped in a [[RisingWaterRisingTension flooding carriage]]).]]
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* ''WesternAnimation/BrotherBear''. The commentary is performed by the two moose, Rutt and Tuke (Rick Moranis and Dave Thomas, fully in character) as they watch the (entire) movie themselves, presumably in the comfort of their own "home": their silhouettes occasionally appear over the screen [[note]]Unless you happen to own a Region 2 DVD version where the commentary is available only as an alternate audio track to the proper movie.[[/note]], [=MST3K=]-style, one of them makes popcorn, and they order pizza. [[spoiler:This becomes one of the best jokes of the commentary, when half an hour later, the pizza guy shows up and the two of them completely panic at someone at the door; once they calm down, the pizza guy begins watching the movie with them for a few seconds before they tell him to leave.]] It is entirely worth watching the entire movie a second time just to listen to these two.
* ''Jonah: A WesternAnimation/VeggieTales Movie'' has two normal commentary tracks, and one track done in-character by Larry the Cucumber and Mr. Lunt, who spend several minutes talking about Mr. Lunt's disturbing theory to origin of hush puppies.

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* ''WesternAnimation/BrotherBear''. The commentary is performed by the two moose, Rutt and Tuke (Rick Moranis and Dave Thomas, fully in character) as they watch the (entire) movie themselves, presumably in the comfort of their own "home": their silhouettes occasionally appear over the screen [[note]]Unless screen, [=MST3K=]-style[[note]]Unless you happen to own a Region 2 an international DVD version where the commentary is available only as an alternate audio track to the proper movie.[[/note]], [=MST3K=]-style, one of them makes popcorn, and they order pizza. [[spoiler:This becomes one of the best jokes of the commentary, when half an hour later, the pizza guy shows up and the two of them completely panic at someone at the door; once they calm down, the pizza guy begins watching the movie with them for a few seconds before they tell him to leave.]] It is entirely worth watching the entire movie a second time just to listen to these two.
* ''Jonah: A WesternAnimation/VeggieTales Movie'' ''WesternAnimation/JonahAVeggieTalesMovie'' has two normal commentary tracks, and one track done in-character by Larry the Cucumber and Mr. Lunt, who spend several minutes talking about Mr. Lunt's disturbing theory to origin of hush puppies.



* The ''WesternAnimation/AliceInWonderland'' 60th Anniversary Edition Blu-Ray has a picture-in-picture commentary titled, "Through the Keyhole: A Companion's Guide to Wonderland", in which historians of animation and/or children's literature give a vast amount of information on interpretations of the ''Alice'' books, the relationship between Lewis Carroll and Alice Liddell, and Walt Disney's decades-long journey to bring those books to animated life. Their comments get accompanied by such visual aid as concept art, pictures of people involved with either the books or the movies, and live-action reference footage.
* Some Creator/{{Disney}} or Creator/{{Pixar}} Blu-Ray Discs have a feature called "Cine-Explore", which accompanies an audio commentary with behind-the-scenes pictures and videos playing over the movie.

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* The ''WesternAnimation/AliceInWonderland'' 60th Anniversary Edition Blu-Ray has a picture-in-picture commentary titled, titled "Through the Keyhole: A Companion's Guide to Wonderland", in which historians of animation and/or children's literature give a vast amount of information on interpretations of the ''Alice'' books, the relationship between Lewis Carroll and Alice Liddell, and Walt Disney's decades-long journey to bring those books to animated life. Their comments get accompanied by such visual aid as concept art, pictures of people involved with either the books or the movies, and live-action reference footage.
* Some Creator/{{Disney}} or Creator/{{Pixar}} Blu-Ray Discs Blu-ray discs have a feature called "Cine-Explore", which accompanies an audio commentary with behind-the-scenes pictures and videos playing over the movie.
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** ''WesternAnimation/Storks'' is the only WAG movie that isn't a LEGO Movie to have a commentary. Features director and writer Nicholas Stroller, co-director Doug Sweetland, head of story Matt Flynn and editor John Venzon.

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** ''WesternAnimation/Storks'' ''WesternAnimation/{{Storks}}'' is the only WAG movie that isn't a LEGO Movie to have a commentary. Features director and writer Nicholas Stroller, co-director Doug Sweetland, head of story Matt Flynn and editor John Venzon.
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*** There's a second commentary included in the Special Special edition, by directors and writers Lord and Miller, co-director and editor Chris Mckay and Film Critic Hulk.

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*** There's a second commentary included in the Special Special edition, by directors and writers Phil Lord and Chris Miller, co-director and editor Chris Mckay and Film Critic Hulk.



** ''WesternAnimation/TheLegoMovie2TheSecondPart'' has producers and writers Lord and Miller, director Mike Mitchell and animation director/co-director Trisha Gum.

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** ''WesternAnimation/TheLegoMovie2TheSecondPart'' has producers and writers Phil Lord and Chris Miller, director Mike Mitchell and animation director/co-director Trisha Gum.
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*** There's a second commentary included in the Special Special edition, by directors and writers Lord and Miller, co-director and editor Chris McKay and Film Critic Hulk.

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* The commentary for ''WesternAnimation/TheLEGOMovie'' notably has one part where the cast and directors decide to call Creator/ElizabethBanks, who couldn't join in on the commentary, and put her on speakerphone and basically describe what's happening in the movie at that moment to her, while she's eating lunch at Subway.

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* Creator/{{Warner Animation Group}} made some for it's movies:
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The commentary for ''WesternAnimation/TheLEGOMovie'' notably has one part where the cast and directors decide to call Creator/ElizabethBanks, who couldn't join in on the commentary, and put her on speakerphone and basically describe what's happening in the movie at that moment to her, while she's eating lunch at Subway.Subway.
***There's a second commentary included in the Special Special edition, by directors and writers Lord and Miller, co-director and editor Chris McKay and Film Critic Hulk.
**''WesternAnimation/Storks'' is the only WAG movie that isn't a LEGO Movie to have a commentary. Features director and writer Nicholas Stroller, co-director Doug Sweetland, head of story Matt Flynn and editor John Venzon.
**''WesternAnimation/TheLegoBatmanMovie'' features director Chris Mckay and a long crew member.
** Just like the previous movie, ''WesternAnimation/TheLegoNinjagoMovie'' includes director Charlie Bean and the long crew member.
**''WesternAnimation/TheLegoMovie2TheSecondPart'' has producers and writers Lord and Miller, director Mike Mitchell and animation director/co-director Trisha Gum.
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* Commentary for the "Sorcerer's Apprentice" segment of ''WesternAnimation/Fantasia2000'' had Roy Disney joined by WesternAnimation/MickeyMouse. WesternAnimation/DonaldDuck also appears during the commentary for his segment, "Pomp and Circumstance", but his input is less than helpful.
* The director's commentary for ''WesternAnimation/MeetTheRobinsons'' is occasionally interrupted by Bowler Hat Guy ([[TalkingToHimself also voiced by the director]]) trying to tell the "real" story behind the movie.
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Bambi}}'', ''WesternAnimation/{{Cinderella}}'', and ''WesternAnimation/LadyAndTheTramp'' had re-enactments of the story meetings between Disney and his story men. For ''Bambi'' and ''Cinderella'', the movie itself played in a window on the corner, while the rest of the screen showed preliminary artwork; ''Lady and the Tramp'' viewers needed Second Screen to see the extra pictures.
* ''WesternAnimation/KungFuPanda'''s commentary is easily one of the best for an animated film with the content being a fascinating discussion about the story development as well as expanding on the themes and symbology of the film.
* ''WesternAnimation/TheNightmareBeforeChristmas'' has Creator/TimBurton, Henry Selick, and Music/DannyElfman doing the commentary. It's at the mid-point; interesting, but a lot of info was already mentioned elsewhere.
** Henry Selick's commentaries for [[{{Film/Monkeybone}} most of]] [[{{WesternAnimation/Coraline}} his films]] are evenly divided between fascinating, insightful information about the creative process and [[DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment just describing what's happening on the screen]].
* ''WesternAnimation/CloudyWithAChanceOfMeatballs'' has one of these featuring Creator/BillHader and the two directors. And it is [[HilarityEnsues hilarious.]]
* Creator/{{Pixar}}, in fact, is famous for doing exceptionally good, well-written, and well-planned commentaries that never sound like the commentators are just talking randomly!
** ''WesternAnimation/FindingNemo'' stops at certain points during the commentary and shows some behind-the-scenes clips to illustrate how a particular scene was made. Unfortunately most of the transitions are not very smooth.
** Creator/BradBird and John Walker's track for ''WesternAnimation/TheIncredibles'' was recorded before the film was released, so they awkwardly note at one point that they like the film, but have no idea how it will be received. It was also the day after legendary Disney animator Frank Thomas passed away, and Bird gives a brief and touching eulogy for him at his and Ollie Johnston's cameo.
*** It also features this SugarWiki/{{Funny Moment|s}}:
-->[[ItMakesSenseInContext "Can we PLEASE get back to the issue of the gravy?"]]
** The ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory2'' commentary on the 2005 special edition is also very funny, but the interesting part is when they discuss about making a movie about lawn gnomes coming to life, but is soon interrupted by someone (don't know who) saying something like, "Shhh! Don't give them any ideas!" [[WesternAnimation/GnomeoAndJuliet Cut to almost 6 years later to another sub-division of Disney...]]
** ''WesternAnimation/InsideOut''[='=]s commentary, which is done by the director Pete Docter and Ronnie del Carmen, is pretty informative on a lot of the aspects of the film that you wouldn't necessarily catch the first time around, but one of the most interesting things that happens is at one point Docter calls up Creator/BillHader and puts him on speakerphone where you are treated to a story where he once visited Pixar as well as his own account on the making of the film.
** The ''WesternAnimation/MonstersInc'' short ''WesternAnimation/MikesNewCar'', directed by Pete Docter and Roger Gould, is featured on the DVD release with "commentary by Docter and Gould" -- but it's actually their kids who give the commentary, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_SxdjJNncY which makes the short even funnier.]]
** ''WesternAnimation/TheIncredibles'' DVD features a faux-1960s "Mr. Incredible" cartoon ''WesternAnimation/MrIncredibleAndPals'', commented upon by Mr. Incredible and Frozone.
* ''WesternAnimation/{{The Lion King|1994}}'' has producer Don Hahn and co-directors Rob Minkoff and Roger Allers taking on the commentary. They talk over each other at some points, but still manage to be informative and funny.
* ''WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirlsMovie'' had a director's commentary and a few scene by scene commentaries by the girls.
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Aladdin}}'' features both a standard directors-and-producers commentary with John Musker, Ron Clements and Amy Pell, and a commentary by some of the supervising animators -- Creator/GlenKeane (Aladdin), Creator/AndreasDeja (Jafar), Creator/EricGoldberg (Genie), and Will Finn (Iago).
* ''WesternAnimation/SnowWhiteAndTheSevenDwarfs'' and ''WesternAnimation/{{Fantasia}}'' intercut commentary from animation historian John Canemaker with old audio interviews with Walt Disney regarding the respective films.
* ''WesternAnimation/BrotherBear''. The commentary is performed by the two moose, Rutt and Tuke (Rick Moranis and Dave Thomas, fully in character) as they watch the (entire) movie themselves, presumably in the comfort of their own "home": their silhouettes occasionally appear over the screen [[note]]Unless you happen to own a Region 2 DVD version where the commentary is available only as an alternate audio track to the proper movie.[[/note]], [=MST3K=]-style, one of them makes popcorn, and they order pizza. [[spoiler:This becomes one of the best jokes of the commentary, when half an hour later, the pizza guy shows up and the two of them completely panic at someone at the door; once they calm down, the pizza guy begins watching the movie with them for a few seconds before they tell him to leave.]] It is entirely worth watching the entire movie a second time just to listen to these two.
* ''Jonah: A WesternAnimation/VeggieTales Movie'' has two normal commentary tracks, and one track done in-character by Larry the Cucumber and Mr. Lunt, who spend several minutes talking about Mr. Lunt's disturbing theory to origin of hush puppies.
** Don't forget the discussions about their producer roles, Wisconsin Dells, Krispy-Kreme Donuts, and the Jack in the Box drive-thru.
* ''[[WesternAnimation/DrawnTogether The Drawn Together Movie: The Movie]]'' parodies the unappreciated status of commentary tracks by [[spoiler:having the characters turn on the commentary in order to learn what they need to do to solve the problem they faced at that point. Several of them comment such things as "who cares about this crap?" and look very angry and impatient while they wait for the information they wanted.]]
* The DVD of ''WesternAnimation/MickeyDonaldGoofyTheThreeMusketeers'' has a bonus feature in which Mickey, Donald, Goofy and Pete do commentary over the scene of Pete blasting the trio for screwing up on the job.
* The ''WesternAnimation/AliceInWonderland'' 60th Anniversary Edition Blu-Ray has a picture-in-picture commentary titled, "Through the Keyhole: A Companion's Guide to Wonderland", in which historians of animation and/or children's literature give a vast amount of information on interpretations of the ''Alice'' books, the relationship between Lewis Carroll and Alice Liddell, and Walt Disney's decades-long journey to bring those books to animated life. Their comments get accompanied by such visual aid as concept art, pictures of people involved with either the books or the movies, and live-action reference footage.
* Some Creator/{{Disney}} or Creator/{{Pixar}} Blu-Ray Discs have a feature called "Cine-Explore", which accompanies an audio commentary with behind-the-scenes pictures and videos playing over the movie.
* Directors David Molina and Terry Shakespeare recorded one for the first ''WesternAnimation/{{Bionicle}}'' film. As befitting of a DirectToVideo title, it's nothing special either, but they reveal some nifty details, point out references and inform us that executive producer/story writer Bob Thompson kept making strange monster sounds with his mouth during production.
* The commentary for ''WesternAnimation/TheLEGOMovie'' notably has one part where the cast and directors decide to call Creator/ElizabethBanks, who couldn't join in on the commentary, and put her on speakerphone and basically describe what's happening in the movie at that moment to her, while she's eating lunch at Subway.
* The first ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyEquestriaGirls'' didn't have a commentary track, but ''[[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyEquestriaGirlsRainbowRocks RainbowRocks]]'' did, featuring VP of Development Michael Vogel, Executive Director Brian Lenard, Writer Meagan [=McCarthy=], and supervising directors Jayson Thiessen and Ishi Rudell.
* ''WesternAnimation/{{The Jungle Book|1967}}'' has Bruce Reitherman, who voiced Mowgli and is the son of the film's late director, Andreas Deja, a Disney animator who is an AscendedFanboy of the movie, and composer Richard Sherman, who somehow has a piano with him to play how the early versions of the songs went. Archival footage also allows deceased people from production to talk a bit.
* ''WesternAnimation/{{The Hunchback Of Notre Dame|Disney}}'' had a commentary by Kirk Wise and Gary Trousdale.
* ''WesternAnimation/SpiderManIntoTheSpiderVerse'' had Phil Lord, Chris Miller, Bob Persichetti, Peter Ramsey and Rodney Rothman.

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